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The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The event took place from 27 July to 4 August 2024 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles .
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 ...
China has been the most successful nation in Olympic table tennis, winning 66 medals (37 gold, 21 silver, and 8 bronze). Since 1992, Chinese players have won at least one medal in every event. At the 2008 Games, China achieved an unprecedented medal sweep in both the men's and women's singles tournaments, [ 6 ] and won both team tournaments.
1. Fan Zhendong (Final, silver medalist) 2. Ma Long (champion, gold medalist) 3. Tomokazu Harimoto (fourth round) 4. Hugo Calderano (quarterfinals)
Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. [1] [2] Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 66 medals in 42 events, including 37 out of a possible 42 gold medals, and only failing to win at least one medal in one event, the inaugural men's singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in even numbered years. In the earlier days of the tournament, Hungary's men's team was a dominant force, winning the championships 12 times.
The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 11 August 2016 at Riocentro . Qualification
The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Thursday 2 August 2012 at ExCeL London. [1] The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.