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

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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]

Table tennis – Men's singles

at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

Venue

Galatsi Olympic Hall

Date

14 to 23 August 2004

Competitors

64 from 39 nations

Medalists

		Ryu Seung-min	South Korea
		Wang Hao	China
		Wang Liqin	China

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Qualifying Athletes edit

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 edit

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

Wang Liqin (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
Ma Lin (CHN) (fourth round)
Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (champion, gold medalist)
Wang Hao (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (quarterfinals)
Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (fourth round)
Werner Schlager (AUT) (fourth round)
Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) (third round)
Timo Boll (GER) (quarterfinals)
Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (fourth round)
Joo Se-hyuk (KOR) (fourth round)
Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (third round)
Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (fourth round)
Petr Korbel (CZE) (third round)
Michael Maze (DEN) (third round)
Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (semifinals, fourth place)

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

Chen Weixing (AUT) (third round)
Jörgen Persson (SWE) (fourth round)
Peter Karlsson (SWE) (third round)
Alexey Smirnov (RUS) (second round)
Zoran Primorac (CRO) (third round)
Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) (third round)
Jörg Roßkopf (GER) (third round)
Trinko Keen (NED) (third round)
Ko Lai Chak (HKG) (quarterfinals)
Adrian Crișan (ROU) (third round)
Slobodan Grujić (SCG) (second round)
Patrick Chila (FRA) (third round)
Li Ching (HKG) (third round)
Leung Chu Yan (HKG) (quarterfinals)
Wenguan Johnny Huang (CAN) (second round)
Danny Heister (NED) (second round)

Draw edit

Finals edit

	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 edit

Section 1 edit

	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 edit

	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 edit

Section 3 edit

	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 edit

	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 edit

Top half edit

Section 1 edit


	First round


	62	M Guèye (SEN)	4	5	6	4

	33	T Wosik (GER)	11	11	11	11


	41	Liu S (ARG)	11	7	12	11	11

	46	S Arai (JPN)	7	11	10	5	4


	49	Achanta SK (IND)	11	12	11	11	11

	61	M Boudjadja (ALG)	4	10	6	13	7


	52	M Merotohun (NGR)	11	11	11	11

	63	M Babungu (COD)	5	8	8	8

Section 2 edit


	First round


	53	Doan KQ (VIE)	5	13	7	5	5

	35	M Yang (ITA)	11	11	11	11	11


	56	K Nguyen (USA)	7	11	7	4	9

	51	W Henzell (AUS)	11	6	11	11	11


	40	R Yuzawa (JPN)	8	11	8	3	9

	48	Lin J (DOM)	11	7	11	11	11


	37	T Krzeszewski (POL)	12	11	11	11

	43	H Hoyama (BRA)	10	4	4	8

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit


	First round


	34	K Matsushita (JPN)	11	11	11	11

	58	T Brown (AUS)	4	6	9	3


	55	J Papic (CHI)	2	4	5	2

	44	I Lupulesku (USA)	11	11	11	11


	47	O I (PRK)	11	11	11	11

	64	J Luyindula (COD)	8	8	4	7


	42	P Gionis (GRE)	7	11	4	13	13

	36	He Z (ESP)	11	13	11	11	15

Section 4 edit


	First round


	59	MR Akhlaghpasand (IRI)	8	13	9	7	5

	45	T Monteiro (BRA)	11	11	11	11	11


	39	S Toriola (NGR)	12	11	11	11	11

	57	P Tabachnik (ARG)	10	8	13	3	8


	38	A Karakašević (SCG)	11	11	11	11

	60	K Al-Harbi (KSA)	9	3	3	5


	54	R Lavale (AUS)	12	9	4	11	16	11

	50	S Miličević (BIH)	10	11	11	9	18	13

References edit

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

External links edit

Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad, v.2. Digitally published by the LA84 Foundation.
"2004 Olympic Games". ITTF. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011.
2004 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Singles, Men. Olympedia.

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