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

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.
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

* Kong Linghui (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (quarterfinals)
* Liu Guoliang (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (second round)
* Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (Final, silver medalist)
* Werner Schlager (AUT) (quarterfinals)
* Jörgen Persson (SWE) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Zoran Primorac (CRO) (first round)
* Kim Taek-soo (KOR) (first round)
* Liu Guozheng (CHN) (quarterfinals)
* Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (second round)
* Peter Karlsson (SWE) (first round)
* Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) (first round)
* Damien Eloi (FRA) (second round)
* Koji Matsushita (JPN) (second round)
* Christophe Legout (FRA) (second round)

## Group stage
### Group A

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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
### Finals

| Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | 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 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| 7 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 18 | 21 | 14 | 13 | |
| 3 | Liu Guoliang (CHN) | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Kong L (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | WJ Huang (CAN) | 14 | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | | | | L Błaszczyk (POL) | 21 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J-P Gatien (FRA) | 5 | 17 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | W Schlager (AUT) | 14 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 14 | | | | | | |
| | T Boll (GER) | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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) | 24 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | W Schlager (AUT) | 13 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Persson (SWE) | 12 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| | P Franz (GER) | 16 | 15 | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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) | 14 | 13 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | K Matsushita (JPN) | 22 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Liu GZ (CHN) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | | | | | | | |
| | P Saive (BEL) | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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) | 11 | 13 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chiang P-l (TPE) | 25 | 21 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 3 | Liu GL (CHN) | 21 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Keen (NED) | 14 | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Eloi (FRA) | 21 | 11 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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) | 11 | 14 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | J Roßkopf (GER) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Roßkopf (GER) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | J Roßkopf (GER) | J Roßkopf (GER) | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | T Tasaki (JPN) | T Tasaki (JPN) | 21 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Tasaki (JPN) | 25 | 21 | 21 | | | T Tasaki (JPN) | T Tasaki (JPN) | 21 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Z Primorac (CRO) | 23 | 16 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J-O Waldner (SWE) | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| | S Iseki (JPN) | 23 | 13 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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) | 14 | 21 | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J-M Saive (BEL) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Samsonov (BLR) | 22 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | | | | | |
| | Ryu S-m (KOR) | 15 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Samsonov (BLR) | 21 | 23 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Competitors

| 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 |