Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Table tennis – Men's singles
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueGalatsi Olympic Hall
Date14 to 23 August 2004
Competitors64 from 39 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryu Seung-min  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wang Hao  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wang Liqin  China
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These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]

Qualifying Athletes

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Athlete Country
Mohamed Gueye  Senegal
Torben Wosik  Germany
Liu Song  Argentina
Shu Arai  Japan
Sharath Kamal  India
Mohamaed Boudjadja  Algeria
Monday Merotohun  Nigeria
Momo Babungu  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kien Quoc Doan  Vietnam
Min Yang  Italy
Khoa Nguyen  United States
William Henzell  Australia
Ryo Yuzawa  Japan
Lin Ju  Dominican Republic
Tomasz Krzeszewski  Poland
Hugo Hoyama  Brazil
Koji Matsushita  Japan
Trevor Brown  Australia
Juan Papic  Chile
Ilija Lupulesku  United States
O Il  North Korea
Jose Luyindula  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Panagiotis Gionis  Greece
He Zhi Wen  Spain
Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand  Iran
Thiago Monteiro  Brazil
Segun Toriola  Nigeria
Pablo Tabachnik  Argentina
Aleksandar Karakašević  Serbia and Montenegro
Khalid Al-Harbi  Saudi Arabia
Russ Lavale  Australia
Srdjan Milicevic  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trinko Keen  Netherlands
Slobodan Grujić  Serbia and Montenegro
Ko Lai Chak  Hong Kong
Jörgan Persson  Sweden
Peter Karlsson  Sweden
Chen Weixing  Austria
Alexey Smirnov  Russia
Jörg Roßkopf  Germany
Danny Heister  Netherlands
Adrian Crişan  Romania
Leung Chu Yan  Hong Kong
Lucjan Błaszczyk  Poland
Li Ching  Hong Kong
Patrick Chila  France
Wenguan Johnny Huang  Canada
Zoran Primorac  Croatia
Wang Liqin  China
Joo Se-Hyuk  South Korea
Petr Korbel  Czech Republic
Kalinikos Kreanga  Greece
Chuang Chih-yuan  Chinese Taipei
Oh Sang-Eun  South Korea
Jean-Michel Saive  Belgium
Wang Hao  China
Ryu Seung-Min  South Korea
Chian Peng-lung  Chinese Taipei
Michael Maze  Denmark
Vladimir Samsonov  Belarus
Werner Schlager  Austria
Timo Boll  Germany
Jan-Ove Waldner  Sweden
Ma Lin  China

Seeds

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The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.[2]

  1.  Wang Liqin (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  2.  Ma Lin (CHN) (fourth round)
  3.  Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (champion, gold medalist)
  4.  Wang Hao (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  5.  Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (quarterfinals)
  6.  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (fourth round)
  7.  Werner Schlager (AUT) (fourth round)
  8.  Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) (third round)
  9.  Timo Boll (GER) (quarterfinals)
  10.  Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (fourth round)
  11.  Joo Se-hyuk (KOR) (fourth round)
  12.  Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (third round)
  13.  Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (fourth round)
  14.  Petr Korbel (CZE) (third round)
  15.  Michael Maze (DEN) (third round)
  16.  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (semifinals, fourth place)

The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

  1.  Chen Weixing (AUT) (third round)
  2.  Jörgen Persson (SWE) (fourth round)
  3.  Peter Karlsson (SWE) (third round)
  4.  Alexey Smirnov (RUS) (second round)
  5.  Zoran Primorac (CRO) (third round)
  6.  Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) (third round)
  7.  Jörg Roßkopf (GER) (third round)
  8.  Trinko Keen (NED) (third round)
  9.  Ko Lai Chak (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  10.  Adrian Crișan (ROU) (third round)
  11.  Slobodan Grujić (SCG) (second round)
  12.  Patrick Chila (FRA) (third round)
  13.  Li Ching (HKG) (third round)
  14.  Leung Chu Yan (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  15.  Wenguan Johnny Huang (CAN) (second round)
  16.  Danny Heister (NED) (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1  Wang Liqin (CHN) 8 5 11 9 3
4  Wang Hao (CHN) 11 11 6 11 11
4  Wang Hao (CHN) 3 11 9 9 13 9
3  Ryu Seung-min (KOR) 11 9 11 11 11 11
3  Ryu Seung-min (KOR) 11 9 11 11 11
16  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) 9 11 9 5 5 Bronze medal match
1  Wang Liqin (CHN) 10 11 11 11 11
16  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) 12 3 8 7 9

