title: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
text: # Table tennis at the 2004 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 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
  
  ## Qualifying Athletes
  
  | Athlete | Country |
  | - | - |
  | Mohamed Gueye | Senegal |
  | Torben Wosik | Germany |
  | Liu Song | Argentina |
  | Shu Arai | Japan |
  | Sharath Kamal | India |
  | Mohamaed Boudjadja | Algeria |
  | Monday Merotohun | Nigeria |
  | Momo Babungu | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
  | Kien Quoc Doan | Vietnam |
  | Min Yang | Italy |
  | Khoa Nguyen | United States |
  | William Henzell | Australia |
  | Ryo Yuzawa | Japan |
  | Lin Ju | Dominican Republic |
  | Tomasz Krzeszewski | Poland |
  | Hugo Hoyama | Brazil |
  | Koji Matsushita | Japan |
  | Trevor Brown | Australia |
  | Juan Papic | Chile |
  | Ilija Lupulesku | United States |
  | O Il | North Korea |
  | Jose Luyindula | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
  | Panagiotis Gionis | Greece |
  | He Zhi Wen | Spain |
  | Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand | Iran |
  | Thiago Monteiro | Brazil |
  | Segun Toriola | Nigeria |
  | Pablo Tabachnik | Argentina |
  | Aleksandar Karakašević | Serbia and Montenegro |
  | Khalid Al-Harbi | Saudi Arabia |
  | Russ Lavale | Australia |
  | Srdjan Milicevic | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  | Trinko Keen | Netherlands |
  | Slobodan Grujić | Serbia and Montenegro |
  | Ko Lai Chak | Hong Kong |
  | Jörgan Persson | Sweden |
  | Peter Karlsson | Sweden |
  | Chen Weixing | Austria |
  | Alexey Smirnov | Russia |
  | Jörg Roßkopf | Germany |
  | Danny Heister | Netherlands |
  | Adrian Crişan | Romania |
  | Leung Chu Yan | Hong Kong |
  | Lucjan Błaszczyk | Poland |
  | Li Ching | Hong Kong |
  | Patrick Chila | France |
  | Wenguan Johnny Huang | Canada |
  | Zoran Primorac | Croatia |
  | Wang Liqin | China |
  | Joo Se-Hyuk | South Korea |
  | Petr Korbel | Czech Republic |
  | Kalinikos Kreanga | Greece |
  | Chuang Chih-yuan | Chinese Taipei |
  | Oh Sang-Eun | South Korea |
  | Jean-Michel Saive | Belgium |
  | Wang Hao | China |
  | Ryu Seung-Min | South Korea |
  | Chian Peng-lung | Chinese Taipei |
  | Michael Maze | Denmark |
  | Vladimir Samsonov | Belarus |
  | Werner Schlager | Austria |
  | Timo Boll | Germany |
  | Jan-Ove Waldner | Sweden |
  | Ma Lin | China |
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
  
  * Wang Liqin (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  * Ma Lin (CHN) (fourth round)
  * Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (champion, gold medalist)
  * Wang Hao (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  * Chuang Chih-yuan (TPE) (quarterfinals)
  * Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) (fourth round)
  * Werner Schlager (AUT) (fourth round)
  * Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) (third round)
  * Timo Boll (GER) (quarterfinals)
  * Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (fourth round)
  * Joo Se-hyuk (KOR) (fourth round)
  * Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) (third round)
  * Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (fourth round)
  * Petr Korbel (CZE) (third round)
  * Michael Maze (DEN) (third round)
  * Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (semifinals, fourth place)
  
