2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
Men's singles ; at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Durban International Convention Centre
Location	Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Dates	20–28 May
Medalists
	← 2021

The men's singles competition of the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 20 to 28 May 2023.^[2] The event was played as a straight knockout. All singles matches were best of 7 games.^[3]

By making the final, Fan Zhendong retained the ITTF no. 1 singles ranking. Wang Chuqin and Ma Long were also in contention for the ITTF no. 1 singles ranking.

Seeds

Singles events had 32 seeded players. Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.^[3]^[4]

Fan Zhendong (champion)
Wang Chuqin (final)
Ma Long (semifinals)
Tomokazu Harimoto (quarterfinals)
Liang Jingkun (semifinals)
Hugo Calderano (first round)
Truls Möregårdh (third round)
Lin Gaoyuan (quarterfinals)
Lin Yun-ju (fourth round)
Dang Qiu (fourth round)
Lim Jong-hoon (fourth round)
Quadri Aruna (second round)
Darko Jorgić (fourth round)
Jang Woo-jin (fourth round)
Dimitrij Ovtcharov (third round)
Patrick Franziska (third round)
Alexis Lebrun (third round)
Yukiya Uda (third round)
Chuang Chih-yuan (third round)
Kristian Karlsson (third round)
Liam Pitchford (first round)
Anton Källberg (first round)
Andrej Gaćina (first round)
Mattias Falck (first round)
Ruwen Filus (third round)
Wong Chun Ting (third round)
Benedikt Duda (first round)
Lee Sang-su (third round)
Omar Assar (quarterfinals)
Félix Lebrun (third round)
Simon Gauzy (second round)
Wang Yang (second round)

Draw

The draw took place on 18 May.^[5] Players of the same association were separated only in the first round of the draw.^[3]

Key

r = Retired
w/o = Walkover

Finals

Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Final

1	Fan Zhendong	11	13	11	11
29	Omar Assar	7	11	3	7			1	Fan Zhendong	11	7	12	11	8	11
5	Liang Jingkun	13	11	12	14	11	11	5	Liang Jingkun	5	11	10	7	11	8
4	Tomokazu Harimoto	11	9	14	16	9	9									1	Fan Zhendong	8	11	11	12	11	11
3	Ma Long	12	13	14	13	11										2	Wang Chuqin	11	9	7	10	13	3
8	Lin Gaoyuan	10	11	16	11	7		3	Ma Long	9	8	3	11	7
	Anders Lind	10	6	8	12	8		2	Wang Chuqin	11	11	11	6	11
2	Wang Chuqin	12	11	11	10	11

Top half

Section 1

First round									Second round							Third round								Fourth round

									1	Fan	11	11	9	11	11
	Hodaei		15	11	11	7	4	8		Gionis	4	4	11	2	8
	Gionis		13	13	7	11	11	11								1	Fan		8	11	11	11	11
	Allegro				11	11	11	11								26	Wong		11	7	5	9	6
	Lee				5	6	8	7		Allegro	4	11	4	9	8
	Walker				4	7	7	7	26	Wong	11	8	11	11	11
26	Wong				11	11	11	11																1	Fan	12	11	11	11
30	F. Lebrun							10																10	Qiu	10	7	8	5
	Ni. Alamian							11^r	30	F. Lebrun		11	11	11	11
	Kao				11	11	11	11		Kao		6	8	5	7
	Cogill				3	3	2	4								30	F. Lebrun	7	8	11	11	8	9
	Jarvis	9	8	11	2	15	13	6								10	Qiu	11	11	8	8	11	11
	Gnanasekaran	11	11	7	11	13	11	11		Gnanasekaran		6	6	5	7
	Ishiy		11	9	11	13	8	3	10	Qiu		11	11	11	11
10	Qiu		7	11	13	11	11	11

Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

15	Ovtcharov	11	7	12	8	11	11	11
	Akkuzu	8	11	14	11	8	9	3	15	Ovtcharov			12	11	11	6	12
	Dey				9	5	8	8		Stoyanov			10	9	7	11	10
	Stoyanov				11	11	11	11										15	Ovtcharov	9	11	11	9	7	11	6
	Zhmudenko		11	9	11	9	1	12											Pucar	11	8	9	11	11	6	11
	Pucar		3	11	5	11	11	14		Pucar	6	3	11	11	9	19	15
	González	11	8	6	11	3	11	1	32	Wang	11	11	8	9	11	17	13
32	Wang	6	11	11	8	11	8	11																				Pucar	6	9	10	8
29	O. Assar	5	10	11	9	11	11	11																			29	O. Assar	11	11	12	11
	Miño	11	12	7	11	4	2	6	29	O. Assar		9	11	7	11	11	15
	Gerassimenko			10	12	11	11	11		Gerassimenko		11	7	11	8	9	13
	Ahmadian			12	10	9	5	7										29	O. Assar		11	3	4	11	11	11
	Cho			11	7	13	11	11										7	Möregårdh		6	11	11	9	7	9
	Shah			8	11	11	5	5		Cho			8	1	9	18	8
	Jouti				6	8	4	4	7	Möregårdh			11	11	11	16	11
7	Möregårdh				11	11	11	11

