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Singles, Men

Date	19 – 23 August 2008
Status	Olympic
Location	Beijing Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing
Participants	77 from 44 countries
Format	Single-elimination tournament. Top 16 seeds advanced to round three. Seeds 17-32 advanced to round two.

In one of the least surprising results of the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese swept the medal podium in men’s singles. The gold went to Ma Lin, who had won doubles gold in 2004. Wang Hao repeated as silver medalist, while the bronze again went to Wang Liqin. Wang Liqin was World Champion in 2001, 2005 and 2007, but an Olympic singles gold medal has eluded him. Ma won the final against Wang Hao in five games. Wang Liqin won his second singles bronze medal against Sweden’s Jörgen Persson, who was competing in his sixth Olympics. Persson was treated for a leg injury during the bronze match, and he ended up repeating his fourth-place finish from 2000.

Pos	Competitor(s)	NOC
1	Ma Lin	CHN	Gold
2	Wang Hao	CHN	Silver
3	Wang Liqin	CHN	Bronze
4	Jörgen Persson	SWE
=5	Ko Lai Chak	HKG
=5	Zoran Primorac	CRO
=5	Ruiwu Tan	CRO
=5	Oh Sang-Eun	KOR
=9	Yo Kan	JPN
=9	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	GER
=9	Yang Zi	SGP
=9	Uladzimir Samsonau	BLR
=9	Werner Schlager	AUT
=9	Li Ching	HKG
=9	Timo Boll	GER
=9	Kallinikos Kreangka	GRE
=17	Chen Weixing	AUT
=17	Aleksey Smirnov	RUS
=17	Adrian Crișan	ROU
=17	Yu Seung-Min	KOR
=17	Chuang Chih-Yuan	TPE
=17	Michael Maze	DEN
=17	Cheung Yuk	HKG
=17	Christian Süß	GER
=17	Lucjan Błaszczyk	POL
=17	Yun Jae-Yeong	KOR
=17	Gao Ning	SGP
=17	Jang Song-Man	PRK
=17	Kim Hyok-Bong	PRK
=17	Segun Toriola	NGR
=17	Jun Mizutani	JPN
=17	Bojan Tokič	SLO
=33	Sharath Kamal Achanta	IND
=33	Đoàn Kiến Quốc	VIE
=33	Luis Lin	DOM
=33	Panagiotis Gkionis	GRE
=33	Marcos Freitas	POR
=33	Robert Gardos	AUT
=33	Aleksandar Karakašević	SRB
=33	János Jakab	HUN
=33	Petr Korbel	CZE
=33	William Henzell	AUS
=33	Seiya Kishikawa	JPN
=33	Zhiwen He	ESP
=33	Chiang Peng-Lung	TPE
=33	Jean-Michel Saive	BEL
=33	Damien Éloi	FRA
=33	Mihai Bobocica	ITA
=49	Alfredo Carneros	ESP
=49	Christophe Legoût	FRA
=49	Tiago Apolónia	POR
=49	Gustavo Tsuboi	BRA
=49	El-Sayed Lashin	EGY
=49	Ri Chol-Guk	PRK
=49	Cem Zeng	TUR
=49	Patrick Chila	FRA
=49	Suraju Saka	CGO
=49	Jens Lundqvist	SWE
=49	Wilson Zhang	CAN
=49	Song Liu	ARG
=49	Thiago Monteiro	BRA
=49	João Pedro Monteiro	POR
=49	Ahmed Ali Saleh	EGY
=49	Fyodor Kuzmin	RUS
=65	Adel Massaad	EGY
=65	Dave Zalcberg	AUS
=65	Pradeeban Peter-Paul	CAN
=65	Pablo Tabachnik	ARG
=65	Monday Merotohun	NGR
=65	Kou Lei	UKR
=65	Idir Khourta	ALG
=65	Dexter St. Louis	TTO
=65	Marcelo Aguirre	PAR
=65	Ibrahim Al-Hasan	KUW
=65	David Zhuang	USA
=65	Kyle Davis	AUS
=65	Afshin Norouzi	IRI

Preliminary Round (19 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round one.