  The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
  
  * Chen Weixing (AUT) (third round)
  * Jörgen Persson (SWE) (fourth round)
  * Peter Karlsson (SWE) (third round)
  * Alexey Smirnov (RUS) (second round)
  * Zoran Primorac (CRO) (third round)
  * Lucjan Błaszczyk (POL) (third round)
  * Jörg Roßkopf (GER) (third round)
  * Trinko Keen (NED) (third round)
  * Ko Lai Chak (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  * Adrian Crișan (ROU) (third round)
  * Slobodan Grujić (SCG) (second round)
  * Patrick Chila (FRA) (third round)
  * Li Ching (HKG) (third round)
  * Leung Chu Yan (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  * Wenguan Johnny Huang (CAN) (second round)
  * Danny Heister (NED) (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Finals
  
  | 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 |
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  | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Wang Hao (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Wang Hao (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | Wang Hao (CHN) | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 9 | |
  | | | | | | | | 3 | Ryu Seung-min (KOR) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
  | 3 | Ryu Seung-min (KOR) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | Ryu Seung-min (KOR) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
  | 16 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 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 |
  | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang Liqin (CHN) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
  | | | | | | | | 16 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 12 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang L (CHN) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 24 | T Keen (NED) | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 24 | T Keen (NED) | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 33 | T Wosik (GER) | 9 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang L (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Joo S-h (KOR) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Joo S-h (KOR) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 27 | S Grujić (SCG) | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | | | 41 | Liu S (ARG) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 41 | Liu S (ARG) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang L (CHN) | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Ko LC (HKG) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 14 | P Korbel (CZE) | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 25 | Ko LC (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 25 | Ko LC (HKG) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 49 | Achanta SK (IND) | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | Ko LC (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | J Persson (SWE) | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Kreanga (GRE) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 18 | J Persson (SWE) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 18 | J Persson (SWE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 52 | M Merotohun (NGR) | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | 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 |
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  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Chuang C-y (TPE) | 16 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 19 | P Karlsson (SWE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | P Karlsson (SWE) | 18 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 35 | M Yang (ITA) | 9 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Chuang C-y (TPE) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Oh S-e (KOR) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Oh S-e (KOR) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 17 | Chen W (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | 17 | Chen W (AUT) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 51 | W Henzell (AUS) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Chuang C-y (TPE) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wang H (CHN) | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J-M Saive (BEL) | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 20 | A Smirnov (RUS) | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 48 | Lin J (DOM) | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 48 | Lin J (DOM) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 48 | Lin J (DOM) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wang H (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Wang H (CHN) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 23 | J Roßkopf (GER) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 13 | | | 23 | J Roßkopf (GER) | 5 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 37 | T Krzeszewski (POL) | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 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 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ryu S-m (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 32 | D Heister (NED) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | | | | 34 | K Matsushita (JPN) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 34 | K Matsushita (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ryu S-m (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Chiang P-l (TPE) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Chiang P-l (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 26 | A Crişan (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | 26 | A Crişan (ROU) | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 44 | I Lupulesku (USA) | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ryu S-m (KOR) | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Leung CY (HKG) | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Maze (DEN) | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 30 | Leung CY (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 30 | Leung CY (HKG) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 47 | O I (PRK) | 3 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Leung CY (HKG) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Samsonov (BLR) | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 6 | V Samsonov (BLR) | 11 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 22 | L Błaszczyk (POL) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 22 | L Błaszczyk (POL) | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 36 | He Z (ESP) | 5 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | 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 | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Schlager (AUT) | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 29 | Li C (HKG) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 29 | Li C (HKG) | 11 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 45 | T Monteiro (BRA) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Schlager (AUT) | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | T Boll (GER) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 9 | T Boll (GER) | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 28 | P Chila (FRA) | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | P Chila (FRA) | 3 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 39 | S Toriola (NGR) | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | T Boll (GER) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | J-O Waldner (SWE) | 11 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 13 |
  | | | | | | | | | 16 | J-O Waldner (SWE) | 13 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 31 | WJ Huang (CAN) | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 38 | A Karakašević (SCG) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 38 | A Karakašević (SCG) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 16 | J-O Waldner (SWE) | 11 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ma L (CHN) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ma L (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 21 | Z Primorac (CRO) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 21 | Z Primorac (CRO) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 50 | S Milicevic (BIH) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  