Table tennis – men's teamat the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Venue Peking University Gymnasium Date August 13 to August 18, 2008 Competitors 48 from 16 nations Teams 16
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.
Qualification [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 ).
Dates Start time Round August 13 10:00 Group C and D 1st group round (1–3, 2–4) 14:30 Group A and B 1st group round (1–3, 2–4) 19:30 Group C and D 2nd group round (1–4, 2–3) August 14 10:00 Group A and B 2nd group round (1–4, 2–3) 14:30 Group C and D 3rd group round (1–2, 3–4) 19:30 Group A and B 3rd group round (1–2, 3–4) August 15 9:00 Bronze playoff 1st round August 16 14:30 Semifinals 19:30 August 17 10:00 Bronze playoff 2nd round August 18 14:30 Bronze medal match 19:30 Gold medal match
Team ranking list was produced on the basis of the ITTF July 2008 world ranking.[1] Only the players qualified from each team were taking into consideration to establish the ranking. Teams were drawn into four groups on August 7.[2] Injured or sick athletes could be replaced by alternates.[3] The alternates could only compete in the team event, the replaced athletes were not allowed to compete again at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Group round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification China (CHN) 6 3 3 0 9 0 Qualified for the semifinals Austria (AUT) 5 3 2 1 6 3 Qualified for the bronze medal playoff 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 Duration: 1h 14min
Group B [ edit ] Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification Germany (GER) 6 3 3 0 9 1 Qualified for the semifinals Croatia (CRO) 5 3 2 1 6 4 Qualified for the bronze medal playoff Singapore (SIN) 4 3 1 2 5 6 Canada (CAN) 3 3 0 3 0 9
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
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
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
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, 5–11
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
Group C [ edit ] Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification South Korea (KOR) 6 3 3 0 9 2 Qualified for the semifinals Chinese Taipei (TPE) 5 3 2 1 7 6 Qualified for the bronze medal playoff Sweden (SWE) 4 3 1 2 5 6 Brazil (BRA) 3 3 0 3 2 9
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
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
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
Group D [ edit ] Team Pts Pld W L GW GL Qualification Japan (JPN) 6 3 3 0 9 0 Qualified for the semifinals Hong Kong (HKG) 5 3 2 1 6 4 Qualified for the bronze medal playoff Nigeria (NGR) 4 3 1 2 3 8 Russia (RUS) 3 3 0 3 3 9
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
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 Duration: 1h 16min
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
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
Final stage [ edit ] Bracket [ edit ] Bronze medal playoff [ edit ] Bronze playoff round 1 [ edit ] 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
Semifinals [ edit ] Individual matches Kan Yo 2–3 Dimitrij Ovtcharov 7–11 , 13 –11, 11–13 , 11 –9, 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
Bronze playoff round 2 [ edit ] 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
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 [ edit ] 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
Gold medal match [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]