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

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Table tennis – Men's singles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date17 to 25 September 2000
Competitors64 from 35 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kong Linghui  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan-Ove Waldner  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liu Guoliang  China
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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 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]

Among 64 entries, 16 seeded players were allocated into the draw of knockout stage which started from the round of 32. The rest competed in groups of three players per group. Winners of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Seeds[edit]

  1.  Kong Linghui (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.  Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (quarterfinals)
  3.  Liu Guoliang (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  4.  Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (second round)
  5.  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (Final, silver medalist)
  6.  Werner Schlager (AUT) (quarterfinals)
  7.  Jörgen Persson (SWE) (semifinals, fourth place)
  8.  Zoran Primorac (CRO) (first round)
  9.  Kim Taek-soo (KOR) (first round)
  10.  Liu Guozheng (CHN) (quarterfinals)
  11.  Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (second round)
  12.  Peter Karlsson (SWE) (first round)
  13.  Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) (first round)
  14.  Damien Eloi (FRA) (second round)
  15.  Koji Matsushita (JPN) (second round)
  16.  Christophe Legout (FRA) (second round)

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL GRE EGY INA
1  Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) 2 0 6 0 126 68 X 3–0 3–0
2  El-sayed Lashin (EGY) 1 1 3 3 100 124 0–3 X 3–0
3  Anton Suseno (INA) 0 2 0 6 96 130 0–3 0–3 X

Group B[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL GER USA EGY
1  Jörg Roßkopf (GER) 2 0 6 0 126 69 X 3–0 3–0
2  David Zhuang (USA) 1 1 3 4 110 127 0–3 X 3–1
3  Ashraf Helmy (EGY) 0 2 1 6 98 138 0–3 1–3 X

Group C[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL CZE IND NZL
1  Petr Korbel (CZE) 2 0 6 1 139 107 X 3–1 3–0
2  Chetan Baboor (IND) 1 1 4 3 137 138 1–3 X 3–0
3  Peter Jackson (NZL) 0 2 0 6 101 132 0–3 0–3 X

Group D[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL CAN NGR CUB
1  Wenguan Johnny Huang (CAN) 2 0 6 2 160 123 X 3–2 3–0
2  Segun Toriola (NGR) 1 1 5 4 165 163 2–3 X 3–1
3  Renier Sosa (CUB) 0 2 1 6 106 145 0–3 1–3 X

Group E[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL POL ROU AUS
1  Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) 2 0 6 2 161 130 X 3–2 3–0
2  Adrian Crișan (ROU) 1 1 5 3 155 133 2–3 X 3–0
3  Simon Gerada (AUS) 0 2 0 6 74 127 0–3 0–3 X

Group F[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL JPN USA CUB
1  Seiko Iseki (JPN) 2 0 6 1 142 103 X 3–1 3–0
2  Cheng Yinghua (USA) 1 1 4 3 135 115 1–3 X 3–0
3  Francisco Arado (CUB) 0 2 0 6 67 126 0–3 0–3 X

Group G[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL JPN CZE CHI
1  Toshio Tasaki (JPN) 2 0 6 1 137 118 X 3–0 3–1
2  Josef Plachý (CZE) 1 1 3 3 113 107 0–3 X 3–0
3  Jorge Gambra (CHI) 0 2 1 6 112 137 1–3 0–3 X

Group H[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL HKG BRA CAN
1  Cheung Yuk (HKG) 2 0 6 3 182 152 X 3–2 3–1
2  Hugo Hoyama (BRA) 1 1 5 3 155 145 0–3 X 3–0
3  Kurt Liu (CAN) 0 2 1 6 105 145 1–3 0–3 X

Group I[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL KOR AUS HKG
1  Ryu Seung-min (KOR) 2 0 6 0 127 88 X 3–0 3–0
2  Mark Smythe (AUS) 1 1 3 5 128 158 0–3 X 3–2
3  Leung Chu Yan (HKG) 0 2 2 6 143 152 0–3 2–3 X

Group J[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL NED GRE IRI
1  Trinko Keen (NED) 2 0 6 1 144 75 X 3–1 3–0
2  Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE) 1 1 4 3 118 126 1–3 X 3–0
3  Majidreza Ehteshamzadeh (IRI) 0 2 0 6 65 126 0–3 0–3 X

