2015 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueSuzhou International Expo Center
LocationSuzhou, China
Dates26 April – 3 May
Final score11–7, 7–11, 11–4 ,11–8, 11–13, 11–4
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    China
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    China
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Zhang Jike was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals.[1]

Ma Long defeated Fang Bo 11–7, 7–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–13, 11–4 in the final to win the title.[2]

Seeds

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Matches were best of 7 games in qualification and in the 128-player sized main draw.[3][4]

  1. China Ma Long (champion)
  2. China Xu Xin (fourth round)
  3. China Zhang Jike (semifinals)
  4. China Fan Zhendong (semifinals)
  5. Japan Jun Mizutani (quarterfinals)
  6. Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (second round)
  7. Germany Timo Boll (quarterfinals)
  8. Portugal Marcos Freitas (third round)
  9. Belarus Vladimir Samsonov (fourth round)
  10. Chinese Taipei Chuang Chih-yuan (first round)
  11. Japan Koki Niwa (fourth round)
  12. Hong Kong Tang Peng (quarterfinals)
  13. China Fang Bo (final)
  14. Singapore Gao Ning (fourth round)
  15. South Korea Joo Sae-hyuk (fourth round)
  16. Hong Kong Wong Chun Ting (fourth round)
  17. Austria Robert Gardos (second round)
  18. Portugal Tiago Apolónia (second round)
  19. Greece Panagiotis Gionis (third round)
  20. Japan Yuto Muramatsu (second round)
  21. South Korea Jung Young-sik (third round)
  22. Japan Kenta Matsudaira (first round)
  23. Germany Bastian Steger (second round)
  24. Chinese Taipei Chen Chien-an (second round)
  25. Germany Steffen Mengel (second round)
  26. South Korea Kim Min-seok (third round)
  27. France Simon Gauzy (second round)
  28. Portugal João Monteiro (third round)
  29. Nigeria Quadri Aruna (first round)
  30. France Adrien Mattenet (first round)
  31. Egypt Omar Assar (third round)
  32. China Liang Jingkun (third round)
  33. India Sharath Kamal (third round)
  34. England Paul Drinkhall (second round)
  35. South Korea Lee Sang-su (fourth round)
  36. Russia Kirill Skachkov (first round)
  37. Romania Adrian Crișan (second round)
  38. Sweden Kristian Karlsson (second round)
  39. Japan Masaki Yoshida (second round)
  40. Russia Alexander Shibaev (third round)
  41. Brazil Gustavo Tsuboi (second round)
  42. Germany Patrick Franziska (quarterfinals)
  43. Slovenia Bojan Tokič (first round)
  44. Poland Daniel Górak (second round)
  45. Brazil Hugo Calderano (second round)
  46. Hong Kong Jiang Tianyi (third round)
  47. Italy Mihai Bobocica (second round)
  48. England Liam Pitchford (third round)
  49. Austria Stefan Fegerl (third round)
  50. Sweden Pär Gerell (first round)
  51. Russia Alexey Liventsov (second round)
  52. Austria Daniel Habesohn (second round)
  53. Austria Chen Weixing (third round)
  54. North Korea Kim Hyok-bong (first round)
  55. Spain He Zhi Wen (first round)
  56. Chinese Taipei Chiang Hung-chieh (second round)
  57. Poland Wang Zengyi (second round)
  58. Russia Grigory Vlasov (second round)
  59. Chinese Taipei Huang Sheng-sheng (second round)
  60. Croatia Tan Ruiwu (first round)
  61. Sweden Jon Persson (second round)
  62. Ukraine Kou Lei (fourth round)
  63. France Emmanuel Lebesson (second round)
  64. Hong Kong Ho Kwan Kit (second round)

Draw

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Key

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  • Q = Qualifier
  • w/o = Walkover
  • w/d = Withdraw
  • r = Retired
  • DQ = Disqualified

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 China Ma Long 11 11 11 11
12 Hong Kong Tang Peng 7 9 6 1 1 China Ma Long 11 11 11 7 11
7 Germany Timo Boll 10 9 11 7 15 7 4 China Fan Zhendong 1 7 8 11 5
4 China Fan Zhendong 12 11 8 11 13 11 1 China Ma Long 11 7 11 11 11 11
3 China Zhang Jike 11 11 10 11 11 13 China Fang Bo 7 11 4 8 13 4
5 Japan Jun Mizutani 4 6 12 5 9 3 China Zhang Jike 5 7 11 9 10
42 Germany Patrick Franziska 5 9 11 5 5 13 China Fang Bo 11 11 5 11 12
13 China Fang Bo 11 11 8 11 11

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 China Ma 11 11 11 12
Iran Alamian 7 1 3 10 1 China Ma 11 11 7 11 11
Sweden Karlsson 9 7 15 6 11 6 63 France Lebesson 8 8 11 9 6
63 France Lebesson 11 11 13 11 9 11 - 1 China Ma 14 11 11 11
58 Russia Vlasov 11 7 11 6 11 11 19 Greece Gionis 12 5 5 4
Belgium Nuytinck 6 11 6 11 2 8 58 Russia Vlasov 5 8 11 9 7
Slovakia Pištej 9 10 5 6 19 Greece Gionis 11 11 9 11 11
19 Greece Gionis 11 12 11 11 1 China Ma 11 11 11 10 11
18 Portugal Apolónia 7 11 11 11 11 15 South Korea Joo 4 3 9 12 6
Argentina Alto 11 3 6 6 6 18 Portugal Apolónia 8 11 12 4 6 9
Greece Kreanga 11 5 5 12 7 7 48 England Pitchford 11 8 10 11 11 11
48 England Pitchford 7 11 11 10 11 11 48 England Pitchford 10 11 5 4 8
52 Austria Habesohn 7 11 12 11 11 15 South Korea Joo 12 9 11 11 11
Egypt El-Beiali 11 9 10 8 7 52 Austria Habesohn 8 6 7 5
Hungary Lakatos 8 9 13 2 11 3 15 South Korea Joo 11 11 11 11
15 South Korea Joo 11 11 11 11 7 11

