Table tennis – men's team
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DateAugust 13 to August 18, 2008
Competitors48 from 16 nations
Teams16
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin		  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Timo Boll
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Christian Süß		  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oh Sang-Eun
Ryu Seung-Min
Yoon Jae-Young		  South Korea

The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 18, at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool. The top team in each pool advanced to the semifinals, with the second-place team from each group going to the bronze medal playoffs. The two semifinal winners met in the gold medal match, while the two semifinal losers each played against one of the winners from the bronze medal playoffs, with the winners of those games meeting in the bronze medal match.

Each match consisted of up to five games, with the first team to win three being declared the winner. The first two games in each match were singles, the third was doubles, and the final two were singles again. Each team member competed in two of the five games, according to a set rotation.

Qualification

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).

Dates Start time Round
August 1310:00Group C and D 1st group round (1–3, 2–4)
14:30Group A and B 1st group round (1–3, 2–4)
19:30Group C and D 2nd group round (1–4, 2–3)
August 1410:00Group A and B 2nd group round (1–4, 2–3)
14:30Group C and D 3rd group round (1–2, 3–4)
19:30Group A and B 3rd group round (1–2, 3–4)
August 159:00Bronze playoff 1st round
August 1614:30Semifinals
19:30
August 1710:00Bronze playoff 2nd round
August 1814:30Bronze medal match
19:30Gold medal match

Seeds

Team ranking list was produced on the basis of the ITTF July 2008 world ranking.[1] Only the players qualified from each team were taking into consideration to establish the ranking. Teams were drawn into four groups on August 7.[2] Injured or sick athletes could be replaced by alternates.[3] The alternates could only compete in the team event, the replaced athletes were not allowed to compete again at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Rank Group Team Athletes (world ranking in July 2008)[4][5] Alternate athletes
1 A  China (CHN) Wang Hao (1)Ma Lin (2)Wang Liqin (4) Chen Qi (7)
2 B  Germany (GER) Timo Boll (6)Dimitrij Ovtcharov (14)Christian Süß (40) Bastian Steger (44)
3 C  South Korea (KOR) Ryu Seung-Min (8)Oh Sang-Eun (15)Yoon Jae-Young (25) Lee Jung-woo (28)
4 D  Hong Kong (HKG) Li Ching (11)Cheung Yuk (12)Ko Lai Chak (30) Leung Chu Yan (50)
5 D  Japan (JPN) Kan Yo (19)Jun Mizutani (22)Seiya Kishikawa (63) Kaii Yoshida (35)
6 C  Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chuang Chih-yuan (10)Chiang Peng-lung (23)Chang Yen-shu (109)
7 B  Singapore (SIN) Gao Ning (13)Yang Zi (34)Cai Xiaoli (170)
8 A  Austria (AUT) Werner Schlager (16)Chen Weixing (37)Robert Gardos (47) Daniel Habesohn (150)
9 B  Croatia (CRO) Zoran Primorac (32)Tan Ruiwu (43)Andrej Gaćina (118) Ronald Redjep (161)
10 A  Greece (GRE) Kalinikos Kreanga (17)Panagiotis Gionis (55)Daniel Tsiokas (120)
11 C  Sweden (SWE) Jörgen Persson (33)Jens Lundqvist (58)Pär Gerell (62) Robert Svensson (105)
12 D  Russia (RUS) Alexey Smirnov (29)Fedor Kuzmin (69)Dmitry Mazunov (84)
13 C  Brazil (BRA) Thiago Monteiro (66)Gustavo Tsuboi (154)Hugo Hoyama (155) Cazuo Matsumoto (189)
14 D  Nigeria (NGR) Segun Toriola (113)Monday Merotohun (249)Kazeem Nosiru (260)
15 B  Canada (CAN) Zhang Peng (125)Pradeeban Peter-Paul (277)Qiang Shen (377)
16 A  Australia (AUS) William Henzell (147)David Zalcberg (438)Kyle Davis (466)

