2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueDurban International Convention Centre[1]
LocationDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates20–28 May
Medalists
gold medal Sun Yingsha   China
silver medal Chen Meng   China
bronze medal Hina Hayata   Japan
bronze medal Chen Xingtong   China
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The women's singles competition of the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 20 to 28 May 2023.[2] The event was played as a straight knockout. All singles matches were best of 7 games.[3]

Seeds

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Singles events had 32 seeded players. Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.[3][4]

  1. China Sun Yingsha (champion)
  2. China Wang Manyu (quarterfinals)
  3. China Chen Meng (final)
  4. China Wang Yidi (quarterfinals)
  5. China Chen Xingtong (semifinals)
  6. Japan Mima Ito (quarterfinals)
  7. Japan Hina Hayata (semifinals)
  8. Germany Han Ying (quarterfinals)
  9. Puerto Rico Adriana Díaz (fourth round)
  10. Austria Sofia Polcanova (first round)
  11. Germany Nina Mittelham (fourth round)
  12. Chinese Taipei Cheng I-ching (fourth round)
  13. France Jia Nan Yuan (third round)
  14. Japan Miyuu Kihara (fourth round)
  15. Japan Miu Hirano (fourth round)
  16. Hong Kong Doo Hoi Kem (second round)
  17. Romania Bernadette Szőcs (third round)
  18. United States Lily Zhang (first round)
  19. South Korea Shin Yu-bin (fourth round)
  20. Germany Shan Xiaona (third round)
  21. Egypt Dina Meshref (third round)
  22. Chinese Taipei Chen Szu-yu (first round)
  23. Portugal Fu Yu (third round)
  24. Japan Miyu Nagasaki (third round)
  25. Thailand Suthasini Sawettabut (second round)
  26. South Korea Jeon Ji-hee (third round)
  27. Romania Elizabeta Samara (third round)
  28. Egypt Hana Goda (second round)
  29. Brazil Bruna Takahashi (first round)
  30. India Manika Batra (third round)
  31. South Korea Choi Hyo-joo (second round)
  32. Germany Sabine Winter (second round)

Draw

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The draw took place on 18 May.[5] Players of the same association were separated only in the first round of the draw.[3]

Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 China Sun Yingsha 11 11 11 11
8 Germany Han Ying 6 8 6 5 1 China Sun Yingsha 11 11 11 5 11
7 Japan Hina Hayata 4 11 11 6 11 8 21 7 Japan Hina Hayata 4 5 8 11 8
4 China Wang Yidi 11 3 9 11 9 11 19 1 China Sun Yingsha 5 11 11 11 7 11
3 China Chen Meng 11 11 11 11 3 China Chen Meng 11 8 7 7 11 6
6 Japan Mima Ito 7 5 5 5 3 China Chen Meng 5 13 14 11 11
5 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 11 11 5 China Chen Xingtong 11 11 12 8 7
2 China Wang Manyu 5 8 8 9

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 China Sun 11 11 11 11
Austria Solja 2 12 11 11 7 11 Austria Solja 4 7 3 5
Sweden Bergand 11 10 9 6 11 7 1 China Sun 11 12 11 11
Canada Liao 8 9 7 7 27 Romania Samara 8 10 8 5
France Pavade 11 11 11 11 France Pavade 8 11 11 7 12 8
Chinese Taipei Huang 9 6 11 6 11 2 27 Romania Samara 11 5 4 11 14 11
27 Romania Samara 11 11 9 11 9 11 1 China Sun 11 11 11 11
19 South Korea Shin 11 10 11 13 11 19 South Korea Shin 6 8 8 5
Canada Zhang 5 12 9 11 2 19 South Korea Shin 7 11 11 11 11
France Zarif 12 8 11 11 5 11 France Zarif 11 8 4 6 6
United States Wang 10 11 6 1 11 7 19 South Korea Shin 9 11 11 8 9 11 12
Slovakia Balážová 11 10 11 14 11 6 11 13 France Yuan 11 9 9 11 11 5 10
Spain Zhang 6 12 4 16 6 11 4 Slovakia Balážová 9 6 7 11 11 7
Italy Vivarelli 5 3 11 11 6 10 13 France Yuan 11 11 11 9 5 11
13 France Yuan 11 11 8 9 11 12

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Austria Polcanova 9 11 11 11 2 11 9
Hungary Madarász 11 7 7 4 11 13 11 Hungary Madarász 7 4 7 10
India Mukherjee 11 11 10 10 6 11 8 Slovakia Kukuľková 11 11 11 12
Slovakia Kukuľková 3 4 12 12 11 5 11 Slovakia Kukuľková 11 8 11 11 11
Chile Vega 15 3 11 6 8 9 Italy Monfardini 5 11 5 3 9
Italy Monfardini 13 11 5 11 11 11 Italy Monfardini 11 4 14 10 11 11
Poland Bajor 5 11 5 13 12 9 32 Germany Winter 8 11 12 12 7 8
32 Germany Winter 11 5 11 11 14 11 Slovakia Kukuľková 1 5 6 2
22 Chinese Taipei Chen 11 10 2 6 8 Germany Han 11 11 11 11
Romania Dragoman 13 12 11 11 Romania Dragoman 11 14 11 11
Turkey Yılmaz 11 11 10 11 15 Turkey Yılmaz 3 12 4 4
Argentina Argüelles 9 8 12 7 13 Romania Dragoman 5 3 3 6
Italy Arlia 6 9 11 4 5 8 Germany Han 11 11 11 11
India Akula 11 11 9 11 11 India Akula 2 4 2 4
England Ho 3 7 6 8 8 Germany Han 11 11 11 11
8 Germany Han 11 11 11 11

