# Table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's singles

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between October 8 and 9, at the Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 14:00 | 1st round |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 17:00 | 2nd round |
| Tuesday, 8 October 2002 | 18:30 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 9 October 2002 | 15:00 | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 9 October 2002 | 17:30 | Final |

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
| 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | | 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
| 2 | Kong Linghui (CHN) | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zafar Shadiev (TJK) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | | Vũ Mạnh Cường (VIE) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Vũ Mạnh Cường (VIE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Kim Song-hui (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG) | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
| | Lkhagvadorjiin Altantulga (MGL) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Kim Song-hui (PRK) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Antonio Sales (TMP) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ko Lai Chak (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Farjad Saif (PAK) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 13 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Hamad Al-Hammadi (QAT) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | | Toshio Tasaki (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Toshio Tasaki (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Oh Sang-eun (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| | Cai Xiaoli (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| | Mansour Al-Enazi (KUW) | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | | Cai Xiaoli (SIN) | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Subhajit Saha (IND) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ahmad Mandani (KUW) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | Pak Won-chol (PRK) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pak Won-chol (PRK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Soumyadeep Roy (IND) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 5 | Kim Taek-soo (KOR) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| | Sükheegiin Galbadrakh (MGL) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 9 | | Soumyadeep Roy (IND) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eyad Makanai (JOR) | | | | | | | 5 | Kim Taek-soo (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Kim Taek-soo (KOR) | W | O | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Đoàn Kiến Quốc (VIE) | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Sirojiddin Ismoilov (TJK) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | | Duan Yong Jun (SIN) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Duan Yong Jun (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Cheung Yuk (HKG) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| | Koji Matsushita (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kong Linghui (CHN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Khalid Al-Kuwari (QAT) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | | Koji Matsushita (JPN) | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Kong Linghui (CHN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | |