# 2017 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

The 2017 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 54th edition of the men's doubles championship.
Xu Xin and Zhang Jike were the defending champions but Zhang did not compete this year.
Fan Zhendong and Xu Xin defeated Masataka Morizono and Yuya Oshima 11–9, 16–14, 11–9, 6–11, 13–11 in the final to win the title.

## Seeds

Matches were best of 5 games in qualification and best of 7 games in the 64-player sized main draw.
* Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima (final)
* Patrick Franziska / Jonathan Groth (third round)
* Fan Zhendong / Xu Xin (champion)
* Jung Young-sik / Lee Sang-su (semifinals)
* Hugo Calderano / Gustavo Tsuboi (third round)
* Alexey Liventsov/ Mikhail Paikov (first round)
* Ho Kwan Kit / Wong Chun Ting (quarterfinals)
* Kristian Karlsson / Mattias Karlsson (third round)
* Koki Niwa / Maharu Yoshimura (semifinals)
* Robin Devos / Cedric Nuytinck (second round)
* Ruwen Filus/ Ricardo Walther (first round)
* Chen Chien-an / Liao Cheng-ting (quarterfinals)
* Jang Woo-jin/ Jeong Sang-eun (first round)
* Jakub Dyjas / Daniel Górak (third round)
* Jiang Tianyi / Lam Siu Hang (second round)
* Sharath Kamal / Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (second round)
* Timo Boll / Ma Long (third round)
* Nándor Ecseki/ Ádám Szudi (first round)
* Quadri Aruna / Segun Toriola (second round)
* Tristan Flore / Emmanuel Lebesson (second round)
* Gao Ning / Pang Xue Jie (third round)
* Nima Alamian / Noshad Alamian (second round)
* Pär Gerell / Anton Kallberg (second round)
* Gaston Alto/ Horacio Cifuentes (first round)
* Tomáš Konečný / Tomaš Polansky (first round)
* El-sayed Lashin/ Ahmed Saleh (first round)
* Brian Afanador/ Daniel González (first round)
* Cristian Pletea / Hunor Szőcs (second round)
* Eric Jouti/ Cazuo Matsumoto (second round)
* Harmeet Desai / Soumyajit Ghosh (second round)
* Aleksandar Karakašević / Wang Zengyi (second round)
* Robert Gardos/ Daniel Habesohn (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* w/o = Walkover
* w/d = Withdraw
* r = Retired
* DQ = Disqualified

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jung Young-sik Lee Sang-su | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima | 9 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 3 | Fan Zhendong Xu Xin | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 3 | Fan Zhendong Xu Xin | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
| 9 | Koki Niwa Maharu Yoshimura | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | 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 | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | Morizono Oshima | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Freitas Gaćina | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | | | | 1 | Morizono Oshima | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oláh Robles | 7 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | | | 31 | Karakašević Wang | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Karakašević Wang | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Morizono Oshima | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Ecseki Szudi | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | Allegro Lambiet | 2 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | Allegro Lambiet | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | Allegro Lambiet | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Choe Pak | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | 15 | Jiang Lam | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jiang Lam | 6 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Morizono Oshima | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| 12 | Chen Liao | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Chen Liao | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| | Madrid Villa | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | 12 | Chen Liao | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tanviriyavechakul Wisutmaythangkoon | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | Tanviriyavechakul Wisutmaythangkoon | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Afanador González | 11 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Chen Liao | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Alto Cifuentes | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | McBeath Walker | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | McBeath Walker | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | McBeath Walker | McBeath Walker | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gauzy Robinot | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | Gauzy Robinot | Gauzy Robinot | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Liventsov Paikov | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Calderano Tsuboi | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Assar El-Beiali | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | | 5 | Calderano Tsuboi | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gionis Papageorgiou | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | 29 | Jouti Matsumoto | 8 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Jouti Matsumoto | 1 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Calderano Tsuboi | 6 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Ni. Alamian No. Alamian | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Shibaev Skachkov | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fegerl Monteiro | 12 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | 22 | Ni. Alamian No. Alamian | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shibaev Skachkov | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Shibaev Skachkov | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jang Jeong S: | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shibaev Skachkov | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Filus Walther | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jung Y. Lee | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | Jančařík Sirucek | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | | Jančařík Sirucek | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alkhadrawi Bu Shulaybi | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | | | | 21 | Gao Pang | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Gao Pang | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | Gao Pang | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Lashin Saleh | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Jung Y. Lee | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Rech Stoyanov | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | Rech Stoyanov | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gündüz Yigenler | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | 4 | Jung Y. Lee | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jung Y. Lee | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Fan Xu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kojić Pucar | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | 3 | Fan Xu | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerassimenko Kou | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | | | | 20 | Flore Lebesson | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Flore Lebesson | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fan Xu | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Boll Ma | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Boll Ma | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lakatos Nagy | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | | | | 17 | Boll Ma | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Drinkhall Pitchford | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 6 | | 16 | Kamal Gnanasekaran | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Kamal Gnanasekaran | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Fan Xu | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| 14 | Dyjas Górak | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ho Wong | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| | Aguirre Toranzos | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | 14 | Dyjas Górak | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tin Sun | 9 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | Tin Sun | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Konečný Polansky | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | 14 | Dyjas Górak | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Desai Ghosh | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ho Wong | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glod Mladenovic | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | | | | 30 | Desai Ghosh | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kozul Zibrat | 5 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | | | 7 | Ho Wong | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ho Wong | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | K. Karlsson M. Karlsson | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jorgić Tokič | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | | | 8 | K. Karlsson M. Karlsson | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leong Haiqal | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | 23 | Gerell Kallberg | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Gerell Kallberg | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K. Karlsson M. Karlsson | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 28 | Pletea Szőcs | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Niwa Yoshimura | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Cantero Machado | 11 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | | 28 | Pletea Szőcs | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gómez Lamadrid | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | 9 | Niwa Yoshimura | 11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Niwa Yoshimura | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Niwa Yoshimura | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | Devos Nuytinck | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Platonov Samsonov | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
| | Ben Ari Simon | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | 10 | Devos Nuytinck | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Platonov Samsonov | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | Platonov Samsonov | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Gardos Habesohn | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Platonov Samsonov | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Aruna Toriola | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Franziska Groth | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Alexandrov Kodjabashev | 9 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 19 | Aruna Toriola | 11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Crișan Ionescu | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 2 | Franziska Groth | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Franziska Groth | 10 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |