Singapore has qualified four athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Gao Ning and Yang Zi have qualified for the men's event; Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu have qualified for the women's. In the Southeast Asian Qualification Tournament Singapore won a third spot in the men's (Zhan Jian) and the women's (Li Jiawei), however they can not compete in the singles event due to only a maximum of 2 athletes per gender being allowed, though they will compete in the team event. Singapore Table Tennis Association has set a target of 2 medals in this event, 1 more than what they achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics.