Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

These are the results of the men's doubles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]

Table tennis – Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date16 to 23 September 2000
Competitors72 from 29 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Guoliang
Kong Linghui
 China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean-Philippe Gatien
Patrick Chila
 France
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Among 36 entries, eight seeded pairs were allocated into the draw of knockout stage which started from the round of 16. The rest 28 pairs were reduced to 24 pairs by four knockout matches. 24 pairs competed in eight groups of three pairs per group. Winners of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Seeds

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  1.   Kong Linghui / Liu Guoliang (CHN) (final, silver medalists)
  2.   Wang Liqin / Yan Sen (CHN) (champions, gold medalists)
  3.   Chang Yen-shu / Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (quarterfinals)
  4.   Patrick Chila / Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
  5.   Karl Jindrak / Werner Schlager (AUT) (quarterfinals)
  6.   Jörgen Persson / Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (first round)
  7.   Kim Taek-soo / Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (quarterfinals)
  8.   Lee Chul-seung / Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (semifinals, fourth place)

Qualification round

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The winners of each qualification match advanced to the group stage.

Pair 1 Pair 2
  Hugo Hoyama and Carlos Kawai (BRA) beat   David Kaci and Farid Oulami (ALG)
  Brett Clarke and Jeff Plumb (AUS) beat   Francisco Arado and Rubén Arado (CUB)
  Jorge Gambra and Augusto Morales (CHI) beat   Ismu Harinto and Anton Suseno (INA)
  Todd Sweeris and David Zhuang (USA) beat   Ashraf Helmy and El-Sayed Lashin (EGY)

Group stage

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Group A

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL FRA CAN ARG
1   Damien Eloi
and Christophe Legout (FRA)
2 0 4 1 96 80 X 2–1 2–0
2   Wenguan Johnny Huang
and Kurt Liu (CAN)
1 1 3 3 115 102 1–2 X 2–1
3   Liu Song
and Pablo Tabachnik (ARG)
0 2 1 4 73 102 0–2 1–2 X

Group B

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL NED NGR IND
1   Danny Heister
and Trinko Keen (NED)
2 0 4 1 96 86 X 2–1 2–0
2   Kazeem Nosiru
and Segun Toriola (NGR)
1 1 3 3 119 117 1–2 X 2–1
3   Chetan Baboor
and Raman Subramanyan (IND)
0 2 1 4 94 106 0–2 1–2 X

Group C

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL HKG GRE AUS
1   Cheung Yuk
and Leung Chu Yan (HKG)
2 0 4 1 98 79 X 2–1 2–0
2   Kalinikos Kreanga
and Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE)
1 1 3 2 91 82 1–2 X 2–0
3   Simon Gerada
and Mark Smythe (AUS)
0 2 0 4 56 84 0–2 0–2 X

Group D

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL DEN JPN USA
1   Michael Maze
and Finn Tugwell (DEN)
2 0 4 0 84 42 X 2–0 2–0
2   Kōji Matsushita
and Hiroshi Shibutani (JPN)
1 1 2 2 65 63 0–2 X 2–0
3   Cheng Yinghua
and Khoa Dinh Nguyen (USA)
0 2 0 4 40 84 0–2 0–2 X

Group E

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL JPN BEL CHI
1   Seiko Iseki
and Toshio Tasaki (JPN)
2 0 4 0 84 39 X 2–0 2–0
2   Jean-Michel Saive
and Philippe Saive (BEL)
1 1 2 2 63 74 0–2 X 2–0
3   Jorge Gambra
and Augusto Morales (CHI)
0 2 0 4 50 84 0–2 0–2 X

Group F

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL SWE BLR USA
1   Fredrik Håkansson
and Peter Karlsson (SWE)
2 0 4 1 102 81 X 2–0 2–1
2   Vladimir Samsonov
and Evgueni Chtchetinine (BLR)
1 1 2 2 83 78 0–2 X 2–0
3   Todd Sweeris
and David Zhuang (USA)
0 2 1 4 72 98 1–2 0–2 X

Group G

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL POL BRA CZE
1   Lucjan Błaszczyk
and Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL)
2 0 4 0 84 57 X 2–0 2–0
2   Hugo Hoyama
and Carlos Kawai Issamu (BRA)
1 1 2 2 70 76 0–2 X 2–0
3   Petr Korbel
and Josef Plachy (CZE)
0 2 0 4 63 84 0–2 0–2 X

Group H

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Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL YUG GER AUS
1   Slobodan Grujić
and Ilija Lupulesku (YUG)
2 0 4 0 84 51 X 2–0 2–0
2   Timo Boll
and Jörg Roßkopf (GER)
1 1 2 0 78 62 0–2 X 2–0
3   Brett Clarke
and Jeff Plumb (AUS)
0 2 0 4 35 84 0–2 0–2 X

