Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.

78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single event. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 50 received a bye to the first round while seeds 51 to 78 contested in the preliminary round.

Contents

Medalists

Gold  Zhang Yining
China (CHN)
Silver  Wang Nan
China (CHN)
Bronze  Guo Yue
China (CHN)

Competition schedule

Monday, August 18, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
9:00 12:45 Women's Singles Preliminary Round

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
13:00 16:00 Women's Singles First Round
14:30 15:15 Women's Singles First Round
18:00 18:45 Women's Singles First Round
19:30 20:15 Women's Singles First Round
21:00 22:00 Women's Singles Second Round

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
10:00 11:00 Women's Singles Second Round
12:00 13:00 Women's Singles Second Round
13:00 14:00 Women's Singles Second Round
15:00 16:00 Women's Singles Third Round
18:00 19:00 Women's Singles Third Round
20:00 21:00 Women's Singles Third Round
21:00 22:00 Women's Singles Third Round

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
10:00 11:00 Women's Singles Fourth Round
11:00 12:00 Women's Singles Fourth Round
18:00 19:00 Women's Singles Quarterfinal
19:00 20:00 Women's Singles Quarterfinal

Friday, August 22, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
10:00 11:00 Women's Singles Semifinal
11:00 12:00 Women's Singles Semifinal
19:30 20:30 Women's Singles Bronze Medal
20:30 21:30 Women's Singles Gold Medal

Seeds

  1.  Zhang Yining (CHN) (Champion, Gold Medallist)
  2.  Guo Yue (CHN) (Semifinals, Bronze Medallist)
  3.  Wang Nan (CHN) (Final, Silver Medallist)
  4.  Li Jiawei (SIN) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
  5.  Wang Yuegu (SIN) (Third Round)
  6.  Feng Tianwei (SIN) (Quarterfinals)
  7.  Tie Yana (HKG) (Quarterfinals)
  8.  Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) (Fourth Round)
  1.  Fukuhara Ai (JPN) (Fourth Round)
  2.  Lin Ling (HKG) (Fourth Round)
  3.  Li Jiao (NED) (Fourth Round)
  4.  Liu Jia (AUT) (Third Round)
  5.  Hirano Sayaka (JPN) (Third Round
  6.  Wang Chen (USA) (Quarterfinals)
  7.  Park Mi-Young (KOR) (Fourth Round)
  8.  Wu Jiaduo (GER) (Third Round)

