# Table tennis at the 1988 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 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

## Group stage
### Group A

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | CHN | HUN | GBR | BEL | FRA | USA | BRA | TUN |
| 1 | Jiang Jialiang (CHN) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 459 | 323 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 543 | 445 | 1–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Alan Cooke (GBR) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 462 | 372 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 470 | 431 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 512 | 484 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Sean O'Neill (USA) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 332 | 424 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 7 | Carlos Kawai Issamu (BRA) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 368 | 456 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 8 | Lotfi Joudi (TUN) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 230 | 441 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group B

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | SWE | CHN | FRG | FRA | TPE | INA | NZL | MRI |
| 1 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 465 | 327 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Xu Zengcai (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 460 | 290 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Georg Böhm (FRG) | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 446 | 369 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Patrick Birocheau (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 422 | 436 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Chih Chin-long (TPE) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 407 | 417 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Tonny Maringgi (INA) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 363 | 469 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 7 | Barry Griffiths (NZL) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 452 | 522 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 8 | Gilany Hosnani (MRI) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 271 | 456 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X |

### Group C

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | AUT | CHN | HKG | TPE | HUN | NGR | IRQ | MRI |
| 1 | Ding Yi (AUT) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 476 | 336 | X | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Chen Longcan (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 495 | 366 | 1–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Lo Chuen Tsung (HKG) | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 500 | 382 | 2–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Wu Wen-chia (TPE) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 417 | 391 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Zsolt Harczi (HUN) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 401 | 436 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | X | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Yomi Bankole (NGR) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 390 | 448 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 7 | Abdul Wahab Ali (IRQ) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 345 | 459 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 8 | Alain Choo Choy (MRI) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 252 | 458 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group D

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | POL | YUG | FRG | JPN | NGR | AUS | IND | VEN |
| 1 | Andrzej Grubba (POL) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 460 | 310 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Zoran Primorac (YUG) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 452 | 389 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Jörg Roßkopf (FRG) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 514 | 462 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Yoshihito Miyazaki (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 407 | 398 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Atanda Musa (NGR) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 484 | 473 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Gary Haberl (AUS) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 448 | 490 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 7 | Sujay Ghorpade (IND) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 383 | 515 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–2 |
| 8 | Francisco López (VEN) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 361 | 472 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X |

### Group E

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | KOR | SWE | JPN | IND | BUL | POL | CHI | EGY |
| 1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 514 | 394 | X | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 516 | 384 | 2–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Kiyoshi Saito (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 499 | 397 | 2–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Kamlesh Mehta (IND) | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 470 | 457 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Mariano Domuschiev (BUL) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 425 | 473 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 |
| 6 | Piotr Molenda (POL) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 405 | 474 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| 7 | Jorge Gambra (CHI) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 413 | 490 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 8 | Sherif El-Saket (EGY) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 324 | 497 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group F

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | SWE | GBR | TPE | PAK | YUG | BRA | EGY | DOM |
| 1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 558 | 414 | X | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Desmond Douglas (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 451 | 350 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Huang Huei-chieh (TPE) | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 469 | 388 | 2–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Farjad Saif (PAK) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 439 | 485 | 1–3 | 0 3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 |
| 5 | Zoran Kalinić (YUG) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 503 | 493 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Cláudio Kano (BRA) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 452 | 488 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 7 | Ashraf Helmy (EGY) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 381 | 475 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 8 | Raymundo Fermín (DOM) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 331 | 491 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X |

### Group G

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | KOR | POL | TCH | GBR | HKG | CAN | DOM | TUN |
| 1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 463 | 308 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Leszek Kucharski (POL) | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 504 | 445 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 3 | Jindřich Panský (TCH) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 501 | 480 | 0–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Carl Prean (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 508 | 445 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Vong Lu Veng (HKG) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 496 | 524 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Joe Ng (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 481 | 500 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 7 | Mario Álvarez (DOM) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 404 | 487 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 |
| 8 | Mourad Sta (TUN) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 289 | 457 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X |

### Group H

| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | YUG | JPN | HKG | KOR | URS | ITA | CHI | JAM |
| 1 | Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 514 | 388 | X | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Seiji Ono (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 557 | 515 | 1–3 | X | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Liu Fuk Man (HKG) | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 495 | 411 | 0–3 | 2–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Kim Wan (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 477 | 423 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Andrei Mazunov (URS) | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 542 | 401 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Massimo Costantini (ITA) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 471 | 521 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 7 | Marcos Núñez (CHI) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 331 | 435 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | X | 3–1 |
| 8 | Garfield Jones (JAM) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 293 | 486 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | X |

## Knockout stage

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| A1 | Jiang Jialiang (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Desmond Douglas (GBR) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Desmond Douglas (GBR) | 18 | 18 | 24 | 13 | | A1 | Jiang Jialiang (CHN) | 21 | 12 | 13 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | F1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H2 | Seiji Ono (JPN) | 22 | 17 | 16 | | | F1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 24 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| F1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 24 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | F1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 10 | 22 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| G1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 21 | 24 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Zoran Primorac (YUG) | 19 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D2 | Zoran Primorac (YUG) | 19 | 7 | 15 | | | G1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | E2 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 21 | 16 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | E2 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 21 | 16 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Andrzej Grubba (POL) | 18 | 10 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1 | Andrzej Grubba (POL) | 18 | 10 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 17 | 21 | 21 | 23 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 21 | 19 | 11 | 21 | |
| C1 | Yi Ding (AUT) | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 21 | 19 | 11 | 21 |
| A2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | | A2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 21 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | C2 | Chen Longcan (CHN) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | | | | | |
| C2 | Chen Longcan (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | C2 | Chen Longcan (CHN) | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | | | | | |
| H1 | Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) | 13 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) | 13 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | A2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 18 | 9 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| E1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | E1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 21 | 21 | 21 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| B2 | Xu Zengcai (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B2 | Xu Zengcai (CHN) | 21 | 21 | 10 | 19 | 7 | E1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | F1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | | | | | B1 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 21 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | A2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
| G2 | Leszek Kucharski (POL) | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | B1 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 21 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | A2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
| B1 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 21 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |