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

Table tennis at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

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.

Medal Athlete
Gold  Ryu Seung-Min (KOR)
Silver  Wang Hao (CHN)
Bronze  Wang Liqin (CHN)

Contents

First round

August 14
winners on left in bold

Torben Wosik, GER 4 - 0 Mohamed Gueye, SEN (11-4),(11-5),(11-6),(11-4)
Song Liu, ARG 4 - 1 Shu Arai, JPN (11-7),(7-11),(12-10),(11-5),(11-4)
Sharath Kamal Achanta, IND 4 - 1 Mohamed Boudjadja, ALG (11-4),(12-10),(11-6),(11-13),(11-7)
Monday Merotohun, NGR 4 - 0 Momo Babungu, COD (11-5),(11-8),(11-8),(11-8)
Min Yang, ITA 4 - 1 Kien Quoc Doan, VIE (11-5),(11-13),(11-7),(11-5),(11-5)
William Henzell, AUS 4 - 1 Khoa Nguyen, USA (11-7),(6-11),(11-7),(11-4),(11-9)
Ju Lin, DOM 4 - 1 Ryo Yuzawa, JAP (11-8),(7-11),(11-8),(11-3),(11-9)
Tomasz Krzeszewski, POL 4 - 0 Hugo Hoyama, BRA (12-10),(11-4),(11-4),(11-8)
Koji Matsuhita, JAP 4 - 0 Trevor Brown, AUS (11-4),(11-6),(11-9),(11-3)
Ilija Lupulesku, USA 4 - 0 Juan Papic, CHI (11-2),(11-4),(11-5),(11-2)
'Il O', PRK 4 - 0 Jose Luyindula COD (11-8),(11-8),(11-4),(11-7)
Zhiwen He, ESP 4 - 1 Panagiotis Gionis, GRE (11-7),(13-11),(11-4),(11-13),(15-13)
Thiago Monteiro, BRA 4 - 1 Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand IRI (11-8),(11-13),(11-9),(11-7),(11-5)
Segun Toriola, NGR 4 - 1 Pablo Tabachnik, ARG (12-10),(11-8),(11-13),(11-3),(11-8)
Aleksandar Karakasevic, SCG 4 - 0 Khalid Al-Harbi, KSA (11-9),(11-3),(11-3),(11-5)
Srdjan Milicevic, BIH 4 - 2 Russell Lavale, AUS (11-12),(11-9),(11-4),(9-11),(18-16), (13-11)

Second round

August 15 & August 16 winners on left in bold
players with wiki link below had byes in first round

Trinko Keen, NED 4 - 3 Torben Wosik, GER (12-10),(10-12),(7-11),(11-5),(5-11),(13-11),(11-9)
Song Liu, ARG 4 - 1 Slobodan Grujic, SCG (11-4),(11-7),(4-11),(11-2),(14-12)
Lai Chak Ko, HKG 4 - 0 Sharath Kamal Achanta, IND (11-9),(11-5),(11-9),(11-6)
Jörgen Persson, SWE 4 - 1 Monday Merotohun, NGR (9-11),(11-5),(11-5),(11-7),(11-8)
Peter Karlsson, SWE 4 - 3 Min Yang, ITA (11-9),(11-4),(11-8),(9-11),(7-11),(11-13),(11-9)
Weixing Chen, AUT 4 - 0 William Henzell, AUS (11-7),(11-3),(12-10),(11-6)
Ju Lin, DOM 4 - 1 Alexey Smirnov, RUS (11-9),(7-11),(11-4),(11-5),(11-6)
Jörg Rosskopf, GER 4 - 1 Tomasz Krzeszewski, POL (6-11),(11-8),(11-7),(17-15),(13-11)
Koji Matsuhita, JAP 4 - 0 Danny Heister, NED (11-7),(11-7),(11-8),(11-4)
Adrian Crisan, ROM 4 - 0 Ilija Lupulesku, USA (11-9),(11-8),(15-13),(11-8)
Chu Yan Leung, HKG 4 - 1 Il O, PRK (11-3),(11-9),(11-13),(11-4),(11-8)
Lucjan Błaszczyk, POL 4 - 3 Zhiwen He, ESP (11-5),(10-12),(11-2),(8-11),(7-11),(11-6),(11-9)
Ching Li, HKG 4 - 1 Thiago Monteiro, BRA (11-6),(9-11),(11-7),(11-9),(11-5)
Patrick Chila, FRA 4 - 2 Segun Toriola, NGR (11-3),(8-11),(10-12),(11-7),(11-8),(11-9)
Aleksandar Karakasevic, SCG 4 - 2 Johnny Huang, CAN (7-11),(11-8),(11-5),(9-11),(11-9),(11-9)
Zoran Primorac, CRO 4 - 1 Srdjan Milicevic, BIH (8-11),(11-6),(11-7),(11-8),(11-8)

Third round

August 17
winners on left in bold
players with wiki link below had byes in first two rounds