Section 3

First round									Second round								Third round							Fourth round

5	Liang				11	11	11	11
	Dela Pena				8	9	2	3	5	Liang		11	11	10	11	14
	Luu				8	11	10	7		Yoshimura		5	5	12	4	12
	Yoshimura				11	13	12	11									5	Liang	11	11	9	12	13
	Omotayo		6	15	12	5	8	5										Drinkhall	4	5	11	10	11
	Drinkhall		11	13	10	11	11	11		Drinkhall	12	9	11	9	15	11
	Zeljko	11	9	7	5	11	11	11		Zeljko	10	11	6	11	13	8
27	Duda	6	11	11	11	8	9	5																5	Liang	12	11	9	11	7	11
17	A. Lebrun				11	11	11	11																13	Jorgić	10	5	11	6	11	7
	Pryshchepa				7	6	7	4	17	A. Lebrun	10	11	11	11	8	11
	Levy				2	4	1	4		Diaw	12	9	8	9	11	5
	Diaw				11	11	11	11									17	A. Lebrun		8	7	4	10
	Apolónia			11	11	11	11	15									13	Jorgić		11	11	11	12
	Desai			13	6	4	9	13		Apolónia		11	9	8	6	9
	Cifuentes			11	3	11	10	6	13	Jorgić		9	11	11	11	11
13	Jorgić			9	11	13	12	11

Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round								Fourth round

12	Aruna		11	12	8	11	7	11
	O. Ionescu		7	10	11	5	11	9	12	Aruna	11	11	8	3	9	11	8
	Amor				2	6	4	5		Robles	8	9	11	11	11	3	11
	Robles				11	11	11	11											Robles	9	11	11	9	7	14
	Bobocica			11	11	13	9	11											Bobocica	11	3	4	11	11	16
	Saleh			7	9	11	11	4		Bobocica	9	11	5	7	11	14	11
	E. Ionescu	16	11	7	11	8	6	5	31	Gauzy	11	8	11	11	8	12	9
31	Gauzy	14	3	11	6	11	11	11																			Bobocica	5	10	10	10
19	Chuang			11	13	5	11	11																		4	Harimoto	11	12	12	12
	Aguirre			5	11	11	7	6	19	Chuang		9	9	11	11	11	11
	Kubik				11	11	11	11		Kubik		11	11	7	9	5	9
	K. Assar				6	8	8	5										19	Chuang			7	9	5	7
	Szudi				4	8	5	10										4	Harimoto			11	11	11	11
	Freitas				11	11	11	12		Freitas				10	8	9	10
	Chew				3	7	1	6	4	Harimoto				12	11	11	12
4	Harimoto				11	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 5

First round									Second round									Third round								Fourth round

3	Ma				11	11	11	11
	Alto				5	2	3	8	3	Ma				15	11	11	11
	Wang		11	11	11	6	7	12		Wang				13	4	3	6
	Majoros		8	4	7	11	11	10										3	Ma		11	11	11	12	11
	Nathoo			5	7	5	11	0										20	Karlsson		4	1	6	14	1
	Rassenfosse			11	11	11	7	11		Rassenfosse			1	6	11	10	8
	Movileanu				4	4	0	5	20	Karlsson			11	11	8	12	11
20	Karlsson				11	11	11	11																		3	Ma	11	11	11	11
22	Källberg	11	7	12	11	4	10	9																		11	Lim	7	5	3	6
	Oláh	8	11	10	8	11	12	11		Oláh			9	11	5	5	3
	An			12	10	8	9	9		Pištej			11	9	11	11	11
	Pištej			10	12	11	11	11											Pištej	11	11	6	7	6	5
	Loi																	11	Lim	7	8	11	11	11	11
	Bouloussa							^w/o		Bouloussa	9	11	11	7	14	4	8
	Gardos			4	11	7	7	5	11	Lim	11	8	9	11	12	11	11
11	Lim			11	8	11	11	11

Section 6

First round								Second round						Third round	Fourth round

9	Lin	11	8	11	8	11	11
	Quek	3	11	7	11	6	7	9	Lin	11	11	11	11
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Events at the 2023 World Championships

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