Table tennis – Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueState Sports Centre
Date16 to 23 September 2000
Competitors72 from 29 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Guoliang
Kong Linghui
 China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean-Philippe Gatien
Patrick Chila
 France

These are the results of the men's doubles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]

Among 36 entries, eight seeded pairs were allocated into the draw of knockout stage which started from the round of 16. The rest 28 pairs were reduced to 24 pairs by four knockout matches. 24 pairs competed in eight groups of three pairs per group. Winners of each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Seeds

  1.  Kong Linghui / Liu Guoliang (CHN) (final, silver medalists)
  2.  Wang Liqin / Yan Sen (CHN) (champions, gold medalists)
  3.  Chang Yen-shu / Chiang Peng-lung (TPE) (quarterfinals)
  4.  Patrick Chila / Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
  5.  Karl Jindrak / Werner Schlager (AUT) (quarterfinals)
  6.  Jörgen Persson / Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) (first round)
  7.  Kim Taek-soo / Oh Sang-eun (KOR) (quarterfinals)
  8.  Lee Chul-seung / Ryu Seung-min (KOR) (semifinals, fourth place)

Qualification round

The winners of each qualification match advanced to the group stage.

Pair 1Pair 2
 Hugo Hoyama and Carlos Kawai (BRA) beat David Kaci and Farid Oulami (ALG)
 Brett Clarke and Jeff Plumb (AUS) beat Francisco Arado and Rubén Arado (CUB)
 Jorge Gambra and Augusto Morales (CHI) beat Ismu Harinto and Anton Suseno (INA)
 Todd Sweeris and David Zhuang (USA) beat Ashraf Helmy and El-Sayed Lashin (EGY)

Group stage

Group A

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL FRACANARG
1 Damien Eloi
and Christophe Legout (FRA)
20419680X2–12–0
2 Wenguan Johnny Huang
and Kurt Liu (CAN)
11331151021–2X2–1
3 Liu Song
and Pablo Tabachnik (ARG)
0214731020–21–2X

Group B

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL NEDNGRIND
1 Danny Heister
and Trinko Keen (NED)
20419686X2–12–0
2 Kazeem Nosiru
and Segun Toriola (NGR)
11331191171–2X2–1
3 Chetan Baboor
and Raman Subramanyan (IND)
0214941060–21–2X

Group C

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL HKGGREAUS
1 Cheung Yuk
and Leung Chu Yan (HKG)
20419879X2–12–0
2 Kalinikos Kreanga
and Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE)
113291821–2X2–0
3 Simon Gerada
and Mark Smythe (AUS)
020456840–20–2X

Group D

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL DENJPNUSA
1 Michael Maze
and Finn Tugwell (DEN)
20408442X2–02–0
2 Kōji Matsushita
and Hiroshi Shibutani (JPN)
112265630–2X2–0
3 Cheng Yinghua
and Khoa Dinh Nguyen (USA)
020440840–20–2X

Group E

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL JPNBELCHI
1 Seiko Iseki
and Toshio Tasaki (JPN)
20408439X2–02–0
2 Jean-Michel Saive
and Philippe Saive (BEL)
112263740–2X2–0
3 Jorge Gambra
and Augusto Morales (CHI)
020450840–20–2X

Group F

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL SWEBLRUSA
1 Fredrik Håkansson
and Peter Karlsson (SWE)
204110281X2–02–1
2 Vladimir Samsonov
and Evgueni Chtchetinine (BLR)
112283780–2X2–0
3 Todd Sweeris
and David Zhuang (USA)
021472981–20–2X

Group G

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL POLBRACZE
1 Lucjan Błaszczyk
and Tomasz Krzeszewski (POL)
20408457X2–02–0
2 Hugo Hoyama
and Carlos Kawai Issamu (BRA)
112270760–2X2–0
3 Petr Korbel
and Josef Plachy (CZE)
020463840–20–2X

Group H

Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL YUGGERAUS
1 Slobodan Grujić
and Ilija Lupulesku (YUG)
20408451X2–02–0
2 Timo Boll
and Jörg Roßkopf (GER)
112078620–2X2–0
3 Brett Clarke
and Jeff Plumb (AUS)
020435840–20–2X