Top half

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Section 1

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1  Wang L (CHN) 6 11 11 11 11
24  T Keen (NED) 11 10 7 11 5 13 11 24  T Keen (NED) 11 1 8 4 2
33  T Wosik (GER) 9 12 11 5 11 11 9 1  Wang L (CHN) 11 11 9 11 11
11  Joo S-h (KOR) 7 8 11 6 6
11  Joo S-h (KOR) 14 11 11 11
27  S Grujić (SCG) 4 7 11 2 12 41  Liu S (ARG) 12 9 6 8
41  Liu S (ARG) 11 11 4 11 14 1  Wang L (CHN) 11 13 6 11 11
25  Ko LC (HKG) 9 11 11 8 4
14  P Korbel (CZE) 7 11 7 11 6 11 7
25  Ko LC (HKG) 11 11 11 11 25  Ko LC (HKG) 11 9 11 2 11 9 11
49  Achanta SK (IND) 9 5 9 6 25  Ko LC (HKG) 11 11 8 11 12
18  J Persson (SWE) 7 6 11 4 10
8  K Kreanga (GRE) 5 7 9 8
18  J Persson (SWE) 9 11 11 11 11 18  J Persson (SWE) 11 11 11 11
52  M Merotohun (NGR) 11 5 5 7 8

Section 2

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5  Chuang C-y (TPE) 16 11 8 11 11 11
19  P Karlsson (SWE) 11 11 11 9 7 11 11 19  P Karlsson (SWE) 18 6 11 7 3 8
35  M Yang (ITA) 9 4 8 11 11 13 9 5  Chuang C-y (TPE) 12 12 6 12 9 11
13  Oh S-e (KOR) 10 10 11 10 11 5
13  Oh S-e (KOR) 7 11 11 11 5 9 11
17  Chen W (AUT) 11 11 12 11 17  Chen W (AUT) 11 6 7 8 11 11 2
51  W Henzell (AUS) 7 3 10 6 5  Chuang C-y (TPE) 11 10 11 4 6 7
4  Wang H (CHN) 5 12 9 11 11 11
12  J-M Saive (BEL) 5 4 11 13 16 8
20  A Smirnov (RUS) 9 11 4 5 6 48  Lin J (DOM) 11 11 5 11 18 11
48  Lin J (DOM) 11 7 11 11 11 48  Lin J (DOM) 5 7 11 10 7
4  Wang H (CHN) 11 11 7 12 11
4  Wang H (CHN) 11 12 11 11 11
23  J Roßkopf (GER) 6 11 11 17 13 23  J Roßkopf (GER) 5 10 5 13 6
37  T Krzeszewski (POL) 11 8 7 15 11

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3  Ryu S-m (KOR) 11 11 11 11
32  D Heister (NED) 7 7 8 4 34  K Matsushita (JPN) 9 6 6 2
34  K Matsushita (JPN) 11 11 11 11 3  Ryu S-m (KOR) 11 11 7 8 11 6 11
10  Chiang P-l (TPE) 6 6 11 11 3 11 4
10  Chiang P-l (TPE) 11 11 12 2 11
26  A Crişan (ROU) 11 11 15 11 26  A Crişan (ROU) 9 5 10 11 8
44  I Lupulesku (USA) 9 8 13 8 3  Ryu S-m (KOR) 6 10 11 11 11 11
30  Leung CY (HKG) 11 12 6 6 9 5
15  M Maze (DEN) 11 5 3 8 9
30  Leung CY (HKG) 11 11 11 11 11 30  Leung CY (HKG) 6 11 11 11 11
47  O I (PRK) 3 9 13 4 8 30  Leung CY (HKG) 11 6 11 6 11 7 11
6  V Samsonov (BLR) 7 11 9 11 5 11 8
6  V Samsonov (BLR) 11 5 12 8 11 11
22  L Błaszczyk (POL) 11 10 11 8 7 11 11 22  L Błaszczyk (POL) 5 11 10 11 4 9
36  He Z (ESP) 5 12 2 11 11 6 9

Section 4

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
7  W Schlager (AUT) 8 11 12 11 11 11
29  Li C (HKG) 11 9 11 11 11 29  Li C (HKG) 11 9 14 9 9 6
45  T Monteiro (BRA) 6 11 7 9 5 7  W Schlager (AUT) 2 14 5 9 11 11 6
9  T Boll (GER) 11 12 11 11 6 4 11
9  T Boll (GER) 11 14 11 11 11
28  P Chila (FRA) 11 8 10 11 11 11 28  P Chila (FRA) 3 16 9 3 9
39  S Toriola (NGR) 3 11 12 7 8 9 9  T Boll (GER) 7 11 11 7 11
16  J-O Waldner (SWE) 11 13 6 11 13
16  J-O Waldner (SWE) 13 11 5 11 10 11
31  WJ Huang (CAN) 11 8 5 11 9 9 38  A Karakašević (SCG) 11 9 11 6 12 9
38  A Karakašević (SCG) 7 11 11 9 11 11 16  J-O Waldner (SWE) 11 12 7 11 11
2  Ma L (CHN) 9 10 11 5 9
2  Ma L (CHN) 11 11 11 9 11
21  Z Primorac (CRO) 8 11 11 11 11 21  Z Primorac (CRO) 5 3 3 11 5
50  S Milicevic (BIH) 11 6 7 8 8

Preliminary round

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References

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  1. ^ "Table Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics: Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Seeding List". ITTF. 29 July 2004. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.
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