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

2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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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]

Quick Facts Men's singles at the 2023 World Table Tennis Championships, Venue ...

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.

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]

Top half

Bottom half

Seeded Players

The following are the seeded players, based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 May 2023.^[3]^[4]

Players are defending points from the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships, 2021 WTT Cup Finals and 2021 WTT Feeder, Dusseldorf if points from the tournaments are from the player's 8 best results.

More information Seed, Rank ...

† Points from the player's 9th best result or 10th best result.
& No change in points because points from this tournament did not count as one of the player's 8 best results.

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"Competition Details" (PDF). ittf.com. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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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

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

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

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

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

2023_World_Table_Tennis_Championships_–_Men's_singles

2023 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

Seeded Players

References

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Seed	Rank	Player	Points before	Points defending	Points earned	Points after	Status
1	1	Fan Zhendong	9,375	2,000+1,500	2,000+100^†	7,975	Champion, defeated Wang Chuqin
2	2	Wang Chuqin	5,675	175+525	1,400+175^†	6,550	Runner-up, lost to Fan Zhendong
3	3	Ma Long	4,590	90^†	700	5,200	Semi-Finals lost to Wang Chuqin
4	4	Tomokazu Harimoto	4,425	1,050	350	3,725	Quarter-Finals lost to Liang Jingkun
5	5	Liang Jingkun	3,485	700	700	3,485	Semi-Finals lost to Fan Zhendong
6	6	Hugo Calderano	3,450	350+525	105^†+100^†	2,780	First round lost to Brian Afanador
7	7	Truls Möregårdh	3,315	1,400	90	2,005	Third round lost to Omar Assar
8	8	Lin Gaoyuan	2,590	350+100	350+100^†	2,590	Quarter-Finals lost to Ma Long
9	9	Lin Yun-Ju	2,205	105	175	2,275	Fourth round lost to Lin Gaoyuan
10	10	Dang Qiu	2,160	90^†	175	2,245	Fourth round lost to Fan Zhendong
11	11	Lim Jong-hoon	1,955	175	175	1,955	Fourth round lost to Ma Long
12	12	Quadri Aruna	1,935	350+265	70^†+55^†	1,445	Second round lost to Álvaro Robles
13	13	Darko Jorgić	1,830	175	175	1,830	Fourth round lost to Liang Jingkun
14	14	Jang Woo-jin	1,770	100	175	1,845	Fourth round lost to Anders Lind
15	15	Dimitrij Ovtcharov	1,645	55^†	90	1,680	Third round lost to Tomislav Pucar
16	17	Patrick Franziska	1,455	90+100	90+90^†	1,445	Third round lost to João Geraldo
17	19	Alexis Lebrun	1,385	70^†	90	1,405	Third round lost to Darko Jorgić
18	20	Yukiya Uda	1,275	15^†	90	1,350	Third round lost to Wang Chuqin
19	21	Chuang Chih-yuan	1,235	90^†	90	1,235	Third round lost to Tomokazu Harimoto
20	22	Kristian Karlsson	1,230	175	90	1,145	Third round lost to Ma Long
21	23	Liam Pitchford	990	175+265	35^†+25^†	610	First round lost to João Geraldo
22	24	Anton Källberg	970	0	10	970^&	First round lost to Benedek Oláh
23	25	Andrej Gaćina	940	45	15^†	910	First round lost to Jonathan Groth
24	26	Mattias Falck	930	100	35^†	865	First round lost to Lam Siu-hang
25	28	Ruwen Filus	920	175	90	835	Third round lost to Lin Yun-ju
26	30	Wong Chun Ting	855	175+265	90+35^†	540	Third round lost to Fan Zhendong
27	32	Benedikt Duda	825	90+100	55^†+45^†	735	First round lost to Filip Zeljko
28	33	Lee Sang-su	730	45+100	90+35^†	710	Third round lost to Lin Gaoyuan
29	34	Omar Assar	710	15^†	350	1045	Quarter-Finals lost to Fan Zhendong
30	35	Félix Lebrun	690	30^†	90	750	Third round lost to Dang Qiu
31	36	Simon Gauzy	685	90+100	45+25^†	565	Second round lost to Mihai Bobocica
32	38	Wang Yang	550	175	45	420	Second round lost to Tomislav Pucar

