# Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team

The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Friday 3 August to Wednesday 8 August 2012 at ExCeL London. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Dates | Start time | Round |
| 3 August | 19:00 | First round |
| 4 August | 10:00 | First round |
| 5 August | 10:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 August | 14:30 | Semifinals |
| 8 August | 11:00 | Bronze medal match |
| 8 August | 15:30 | Gold medal match |

## Seeds

Team ranking was based on the individual Ranking List of July 2012, taking into consideration those players qualified from each team.
| Rank | Team | Athletes (world ranking on 4 July) | Athletes (world ranking on 4 July) | Athletes (world ranking on 4 July) |
| 1 | China (CHN) | Zhang Jike (1) | Ma Long (2) | Wang Hao (4) |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | Joo Se-Hyuk (10) | Oh Sang-Eun (11) | Ryu Seung-Min (17) |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | Jun Mizutani (5) | Koki Niwa (16) | Seiya Kishikawa (21) |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | Timo Boll (7) | Dimitrij Ovtcharov (12) | Bastian Steger (24) |
| 5 | Singapore (SIN) | Gao Ning (15) | Zhan Jian (25) | Yang Zi (54) |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Jiang Tianyi (20) | Tang Peng (32) | Leung Chu Yan (35) |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | Robert Gardos (29) | Chen Weixing (32) | Werner Schlager (47) |
| 8 | Portugal (POR) | Marcos Freitas (31) | Tiago Apolónia (34) | João Monteiro (39) |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | Alexander Shibaev (29) | Kirill Skachkov (41) | Alexey Smirnov (46) |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | Jens Lundqvist (51) | Pär Gerell (80) | Jörgen Persson (90) |
| 11 | North Korea (PRK) | Jang Song-Man (59) | Kim Hyok-Bong (77) | Kim Song-Nam (181) |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | Gustavo Tsuboi (104) | Thiago Monteiro (126) | Hugo Hoyama (217) |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | Paul Drinkhall (107) | Andrew Baggaley (133) | Liam Pitchford (143) |
| 14 | Egypt (EGY) | El-sayed Lashin (123) | Ahmed Saleh (157) | Omar Assar (209) |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | Eugene Wang (113) | Pierre-Luc Hinse (305) | Andre Ho (393) |
| 16 | Australia (AUS) | William Henzell (130) | Justin Han (386) | Robert Frank (434) |

## Bracket

The draw for team events took place on 25 July 2012.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Singapore (SIN) | 3 | | | | 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | | | | |
| 14 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 7 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | China (CHN) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 3 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | | | |
| | | | 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | | | |
| 12 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | | | | 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 |
| | | | | | | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 |
| 8 | Portugal (POR) | 3 | | | | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 8 | Portugal (POR) | 2 | | | | | 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 |
| | | | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | | | | | 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 |
| 11 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | | | | | 6 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | |

