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Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

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Table tennis – Women's singles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DateAugust 18 to August 22, 2008
Competitors78 from 42 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Yining  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wang Nan  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guo Yue  China
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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.

78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single event. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 50 received a bye to the first round while seeds 51 to 78 contested in the preliminary round.

Qualification

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).[1]

Dates Start time Round
August 18 10:00 Preliminary round
August 19 12:15 First round
13:45
18:00
19:30
21:00 Second round
August 20 10:00
12:00
15:00 Third round
18:00
20:00
August 21 10:00 Fourth round
18:00 Quarterfinals
August 22 10:00 Semifinals
19:30 Bronze medal match
20:30 Gold medal match

Seeds

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Seeds for the draw of the Olympics were based on the ITTF world ranking list published on July 1, 2008.[2][3] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.  Zhang Yining (CHN) (champion, gold medallist)
  2.  Guo Yue (CHN) (semifinals, bronze medallist)
  3.  Wang Nan (CHN) (final, silver medallist)
  4.  Li Jiawei (SIN) (semifinals, fourth place)
  5.  Wang Yuegu (SIN) (third round)
  6.  Feng Tianwei (SIN) (quarterfinals)
  7.  Tie Ya Na (HKG) (quarterfinals)
  8.  Kim Kyung-ah (KOR) (fourth round)
  9.  Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (fourth round)
  10.  Lin Ling (HKG) (fourth round)
  11.  Li Jiao (NED) (fourth round)
  12.  Liu Jia (AUT) (third round)
  13.  Hirano Sayaka (JPN) (third round)
  14.  Wang Chen (USA) (quarterfinals)
  15.  Park Mi-young (KOR) (fourth round)
  16.  Wu Jiaduo (GER) (third round)

The players ranked from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

  1.  Gao Jun (USA) (fourth round)
  2.  Dang Ye-seo (KOR) (third round)
  3.  Haruna Fukuoka (JPN) (third round)
  4.  Tamara Boroš (CRO) (third round)
  5.  Li Qian (POL) (second round)
  6.  Shen Yanfei (ESP) (third round)
  7.  Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) (third round)
  8.  Lau Sui Fei (HKG) (third round)
  9.  Krisztina Tóth (HUN) (third round)
  10.  Ni Xialian (LUX) (third round)
  11.  Elke Schall (GER) (second round)
  12.  Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
  13.  Li Jie (NED) (fourth round)
  14.  Daniela Dodean (ROU) (second round)
  15.  Wu Xue (DOM) (quarterfinals)
  16.  Li Qiangbing (AUT) (fourth round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 9 11 12 11 11
4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 11 8 10 8 5
1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 8 13 11 11 11
3  Wang Nan (CHN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 11 8 8 3
3  Wang Nan (CHN) 3 11 4 11 11 11
2  Guo Yue (CHN) 11 8 11 7 3 6 Bronze medal match
4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 6 12 11 11 3 4
2  Guo Yue (CHN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 11 14 9 7 11 11

Top half

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Section 1

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1  Zhang Y (CHN) 11 11 11 11
23  Vi Pavlovich (BLR) 3 11 11 11 12 23  Vi Pavlovich (BLR) 7 2 7 5
34  E Samara (ROU) 11 8 8 7 10 1  Zhang Y (CHN) 11 11 11 9 11
9  A Fukuhara (JPN) 5 2 5 11 8
9  A Fukuhara (JPN) 11 11 11 9 11
27  E Schall (GER) 6 11 10 6 11 7 42  M Hu (TUR) 6 8 7 11 5
42  M Hu (TUR) 11 6 12 11 6 11 1  Zhang Y (CHN) 13 12 14 12 13
6  Feng T (SIN) 11 14 12 10 11
12  Liu J (AUT) 5 8 11 10 3
29  Li Jie (NED) 8 11 11 14 11 29  Li Jie (NED) 11 11 9 12 11
42  Zhu F (ESP) 11 4 7 12 5 29  Li Jie (NED) 11 11 7 5 4
6  Feng T (SIN) 7 13 11 11 11
6  Feng T (SIN) 11 11 11 11
18  Dang Y-s (KOR) 11 7 11 11 11 18  Dang Y-s (KOR) 4 5 3 5
58  M Miao (AUS) 3 11 3 6 6

Section 2

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
8  Kim K-a (KOR) 11 14 12 12 11 11
19  H Fukuoka (JPN) 11 11 11 11 19  H Fukuoka (JPN) 9 16 10 14 9 7
39  N Komwong (THA) 9 7 9 5 8  Kim K-a (KOR) 9 11 8 12 11 9 5
14  Wang C (USA) 11 9 11 10 6 11 11
14  Wang C (USA) 11 11 11 11 11
25  K Tóth (HUN) 8 11 11 11 4 6 11 25  K Tóth (HUN) 7 7 6 13 2
51  R Paškauskienė (LTU) 11 5 8 6 11 11 3 14  Wang C (USA) 13 6 10 15 4
4  Li J (SIN) 15 11 12 13 11
10  Lin L (HKG) 11 11 11 11
21  Li Q (POL) 7 9 6 11 11 10 47  T Kostromina (BLR) 6 3 6 8
47  T Kostromina (BLR) 11 11 11 5 9 12 10  Lin L (HKG) 11 12 12 8 11 9 11
4  Li J (SIN) 4 14 10 11 5 11 13
4  Li J (SIN) 11 11 7 11 11
20  T Boroš (CRO) 11 11 11 8 11 20  T Boroš (CRO) 8 7 11 6 5
41  N Stefanova (ITA) 4 6 6 11 8

