title: 2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
  
  The men's doubles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 24 to 29 November 2021.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021. Ranking for doubles competitions is determined by combining a pair’s individual doubles ranking position to form a combined pair ranking.
  
  * Liang Jingkun / Lin Gaoyuan (semifinals)
  * Yukiya Uda / Shunsuke Togami (semifinals)
  * Ádám Szudi / Nándor Ecseki (second round)
  * Álvaro Robles / Ovidiu Ionescu (third round)
  * Cedric Nuytinck / Jakub Dyjas (third round)
  * Chen Chien-an / Chuang Chih-yuan (third round)
  * An Jae-hyun / Cho Dae-seong (third round)
  * Benedikt Duda / Dang Qiu (quarterfinals)
  * Fan Zhendong / Wang Chuqin (quarterfinals)
  * Jang Woo-jin / Lim Jong-hoon (final)
  * Paul Drinkhall / Liam Pitchford (quarterfinals)
  * Maksim Grebnev / Lev Katsman (second round)
  * Sharath Kamal / Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (second round)
  * Noshad Alamian / Nima Alamian (second round)
  * Gastón Alto / Horacio Cifuentes (second round)
  * Martin Allegro / Florent Lambiet (third round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Liang Jingkun Lin Gaoyuan | 10 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mattias Falck Kristian Karlsson | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | | Mattias Falck Kristian Karlsson | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | Mattias Falck Kristian Karlsson | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
  | | | | | | | 10 | Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
  | 10 | Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | Jang Woo-jin Lim Jong-hoon | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
  | 2 | Yukiya Uda Shunsuke Togami | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | | 1 | Liang Lin | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Apolónia Monteiro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Apolónia Monteiro | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gómez Lamadrid | 3 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Liang Lin | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | Lebesson Cassin | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Lebesson Cassin | 10 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Serdaroglu | 8 | 2 | 5 | | | | Lebesson Cassin | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 14 | No. Alamian Ni. Alamian | 7 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Liang Lin | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Duda Qiu | 8 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
  | | | | | | | 16 | Allegro Lambiet | 11 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kožul Jorgić | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Kožul Jorgić | 9 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ali Oba | 7 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Allegro Lambiet | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Lam Ng | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | 8 | Duda Qiu | 19 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | Stoyanov Bobocica | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | Stoyanov Bobocica | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 8 | Duda Qiu | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | | 7 | An Cho | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Abiodun Omotayo | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | Abiodun Omotayo | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Desai | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | 7 | An Cho | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Monteiro Tsuboi | 5 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | Falck Karlsson | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | Falck Karlsson | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | Falck Karlsson | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 12 | Grebnev Katsman | 8 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Falck Karlsson | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Fan Wang | 11 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | 9 | Fan Wang | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Karakašević Pištej | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | | | Boll Franziska | 6 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Boll Franziska | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Fan Wang | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Robles Ionescu | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Saleh Assar | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 4 | Robles Ionescu | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | 3 | Szudi Ecseki | 5 | 12 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sipos Pletea | 10 | 4 | 5 | | | Ho Wong | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ho Wong | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Ho Wong | 11 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | |
  | Källberg Möregårdh | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Källberg Möregårdh | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | | | | | | |
  | Jouti Ishiy | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | | Källberg Möregårdh | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | Achanta Gnanasekaran | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ho Wong | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Jang Lim | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
  | | | | | | 10 | Jang Lim | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Madrid Villa | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Jang Lim | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | Afanador González | 5 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | 6 | Chen Chuang | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | Feng Huang | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Feng Huang | 14 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Chen Chuang | 16 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | | 5 | Nuytinck Dyjas | 13 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gardos Habesohn | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | Gardos Habesohn | 11 | 4 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Diaw Tanviriyavechakul | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | | | | | | | 5 | Nuytinck Dyjas | 9 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Kumar Zhang | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Drinkhall Pitchford | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | Khanin Platonov | 13 | 8 | 8 | | | | Kumar Zhang | 4 | 11 | 17 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 11 | Drinkhall Pitchford | 11 | 8 | 19 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Drinkhall Pitchford | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Uda Togami | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | 15 | Alto Cifuentes | 12 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Harimoto Morizono | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Harimoto Morizono | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Devos Oláh | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Uda Togami | 11 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Balushi Alraisi | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | | Devos Oláh | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 2 | Uda Togami | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  