Match #1	Alfredo Carneros	ESP	4 – 2 11-9, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 8-11, 11-8	Adel Massaad	EGY
Match #2	Đoàn Kiến Quốc	VIE	4 – 0 11-8, 11-7, 12-10, 11-5	Dave Zalcberg	AUS
Match #3	Gustavo Tsuboi	BRA	4 – 3 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 7-11, 9-11, 12-10	Pradeeban Peter-Paul	CAN
Match #4	El-Sayed Lashin	EGY	4 – 2 11-4, 9-11, 11-13, 11-4, 13-11, 17-15	Pablo Tabachnik	ARG
Match #5	Cem Zeng	TUR	4 – 2 10-12, 11-5, 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-9	Monday Merotohun	NGR
Match #6	Suraju Saka	CGO	4 – 1 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6, 11-9	Kou Lei	UKR
Match #7	William Henzell	AUS	4 – 1 8-11, 11-3, 11-2, 11-5, 11-8	Idir Khourta	ALG
Match #8	Wilson Zhang	CAN	4 – 0 11-6, 11-7, 12-10, 11-4	Dexter St. Louis	TTO
Match #9	Jang Song-Man	PRK	4 – 0 11-7, 11-3, 11-8, 11-3	Marcelo Aguirre	PAR
Match #10	Kim Hyok-Bong	PRK	4 – 2 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-9, 11-9	Ibrahim Al-Hasan	KUW
Match #11	Segun Toriola	NGR	4 – 3 8-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8	David Zhuang	USA
Match #12	Ahmed Ali Saleh	EGY	4 – 1 11-7, 11-6, 10-12, 11-7, 11-8	Kyle Davis	AUS
Match #13	Mihai Bobocica	ITA	4 – 2 11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 9-11, 11-4, 12-10	Afshin Norouzi	IRI

Round One (19 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match #1	Sharath Kamal Achanta	IND	4 – 2 6-11, 12-10, 11-8, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7	Alfredo Carneros	ESP
Match #2	Đoàn Kiến Quốc	VIE	4 – 2 10-12, 11-7, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 14-12	Christophe Legoût	FRA
Match #3	Luis Lin	DOM	4 – 1 2-11, 13-11, 11-4, 11-5, 12-10	Tiago Apolónia	POR
Match #4	Panagiotis Gkionis	GRE	4 – 0 11-7, 11-3, 11-5, 11-5	Gustavo Tsuboi	BRA
Match #5	Marcos Freitas	POR	4 – 1 10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6	El-Sayed Lashin	EGY
Match #6	Robert Gardos	AUT	4 – 3 6-11, 8-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-5, 11-9	Ri Chol-Guk	PRK
Match #7	Aleksandar Karakašević	SRB	4 – 1 11-8, 13-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-1	Cem Zeng	TUR
Match #8	János Jakab	HUN	4 – 3 7-11, 10-12, 9-11, 11-7, 11-1, 11-8, 11-9	Patrick Chila	FRA
Match #9	Lucjan Błaszczyk	POL	4 – 0 11-9, 11-3, 13-11, 11-2	Suraju Saka	CGO
Match #10	William Henzell	AUS	4 – 2 15-13, 11-9, 8-11, 5-11, 12-10, 11-3	Jens Lundqvist	SWE
Match #11	Seiya Kishikawa	JPN	4 – 2 11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-9	Wilson Zhang	CAN
Match #12	Jang Song-Man	PRK	4 – 2 11-9, 9-11, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 13-11	Song Liu	ARG
Match #13	Kim Hyok-Bong	PRK	4 – 1 11-6, 11-9, 11-6, 7-11, 11-5	Thiago Monteiro	BRA
Match #14	Segun Toriola	NGR	4 – 3 5-11, 11-7, 11-7, 5-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7	João Pedro Monteiro	POR
Match #15	Damien Éloi	FRA	4 – 3 7-11, 14-16, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6	Ahmed Ali Saleh	EGY
Match #16	Mihai Bobocica	ITA	4 – 1 11-7, 3-11, 11-5, 11-7, 12-10	Fyodor Kuzmin	RUS

Round Two (20 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round three.

Match #1	Chen Weixing	AUT	4 – 1 11-5, 14-12, 11-2, 8-11, 12-10	Sharath Kamal Achanta	IND
Match #2	Aleksey Smirnov	RUS	4 – 1 11-3, 5-11, 11-4, 14-12, 11-8	Đoàn Kiến Quốc	VIE
Match #3	Adrian Crișan	ROU	4 – 1 11-4, 11-2, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6	Luis Lin	DOM
Match #4	Ko Lai Chak	HKG	4 – 3 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8, 4-11, 11-4	Panagiotis Gkionis	GRE
Match #5	Yang Zi	SGP	4 – 2 11-4, 6-11, 2-11, 11-3, 11-9, 11-6	Marcos Freitas	POR
Match #6	Zoran Primorac	CRO	4 – 2 12-10, 11-8, 6-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9	Robert Gardos	AUT
Match #7	Jörgen Persson	SWE	4 – 2 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7	Aleksandar Karakašević	SRB
Match #8	Christian Süß	GER	4 – 1 11-7, 4-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8	János Jakab	HUN
Match #9	Lucjan Błaszczyk	POL	4 – 2 11-9, 11-9, 7-11, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8	Petr Korbel	CZE
Match #10	Yun Jae-Yeong	KOR	4 – 3 4-11, 7-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-5, 11-7, 11-4	William Henzell	AUS
Match #11	Ruiwu Tan	CRO	4 – 1 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-4, 11-3	Seiya Kishikawa	JPN
Match #12	Jang Song-Man	PRK	4 – 2 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-8	Zhiwen He	ESP
Match #13	Kim Hyok-Bong	PRK	4 – 2 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 12-10	Chiang Peng-Lung	TPE
Match #14	Segun Toriola	NGR	4 – 2 11-8, 11-7, 8-11, 9-11, 11-3, 12-10	Jean-Michel Saive	BEL
Match #15	Jun Mizutani	JPN	4 – 3 11-9, 7-11, 15-13, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-1	Damien Éloi	FRA
Match #16	Bojan Tokič	SLO	4 – 3 14-12, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6	Mihai Bobocica	ITA

Round Three (21 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to round four.