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3  Wang N (CHN) 11 11 11 11
28  G Póta (HUN) 11 8 11 12 4 12 12 28  G Póta (HUN) 6 7 6 2
62  D Hadacova (CZE) 3 11 6 14 11 10 10 3  Wang N (CHN) 11 11 9 11 11 11
15  Park M-y (KOR) 7 7 11 6 13 5
15  Park M-y (KOR) 11 11 11 11
30  D Dodean (ROU) 5 7 5 11 8 40  Kim J (PRK) 7 4 8 6
40  Kim J (PRK) 11 11 11 5 11 3  Wang N (CHN) 11 11 11 11 11
7  Tie YN (HKG) 5 4 13 2 4
16  Wu J (GER) 9 12 11 8 11 9 9
32  Li Q (AUT) 8 11 11 8 11 11 32  Li Q (AUT) 11 10 6 11 3 11 11
37  W Tan Monfardini (ITA) 11 7 8 11 5 4 32  Li Q (AUT) 9 11 11 2 9 11 3
7  Tie YN (HKG) 11 9 2 11 11 8 11
7  Tie YN (HKG) 6 11 12 11 11
22  Shen Y (ESP) 11 7 11 6 13 11 22  Shen Y (ESP) 11 7 10 4 5
35  S Paović (CRO) 8 11 9 11 11 9

Section 4

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5  Wang Y (SIN) 9 11 2 8 10
31  Wu X (DOM) 11 13 11 11 31  Wu X (DOM) 11 9 11 11 12
61  S Sang (AUS) 5 11 9 6 31  Wu X (DOM) 12 11 6 11 8 12 11
17  Gao J (USA) 10 8 11 3 11 14 9
13  H Sayaka (JPN) 12 1 12 7 12
17  Gao J (USA) 10 11 11 9 11 11 17  Gao J (USA) 14 11 10 11 14
52  E Odorova (SVK) 12 2 9 11 9 4 31  Wu X (DOM) 5 14 11 5
2  Guo Y (CHN) 11 16 13 11
11  Li Jiao (NED) 6 11 11 11 11
26  Ni X (LUX) 11 5 11 13 11 26  Ni X (LUX) 11 8 9 8 8
33  Huang I-h (TPE) 6 11 4 11 7 11  Li Jiao (NED) 2 6 3 11
2  Guo Y (CHN) 11 11 11 13
2  Guo Y (CHN) 11 11 11 11
24  Lau SF (HKG) 11 9 11 11 11 24  Lau SF (HKG) 2 8 6 6
36  Xian YF (FRA) 3 11 3 8 4

Preliminary rounds

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Top half

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Section 1

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Preliminary roundFirst round
63 Yang F (CGO)411911131134 E Samara (ROU)111161111
65 C Huang (USA)11811511963 Yang F (CGO)421146
53 Pan L-c (TPE)1111111142 M Hu (TUR)911111111
75 S Abdul-Aziz (EGY)442153 Pan L-c (TPE)119486
54 M Pesotska (UKR)1111111142 Zhu F (ESP)911111111
74 M Shumakova (KAZ)866654 M Pesotska (UKR)118479
58 M Miao (AUS)1111111448 I Kotikhina (RUS)91311128119
73 C Offiong (NGR)7551258 M Miao (AUS)111551011411

Section 2

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Preliminary roundFirst round
60 Lian Q (DOM)1111111139 N Komwong (THA)711111112
77 VA Fomum (CMR)316560 Lian Q (DOM)1156610
51 R Paškauskienė (LTU)1111151145 Kim M-y (PRK)5111155115
69 M Nonaka (BRA)3613351 R Paškauskienė (LTU)11931111611
59 Zhang M (CAN)1111121147 T Kostromina (BLR)11111211
68 P Medina (COL)5510859 Zhang M (CAN)27101
41 N Stefanova (ITA)11111111
50 O Fadeyeva (RUS)5576

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Preliminary roundFirst round
62 D Hadacova (CZE)1111111144 Ve Pavlovich (BLR)11791196
70 Z Shaban (JOR)368562 D Hadacova (CZE)7111151111
64 J Long (CAN)111487940 Kim J (PRK)11111111
66 F Ramos (VEN)51611111166 F Ramos (VEN)7777
55 T Sorochinskaya (UKR)1111121137 W Tan Monfardini (ITA)1111911711
76 N Yossry (EGY)5410755 T Sorochinskaya (UKR)76114114
57 JF Lay (AUS)101113111135 S Paović (CRO)5111210121111
67 N Aggarwal (IND)128118457 JF Lay (AUS)11910121449

Section 4

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Preliminary roundFirst round
61 S Sang (AUS)111011111138 S Ganina (RUS)
71 B Kaffo (NGR)81292761 S Sang (AUS)w/o
52 E Odorova (SVK)1111111146 P Lovas (HUN)964111110
78 P Tommy (VAN)572352 E Odorova (SVK)1111118912
56 A Bakula (CRO)1211111133 Huang I-h (TPE)111111911
72 Y Silva (MEX)1082856 A Bakula (CRO)967119
36 Xian YF (FRA)11116118811
49 Xu J (POL)6411911117

References

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  1. ^ "The 29th Olympic Games Table Tennis Competition Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ITTF. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Entry List by NOC" (PDF). ITTF. 28 July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2011.
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