Knockout stage

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
                            
1  Kong L (CHN)
 Liu G (CHN)
21 12 19 21 21
 L Błaszczyk (POL)
 T Krzeszewski (POL)
16 21 21 18 18
1  Kong L (CHN)
 Liu G (CHN)
21 21 10 21
7  Kim T-s (KOR)
 Oh S-e (KOR)
18 9 21 10
 S Grujić (YUG)
 I Lupulesku (YUG)
18 18 13
7  Kim T-s (KOR)
 Oh S-e (KOR)
21 21 21
1  Kong L (CHN)
 Liu G (CHN)
21 22 21 21
4  P Chila (FRA)
 J-P Gatien (FRA)
12 24 10 10
5  K Jindrak (AUT)
 W Schlager (AUT)
22 21 21
 D Heister (NED)
 T Keen (NED)
20 14 17
5  K Jindrak (AUT)
 W Schlager (AUT)
21 21 19 17 20
4  P Chila (FRA)
 J-P Gatien (FRA)
15 19 21 21 22
 F Håkansson (SWE)
 P Karlsson (SWE)
17 21 11 18
4  P Chila (FRA)
 J-P Gatien (FRA)
21 10 21 21
1  Kong L (CHN)
 Liu G (CHN)
20 21 19 18
2  Wang L (CHN)
 Yan S (CHN)
22 17 21 21
3  Chang Y-s (TPE)
 Chiang P-l (TPE)
21 21 22
 M Maze (DEN)
 F Tugwell (DEN)
19 15 20
3  Chang Y-s (TPE)
 Chiang P-l (TPE)
21 15 21 21 18
8  Lee C-s (KOR)
 Ryu S-m (KOR)
13 21 10 23 21
 Cheung Y (HKG)
 Leung CY (HKG)
16 21 21 9 15
8  Lee C-s (KOR)
 Ryu S-m (KOR)
21 16 19 21 21
8  Lee C-s (KOR)
 Ryu S-m (KOR)
12 19 21 18
2  Wang L (CHN)
 Yan S (CHN)
21 21 17 21
6  J Persson (SWE)
 J-O Waldner (SWE)
18 21 18 Bronze medal match
 D Eloi (FRA)
 C Legout (FRA)
21 23 21
 D Eloi (FRA)
 C Legout (FRA)
6 13 19 4  P Chila (FRA)
 J-P Gatien (FRA)
22 21 22 21
2  Wang L (CHN)
 Yan S (CHN)
21 21 21 8  Lee C-s (KOR)
 Ryu S-m (KOR)
20 23 20 10
 S Iseki (JPN)
 T Tasaki (JPN)
18 16 6
2  Wang L (CHN)
 Yan S (CHN)
21 21 21

Competitors

Athlete Nation Eliminated
Wenguan Johnny Huang
Kurt Liu
 CanadaGroups
Liu Song
Pablo Tabachnik
 ArgentinaGroups
Kazeem Nosiru
Segun Toriola
 NigeriaGroups
Chetan Baboor
Raman Subramanyam
 IndiaGroups
Kalinikos Kreanga
Ntaniel Tsiokas
 GreeceGroups
Simon Gerada
Mark Smythe
 AustraliaGroups
Koji Matsushita
Hiroshi Shibutani
 JapanGroups
Cheng Yinghua
Khoa Nguyen
 United StatesGroups
Jean-Michel Saive
Philippe Saive
 BrazilGroups
Jorge Gambra
Augusto Morales
 ChileGroups
Vladimir Samsonov
Evgueni Chtchetinine
 BelarusGroups
Todd Sweeris
David Zhuang
 United StatesGroups
Hugo Hoyama
Carlos Kawai Issamu
 BrazilGroups
Petr Korbel
Josef Plachy
 Czech RepublicGroups
Timo Boll
Jörg Roßkopf
 GermanyGroups
Brett Clarke
Jeff Plumb
 AustraliaGroups
Lucjan Blaszyzyk
Tomasz Krzeszewski
 Poland16
Slobodan Grujić
Ilija Lupulesku
 FR Yugoslavia16
Danny Heister
Trinko Keen
 Netherlands16
Fredrik Hakansson
Peter Karlsson
 Sweden16
Michael Maze
Finn Tugwell
 Denmark16
Cheung Yuk
Leung Chu Yan
 Hong Kong16
Jörgen Persson
Jan-Ove Walder
 Sweden16
Seiko Iseki
Toshio Tasaki
 Japan16
Kim Taek-soo
Oh Sang-Eun
 South Korea8
Karl Jindrak
Werner Schlager
 Austria8
Chang Yen-shu
Chiang Peng-lung
 Chinese Taipei8
Damien Eloi
Christophe Legout
 France8
Lee Chul-Seung
Ryu Seung-Min
 South Korea4
Patrick Chila
Jean-Philippe Gatien
 France3
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
 China2
Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
 China1

References

  1. "Table Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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