2007 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2007 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueDom Sportova
LocationZagreb, Croatia
Dates21 May – 27 May
Final score4–11, 8–11, 11–5, 4–11, 11–9, 11–8, 11–6
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    South Korea
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The 2007 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles event took place in Zagreb, Croatia, between 21 and 27 May 2007. The tournament was won by Wang Liqin of China.

Seeds

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  1. China Ma Lin (final)[1]
  2. China Wang Liqin (champion)
  3. Germany Timo Boll (quarterfinals)
  4. China Wang Hao (semifinals)
  5. South Korea Oh Sang-eun (fourth round)
  6. Belarus Vladimir Samsonov (quarterfinals)
  7. China Chen Qi (fourth round)
  8. China Ma Long (fourth round)
  9. South Korea Ryu Seung-min (semifinals)
  10. China Hao Shuai (quarterfinals)
  11. Austria Werner Schlager (first round)
  12. Hong Kong Li Ching (second round)
  13. China Hou Yingchao (fourth round)
  14. South Korea Joo Sae-hyuk (quarterfinals)
  15. Greece Kalinikos Kreanga (fourth round)
  16. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan (fourth round)
  17. Austria Chen Weixing (third round)
  18. Russia Alexey Smirnov (first round)
  19. Denmark Michael Maze (second round)
  20. Czech Republic Petr Korbel (first round)
  21. South Korea Lee Jung-woo (third round)
  22. Hong Kong Ko Lai Chak (second round)
  23. Singapore Gao Ning (fourth round)
  24. Japan Yo Kan (third round)
  25. Romania Adrian Crișan (first round)
  26. Croatia Zoran Primorac (first round)
  27. Hong Kong Cheung Yuk (second round)
  28. Poland Lucjan Błaszczyk (second round)
  29. Chinese Taipei Chiang Peng-lung (third round)
  30. Singapore Yang Zi (second round)
  31. Belgium Jean-Michel Saive (third round)
  32. France Damien Éloi (first round)

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 China Ma Lin 11 11 12 9 11
6 Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 9 7 10 11 6 1 China Ma Lin 6 11 12 4 11 11
14 South Korea Joo Se-Hyuk 4 9 3 3 4 China Wang Hao 11 9 10 11 9 6
4 China Wang Hao 11 11 11 11 1 China Ma Lin 11 11 5 11 9 8 6
3 Germany Timo Boll 9 7 3 12 2 China Wang Liqin 4 8 11 4 11 11 11
9 South Korea Ryu Seung-Min 11 11 11 14 9 South Korea Ryu Seung-Min 11 3 7 16 6 12 7
10 China Hao Shuai 7 5 8 8 2 China Wang Liqin 6 11 11 14 11 10 11
2 China Wang Liqin 11 11 11 11

Main draw

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Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 China Ma L 11 11 6 11 11
Poland Z Y Wang 2 6 11 3 9 1 China Ma L 11 11 11 11
Poland D Gorak 11 10 6 8 5 Germany D Ovtcharov 9 9 8 6
Germany D Ovtcharov 9 12 11 11 11 1 China Ma L 11 15 11 11
Spain Z W He 8 11 9 11 11 11 Spain Z W He 8 13 9 8
Hungary D Zwickl 11 8 11 9 6 5 Spain Z W He 11 11 11 11
Nigeria S Toriola 3 10 11 11 13 11 Nigeria S Toriola 7 9 8 5
18 Russia A Smirnov 11 12 8 6 11 4 1 China Ma L 11 9 11 11 11
20 Czech Republic P Korbel 9 4 7 4 Hong Kong Leung C Y 9 11 3 9 7
Japan K Matsudaira 11 11 11 11 Japan K Matsudaira 11 9 11 8 12 11 4
Chinese Taipei Wu C-C 3 11 11 8 11 8 6 Hong Kong Leung C Y 7 11 13 11 10 5 11
Hong Kong Leung C Y 11 7 9 11 8 11 11 Hong Kong Leung C Y 8 11 13 11 11
France P Chila 11 11 12 11 France P Chila 11 6 11 9 7
Chile J Papic 4 4 10 7 France P Chila 13 11 10 11 11
Slovakia L Pistej 11 11 4 11 11 Slovakia L Pistej 11 4 12 7 4
11 Austria W Schlager 5 5 11 6 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Hong Kong Li C 11 11 11 11
Slovenia S Lasan 4 8 9 7 12 Hong Kong Li C 9 7 10 3
Japan J Mizutani 7 11 12 12 9 11 Japan J Mizutani 11 11 12 11
Serbia S Grujić 11 7 10 10 11 9 Japan J Mizutani 13 11 14 7 7 8 4
Austria R Gardos 9 11 11 7 11 11 23 Singapore Gao N 11 5 12 11 11 11 11
Brazil C Matsumoto 11 5 9 11 6 7 Austria R Gardos 12 11 9 11 8 7 5
South Korea Kim J-H 6 6 4 6 23 Singapore Gao N 10 8 11 7 11 11 11
23 Singapore Gao N 11 11 11 11 23 Singapore Gao N 11 11 5 11 4 11 3
17 Austria W Chen 11 11 11 11 6 Belarus V Samsonov 13 8 11 6 11 8 11
Czech Republic T Konecny 6 5 7 6 17 Austria W Chen 11 11 11 11 11 11
Brazil H Hoyama 11 6 8 6 10 Sweden J Persson 9 13 4 13 9 6
Sweden J Persson 8 11 11 11 12 17 Austria W Chen 2 12 8 5 8
Serbia A Karakašević 9 5 9 11 11 7 6 Belarus V Samsonov 11 10 11 11 11
Singapore Cai X 11 11 11 6 5 11 Singapore Cai X 10 5 11 1
Denmark C Kongsgaard 9 11 1 8 6 6 Belarus V Samsonov 12 11 13 11
6 Belarus V Samsonov 11 9 11 11 11