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

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
	Liang	4	9	11	7	11	9		El-Beiali	6	8	9	8
	El-Beiali	11	11	3	11	8	11							9	Lin	13	11	11	11
	Yang			11	11	11	12							25	Filus	11	5	6	8
	Ho			6	6	7	10		Yang	9	7	7	7
	Abiodun			10	2	6	4	25	Filus	11	11	11	11
25	Filus			12	11	11	11													9	Lin	11	7	9	9	8
28	Lee			11	11	11	11													8	Lin	7	11	11	11	11
	Huang			7	6	8	3	28	Lee	11	13	11	12
	Achanta		11	9	11	11	11		Achanta	4	11	8	10
	Serdaroglu		8	11	9	6	6							28	Lee	7	7	6	3
	Persson	5	9	11	9	11	5							8	Lin	11	11	11	11
	Habesohn	11	11	5	11	9	11		Habesohn	3	7	6	4
	Dyjas			8	5	6	7	8	Lin	11	11	11	11
8	Lin			11	11	11	11

First round									Second round									Third round							Fourth round

6	Calderano		11	7	11	7	6	4
	Afanador		3	11	8	11	11	11		Afanador			9	7	11	5	6
	Monteiro		8	12	3	11	9	7		Lind			11	11	6	11	11
	Lind		11	10	11	9	11	11											Lind	12	11	10	11	11
	Lambiet				4	8	8	6											No. Alamian	10	5	12	5	9
	No. Alamian				11	11	11	11		No. Alamian	11	11	9	15	3	4	11
	Groth		8	11	11	10	11	11		Groth	5	9	11	13	11	11	9
23	Gaćina		11	8	9	12	6	4																		Lind	11	7	11	11	11
24	Falck			9	11	10	8	8																	14	Jang	7	11	9	5	6
	Lam			11	4	12	11	11		Lam	11	14	11	9	11	8	6
	Mati		7	7	11	11	12	11		Mati	7	16	5	11	8	11	11
	Jančařík		11	11	6	9	10	8											Mati		3	7	7	5
	Lum	11	7	9	11	11	9	6										14	Jang		11	11	11	11
	Lorenzo	8	11	11	6	7	11	11		Lorenzo				3	8	9	4
	Pang	7	11	4	5	12	11	4	14	Jang				11	11	11	11
14	Jang	11	5	11	11	10	5	11

First round									Second round							Third round									Fourth round

16	Franziska			11	11	12	3	11
	Nuytinck			8	9	10	11	5	16	Franziska		11	11	11	11
	Alkhadrawi		11	6	10	11	13	3		Dixon		1	3	1	5
	Dixon		6	11	12	6	15	11								16	Franziska	11	7	15	8	12	11	6
	Madrid			11	12	11	11	11									Geraldo	4	11	17	11	10	7	11
	Hazin			7	10	7	13	8		Madrid		9	5	4	6
	Geraldo	12	6	11	7	11	5	13		Geraldo		11	11	11	11
21	Pitchford	10	11	9	11	5	11	11																		Geraldo	4	4	4	10
18	Uda	9	11	11	9	12	8	11																	2	Wang	11	11	11	12
	Burgos	11	7	9	11	10	11	4	18	Uda	11	18	7	11	11
	Kožul	10	11	11	11	9	4	11		Kožul	7	16	11	9	9
	Oikawa	12	9	6	5	11	11	2								18	Uda			9	11	11	1	3
	Togami			11	13	11	11	11								2	Wang			11	13	4	11	11
	Polanský			3	15	8	7	7		Togami	3	3	3	11	6
	Belrose			2	4	7	11	3	2	Wang	11	11	11	6	11
2	Wang			11	11	11	9	11