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 Hong Kong Tang 11 11 11 11
Paraguay Aguirre 5 6 3 6 12 Hong Kong Tang 12 11 11 11
Croatia Kolarek 4 12 8 11 5 2 47 Italy Bobocica 10 6 4 7
47 Italy Bobocica 11 10 11 8 11 11 12 Hong Kong Tang 11 6 11 9 11 11
49 Austria Fegerl 13 11 11 11 49 Austria Fegerl 7 11 7 11 8 6
Latvia Burģis 11 8 3 6 49 Austria Fegerl 6 13 11 11 9 11
Iran Norouzi 11 3 6 8 8 17 Austria Gardos 11 11 9 8 11 9
17 Austria Gardos 6 11 11 11 11 12 Hong Kong Tang 1 11 11 14 11
31 Egypt Assar 11 11 8 8 11 11 35 South Korea Lee 11 7 8 12 9
Singapore Chew 6 8 11 11 5 4 31 Egypt Assar 10 11 11 11 11
Nigeria Toriola 8 7 1 11 11 11 6 59 Chinese Taipei Huang 12 2 9 7 7
59 Chinese Taipei Huang 11 11 11 9 7 6 11 31 Egypt Assar 2 9 11 9 6
35 South Korea Lee 11 11 11 11 35 South Korea Lee 11 11 8 11 11
Uzbekistan Kenjaev 1 5 4 7 35 South Korea Lee 11 11 4 8 11 3 11
Thailand Tanviriyavechakul 6 2 5 13 3 6 Germany Ovtcharov 6 9 11 11 6 11 6
6 Germany Ovtcharov 11 11 11 11 11

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Germany Boll 11 11 11 11
Spain Machado 7 7 5 3 7 Germany Boll 11 7 6 11 11 15
Poland Dyjas 11 11 8 10 12 8 11 Poland Dyjas 9 11 11 5 7 13
55 Spain He 8 6 11 12 10 11 5 7 Germany Boll 11 7 10 14 11 3 12
38 Sweden Karlsson 11 11 11 11 28 Portugal Monteiro 5 11 12 12 7 11 10
Italy Stoyanov 7 8 5 7 38 Sweden Karlsson 5 4 7 5
Italy Rech Daldosso 11 11 9 7 4 8 28 Portugal Monteiro 11 11 11 11
28 Portugal Monteiro 5 6 11 11 11 11 7 Germany Boll 11 11 3 12 15
22 Japan Matsudaira 8 11 11 6 12 11 5 16 Hong Kong Wong 9 8 11 10 13
Denmark Groth 11 8 7 11 14 3 11 Denmark Groth 11 11 11 10 13 11
Czech Republic Jančařík 11 11 13 11 Czech Republic Jančařík 13 7 9 12 11 4
43 Slovenia Tokič 8 8 11 9 Denmark Groth 8 7 6 7
34 England Drinkhall 11 11 11 11 16 Hong Kong Wong 11 11 11 11
Switzerland Schmid 1 4 1 1 34 England Drinkhall 10 11 8 9 6
Israel Ben Ari 2 9 7 1 16 Hong Kong Wong 12 9 11 11 11
16 Hong Kong Wong 11 11 11 11

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 Japan Niwa 11 11 11 11
Hungary Jakab 4 2 8 7 11 Japan Niwa 9 11 11 9 11 11
Serbia Karakašević 13 14 8 12 7 9 7 57 Poland Wang 11 2 6 11 3 2
57 Poland Wang 11 12 11 10 11 11 11 11 Japan Niwa 8 2 11 11 11 11
46 Hong Kong Jiang 11 11 11 11 46 Hong Kong Jiang 11 11 7 3 6 3
Serbia Pete 4 8 2 7 46 Hong Kong Jiang 11 11 11 12
Belgium Devos 7 11 6 11 7 24 Chinese Taipei Chen 5 7 7 10
24 Chinese Taipei Chen 11 13 11 8 11 11 Japan Niwa 5 14 2 2 9
26 South Korea Kim 9 11 11 11 11 4 China Fan 11 12 11 11 11
Iran Ni Alamian 11 6 9 5 2 26 South Korea Kim 11 11 11 11
Israel Tauber 11 7 11 7 14 5 44 Poland Górak 5 7 4 4
44 Poland Górak 5 11 3 11 16 11 26 South Korea Kim 7 9 10 12
56 Chinese Taipei Chiang 11 11 9 11 11 4 China Fan 11 11 12 14
Australia Powell 3 9 11 6 5 56 Chinese Taipei Chiang 5 4 5 11 7
Romania Cioti 10 5 9 4 4 China Fan 11 11 11 9 11
4 China Fan 12 11 11 11

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 China Zhang 11 11 11 4 11
Romania Ionescu 5 8 3 11 8 3 China Zhang 11