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Japan Hayata 11 11 11 14
United States Jalli 6 7 8 12 7 Japan Hayata 11 11 11 11
Italy Piccolin 9 11 11 11 11 Italy Piccolin 7 4 2 8
Hong Kong Ng 11 5 8 4 6 7 Japan Hayata 11 11 11 11
Puerto Rico M. Díaz 11 11 11 11 24 Japan Nagasaki 3 6 8 3
South Africa Kalam 2 6 8 5 Puerto Rico M. Díaz
South Africa Patel 2 6 1 3 24 Japan Nagasaki w/o
24 Japan Nagasaki 11 11 11 11 7 Japan Hayata 11 11 11 11
29 Brazil Takahashi 3 11 11 8 2 9 South Korea Suh 5 9 6 8
South Korea Suh 11 6 8 11 11 11 South Korea Suh 11 11 11 3 11
Austria Mischek 11 9 3 11 0 6 Ukraine Brateyko 9 4 5 11 7
Ukraine Brateyko 3 11 11 7 11 11 South Korea Suh 11 11 11 10 11 11
Romania Diaconu 11 11 11 11 Romania Diaconu 9 3 6 12 13 6
Singapore Goi 8 5 3 4 Romania Diaconu 11 11 11 10 8 14
Mauritius Kinoo 4 1 2 5 16 Hong Kong Doo 3 3 5 12 11 12
16 Hong Kong Doo 11 11 11 11

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Japan Hirano 11 11 11 11
Singapore Zeng 5 4 8 5 15 Japan Hirano 11 4 11 11 7 11
Cameroon Hanffou 4 4 5 11 12 11 8 Germany Kaufmann 9 11 4 4 11 4
Germany Kaufmann 11 11 11 4 10 8 11 15 Japan Hirano 11 11 11 12
Ukraine Pesotska 11 11 11 11 26 South Korea Jeon 9 6 6 10
Hungary Bálint 9 8 9 5 Ukraine Pesotska 11 2 4 6 10
Serbia Todorović 9 6 11 4 3 26 South Korea Jeon 9 11 11 11 12
26 South Korea Jeon 11 11 8 11 11 15 Japan Hirano 7 12 9 1
23 Portugal Fu 11 11 11 9 11 4 China Wang Y. 11 14 11 11
Mexico Barcenas 2 3 7 11 2 23 Portugal Fu 11 11 11 11
Vanuatu Santhy Nigeria Bello 0 1 6 6
Nigeria Bello w/o 23 Portugal Fu 6 11 8 3 13
Turkey Altinkaya 7 10 10 6 4 China Wang Y. 11 8 11 11 15
Spain Xiao 11 12 12 11 Spain Xiao 5 3 4 3
Croatia Jeger 2 5 3 2 4 China Wang Y. 11 11 11 11
4 China Wang Y. 11 11 11 11

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 China Chen M. 11 11 11 11
Egypt Helmy 5 1 5 4 3 China Chen M. 11 11 11 11
Thailand J. Sawettabut 12 6 11 11 11 11 Thailand J. Sawettabut 5 2 2 3
Wales Carey 14 11 6 9 6 7 3 China Chen M. 11 11 11 11
Hungary Hartbrich 8 4 6 6 20 Germany Shan 2 6 4 2
Luxembourg Ni 11 11 11 11 Luxembourg Ni 9 6 10 11 11 11 7
Chile Ortega 8 6 6 4 20 Germany Shan 11 11 12 4 9 7 11
20 Germany Shan 11 11 11 11 3 China Chen M. 11 7 11 5 11 11
21 Egypt Meshref 2 11 11 11 10 11 14 Japan Kihara 8 11 5 11 7 7
Singapore Zhou 11 9 8 7 12 9 21 Egypt Meshref 11 11 11 11
Kazakhstan Mirkadirova 11 3 8 6 1 Poland Węgrzyn 7 6 8 7
Poland Węgrzyn 8 11 11 11 11 21 Egypt Meshref 11 4 6 1 5
Hong Kong Lam 7 11 6 8 11 11 14 Japan Kihara 8 11 11 11 11
Thailand Paranang 11 4 11 11 8 13 Thailand Paranang 4 7 5 2
Mexico Silva 3 8 7 11 9 14 Japan Kihara 11 11 11 11
14 Japan Kihara 11 11 11 7 11

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 11 11 11 7 14
Brazil Kumahara 8 7 7 11 12 9 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 14 11 9 11 11
Slovenia Tofant 7 3 9 4 Croatia Malobabić 12 1 11 4 5
Croatia Malobabić 11 11 11 11 9 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 6 12 11 6 13 9 11
Singapore Wong 11 11 11 11 9 11 30 India Batra 11 10 9 11 11 11 3
Slovakia Labošová 8 8 9 13 11 4 Singapore Wong 9 12 4 8
Algeria Loghraibi 1 3 2 5 30 India Batra 11 14 11 11
30 India Batra 11 11 11 11 9 Puerto Rico A. Díaz 8 9 12 10
25 Thailand S. Sawettabut 11 7 11 9 11 4 11 6 Japan Ito 11 11 14 12
Serbia Šurjan 7 11 9 11 8 11