# Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 11 August 2016 at Riocentro.

## Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).
| Dates | Start time | Round |
| 6 August | 9:45 | Preliminary round |
| 6 August | 16:00 | First round |
| 7 August | 10:00 | Second round |
| 8 August | 12:00 | Third round |
| 8 August | 17:00 | Fourth round |
| 9 August | 16:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 11 August | 10:00 | Semifinals |
| 11 August | 20:30 | Bronze medal match |
| 11 August | 21:30 | Gold medal match |

## Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2016 with a maximum of 2 players per country. The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
* Ma Long (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Zhang Jike (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
* Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) (quarterfinals)
* Jun Mizutani (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (third round)
* Wong Chun Ting (HKG) (fourth round)
* Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Marcos Freitas (POR) (quarterfinals)
* Jung Young-sik (KOR) (fourth round)
* Timo Boll (GER) (fourth round)
* Tang Peng (HKG) (third round)
* Lee Sang-su (KOR) (third round)
* Simon Gauzy (FRA) (third round)
* Tiago Apolónia (POR) (third round)
* Andrej Gaćina (CRO) (third round)
* Stefan Fegerl (AUT) (third round)
The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
* Koki Niwa (JPN) (quarterfinals)
* Alexander Shibaev (RUS) (third round)
* Panagiotis Gionis (GRE) (third round)
* Kristian Karlsson (SWE) (third round)
* Li Ping (QAT) (third round)
* Jonathan Groth (DEN) (third round)
* Emmanuel Lebesson (FRA) (second round)
* Pär Gerell (SWE) (second round)
* Chen Chien-an (TPE) (third round)
* Gao Ning (SIN) (second round)
* Quadri Aruna (NGR) (quarterfinals)
* Kou Lei (UKR) (fourth round)
* Ahmet Li (TUR) (second round)
* Wang Zengyi (POL) (second round)
* Robert Gardos (AUT) (second round)
* Liam Pitchford (GBR) (third round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Ma Long (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jun Mizutani (JPN) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jun Mizutani (JPN) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | Ma Long (CHN) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang Jike (CHN) | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 7 | Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | 2 | Zhang Jike (CHN) | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Zhang Jike (CHN) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Jun Mizutani (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) | 4 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Ma L (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Groth (DEN) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | 22 | Groth (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | Oláh (FIN) | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ma L (CHN) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | |
| 63 | Kenjaev (UZB) | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jung Y-s (KOR) | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 32 | Pitchford (GBR) | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | Pitchford (GBR) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 9 | Jung Y-s (KOR) | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ma L (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | Aruna (NGR) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | 10 | Boll (GER) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Shibaev (RUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 18 | Shibaev (RUS) | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | Dyjas (POL) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Boll (GER) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | |
| 33 | Wang Y (SVK) | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 27 | Aruna (NGR) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 27 | Aruna (NGR) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 27 | Aruna (NGR) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Chuang C-y (TPE) | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Freitas (POR) | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Gardos (AUT) | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 7 | | | 46 | Ionescu (ROU) | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 46 | Ionescu (ROU) | 11 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Freitas (POR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | O Assar (EGY) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 28 | Kou (UKR) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Kou (UKR) | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | Kou (UKR) | 11 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Gauzy (FRA) | 6 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Freitas (POR) | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mizutani (JPN) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 11 | Tang P (HKG) | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Gerell (SWE) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | 36 | Calderano (BRA) | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Calderano (BRA) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | Calderano (BRA) | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 57 | Tanviriyavechakul (THA) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mizutani (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Gionis (GRE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 19 | Gionis (GRE) | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Mizutani (JPN) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ovtcharov (GER) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Li Ping (QAT) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | 21 | Li Ping (QAT) | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | Pattantyús (HUN) | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ovtcharov (GER) | 31 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 35 | Tokič (SLO) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | Tokič (SLO) | 33 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Wang Zy (POL) | 11 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 3 | | 35 | Tokič (SLO) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Apolónia (POR) | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ovtcharov (GER) | 11 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Samsonov (BLR) | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Gaćina (CRO) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Gao (SIN) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | Drinkhall (GBR) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 38 | Drinkhall (GBR) | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 38 | Drinkhall (GBR) | 9 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 70 | Wang J (CGO) | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Samsonov (BLR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Karlsson (SWE) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 20 | Karlsson (SWE) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Samsonov (BLR) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wong C T (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Li (TUR) | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | | 41 | Wang (CAN) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 41 | Wang (CAN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Wong C T (HKG) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 54 | Toriola (NGR) | 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Niwa (JPN) | 6 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Niwa (JPN) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | 17 | Niwa (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 16 | Fegerl (AUT) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | Niwa (JPN) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang J (CHN) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | Lee S-s (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Lebesson (FRA) | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 50 | Crișan (ROU) | 9 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 50 | Crișan (ROU) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 50 | Crișan (ROU) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | He Zw (ESP) | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang J (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Chen C-a (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | 25 | Chen C-a (TPE) | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhang J (CHN) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary rounds
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | 42 | Oláh (FIN) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 53 | Chen F (SIN) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | 43 | Jančařík (CZE) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| | | | | | | 63 | Kenjaev (UZB) | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| 62 | Aguirre (PAR) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 34 | Dyjas (POL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 66 | Powell (AUS) | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 62 | Aguirre (PAR) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | |
| 55 | Madrid (MEX) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Wang Y (SVK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | |
| 69 | Shing (VAN) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 55 | Madrid (MEX) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | |

#### Section 2

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 52 | Ni Alamian (IRI) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | 46 | Ionescu (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
| 65 | Jha (USA) | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | | 52 | Ni Alamian (IRI) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | |
| 59 | Afanador (PUR) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 37 | O Assar (EGY) | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 67 | Saka (CGO) | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 59 | Afanador (PUR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 36 | Calderano (BRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 58 | Pereira (CUB) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 39 | Ghosh (IND) | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 57 | Tanviriyavechakul (THA) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | | | 48 | Pattantyús (HUN) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 56 | Gerassimenko (KAZ) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | 35 | Tokič (SLO) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 51 | No Alamian (IRI) | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 49 | Karakašević (SRB) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | 38 | Drinkhall (GBR) | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 68 | Yan (AUS) | 8 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | | 49 | Karakašević (SRB) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 60 | K Assar (EGY) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 40 | Tsuboi (BRA) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 11 | |
| 70 | Wang J (CGO) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 70 | Wang J (CGO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 41 | Wang (CAN) | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 61 | Campos (CUB) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 47 | Prokopcov (CZE) | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| 54 | Toriola (NGR) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 44 | Kamal (IND) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | |
| 50 | Crișan (ROU) | 11 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
| 45 | He Zw (ESP) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
| 64 | Feng Yj (USA) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 4 |