Match #1	Wang Hao	CHN	4 – 0 11-7, 11-7, 11-5, 11-5	Chen Weixing	AUT
Match #2	Yo Kan	JPN	4 – 1 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 14-12, 17-15	Aleksey Smirnov	RUS
Match #3	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	GER	4 – 3 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8	Adrian Crișan	ROU
Match #4	Ko Lai Chak	HKG	4 – 2 11-7, 11-8, 11-6, 4-11, 5-11, 12-10	Yu Seung-Min	KOR
Match #5	Yang Zi	SGP	4 – 3 14-12, 7-11, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11, 11-7, 12-10	Chuang Chih-Yuan	TPE
Match #6	Zoran Primorac	CRO	4 – 2 11-8, 9-11, 12-10, 10-12, 11-7, 13-11	Michael Maze	DEN
Match #7	Jörgen Persson	SWE	4 – 1 11-9, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-2	Cheung Yuk	HKG
Match #8	Uladzimir Samsonau	BLR	4 – 0 15-13, 11-6, 11-9, 11-4	Christian Süß	GER
Match #9	Wang Liqin	CHN	4 – 0 11-2, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8	Lucjan Błaszczyk	POL
Match #10	Werner Schlager	AUT	4 – 3 10-12, 11-8, 6-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-6, 11-8	Yun Jae-Yeong	KOR
Match #11	Ruiwu Tan	CRO	4 – 0 11-6, 14-12, 11-4, 11-7	Gao Ning	SGP
Match #12	Li Ching	HKG	4 – 1 11-4, 11-9, 11-8, 9-11, 11-8	Jang Song-Man	PRK
Match #13	Timo Boll	GER	4 – 1 13-11, 11-3, 11-4, 10-12, 11-8	Kim Hyok-Bong	PRK
Match #14	Oh Sang-Eun	KOR	4 – 3 12-14, 15-13, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 9-11, 11-7	Segun Toriola	NGR
Match #15	Kallinikos Kreangka	GRE	4 – 1 9-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8, 11-3	Jun Mizutani	JPN
Match #16	Ma Lin	CHN	4 – 1 11-5, 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5	Bojan Tokič	SLO

Round Four (21 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to quarter-finals.

Match #1	Wang Hao	CHN	4 – 1 11-6, 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-4	Yo Kan	JPN
Match #2	Ko Lai Chak	HKG	4 – 1 11-4, 11-7, 11-4, 1-11, 11-1	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	GER
Match #3	Zoran Primorac	CRO	4 – 2 11-7, 11-7, 4-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6	Yang Zi	SGP
Match #4	Jörgen Persson	SWE	4 – 3 7-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-13, 11-7, 12-10, 11-9	Uladzimir Samsonau	BLR
Match #5	Wang Liqin	CHN	4 – 0 11-6, 11-4, 11-8, 11-2	Werner Schlager	AUT
Match #6	Ruiwu Tan	CRO	4 – 2 9-11, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 13-11, 11-5	Li Ching	HKG
Match #7	Oh Sang-Eun	KOR	4 – 1 11-9, 11-4, 11-9, 8-11, 11-3	Timo Boll	GER
Match #8	Ma Lin	CHN	4 – 0 11-5, 11-5, 11-3, 11-7	Kallinikos Kreangka	GRE

Quarter-finals (22 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals.

Match #1	Wang Hao	CHN	4 – 1 11-7, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-9	Ko Lai Chak	HKG
Match #2	Jörgen Persson	SWE	4 – 1 7-11, 11-6, 11-8, 14-12, 11-9	Zoran Primorac	CRO
Match #3	Wang Liqin	CHN	4 – 0 11-7, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8	Ruiwu Tan	CRO
Match #4	Ma Lin	CHN	4 – 0 11-3, 11-5, 11-9, 12-10	Oh Sang-Eun	KOR

Semi-finals (23 August 2008)

Winner of each match advanced to final.

Match #1	Wang Hao	CHN	4 – 1 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9	Jörgen Persson	SWE
Match #2	Ma Lin	CHN	4 – 2 11-5, 11-9, 11-9, 10-12, 3-11, 11-8	Wang Liqin	CHN

Final Round (23 August 2008)

Match #1	Ma Lin	CHN	4 – 1 11-9, 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9	Wang Hao	CHN
Match #2	Wang Liqin	CHN	4 – 0 13-11, 11-2, 11-5, 11-9	Jörgen Persson	SWE