## Results
### First round

| 3 August 2012 19:00 | Austria | 3–0 | Egypt | Duration: 1h 19min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Chen Weixing | Chen Weixing | 3–1 | El-sayed Lashin | 7–11, 11–8, 11–9, 11–5 |
| Werner Schlager | Werner Schlager | 3–0 | Ahmed Saleh | 11–6, 11–3, 11–8 |
| Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing | Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing | 3–0 | Omar Assar / El-sayed Lashin | 11–8, 11–5, 14–12 |
| 3 August 2012 19:00 | Sweden | 1–3 | Germany | Duration: 2h 42min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Jörgen Persson | Jörgen Persson | 3–1 | Timo Boll | 11–6, 11–7, 14–16, 11–8 |
| Pär Gerell | Pär Gerell | 2–3 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 14–16, 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 8–11 |
| Jens Lundqvist / Pär Gerell | Jens Lundqvist / Pär Gerell | 0–3 | Bastian Steger / Timo Boll | 9–11, 8–11, 9–11 |
| Jörgen Persson | Jörgen Persson | 0–3 | Bastian Steger | 12–14, 7–11, 10–12 |
| 3 August 2012 19:00 | Brazil | 0–3 | Hong Kong | Duration: 1h 19min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Hugo Hoyama | Hugo Hoyama | 1–3 | Jiang Tianyi | 5–11, 11–8, 6–11, 2–11 |
| Thiago Monteiro | Thiago Monteiro | 0–3 | Tang Peng | 8–11, 2–11, 9–11 |
| Gustavo Tsuboi / Thiago Monteiro | Gustavo Tsuboi / Thiago Monteiro | 1–3 | Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi | 12–10, 3–11, 5–11, 6–11 |
| 3 August 2012 19:00 | Portugal | 3–0 | Great Britain | Duration: 1h 43min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Marcos Freitas | Marcos Freitas | 3–1 | Paul Drinkhall | 13–15, 11–6, 11–7, 11–8 |
| João Monteiro | João Monteiro | 3–1 | Liam Pitchford | 9–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8 |
| Tiago Apolónia / João Monteiro | Tiago Apolónia / João Monteiro | 3–0 | Andrew Baggaley / Liam Pitchford | 11–5, 11–7, 11–9 |
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | China | 3–1 | Russia | Duration: 2h 2min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Zhang Jike | Zhang Jike | 3–0 | Kirill Skachkov | 11–5, 12–10, 11–7 |
| Ma Long | Ma Long | 3–0 | Alexander Shibaev | 11–9, 11–5, 11–4 |
| Wang Hao / Ma Long | Wang Hao / Ma Long | 2–3 | Alexey Smirnov / Kirill Skachkov | 8–11, 11–7, 11–6, 9–11, 6–11 |
| Zhang Jike | Zhang Jike | 3–0 | Alexey Smirnov | 11–8, 11–8, 11–6 |
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | Australia | 0–3 | Singapore | Duration: 1h 11min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Justin Han | Justin Han | 0–3 | Gao Ning | 5–11, 8–11, 5–11 |
| William Henzell | William Henzell | 0–3 | Zhan Jian | 8–11, 3–11, 9–11 |
| Robert Frank / Justin Han | Robert Frank / Justin Han | 1–3 | Yang Zi / Zhan Jian | 4–11, 4–11, 11–8, 5–11 |
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Canada | Duration: 1h 4min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Jun Mizutani | Jun Mizutani | 3–0 | Andre Ho | 11–6, 11–3, 11–5 |
| Koki Niwa | Koki Niwa | 3–0 | Zhen Wang | 11–6, 12–10, 11–9 |
| Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani | Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani | 3–0 | Pierre-Luc Hinse / Andre Ho | 11–7, 11–4, 11–6 |
| 4 August 2012 10:00 | North Korea | 1–3 | South Korea | Duration: 2h 24min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Kim Hyok-Bong | Kim Hyok-Bong | 3–0 | Oh Sang-Eun | 11–6, 11–8, 12–10 |
| Jang Song-Man | Jang Song-Man | 0–3 | Joo Se-Hyuk | 10–12, 3–11, 9–11 |
| Kim Song-Nam / Jang Song-Man | Kim Song-Nam / Jang Song-Man | 1–3 | Ryu Seung-Min / Oh Sang-Eun | 8–11, 11–8, 12–14, 9–11 |
| Kim Hyok-Bong | Kim Hyok-Bong | 2–3 | Ryu Seung-Min | 11–5, 9–11, 11–9, 5–11, 3–11 |