Group round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification
 China (CHN) 633090Qualified for the semifinals
 Austria (AUT) 532163Qualified for the bronze medal playoff
 Greece (GRE) 431236
 Australia (AUS) 330309
August 13, 2008
14:30		 China 3–0  Greece Duration: 1h 14min
Individual matches
Ma Lin 3–0 Panagiotis Gionis 11–5, 11–5, 11–3
Wang Hao 3–1 Kalinikos Kreanga 11–9, 11–9, 8–11, 11–8
Wang Liqin / Wang Hao 3–1 Ntaniel Tsiokas / Panagiotis Gionis 9–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–8
August 13, 2008
14:30		 Austria 3–0  Australia Duration: 1h 2min
Individual matches
Chen Weixing 3–0 William Henzell 11–9, 12–10, 11–6
Werner Schlager 3–0 Kyle Davis 11–6, 11–8, 11–4
Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing 3–1 David Zalcberg / William Henzell 11–4, 8–11, 11–8, 11–6
August 14, 2008
10:00		 China 3–0  Australia Duration: 1h 7min
Individual matches
Wang Hao 3–0 Kyle Davis 11–8, 11–7, 11–4
Wang Liqin 3–1 William Henzell 6–11, 12–10, 11–9, 11–9
Ma Lin / Wang Liqin 3–0 David Zalcberg / William Henzell 11–9, 12–10, 11–6
August 14, 2008
10:00		 Austria 3–0  Greece Duration: 1h 12min
Individual matches
Robert Gardos 3–0 Kalinikos Kreanga 11–6, 11–9, 11–9
Werner Schlager 3–1 Panagiotis Gionis 7–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–6
Chen Weixing / Robert Gardos 3–0 Ntaniel Tsiokas / Panagiotis Gionis 11–7, 11–8, 11–4
August 14, 2008
19:30		 China 3–0  Austria Duration: 1h 11min
Individual matches
Wang Hao 3–1 Chen Weixing 11–4, 9–11, 11–4, 11–5
Wang Liqin 3–0 Werner Schlager 11–6, 11–4, 11–8
Ma Lin / Wang Hao 3–1 Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing 11–7, 5–11, 11–4, 11–9
August 14, 2008
19:30		 Greece 3–0  Australia Duration: 52min
Individual matches
Kalinikos Kreanga 3–0 Kyle Davis 11–7, 11–4, 11–4
Panagiotis Gionis 3–0 William Henzell 11–7, 11–8, 11–8
Ntaniel Tsiokas / Panagiotis Gionis 3–0 David Zalcberg / William Henzell 11–4, 11–7, 11–4

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification
 Germany (GER) 633091Qualified for the semifinals
 Croatia (CRO) 532164Qualified for the bronze medal playoff
 Singapore (SIN) 431256
 Canada (CAN) 330309
August 13, 2008
14:30		 Germany 3–0  Croatia Duration: 2h 9min
Individual matches
Timo Boll 3–2 Zoran Primorac 9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 7–11, 11–9
Dimitrij Ovtcharov 3–2 Tan Ruiwu 13–11, 10–12, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9
Christian Süß / Timo Boll 3–1 Andrej Gaćina / Tan Ruiwu 12–10, 11–8, 12–14, 12–10
August 13, 2008
14:30		 Singapore 3–0  Canada Duration: 1h 32min
Individual matches
Gao Ning 3–1 Wilson Zhang 13–11, 11–4, 6–11, 11–9
Yang Zi 3–2 Pradeeban Peter-Paul 8–11, 11–4, 11–6, 8–11, 11–7
Cai Xiaoli / Yang Zi 3–1 Shen Qiang / Pradeeban Peter-Paul 9–11, 11–7, 13–11, 11–5
August 14, 2008
10:00		 Germany 3–0  Canada Duration: 1h 17min
Individual matches
Dimitrij Ovtcharov 3–1 Wilson Zhang 11–7, 5–11, 11–2, 11–6
Timo Boll 3–2 Pradeeban Peter-Paul 6–11, 7–11, 11–3, 11–2, 11–7
Christian Süß / Timo Boll 3–1 Shen Qiang / Pradeeban Peter-Paul 11–6, 7–11, 11–7, 11–5
August 14, 2008
10:00		 Singapore 1–3  Croatia Duration: 1h 59min
Individual matches
Yang Zi 0–3 Tan Ruiwu 8–11, 5–11, 8–11
Gao Ning 3–1 Zoran Primorac 10–12, 11–8, 11–9, 11–8
Cai Xiaoli / Yang Zi 1–3 Andrej Gaćina / Tan Ruiwu 12–10, 10–12, 11–13, 8–11
Cai Xiaoli 1–3 Zoran Primorac 6–11, 6–11, 11–8, 5–11
August 14, 2008
19:30		 Germany 3–1  Singapore Duration: 1h 28min
Individual matches
Timo Boll 3–0 Cai Xiaoli 11–7, 11–2, 11–5
Dimitrij Ovtcharov 0–3 Gao Ning 7–11, 7–11, 8–11
Christian Süß / Timo Boll 3–0 Yang Zi / Gao Ning 11–8, 11–3, 12–10
Dimitrij Ovtcharov 3–2 Yang Zi 10–12, 11–3, 4–11, 11–6, 11–5
August 14, 2008
19:30		 Croatia 3–0  Canada Duration: 1h 4min
Individual matches
Tan Ruiwu 3–1 Pradeeban Peter-Paul 11–8, 11–7, 11–13, 11–8
Zoran Primorac 3–0 Wilson Zhang 11–9, 11–6, 11–9
Andrej Gaćina / Tan Ruiwu 3–0 Shen Qiang / Pradeeban Peter-Paul 11–6, 11–6, 11–5