Group K[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL NED POL AUS
1  Danny Heister (NED) 2 0 6 0 126 90 X 3–0 3–0
2  Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL) 1 1 3 3 112 107 0–3 X 3–0
3  Russ Lavale (AUS) 0 2 0 6 85 126 0–3 0–3 X

Group L[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL KOR SCG NGR
1  Lee Chul-seung (KOR) 2 0 6 2 155 132 X 3–2 3–0
2  Slobodan Grujić (SCG) 1 1 5 3 152 136 2–3 X 3–0
3  Peter Akinlabi (NGR) 0 2 0 6 87 126 0–3 0–3 X

Group M[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL GER ARG QAT
1  Timo Boll (GER) 2 0 6 1 143 99 X 3–1 3–0
2  Liu Song (ARG) 1 1 4 4 137 143 1–3 X 3–1
3  Hamad Al-Hammadi (QAT) 0 2 1 6 101 139 0–3 1–3 X

Group N[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL TPE AUT TUN
1  Chang Yen-shu (TPE) 2 0 6 0 126 78 X 3–0 3–0
2  Ding Yi (AUT) 1 1 3 3 113 99 0–3 X 3–0
3  Gdara Hamam (TUN) 0 2 0 6 64 126 0–3 0–3 X

Group O[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL GER GBR MRI
1  Peter Franz (GER) 2 0 6 0 128 64 X 3–0 3–0
2  Matthew Syed (GBR) 1 1 3 3 96 85 0–3 X 3–0
3  Patrick Sahajasein (MRI) 0 2 0 6 51 126 0–3 0–3 X

Group P[edit]

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL BEL BLR CHI
1  Philippe Saive (BEL) 2 0 6 1 145 107 X 3–1 3–0
2  Yevgeny Shchetinin (BLR) 1 1 4 3 141 118 1–3 X 3–0
3  Augusto Morales (CHI) 0 2 0 6 65 126 0–3 0–3 X

Knockout stage[edit]

Finals[edit]

Gold medal match
1  Kong Linghui (CHN) 21 21 17 14 21
5  Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) 16 19 21 21 13
Bronze medal match
7  Jörgen Persson (SWE) 18 21 14 13
3  Liu Guoliang (CHN) 21 19 21 21

Top half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                            
1  Kong L (CHN) 21 21 21
 WJ Huang (CAN) 14 12 16
1  Kong L (CHN) 18 21 21 20 21
 L Błaszczyk (POL) 21 17 10 22 14
 L Błaszczyk (POL) 21 21 21
13  J-P Gatien (FRA) 5 17 13
1  Kong L (CHN) 21 13 20 21 21
6  W Schlager (AUT) 14 21 22 10 14
9  Kim T-s (KOR) 11 21 18 17
 T Boll (GER) 21 15 21 21
 T Boll (GER) 22 21 21 13 16
6  W Schlager (AUT) 24 19 17 21 21
 D Heister (NED) 21 21 19 19 12
6  W Schlager (AUT) 13 8 21 21 21
1  Kong L (CHN) 21 13 21 21
7  J Persson (SWE) 12 21 16 13
7  J Persson (SWE) 21 21 16 21
 P Franz (GER) 16 15 21 18
7  J Persson (SWE) 21 21 21
15  K Matsushita (JPN) 14 13 19
 Cheung Y (HKG) 20 19 17
15  K Matsushita (JPN) 22 21 21
7  J Persson (SWE) 14 21 21 21
10  Liu GZ (CHN) 21 18 16 19
10  Liu GZ (CHN) 21 21 18 17 21
 P Saive (BEL) 14 16 21 21 15
10  Liu GZ (CHN) 21 21 21
4  Chiang P-l (TPE) 11 13 19
 K Kreanga (GRE) 23 12 22
4  Chiang P-l (TPE) 25 21 24

