2015 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Zhang Jike was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals.[1]

Men's singles
at the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueSuzhou International Expo Center
LocationSuzhou, China
Dates26 April – 3 May
Final score11–7, 7–11, 11–4 ,11–8, 11–13, 11–4
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    China
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Ma Long defeated Fang Bo 11–7, 7–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–13, 11–4 in the final to win the title.[2]

Seeds edit

Matches were best of 7 games in qualification and in the 128-player sized main draw.[3][4]

  1.   Ma Long (champion)
  2.   Xu Xin (fourth round)
  3.   Zhang Jike (semifinals)
  4.   Fan Zhendong (semifinals)
  5.   Jun Mizutani (quarterfinals)
  6.   Dimitrij Ovtcharov (second round)
  7.   Timo Boll (quarterfinals)
  8.   Marcos Freitas (third round)
  9.   Vladimir Samsonov (fourth round)
  10.   Chuang Chih-yuan (first round)
  11.   Koki Niwa (fourth round)
  12.   Tang Peng (quarterfinals)
  13.   Fang Bo (final)
  14.   Gao Ning (fourth round)
  15.   Joo Sae-hyuk (fourth round)
  16.   Wong Chun Ting (fourth round)
  17.   Robert Gardos (second round)
  18.   Tiago Apolónia (second round)
  19.   Panagiotis Gionis (third round)
  20.   Yuto Muramatsu (second round)
  21.   Jung Young-sik (third round)
  22.   Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  23.   Bastian Steger (second round)
  24.   Chen Chien-an (second round)
  25.   Steffen Mengel (second round)
  26.   Kim Min-seok (third round)
  27.   Simon Gauzy (second round)
  28.   João Monteiro (third round)
  29.   Quadri Aruna (first round)
  30.   Adrien Mattenet (first round)
  31.   Omar Assar (third round)
  32.   Liang Jingkun (third round)
  33.   Sharath Kamal (third round)
  34.   Paul Drinkhall (second round)
  35.   Lee Sang-su (fourth round)
  36.   Kirill Skachkov (first round)
  37.   Adrian Crișan (second round)
  38.   Kristian Karlsson (second round)
  39.   Masaki Yoshida (second round)
  40.   Alexander Shibaev (third round)
  41.   Gustavo Tsuboi (second round)
  42.   Patrick Franziska (quarterfinals)
  43.   Bojan Tokič (first round)
  44.   Daniel Górak (second round)
  45.   Hugo Calderano (second round)
  46.   Jiang Tianyi (third round)
  47.   Mihai Bobocica (second round)
  48.   Liam Pitchford (third round)
  49.   Stefan Fegerl (third round)
  50.   Pär Gerell (first round)
  51.   Alexey Liventsov (second round)
  52.   Daniel Habesohn (second round)
  53.   Chen Weixing (third round)
  54.   Kim Hyok-bong (first round)
  55.   He Zhi Wen (first round)
  56.   Chiang Hung-chieh (second round)
  57.   Wang Zengyi (second round)
  58.   Grigory Vlasov (second round)
  59.   Huang Sheng-sheng (second round)
  60.   Tan Ruiwu (first round)
  61.   Jon Persson (second round)
  62.   Kou Lei (fourth round)
  63.   Emmanuel Lebesson (second round)
  64.   Ho Kwan Kit (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

  • Q = Qualifier
  • w/o = Walkover
  • w/d = Withdraw
  • r = Retired
  • DQ = Disqualified

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Ma Long 11 11 11 11
12   Tang Peng 7 9 6 1 1   Ma Long 11 11 11 7 11
7   Timo Boll 10 9 11 7 15 7 4   Fan Zhendong 1 7 8 11 5
4   Fan Zhendong 12 11 8 11 13 11 1   Ma Long 11 7 11 11 11 11
3   Zhang Jike 11 11 10 11 11 13   Fang Bo 7 11 4 8 13 4
5   Jun Mizutani 4 6 12 5 9 3   Zhang Jike 5 7 11 9 10
42   Patrick Franziska 5 9 11 5 5 13   Fang Bo 11 11 5 11 12
13   Fang Bo 11 11 8 11 11

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Ma 11 11 11 12
  Alamian 7 1 3 10 1   Ma 11 11 7 11 11
  Karlsson 9 7 15 6 11 6 63   Lebesson 8 8 11 9 6
63   Lebesson 11 11 13 11 9 11 - 1   Ma 14 11 11 11
58   Vlasov 11 7 11 6 11 11 19   Gionis 12 5 5 4
  Nuytinck 6 11 6 11 2 8 58   Vlasov 5 8 11 9 7
  Pištej 9 10 5 6 19   Gionis 11 11 9 11 11
19   Gionis 11 12 11 11 1   Ma 11 11 11 10 11
18   Apolónia 7 11 11 11 11 15   Joo 4 3 9 12 6
  Alto 11 3 6 6 6 18   Apolónia 8 11 12 4 6 9
  Kreanga 11 5 5 12 7 7 48   Pitchford 11 8 10 11 11 11
48   Pitchford 7 11 11 10 11 11 48   Pitchford 10 11 5 4 8
52   Habesohn 7 11 12 11 11 15   Joo 12 9 11 11 11
  El-Beiali 11 9 10 8 7 52   Habesohn 8 6 7 5
  Lakatos 8 9 13 2 11 3 15   Joo 11 11 11 11
15   Joo 11 11 11 11 7 11