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification
 South Korea (KOR) 633092Qualified for the semifinals
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 532176Qualified for the bronze medal playoff
 Sweden (SWE) 431256
 Brazil (BRA) 330329
August 13, 2008
10:00		 South Korea 3–0  Sweden Duration: 1h 18min
Individual matches
Ryu Seung-Min 3–0 Jörgen Persson 11–8, 11–5, 11–6
Oh Sang-Eun 3–1 Jens Lundqvist 11–4, 7–11, 12–10, 11–7
Yoon Jae-Young / Oh Sang-Eun 3–2 Pär Gerell / Jens Lundqvist 11–13, 11–5, 9–11, 11–3, 11–4
August 13, 2008
10:00		 Chinese Taipei 3–1  Brazil Duration: 1h 34min
Individual matches
Chuang Chih-yuan 1–3 Hugo Hoyama 11–6, 11–13, 4–11, 10–12
Chiang Peng-lung 3–0 Thiago Monteiro 11–9, 11–5, 11–7
Chang Yen-shu / Chiang Peng-lung 3–1 Gustavo Tsuboi / Thiago Monteiro 11–9, 11–6, 12–14, 11–5
Chuang Chih-yuan 3–0 Gustavo Tsuboi 11–3, 11–8, 12–10
August 13, 2008
19:30		 South Korea 3–1  Brazil Duration: 1h 10min
Individual matches
Ryu Seung-Min 0–3 Thiago Monteiro 3–11, 10–12, 8–11
Oh Sang-Eun 3–1 Hugo Hoyama 11–1, 11–4, 7–11, 11–4
Yoon Jae-Young / Oh Sang-Eun 3–0 Gustavo Tsuboi / Thiago Monteiro 11–4, 11–4, 11–6
Yoon Jae-Young 3–0 Hugo Hoyama 14–12, 11–5, 11–5
August 13, 2008
19:30		 Chinese Taipei 3–2  Sweden Duration: 2h 7min
Individual matches
Chuang Chih-yuan 3–0 Jens Lundqvist 11–2, 11–8, 11–4
Chiang Peng-lung 1–3 Jörgen Persson 16–14, 6–11, 8–11, 12–14
Chang Yen-shu / Chiang Peng-lung 3–1 Pär Gerell / Jens Lundqvist 2–11, 11–8, 11–6, 11–6
Chang Yen-shu 0–3 Jörgen Persson 9–11, 7–11, 5–11
Chuang Chih-yuan 3–2 Pär Gerell 11–1, 11–13, 11–4, 6–11, 11–7
August 14, 2008
14:30		 South Korea 3–1  Chinese Taipei Duration: 2h 22min
Individual matches
Ryu Seung-Min 1–3 Chuang Chih-yuan 11–5, 8–11, 7–11, 17–19
Oh Sang-Eun 3–1 Chiang Peng-lung 11–2, 11–8, 8–11, 11–5
Yoon Jae-Young / Oh Sang-Eun 3–2 Chang Yen-shu / Chiang Peng-lung 6–11, 11–9, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12
Ryu Seung-Min 3–2 Chang Yen-shu 11–7, 6–11, 5–11, 11–7, 11–9
August 14, 2008
14:30		 Sweden 3–0  Brazil Duration: 1h 14min
Individual matches
Pär Gerell 3–2 Thiago Monteiro 6–11, 12–14, 13–11, 13–11, 11–4
Jens Lundqvist 3–0 Gustavo Tsuboi 11–8, 11–8, 11–5
Jörgen Persson / Pär Gerell 3–0 Hugo Hoyama / Thiago Monteiro 11–7, 12–10, 11–8

