title: 1985 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1985 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles
  
  The 1985 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 38th edition of the men's singles championship.
  
  Jiang Jialiang defeated Chen Longcan in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | Jiang Jialiang | 21 | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dragutin Šurbek | 14 | 20 | 16 | | | Jiang Jialiang | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | He Zhiwen | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | | Kim Ki-taik | 13 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kim Ki-taik | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | Jiang Jialiang | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | |
  | Fan Changmao | 20 | 20 | 8 | | | | | | | | Lo Chuen Chung | 17 | 18 | 21 | 11 | | | | |
  | Lo Chuen Chung | 22 | 22 | 21 | | | Lo Chuen Chung | 24 | 18 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Xinhua | 11 | 16 | 16 | | | Miyazaki | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Yoshihito Miyazaki | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jiang Jialiang | 21 | 23 | 21 |
  | Wang Huiyuan | 21 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | Chen Longcan | 14 | 21 | 18 |
  | Erik Lindh | 19 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 15 | Wang Huiyuan | 21 | 14 | 17 | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Chen Longcan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | Chen Longcan | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Mariano Loukov | 19 | 18 | 12 | | | | | | | | Chen Longcan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
  | Mikael Appelgren | 15 | 14 | 21 | 12 | | | | | | | Teng Yi | 16 | 17 | 15 | | | | | |
  | Teng Yi | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | | Teng Yi | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Xie Saike | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Xie Saike | 12 | 21 | 12 | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Park Ji Hyun | 21 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  