Tournament Bracket

Preliminary Rounds

  Preliminary Round   First Round   Second Round   Third Round
                       
  Yang Fen (CGO) 4 11 9 11 13 11     Elizabeta Samara (ROU) 11 11 6 11 11         Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) 3 11 11 11 12       1   Zhang Yining (CHN) 11 11 11 11      
  Huang Xi Crystal (USA) 11 8 11 5 11 9     Yang Fen (CGO) 4 2 11 4 6         Elizabeta Samara (ROU) 11 8 8 7 10         Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) 7 2 7 5      
  Pan Li-Chun (TPE) 11 11 11 11     Melek Hu (TUR) 9 11 11 11 11         Elke Schall (GER) 6 11 10 6 11 7     9   Fukuhara Ai (JPN) 11 11 11 9 11    
  Shaimaa Abdul-Aziz (EGY) 4 4 2 1     Pan Li-Chun (TPE) 11 9 4 8 6         Melek Hu (TUR) 11 6 12 11 6 11       Melek Hu (TUR) 6 8 7 11 5    
  Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) 11 11 11 11     Zhu Fang (ESP) 9 11 11 11 11         Li Jie (NED) 8 11 11 14 11       12   Liu Jia (AUT) 5 8 11 10 3    
  Marina Shumakova (KAZ) 8 6 6 6     Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) 11 8 4 7 9         Zhu Fang (ESP) 11 4 7 12 5         Li Jie (NED) 11 11 9 12 11    
  Miao Miao (AUS) 11 11 11 14     Irina Kotikhina (RUS) 9 13 11 12 8 11 9     Dang Ye-Seo (KOR) 11 7 11 11 11       6   Feng Tianwei (SIN) 11 11 11 11      
  Cecilia Otu Offiong (NGR) 7 5 5 12     Miao Miao (AUS) 11 15 5 10 11 4 11     Miao Miao (AUS) 3 11 3 6 6         Dang Ye-Seo (KOR) 4 5 3 5      
  Lian Qian (DOM) 11 11 11 11     Komwong Nanthana (THA) 7 11 11 11 12         Fukuoka Haruna (JPN) 11 11 11 11         8   Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) 11 14 12 12 11 11  
  Victorine Agum Fomum (CMR) 3 1 6 5     Lian Qian (DOM) 11 5 6 6 10         Komwong Nanthana (THA) 9 7 9 5           Fukuoka Haruna (JPN) 9 16 10 14 9 7  
  Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU) 11 11 15 11     Kim Mi Yong (PRK) 5 11 11 5 5 11 5     Krisztina Toth (HUN) 8 11 11 11 4 6 11   14   Wang Chen (USA) 11 11 11 11 11    
  Mariany Nonaka (BRA) 3 6 13 3     Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU) 11 9 3 11 11 6 11     Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU) 11 5 8 6 11 11 3     Krisztina Toth (HUN) 7 7 6 13 2    
  Zhang Mo (CAN) 11 11 12 11     Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) 11 11 12 11           Li Qian (POL) 7 9 6 11 11 10     10   Lin Ling (HKG) 11 11 11 11      
  Paula Medina (COL) 5 5 10 8     Zhang Mo (CAN) 2 7 10 1           Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) 11 11 11 5 9 12       Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) 6 3 6 8      
                    Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) 11 11 11 11           Tamara Boroš (CRO) 11 11 11 8 11       4   Li Jiawei (SIN) 11 11 7 11 11    
                    Oksana Fadeeva (RUS) 5 5 7 6           Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) 4 6 6 11 8         Tamara Boroš (CRO) 8 7 11 6 5    
  Dana Hadacova (CZE) 11 11 11 11     Veronika Pavlovich (BLR) 11 7 9 11 9 6       Georgina Pota (HUN) 11 8 11 12 4 12 12   3   Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 11 11      
  Zeina Shaban (JOR) 3 6 8 5     Dana Hadacova (CZE) 7 11 11 5 11 11       Dana Hadacova (CZE) 3 11 6 14 11 10 10     Georgina Pota (HUN) 6 7 6 2      
  Judy Long (CAN) 11 14 8 7 9     Kim Jong (PRK) 11 11 11 11           Daniela Dodean (ROU) 5 7 5 11 8       15   Park Mi-Young (KOR) 11 11 11 11      
  Fabiola Ramos (VEN) 5 16 11 11 11     Fabiola Ramos (VEN) 7 7 7 7           Kim Jong (PRK) 11 11 11 5 11         Kim Jong (PRK) 7 4 8 6      
  Tetyana Sorochinskaya (UKR) 11 11 12 11     Tan Wenling Monfardini (ITA) 11 11 9 11 7 11       Li Qiangbing (AUT) 8 11 11 8 11 11     16   Wu Jiaduo (GER) 9 12 11 8 11 9 9
  Noha Yossry (EGY) 5 4 10 7     Tetyana Sorochinskaya (UKR) 7 6 11 4 11 4       Tan Wenling Monfardini (ITA) 11 7 8 11 5 4       Li Qiangbing (AUT) 11 10 6 11 3 11 11
  Lay Jian Fang (AUS) 10 11 13 11 11     Sandra Paovic (CRO) 5 11 12 10 12 11 11     Shen Yanfei (ESP) 11 7 11 6 13 11     7   Tie Yana (HKG) 6 11 12 11 11    
  Aggarwal Neha (IND) 12 8 11 8 4     Lay Jian Fang (AUS) 11 9 10 12 14 4 9     Sandra Paovic (CRO) 8 11 9 11 11 9       Shen Yanfei (ESP) 11 7 10 4 5    
  Sang Xu Stephanie (AUS) 11 10 11 11 11     Svetlana Ganina (RUS)                   Wu Xue (DOM) 11 13 11 11         5   Wang Yuegu (SIN) 9 11 2 8 10    
  Bose Kaffo (NGR) 8 12 9 2 7     Sang Xu Stephanie (AUS) WO                 Sang Xu Stephanie (AUS) 5 11 9 6           Wu Xue (DOM) 11 9 11 11 12    
  Eva Odorova (SVK) 11 11 11 11     Petra Lovas (HUN) 9 6 4 11 11 10       Gao Jun (USA) 10 11 11 9 11 11     13   Hirano Sayaka (JPN) 12 1 12 7 12    
WC   Priscila Tommy (VAN) 5 7 2 3     Eva Odorova (SVK) 11 11 11 8 9 12       Eva Odorova (SVK) 12 2 9 11 9 4       Gao Jun (USA) 14 11 10 11 14    
  Andrea Bakula (CRO) 12 11 11 11     Huang I-Hwa (TPE) 11 11 11 9 11         Ni Xialian (LUX) 11 5 11 13 11       11   Li Jiao (NED) 6 11 11 11 11    
  Yadira Silva (MEX) 10 8 2 8     Andrea Bakula (CRO) 9 6 7 11 9         Huang I-Hwa (TPE) 6 11 4 11 7         Ni Xialian (LUX) 11 8 9 8 8    
                    Xian Yi Fang (FRA) 11 11 6 11 8 8 11     Lau Sui Fei (HKG) 11 9 11 11 11       2   Guo Yue (CHN) 11 11 11 11      
                    Xu Jie (POL) 6 4 11 9 11 11 7     Xian Yi Fang (FRA) 3 11 3 8 4         Lau Sui Fei (HKG) 2 8 6 6      

Final Rounds

Fourth Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Gold Medal Match
1   Zhang Yining (CHN) 11 11 11 9 11      
9   Fukuhara Ai (JPN) 5 2 5 11 8         1   Zhang Yining (CHN) 13 12 14 12 13      
  Li Jie (NED) 11 11 7 5 4       6   Feng Tianwei (SIN) 11 14 12 10 11      
6   Feng Tianwei (SIN) 7 13 11 11 11           1   Zhang Yining (CHN) 9 11 12 11 11      
8   Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) 9 11 8 12 11 9 5       4   Li Jiawei (SIN) 11 8 10 8 5      
14   Wang Chen (USA) 11 9 11 10 6 11 11     14   Wang Chen (USA) 13 6 10 15 4    
10   Lin Ling (HKG) 11 12 12 8 11 9 11   4   Li Jiawei (SIN) 15 11 12 13 11      
4   Li Jiawei (SIN) 4 14 10 11 5 11 13       1   Zhang Yining (CHN) 8 13 11 11 11    
3   Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 9 11 11 11         3   Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 8 8 3    
15   Park Mi-Young (KOR) 7 7 11 6 13 5       3   Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 11 11 11      
  Li Qiangbing (AUT) 9 11 11 2 9 11 3   7   Tie Yana (HKG) 5 4 13 2 4      
7   Tie Yana (HKG) 11 9 2 11 11 8 11       3   Wang Nan (CHN) 3 11 4 11 11 11  
  Wu Xue (DOM) 12 11 6 11 8 12 11       2   Guo Yue (CHN) 11 8 11 7 3 6    
  Gao Jun (USA) 10 8 11 3 11 14 9       Wu Xue (DOM) 5 14 11 5       Bronze Medal Match
11   Li Jiao (NED) 2 6 3 11         2   Guo Yue (CHN) 11 16 13 11         4   Li Jiawei (SIN) 6 12 11 11 3 4  
2   Guo Yue (CHN) 11 11 11 13         2   Guo Yue (CHN) 11 14 9 7 11 11  

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