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification
 Japan (JPN) 633090Qualified for the semifinals
 Hong Kong (HKG) 532164Qualified for the bronze medal playoff
 Nigeria (NGR) 431238
 Russia (RUS) 330339
August 13, 2008
10:00		 Hong Kong 3–1  Russia Duration: 2h 3min
Individual matches
Ko Lai Chak 3–2 Fedor Kuzmin 8–11, 11–9, 11–2, 6–11, 11–5
Cheung Yuk 1–3 Alexey Smirnov 11–9, 10–12, 9–11, 10–12
Li Ching / Ko Lai Chak 3–2 Dmitry Mazunov / Alexey Smirnov 4–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–5, 12–10
Cheung Yuk 3–0 Dmitry Mazunov 11–8, 11–9, 11–8
August 13, 2008
10:00		 Japan 3–0  Nigeria Duration: 59min
Individual matches
Jun Mizutani 3–1 Segun Toriola 11–9, 3–11, 11–9, 11–8
Kan Yo 3–1 Monday Merotohun 11–5, 11–4, 9–11, 11–7
Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani 3–0 Kazeem Nosiru / Monday Merotohun 11–9, 11–9, 11–7
August 13, 2008
19:30		 Hong Kong 3–0  Nigeria Duration: 1h 17min
Individual matches
Li Ching 3–2 Segun Toriola 9–11, 11–4, 11–13, 11–8, 11–6
Cheung Yuk 3–2 Monday Merotohun 11–1, 12–14, 11–3, 7–11, 11–4
Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching 3–1 Kazeem Nosiru / Monday Merotohun 7–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–9
August 13, 2008
19:30		 Japan 3–0  Russia Duration: 1h 16min
Individual matches
Jun Mizutani 3–1 Dmitry Mazunov 12–10, 11–8, 4–11, 11–9
Kan Yo 3–1 Fedor Kuzmin 11–2, 10–12, 11–5, 14–12
Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani 3–0 Alexey Smirnov / Dmitry Mazunov 11–4, 11–6, 11–5
August 14, 2008
14:30		 Hong Kong 0–3  Japan Duration: 1h 35min
Individual matches
Ko Lai Chak 1–3 Kan Yo 5–11, 8–11, 13–11, 9–11
Cheung Yuk 1–3 Jun Mizutani 5–11, 6–11, 11–6, 6–11
Li Ching / Ko Lai Chak 2–3 Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani 11–5, 4–11, 14–12, 12–14, 13–15
August 14, 2008
14:30		 Russia 2–3  Nigeria Duration: 2h 12min
Individual matches
Fedor Kuzmin 3–1 Segun Toriola 9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 11–9
Alexey Smirnov 1–3 Monday Merotohun 10–12, 11–9, 8–11, 7–11
Dmitry Mazunov / Fedor Kuzmin 3–0 Kazeem Nosiru / Monday Merotohun 11–5, 11–5, 11–4
Dmitry Mazunov 2–3 Segun Toriola 12–10, 11–9, 8–11, 7–11, 11–13
Alexey Smirnov 2–3 Kazeem Nosiru 11–5, 7–11, 11–9, 7–11, 9–11

Final stage

Bracket

Finals

Semi-finals Gold Medal Match
              
A1  China (CHN) 3 3 3
C1  South Korea (KOR) 2 1 0
A1  China (CHN) 3 3 3
B1  Germany (GER) 0 1 1
B1  Germany (GER) 3 3 1 2 3
D1  Japan (JPN) 2 1 3 3 2

Bronze medal playoff

Bronze Play-off Round 1 Bronze Play-off Round 2 Bronze Medal Match
C1  South Korea (KOR) 3 2 3 3
D2  Hong Kong (HKG) 3 3 3 D2  Hong Kong (HKG) 1 3 2 2
C2  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 2 0 C1  South Korea (KOR) 3 1 3 3
A2  Austria (AUT) 1 3 0 0
D1  Japan (JPN) 3 0 2 1
A2  Austria (AUT) 3 3 2 3 A2  Austria (AUT) 0 3 3 3
B2  Croatia (CRO) 0 0 3 1