### Quarterfinals

| 5 August 2012 10:00 | China | 3–0 | Singapore | Duration: 1h 12min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Ma Long | Ma Long | 3–0 | Gao Ning | 11–4, 11–5, 11–6 |
| Wang Hao | Wang Hao | 3–0 | Zhan Jian | 11–8, 11–3, 11–4 |
| Zhang Jike / Wang Hao | Zhang Jike / Wang Hao | 3–0 | Yang Zi / Zhan Jian | 11–8, 11–9, 11–3 |
| 5 August 2012 10:00 | Japan | 2–3 | Hong Kong | Duration: 3h 16min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Jun Mizutani | Jun Mizutani | 3–1 | Jiang Tianyi | 11–8, 11–9, 9–11, 11–9 |
| Seiya Kishikawa | Seiya Kishikawa | 1–3 | Tang Peng | 7–11, 11–7, 9–11, 7–11 |
| Koki Niwa / Seiya Kishikawa | Koki Niwa / Seiya Kishikawa | 1–3 | Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi | 11–8, 12–14, 8–11, 11–13 |
| Jun Mizutani | Jun Mizutani | 3–1 | Leung Chu Yan | 5–11, 11–5, 13–11, 11–8 |
| Koki Niwa | Koki Niwa | 1–3 | Tang Peng | 11–7, 7–11, 7–11, 3–11 |
| 5 August 2012 14:30 | Austria | 0–3 | Germany | Duration: 1h 26min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Robert Gardos | Robert Gardos | 0–3 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 9–11, 8–11, 5–11 |
| Werner Schlager | Werner Schlager | 0–3 | Timo Boll | 7–11, 7–11, 4–11 |
| Chen Weixing / Robert Gardos | Chen Weixing / Robert Gardos | 1–3 | Bastian Steger / Timo Boll | 6–11, 11–13, 11–8, 4–11 |
| 5 August 2012 14:30 | Portugal | 2–3 | South Korea | Duration: 3h 24min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Tiago Apolonia | Tiago Apolonia | 0–3 | Oh Sang-Eun | 11–13, 7–11, 9–11 |
| Marcos Freitas | Marcos Freitas | 3–1 | Joo Se-Hyuk | 16–14, 11–6, 6–11, 11–9 |
| João Monteiro / Tiago Apolonia | João Monteiro / Tiago Apolonia | 3–2 | Ryu Seung-Min / Oh Sang-Eun | 6–11, 10–12, 11–1, 11–8, 11–7 |
| João Monteiro | João Monteiro | 1–3 | Joo Se-Hyuk | 11–8, 6–11, 4–11, 10–12 |
| Marcos Freitas | Marcos Freitas | 1–3 | Ryu Seung-Min | 5–11, 6–11, 11–9, 3–11 |

### Semifinals

| 6 August 2012 14:30 | China | 3–1 | Germany | Duration: 2h 36min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Ma Long | Ma Long | 3–1 | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 12–10, 5–11, 11–9, 11–1 |
| Zhang Jike | Zhang Jike | 1–3 | Timo Boll | 11–8, 8 –11, 9–11, 8–11 |
| Wang Hao / Zhang Jike | Wang Hao / Zhang Jike | 3–1 | Bastian Steger / Timo Boll | 10–12, 11–8, 11–5, 11–5 |
| Ma Long | Ma Long | 3–0 | Bastian Steger | 11–3, 11–5, 11–7 |
| 6 August 2012 19:00 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | South Korea | Duration: 2h 4min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Tang Peng | Tang Peng | 2–3 | Ryu Seung-Min | 11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 11–8, 9–11 |
| Jiang Tianyi | Jiang Tianyi | 0–3 | Joo Se-Hyuk | 3–11, 6–11, 8–11 |
| Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi | Leung Chu Yan / Jiang Tianyi | 2–3 | Oh Sang-Eun / Ryu Seung-Min | 11–5, 6–11, 2–11, 13–11, 9–11 |

### Bronze medal match

| 8 August 2012 11:00 | Germany | 3–1 | Hong Kong | Duration: 2h 21min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Timo Boll | Timo Boll | 3–0 | Leung Chu Yan | 11–6, 11–3, 11–7 |
| Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 3–1 | Tang Peng | 13–11, 11–13, 11–9, 11–9 |
| Bastian Steger / Dimitrij Ovtcharov | Bastian Steger / Dimitrij Ovtcharov | 0–3 | Jiang Tianyi / Leung Chu Yan | 10–12, 8–11, 4–11 |
| Timo Boll | Timo Boll | 3–1 | Jiang Tianyi | 9–11, 11–5, 11–9, 11–9 |

### Gold medal match

| 8 August 2012 15:30 | China | 3–0 | South Korea | Duration: 1h 50min |
| | Individual matches | Individual matches | Individual matches | |
| Ma Long | Ma Long | 3–1 | Ryu Seung-Min | 11–6, 11–6‚ 6–11, 11–4 |
| Zhang Jike | Zhang Jike | 3–1 | Joo Se-Hyuk | 11–9, 5–11, 11–6, 11–8 |
| Wang Hao / Zhang Jike | Wang Hao / Zhang Jike | 3–0 | Oh Sang-Eun / Ryu Seung-Min | 11–4, 11–8, 11–6 |