Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team

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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
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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.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 China (CHN)
Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin
 Germany (GER)
Timo Boll
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Christian Süß
 South Korea (KOR)
Oh Sang-Eun
Ryu Seung-Min
Yoon Jae-Young

Competition schedule

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
10:00 13:00 Men's Team (Group C and D) Group 1st Round (1–3, 2–4)
14:30 17:30 Men's Team (Group A and B) Group 1st Round (1–3, 2–4)
19:30 22:30 Men's Team (Group C and D) Group 2nd Round (1–4, 2–3)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
10:00 13:00 Men's Team (Group A and B) Group 2nd Round (1–4, 2–3)
14:30 17:30 Men's Team (Group C and D) Group 3rd Round (1–2, 3–4)
19:30 22:30 Men's Team (Group A and B) Group 3rd Round (1–2, 3–4)

Friday, August 15, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
9:00 12:00 Men's Team Bronze Playoff 1st Round

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
14:30 17:30 Men's Team Semifinal
19:30 22:30 Men's Team Semifinal

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
10:00 13:00 Men's Team Bronze Playoff 2nd Round

Monday, August 18, 2008

Start Time End Time Event Round
14:30 17:30 Men's Team Bronze Medal
19:30 22:30 Men's Team Gold Medal

Group Round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L GW GL
 China (CHN) 6 3 3 0 9 0
 Austria (AUT) 5 3 2 1 6 3
 Greece (GRE) 4 3 1 2 3 6
 Australia (AUS) 3 3 0 3 0 9
August 13, 2008
14:30
 China 3–0  Greece
Report 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
Report 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
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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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
 Germany (GER) 6 3 3 0 9 1
 Croatia (CRO) 5 3 2 1 6 4
 Singapore (SIN) 4 3 1 2 5 6
 Canada (CAN) 3 3 0 3 0 9
August 13, 2008
14:30
 Germany 3–0  Croatia
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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, 11–5

August 14, 2008
19:30
 Germany 3–1  Singapore
Report 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
Report 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
 South Korea (KOR) 6 3 3 0 9 2
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 5 3 2 1 7 6
 Sweden (SWE) 4 3 1 2 5 6
 Brazil (BRA) 3 3 0 3 2 9
August 13, 2008
10:00
 South Korea 3–0  Sweden
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
 Japan (JPN) 6 3 3 0 9 0
 Hong Kong (HKG) 5 3 2 1 6 4
 Nigeria (NGR) 4 3 1 2 3 8
 Russia (RUS) 3 3 0 3 3 9
August 13, 2008
10:00
 Hong Kong 3–1  Russia
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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

Elimination Rounds

Semi-finals Final
              
1  China (CHN) 3 3 3
2  South Korea (KOR) 2 1 0
1  China (CHN) 3 3 3
4  Germany (GER) 0 1 1
4  Germany (GER) 3 3 1 2 3
5  Japan (JPN) 2 1 3 3 2

Semifinals

August 16, 2008
14:30
 Japan 2–3  Germany
Report Individual matches
Kan Yo 2–3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 7–11, 13–11, 11–13, 9–11, 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
Report 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

Gold medal match

August 18, 2008
19:30
 China 3–0  Germany
Report 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

Bronze medal Playoff

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Round 1

August 15, 2008
09:00
 Hong Kong 3–0  Chinese Taipei
Report 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
Report 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

Round 2

August 17, 2008
10:00
 South Korea 3–1  Hong Kong
Report 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
Report 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
Report 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

Final ranking

Rank Team Athletes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  China (CHN) Ma Lin, Wang Hao, Wang Liqin
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany (GER) Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Christian Süß
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea (KOR) Ryu Seung-Min, Oh Sang-Eun, Yoon Jae-Young
4  Austria (AUT) Chen Weixing, Werner Schlager, Robert Gardos
=5  Hong Kong (HKG) Ko Lai Chak, Cheung Yuk, Li Ching
 Japan (JPN) Jun Mizutani, Kan Yo, Seiya Kishikawa
=7  Croatia (CRO) Zoran Primorac, Tan Ruiwu, Andrej Gaćina
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) Chuang Chih-yuan, Chiang Peng-lung, Chang Yen-shu
=9
 Australia (AUS) William Henzell, Kyle Davis, David Zalcberg
 Brazil (BRA) Hugo Hoyama, Thiago Monteiro, Gustavo Tsuboi
 Canada (CAN) Zhang Peng, Pradeeban Peter-Paul, Qiang Shen
 Greece (GRE) Panagiotis Gionis, Kalinikos Kreanga, Daniel Tsiokas
 Nigeria (NGR) Segun Toriola, Monday Merotohun, Kazeem Nosiru
 Russia (RUS) Fedor Kuzmin, Alexey Smirnov, Dmitry Mazunov
 Singapore (SIN) Gao Ning, Yang Zi, Cai Xiaoli
 Sweden (SWE) Jörgen Persson, Jens Lundqvist, Pär Gerell

References