Knockout stage

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
                            
1   Kong L (CHN)
  Liu G (CHN)
21 12 19 21 21
  L Błaszczyk (POL)
  T Krzeszewski (POL)
16 21 21 18 18
1   Kong L (CHN)
  Liu G (CHN)
21 21 10 21
7   Kim T-s (KOR)
  Oh S-e (KOR)
18 9 21 10
  S Grujić (YUG)
  I Lupulesku (YUG)
18 18 13
7   Kim T-s (KOR)
  Oh S-e (KOR)
21 21 21
1   Kong L (CHN)
  Liu G (CHN)
21 22 21 21
4   P Chila (FRA)
  J-P Gatien (FRA)
12 24 10 10
5   K Jindrak (AUT)
  W Schlager (AUT)
22 21 21
  D Heister (NED)
  T Keen (NED)
20 14 17
5   K Jindrak (AUT)
  W Schlager (AUT)
21 21 19 17 20
4   P Chila (FRA)
  J-P Gatien (FRA)
15 19 21 21 22
  F Håkansson (SWE)
  P Karlsson (SWE)
17 21 11 18
4   P Chila (FRA)
  J-P Gatien (FRA)
21 10 21 21
1   Kong L (CHN)
  Liu G (CHN)
20 21 19 18
2   Wang L (CHN)
  Yan S (CHN)
22 17 21 21
3   Chang Y-s (TPE)
  Chiang P-l (TPE)
21 21 22
  M Maze (DEN)
  F Tugwell (DEN)
19 15 20
3   Chang Y-s (TPE)
  Chiang P-l (TPE)
21 15 21 21 18
8   Lee C-s (KOR)
  Ryu S-m (KOR)
13 21 10 23 21
  Cheung Y (HKG)
  Leung CY (HKG)
16 21 21 9 15
8   Lee C-s (KOR)
  Ryu S-m (KOR)
21 16 19 21 21
8   Lee C-s (KOR)
  Ryu S-m (KOR)
12 19 21 18
2   Wang L (CHN)
  Yan S (CHN)
21 21 17 21
6   J Persson (SWE)
  J-O Waldner (SWE)
18 21 18 Bronze medal match
  D Eloi (FRA)
  C Legout (FRA)
21 23 21
  D Eloi (FRA)
  C Legout (FRA)
6 13 19 4   P Chila (FRA)
  J-P Gatien (FRA)
22 21 22 21
2   Wang L (CHN)
  Yan S (CHN)
21 21 21 8   Lee C-s (KOR)
  Ryu S-m (KOR)
20 23 20 10
  S Iseki (JPN)
  T Tasaki (JPN)
18 16 6
2   Wang L (CHN)
  Yan S (CHN)
21 21 21

Competitors

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Athlete Nation Eliminated
Wenguan Johnny Huang
Kurt Liu
  Canada Groups
Liu Song
Pablo Tabachnik
  Argentina Groups
Kazeem Nosiru
Segun Toriola
  Nigeria Groups
Chetan Baboor
Raman Subramanyam
  India Groups
Kalinikos Kreanga
Ntaniel Tsiokas
  Greece Groups
Simon Gerada
Mark Smythe
  Australia Groups
Koji Matsushita
Hiroshi Shibutani
  Japan Groups
Cheng Yinghua
Khoa Nguyen
  United States Groups
Jean-Michel Saive
Philippe Saive
  Brazil Groups
Jorge Gambra
Augusto Morales
  Chile Groups
Vladimir Samsonov
Evgueni Chtchetinine
  Belarus Groups
Todd Sweeris
David Zhuang
  United States Groups
Hugo Hoyama
Carlos Kawai Issamu
  Brazil Groups
Petr Korbel
Josef Plachy
  Czech Republic Groups
Timo Boll
Jörg Roßkopf
  Germany Groups
Brett Clarke
Jeff Plumb
  Australia Groups
Lucjan Blaszyzyk
Tomasz Krzeszewski
  Poland 16
Slobodan Grujić
Ilija Lupulesku
  FR Yugoslavia 16
Danny Heister
Trinko Keen
  Netherlands 16
Fredrik Hakansson
Peter Karlsson
  Sweden 16
Michael Maze
Finn Tugwell
  Denmark 16
Cheung Yuk
Leung Chu Yan
  Hong Kong 16
Jörgen Persson
Jan-Ove Walder
  Sweden 16
Seiko Iseki
Toshio Tasaki
  Japan 16
Kim Taek-soo
Oh Sang-Eun
  South Korea 8
Karl Jindrak
Werner Schlager
  Austria 8
Chang Yen-shu
Chiang Peng-lung
  Chinese Taipei 8
Damien Eloi
Christophe Legout
  France 8
Lee Chul-Seung
Ryu Seung-Min
  South Korea 4
Patrick Chila
Jean-Philippe Gatien
  France 3
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
  China 2
Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
  China 1

References

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  1. ^ "Table Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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