Bronze playoff round 1

August 15, 2008
09:00		 Hong Kong 3–0  Chinese Taipei Duration: 1h 19min
Individual matches
Cheung Yuk 3–0 Chuang Chih-yuan 11–8, 11–4, 11–6
Li Ching 3–2 Chiang Peng-lung 11–9, 11–13, 10–12, 11–9, 13–11
Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching 3–0 Chang Yen-shu / Chiang Peng-lung 11–8, 12–10, 11–8
August 15, 2008
09:00		 Austria 3–1  Croatia Duration: 2h 13min
Individual matches
Werner Schlager 3–0 Tan Ruiwu 11–9, 11–9, 11–8
Chen Weixing 3–0 Zoran Primorac 12–10, 13–11, 11–6
Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing 2–3 Andrej Gaćina / Tan Ruiwu 11–8, 11–9, 11–13, 11–13, 10–12
Werner Schlager 3–1 Andrej Gaćina 13–11, 11–8, 9–11, 12–10

Semifinals

August 16, 2008
14:30		 Japan 2–3  Germany Duration: 3h 2min
Individual matches
Kan Yo 2–3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 7–11, 13–11, 11–13, 11–9, 10–12
Jun Mizutani 1–3 Timo Boll 5–11, 11–8, 4–11, 7–11
Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani 3–1 Christian Süß / Dimitrij Ovtcharov 4–11, 11–6, 11–9, 14–12
Kan Yo 3–2 Christian Süß 5–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–9, 13–11
Seiya Kishikawa 2–3 Timo Boll 7–11, 12–10, 6–11, 11–8, 5–11
August 16, 2008
19:30		 China 3–0  South Korea Duration: 1h 37min
Individual matches
Ma Lin 3–2 Oh Sang-Eun 11–8, 7–11, 10–12, 13–11, 11–5
Wang Hao 3–1 Ryu Seung-Min 11–7, 6–11, 11–9, 11–6
Wang Liqin / Wang Hao 3–0 Yoon Jae-Young / Oh Sang-Eun 11–4, 11–6, 11–5

Bronze playoff round 2

August 17, 2008
10:00		 South Korea 3–1  Hong Kong Duration: 2h 24min
Individual matches
Oh Sang-Eun 3–1 Cheung Yuk 11–7, 12–10, 14–16, 11–2
Ryu Seung-Min 2–3 Li Ching 9–11, 8–11, 11–8, 11–9, 7–11
Yoon Jae-Young / Ryu Seung-Min 3–2 Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching 9–11, 6–11, 11–7, 11–7, 11–5
Oh Sang-Eun 3–2 Ko Lai Chak 7–11, 10–12, 11–8, 11–9, 11–3
August 17, 2008
10:00		 Austria 3–1  Japan Duration: 1h 48min
Individual matches
Werner Schlager 0–3 Kan Yo 8–11, 3–11, 10–12
Chen Weixing 3–0 Jun Mizutani 11–4, 14–12, 11–7
Robert Gardos / Chen Weixing 3–2 Seiya Kishikawa / Jun Mizutani 11–9, 6–11, 11–6, 5–11, 14–12
Robert Gardos 3–1 Kan Yo 10–12, 11–7, 11–9, 11–7

Bronze medal match

August 18, 2008
14:30		 South Korea 3–1  Austria Duration: 1h 56min
Individual matches
Oh Sang-Eun 3–1 Werner Schlager 10–12, 11–5, 11–8, 11–5
Ryu Seung-Min 1–3 Robert Gardos 12–14, 8–11, 13–11, 5–11
Yoon Jae-Young / Oh Sang-Eun 3–0 Chen Weixing / Robert Gardos 11–8, 11–4, 13–11
Ryu Seung-Min 3–0 Chen Weixing 11–9, 11–5, 11–7

Gold medal match

August 18, 2008
19:30		 China 3–0  Germany Duration: 1h 23min
Individual matches
Wang Hao 3–0 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 11–4, 11–8, 11–7
Ma Lin 3–1 Timo Boll 11–7, 8–11, 11–4, 11–7
Wang Liqin / Wang Hao 3–1 Christian Süß / Timo Boll 11–13, 11–5, 11–8, 11–7

References

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  2. ↑ "German Women Face Romania – Japan's Men Challenge Hong Kong". ITTF. 7 August 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ITTF. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011.
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