Wang Liqin, CHN 4 - 1 Trinko Keen, NED (6-11),(11-1),(11-8),(11-4),(11-2)
Sae Hyuk Joo, KOR 4 - 0 Song Liu, ARG (14-12),(11-9),(11-6),(11-8)
Lai Chak Ko, HKG 4 - 3 Petr Korbel, CZE (11-7),(9-11),(11-7),(2-11),(11-6),(9-11),(11-7)
Jörgen Persson, SWE 4 - 0 Kalinikos Kreanga, GRE (11-5),(11-7),(11-9),(11-8)
Chih-Yuan Chuan, TPE 4 - 2 Peter Karlsson, SWE (16-18),(11-6),(8-11),(11-7),(11-3),(11-8)
Sang Eun Oh, KOR 4 - 3 Weixing Chen, AUT (7-11),(11-6),(11-7),(11-8),(5-11),(9-11),(11-2)
Ju Lin, DOM 4 - 2 Jean-Michel Saive, BEL (11-5),(11-4),(5-11),(11-13),(18-16),(11-8)
Wang Hao, CHN 4 - 1 Jörg Rosskopf, GER (11-5),(12-10),(11-5),(11-13),(11-6)
Seung Min Ryu, KOR 4 - 0 Koji Matsuhita, JPN (11-9),(11-6),(11-6),(11-2)
Peng-Lung Chiang, TPE 4 - 1 Adrian Crisan, ROM (11-9),(11-5),(12-10),(2-11),(11-8)
Chu Yan Leung, HKG 4 - 1 Michael Maze, DEN (6-11),(11-5),(11-3),(11-8),(11-9)
Vladimir Samsonov, BLR 4 - 2 Lucjan Błaszczyk, POL (11-5),(5-11),(12-10),(8-11),(11-4),(11-9)
Werner Schlager, AUT 4 - 2 Ching Li, HKG (8-11),(11-9),(12-14),(11-9),(11-9),(11-6)
Timo Boll, GER 4 - 1 Patrick Chila, FRA (11-3),(14-16),(11-9),(11-3),(11-9)
Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE 4 - 2 Aleksandar Karakasevic, SCG (13-11),(11-9),(5-11),(11-6),(10-12),(11-9)
Lin Ma, CHN 4 - 1 Zoran Primorac, CRO (11-5),(11-3),(11-3),(9-11),(11-5)

Round of 16

August 18
winners on left in bold

Wang Liqin, CHN 4 - 1 Sae Hyuk Joo, KOR (11-7),(11-8),(9-11),(11-6),(11-6)
Lai Chak Ko, HKG 4 - 1 Jörgen Persson, SWE (11-7),(11-6),(8-11),(11-4),(12-10)
Chih-Yuan Chuan, TPE 4 - 2 Sang Eun Oh, KOR (12-10),(12-10),(6-11),(12-10),(9-11),(11-5)
Wang Hao, CHN 4 - 1 Ju Lin, DOM (11-5),(11-7),(7-11),(12-10),(11-7)
Seung Min Ryu, KOR 4 - 3 Peng-Lung Chiang, TPE (11-6),(11-6),(7-11),(8-11),(11-3),(6-11),(11-4)
Chu Yan Leung, HKG 4 - 3 Vladimir Samsonov, BLR (11-7),(6-11),(11-9),(6-11),(11-5),(7-11),(11-8)
Timo Boll, GER 4 - 3 Werner Schlager, AUT (11-2),(12-14),(11-5),(11-9),(6-11),(4-11),(11-6)
Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE 4 - 1 Lin Ma, CHN (11-9),(12-10),(7-11),(11-5),(11-9)

Quarterfinals

August 20
winners on left in bold

Wang Liqin, CHN 4 - 1 Lai Chak Ko, HKG (11-9),(13-11),(6-11),(11-8),(11-4)
Wang Hao, CHN 4 - 2 Chih-Yuan Chuan, TPE (5-11),(12-10),(9-11),(11-4),(11-6),(11-7)
Seung Min Ryu, KOR 4 - 2 Chu Yan Leung, HKG (6-11),(10-12),(11-6),(11-6),(11-9),(11-5)
Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE 4 - 1 Timo Boll, GER (11-7),(13-11),(6-11),(11-7),(13-11)

Semifinals

August 22
winners on left in bold

Wang Hao, CHN 4 - 1 Wang Liqin, CHN (11-8),(11-5),(6-11),(11-9),(11-3)
Seung Min Ryu, KOR 4 - 1 Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE (11-9),(9-11),(11-9),(11-5),(11-5)

Bronze medal match

August 23
winner on left in bold

Wang Liqin, CHN 4 - 1 Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE (10-12),(11-3),(11-8),(11-7),(11-9)

Gold medal match

August 23
winner on left in bold

Seung Min Ryu, KOR 4 - 2 Wang Hao, CHN (11-3),(9-11),(11-9),(11-9),(11-13),(11-9)

References