Bottom half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                            
3  Liu GL (CHN) 21 22 21
 T Keen (NED) 14 20 19
3  Liu GL (CHN) 19 12 22 21 21
14  D Eloi (FRA) 21 21 20 9 13
 Lee C-s (KOR) 14 21 6 20
14  D Eloi (FRA) 21 11 21 22
3  Liu GL (CHN) 21 21 21
 J Roßkopf (GER) 11 14 7
12  P Karlsson (SWE) 22 19 17 21 12
 J Roßkopf (GER) 20 21 21 19 21
 J Roßkopf (GER) 17 21 21 19 21
 T Tasaki (JPN) 21 15 13 21 14
 T Tasaki (JPN) 25 21 21
8  Z Primorac (CRO) 23 16 17
3  Liu GL (CHN) 19 16 19
5  J-O Waldner (SWE) 21 21 21
5  J-O Waldner (SWE) 21 21 21 21
 S Iseki (JPN) 23 13 15 17
5  J-O Waldner (SWE) 21 19 21 21
11  J-M Saive (BEL) 14 21 18 15
 P Korbel (CZE) 11 13 17
11  J-M Saive (BEL) 21 21 21
5  J-O Waldner (SWE) 20 18 21 21 21
2  V Samsonov (BLR) 22 21 14 18 19
16  C Legout (FRA) 21 21 10 25 21
 Ryu S-m (KOR) 15 23 21 23 17
16  C Legout (FRA) 11 17 12
2  V Samsonov (BLR) 21 21 21
 Chang Y-s (TPE) 14 21 14
2  V Samsonov (BLR) 21 23 21

Competitors[edit]

Athlete Nation Eliminated
El-sayed Lashin  Egypt Groups
Anton Suseno  Indonesia Groups
David Zhuang  United States Groups
Ashraf Helmy  Egypt Groups
Chetan Baboor  India Groups
Peter Jackson  New Zealand Groups
Segun Toriola  Nigeria Groups
Renier Sosa  Cuba Groups
Adrian Crișan  Romania Groups
Simon Gerada  Australia Groups
Cheng Yinghua  United States Groups
Francisco Arado  Cuba Groups
Josef Plachý  Czech Republic Groups
Jorge Gambra  Chile Groups
Hugo Hoyama  Brazil Groups
Kurt Liu  Canada Groups
Mark Smythe  Australia Groups
Leung Chu Yan  Hong Kong Groups
Ntaniel Tsiokas  Greece Groups
Majidreza Ehteshamzadeh  Iran Groups
Russ Lavale  Poland Groups
Tomasz Krzeszewski  Australia Groups
Slobodan Grujić  FR Yugoslavia Groups
Peter Akinlabi  Nigeria Groups
Liu Song  Argentina Groups
Hamah Al-Hammadi  Qatar Groups
Ding Yi  Austria Groups
Gdara Hamam  Tunisia Groups
Matthew Syed  Great Britain Groups
Jean-Patrick Sahajasein  Mauritius Groups
Yevgeny Shchetinin  Belarus Groups
Augusto Morales  Chile Groups
Wenguan Johnny Huang  Canada 32
Jean-Philippe Gatien  France 32
Kim Taek-Soo  South Korea 32
Danny Heister  Netherlands 32
Peter Franz  Germany 32
Cheung Yuk  Hong Kong 32
Philippe Saive  Belgium 32
Kalinikos Kreanga  Greece 32
Trinko Keen  Netherlands 32
Lee Chul-Seung  South Korea 32
Peter Karlsson  Sweden 32
Zoran Primorac  Croatia 32
Seiko Iseki  Japan 32
Petr Korbel  Czech Republic 32
Ryu Seung-Min  South Korea 32
Chang Yen-shu  Chinese Taipei 32
Lucjan Blaszczyk  Poland 16
Timo Boll  Germany 16
Koji Matsushita  Japan 16
Chiang Peng-lung  Chinese Taipei 16
Damien Eloi  France 16
Toshio Tasaki  Japan 16
Jean-Michel Saive  Belgium 16
Christophe Legout  France 16
Werner Schlager  Austria 8
Liu Guozheng  China 8
Jörg Roßkopf  Germany 8
Vladimir Samsonov  Belarus 8
Jörgen Persson  Sweden 4
Liu Guoliang  China 3
Jan-Ove Waldner  Sweden 2
Kong Linghui  China 1

References[edit]

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

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