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 China Ma L 11 11 11 11
Russia K Skachkov 2 6 4 3 8 China Ma L 11 11 4 12 9 11
Spain M Duran 10 6 7 11 4 Slovenia B Tokič 5 6 11 10 11 5
Slovenia B Tokič 12 11 11 8 11 8 China Ma L 11 11 11 11
Germany C Süß 10 11 11 4 6 11 11 Germany C Süß 8 5 9 5
Portugal T Apolonia 12 8 9 11 11 9 3 Germany C Süß 11 12 5 11 11
Australia W Henzell 10 2 8 6 27 Hong Kong Cheung Y 9 10 11 6 7
27 Hong Kong Cheung Y 12 11 11 11 8 China Ma L 11 11 9 9 10 6
31 Belgium J-M Saive 7 11 11 9 12 11 14 South Korea Joo S-H 5 7 11 11 12 11
Portugal E Mendes 11 6 3 11 10 4 31 Belgium J-M Saive 11 4 8 11 6 11 11
Portugal M Freitas 11 5 11 6 6 11 11 Portugal M Freitas 8 11 11 6 11 3 7
Sweden J Lundqvist 5 11 7 11 11 5 9 31 Belgium J-M Saive 9 11 10 7 5
Chinese Taipei Chang Y-S 11 9 9 8 10 14 South Korea Joo S-H 11 6 12 11 11
Italy S Tomasi 8 11 11 11 12 Italy S Tomasi 5 8 11 7 3
North Korea Kim H-B 8 11 11 15 7 9 14 South Korea Joo S-H 11 11 9 11 11
14 South Korea Joo S-H 11 6 13 13 11 11

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Chinese Taipei Chuang C-Y 7 11 11 11 11
Egypt A A Saleh 11 6 2 9 8 16 Chinese Taipei Chuang C-Y 11 11 8 11 8 11
Romania A Filimon 12 11 11 5 11 Romania A Filimon 6 6 11 4 11 6
Japan K Matsushita 10 9 6 11 6 16 Chinese Taipei Chuang C-Y 11 11 12 11 13
Italy M Yang 11 11 10 8 11 9 11 Hungary J Jakab 9 6 10 13 11
India S Saha 8 2 12 11 8 11 7 Italy M Yang 8 8 7 12 10
Hungary J Jakab 11 8 11 8 11 11 Hungary J Jakab 11 11 11 10 12
32 France D Eloi 7 11 6 11 9 9 16 Chinese Taipei Chuang C-Y 13 12 11 8 9 11 2
30 Singapore Yang Z 11 11 11 11 4 China Wang H 15 10 8 11 11 8 11
Sweden J Persson 6 6 5 7 30 Singapore Yang Z 7 11 11 11 11 6 6
Canada P Peter-Paul 6 4 8 8 Germany B Steger 11 8 6 9 13 11 11
Germany B Steger 11 11 11 11 Germany B Steger 9 6 6 6
Greece P Gionis 7 11 11 11 11 4 China Wang H 11 11 11 11
Egypt E-S Lashin 11 4 4 6 6 Greece P Gionis 10 11 10 9 14
Russia I Rubtsov 3 6 8 7 4 China Wang H 12 8 12 11 16
4 China Wang H 11 11 11 11

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Germany T Boll 11 11 11 11
Brazil T Monteiro 6 4 5 6 3 Germany T Boll 11 7 11 11 9 11
Sweden R Svensson 7 11 9 11 9 11 13 Sweden R Svensson 9 11 6 6 11 3
Hungary F Pazsy 11 8 11 3 11 8 11 3 Germany T Boll 11 11 4 11 11
Dominican Republic J Lin 11 11 11 11 Dominican Republic J Lin 7 3 11 7 7
Wales A Robertson 8 2 9 3 Dominican Republic J Lin 11 8 11 4 11 9 11
Vietnam Tran T Q 8