# Table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games

Table tennis was contested from 1 October 2002 to 9 October 2002 at the 2002 Asian Games in Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.

## Schedule

| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 1st Tue | 2nd Wed | 3rd Thu | 3rd Thu | 4th Fri | 4th Fri | 5th Sat | 6th Sun | 6th Sun | 6th Sun | 7th Mon | 7th Mon | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 9th Wed |
| Men's singles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Men's doubles | | | | | | | | | | | P | ¼ | ½ | F | F | | |
| Men's team | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | ½ | F | | | | | | | | | | |
| Women's singles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Women's doubles | | | | | | | | | | | P | ¼ | ½ | F | F | | |
| Women's team | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mixed doubles | | | | | | | P | ¼ | ½ | F | | | | | | | |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Wang Liqin China | Chuang Chih-yuan Chinese Taipei | Oh Sang-eun South Korea |
| Men's singles details | Wang Liqin China | Chuang Chih-yuan Chinese Taipei | Kong Linghui China |
| Men's doubles details | South Korea Lee Chul-seung Ryu Seung-min | South Korea Kim Taek-soo Oh Sang-eun | China Ma Lin Kong Linghui |
| Men's doubles details | South Korea Lee Chul-seung Ryu Seung-min | South Korea Kim Taek-soo Oh Sang-eun | China Wang Liqin Yan Sen |
| Men's team details | China Kong Linghui Liu Guozheng Ma Lin Wang Liqin Yan Sen | South Korea Joo Sae-hyuk Kim Taek-soo Lee Chul-seung Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min | Hong Kong Cheung Yuk Ko Lai Chak Leung Chu Yan Li Ching Tang Kwok Kei |
| Men's team details | China Kong Linghui Liu Guozheng Ma Lin Wang Liqin Yan Sen | South Korea Joo Sae-hyuk Kim Taek-soo Lee Chul-seung Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min | Chinese Taipei Chang Yen-shu Chen Cheng-kao Chiang Peng-lung Chuang Chih-yuan Wu Chih-chi |
| Women's singles details | Zhang Yining China | Wang Nan China | Li Jiawei Singapore |
| Women's singles details | Zhang Yining China | Wang Nan China | Ryu Ji-hye South Korea |
| Women's doubles details | South Korea Lee Eun-sil Seok Eun-mi | China Zhang Yining Li Nan | South Korea Ryu Ji-hye Kim Moo-kyo |
| Women's doubles details | South Korea Lee Eun-sil Seok Eun-mi | China Zhang Yining Li Nan | China Wang Nan Guo Yan |
| Women's team details | North Korea Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui Kim Mi-yong Kim Yun-mi Ryom Won-ok | China Guo Yan Li Nan Niu Jianfeng Wang Nan Zhang Yining | Singapore Jing Junhong Li Jiawei Tan Paey Fern Zhang Xueling |
| Women's team details | North Korea Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui Kim Mi-yong Kim Yun-mi Ryom Won-ok | China Guo Yan Li Nan Niu Jianfeng Wang Nan Zhang Yining | Japan Ai Fukuhara Satoko Kishida An Konishi Mikie Takahashi Aya Umemura |
| Mixed doubles details | Hong Kong Cheung Yuk Tie Ya Na | South Korea Ryu Seung-min Ryu Ji-hye | China Wang Liqin Wang Nan |
| Mixed doubles details | Hong Kong Cheung Yuk Tie Ya Na | South Korea Ryu Seung-min Ryu Ji-hye | China Ma Lin Li Nan |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

## Participating nations

A total of 105 athletes from 18 nations competed in table tennis at the 2002 Asian Games:
* China (10)
* Chinese Taipei (10)
* Hong Kong (10)
* India (2)
* Japan (10)
* Jordan (2)
* Kuwait (4)
* Mongolia (9)
* North Korea (10)
* Pakistan (4)
* Philippines (1)
* Qatar (5)
* Singapore (6)
* South Korea (10)
* Tajikistan (3)
* Timor-Leste (1)
* Uzbekistan (4)
* Vietnam (4)