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Tang 11 11 11 11
  Aguirre 5 6 3 6 12   Tang 12 11 11 11
  Kolarek 4 12 8 11 5 2 47   Bobocica 10 6 4 7
47   Bobocica 11 10 11 8 11 11 12   Tang 11 6 11 9 11 11
49   Fegerl 13 11 11 11 49   Fegerl 7 11 7 11 8 6
  Burģis 11 8 3 6 49   Fegerl 6 13 11 11 9 11
  Norouzi 11 3 6 8 8 17   Gardos 11 11 9 8 11 9
17   Gardos 6 11 11 11 11 12   Tang 1 11 11 14 11
31   Assar 11 11 8 8 11 11 35   Lee 11 7 8 12 9
  Chew 6 8 11 11 5 4 31   Assar 10 11 11 11 11
  Toriola 8 7 1 11 11 11 6 59   Huang 12 2 9 7 7
59   Huang 11 11 11 9 7 6 11 31   Assar 2 9 11 9 6
35   Lee 11 11 11 11 35   Lee 11 11 8 11 11
  Kenjaev 1 5 4 7 35   Lee 11 11 4 8 11 3 11
  Tanviriyavechakul 6 2 5 13 3 6   Ovtcharov 6 9 11 11 6 11 6
6   Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11 11

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   Boll 11 11 11 11
  Machado 7 7 5 3 7   Boll 11 7 6 11 11 15
  Dyjas 11 11 8 10 12 8 11   Dyjas 9 11 11 5 7 13
55   He 8 6 11 12 10 11 5 7   Boll 11 7 10 14 11 3 12
38   Karlsson 11 11 11 11 28   Monteiro 5 11 12 12 7 11 10
  Stoyanov 7 8 5 7 38   Karlsson 5 4 7 5
  Rech Daldosso 11 11 9 7 4 8 28   Monteiro 11 11 11 11
28   Monteiro 5 6 11 11 11 11 7   Boll 11 11 3 12 15
22   Matsudaira 8 11 11 6 12 11 5 16   Wong 9 8 11 10 13
  Groth 11 8 7 11 14 3 11   Groth 11 11 11 10 13 11
  Jančařík 11 11 13 11   Jančařík 13 7 9 12 11 4
43   Tokič 8 8 11 9   Groth 8 7 6 7
34   Drinkhall 11 11 11 11 16   Wong 11 11 11 11
  Schmid 1 4 1 1 34   Drinkhall 10 11 8 9 6
  Ben Ari 2 9 7 1 16   Wong 12 9 11 11 11
16   Wong 11 11 11 11

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   Niwa 11 11 11 11
  Jakab 4 2 8 7 11   Niwa 9 11 11 9 11 11
  Karakašević 13 14 8 12 7 9 7 57   Wang 11 2 6 11 3 2
57   Wang 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 11   Niwa 8 2 11 11 11 11
46   Jiang 11 11 11 11 46   Jiang 11 11 7 3 6 3
  Pete 4 8 2 7 46   Jiang 11 11 11 12
  Devos 7 11 6 11 7 24   Chen 5 7 7 10
24   Chen 11 13 11 8 11 11   Niwa 5 14 2 2 9
26   Kim 9 11 11 11 11 4   Fan 11 12 11 11 11
  Ni Alamian 11 6 9 5 2 26   Kim 11 11 11 11
  Tauber 11 7 11 7 14 5 44   Górak 5 7 4 4
44   Górak 5 11 3 11 16 11 26   Kim 7 9 10 12
56   Chiang 11 11 9 11 11 4   Fan 11 11 12 14
  Powell 3 9 11 6 5 56   Chiang 5 4 5 11 7
  Cioti 10 5 9 4 4   Fan 11 11 11 9 11
4   Fan 12 11 11 11

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Zhang 11 11 11 4 11
  Ionescu 5 8 3 11 8 3   Zhang 11 11 11 11
  Seo 7 8 11 11 9 11 11   Seo 3 7 5 4
54   Kim 11 11 9 8 11 7 6 3   Zhang 11 7 11 11 11
51   Liventsov 11 9 7 11 11 9 11 32   Liang 7 11 7 7 5
  Matsumoto 4 11 11 9 1 11 8 51   Liventsov 3 9 3 10
  Kosiba 11 3 11 7 8 32   Liang 11 11 11 12
32   Liang 13 11 5 11 11 3   Zhang 16 11 11 5 11
30   Mattenet 1 11 7 8 11 9 9   Samsonov 14 8 6 11 3
  Geraldo 11 7 11 11 8 11   Geraldo 11 11 10 11 8 11 15
  Madrid 8 15 6 6 64   Ho 4 13 12 8 11 9 13
64   Ho 11 17 11 11   Geraldo 5 6 10 8
60   Tan 12 8 11 9 11 15 6 9   Samsonov 11 11 12 11
  Oláh 14 11 2 11 8 13 11   Oláh 10 1 5 11 4
  Jevtović 8 5 8 11 9 9   Samsonov 11 11 11 6 11
9   Samsonov 11 11 11 8 11

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Gao 11 6 11 11 11
  Saive 5 11 7 7 8 14   Gao 3 11 11 11 11
  Chen 6 11 7 3 6 41   Tsuboi 11 4 5 2 5
41   Tsuboi 11 5 11 11 11 14   Gao 11 11 13 5 11
53   Chen 12 11 11 11 53   Chen 6 9 11 11 4
  Fertikowski 10 8 4 3 53   Chen 11 13 11 11
  Monteiro 8 9 10 7 20   Muramatsu 3 11 7 5
20   Muramatsu 11 11 12 11 14   Gao 11 7 7 11 3 3
21   Jung 11 11 11 11 5   Mizutani 8 11 11 8 11 11
  Salifou 7 3 9 5 21   Jung 9 11 9 11 11 10 11
  Robles 8 7 10 8 61   Persson 11 8 11 9 4 12 7
61   Persson 11 11 12 11 21   Jung 11 11 6 4 12 9 11
45   Calderano 15 11 11 12 6 11 5   Mizutani 4 9 11 11 10 11 13
  Sternberg 13 8 8 14 11 7 45   Calderano 3 11 11 10 12 7
  Platonov 11 9 3 4 5   Mizutani 11 5 4 12 14 11
5   Mizutani 13 11 11 11

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   Freitas 7 11 11 11 11
  Pereira 11 1 9 9 9 8   Freitas 11 6 11 13 9 11
  Žibrat 7 11 6 8 11 3 39   Yoshida 8 11 4 11 11 7
39   Yoshida 11 4 11 11 7 11 8   Freitas 11 7 10 11 6
42   Franziska 11 11 17 11 42   Franziska 13 11 12 5 11
  Lashin 8 9 15 5 42   Franziska 11 9 11 11 11
  Katkov 11 11 5 5 11 11 7 25   Mengel 9 11 6 3 6
25   Mengel 3 7 11 11 13 7 11 42   Franziska 7 8 11 11 11 11
23   Steger 11 6 11 6 11 11 62   Kou 11 11 8 6 9 8
  Durán 9 11 7 11 9 5 23   Steger 11 14 8 9 8 4
  Mino 4 7 7 8 62   Kou 4 12 11 11 11 11
62   Kou 11 11 11 11 62   Kou 11 11 11 16
37   Crișan 11 13 13 11   Pattantyús 5 9 8 14
  Papageorgiou 9 11 11 6 37   Crișan 6 13 13 9 11 6
  Pattantyús 6 11 11 11 7 10 11   Pattantyús 11 15 11 11 9 11
10   Chuang 11 8 6 1 11 12 9

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   Fang 10 11 11 11 11
  Konečný 12 5 4 9 6 13   Fang 9 11 11 11 11
  Gnanasekaran 11 11 8 11 11   Gnanasekaran 11 4 8 5 7
50   Gerell 5 8 11 4 7 13   Fang
33   Kamal 12 12 12 11 5 11 33   Kamal r[5]
  Pak 14 10 10 9 11 7 33   Kamal 11 11 11 8 11
  Filimon 6 7 9 5 27   Gauzy 4 5 7 11 8
27   Gauzy 11 11 11 11 13   Fang 10 7 11 11 8 11 13
29   Aruna 6 10 12 11 5 2   Xu 12 11 8 2 11 9 11
  Ghosh 11 12 14 6 11   Ghosh 7 12 11 10 9
  Šereda 3 9 7 21 5 40   Shibaev 11 14 4 12 11
40   Shibaev 11 11 11 19 11 40   Shibaev 11 11 2 9 5 7
36   Skachkov 10 11 10 12 11 8 9 2   Xu 5 8 11 11 11 11
  Choe 12 8 12 10 7 11 11   Choe 4 3 8 8
  Yang 11 5 8 6 10 2   Xu 11 11 11 11
2   Xu 9 11 11 11 12

References edit

  1. ^ Entry list
  2. ^ "Ma Long, World Number One, Now Champion of the World". ittf.com. 3 May 2015.
  3. ^ Playing system
  4. ^ Seeds
  5. ^ India's campaign ends as injured Sharath Kamal withdraws from World TT Championship

External links edit