Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women'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 10 August 2016 at Riocentro.

Women's singles table tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueRiocentro
Date6–10 August 2016
Competitors70 from 43 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ding Ning  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Li Xiaoxia  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Song-i  North Korea
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Top seeded Ding Ning met Han Ying in the quarterfials

The medals were presented by Ng Ser Miang, IOC member, Singapore and Petra Sorling, Executive Vice President of the ITTF.

Qualification

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Schedule

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All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Dates Start time Round
6 August 9:00 Preliminary round
11:15 First round
7 August 09:00 Second round
8 August 10:00 Third round
17:00 Fourth round
9 August 16:00 Quarterfinals
10 August 10:00 Semifinals
20:30 Bronze medal match
21:30 Gold medal match

Seeds

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Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2016 with a maximum of 2 players per country.[1] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

  1.   Ding Ning (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.   Feng Tianwei (SIN) (quarterfinals)
  3.   Li Xiaoxia (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
  4.   Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (third round)
  5.   Han Ying (GER) (quarterfinals)
  6.   Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (semifinals, fourth place)
  7.   Cheng I-ching (TPE) (quarterfinals)
  8.   Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) (fourth round)
  9.   Yu Mengyu (SIN) (quarterfinals)
  10.   Petrissa Solja (GER) (third round)
  11.   Li Jie (NED) (third round)
  12.   Seo Hyo-won (KOR) (fourth round)
  13.   Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) (fourth round)
  14.   Melek Hu (TUR) (third round)
  15.   Lee Ho Ching (HKG) (fourth round)
  16.   Liu Jia (AUT) (fourth round)

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

  1.   Yu Fu (POR) (second round)
  2.   Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (third round)
  3.   Li Qian (POL) (second round)
  4.   Li Jiao (NED) (third round)
  5.   Ri Myong-sun (PRK) (fourth round)
  6.   Polina Mikhailova (RUS) (second round)
  7.   Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (fourth round)
  8.   Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
  9.   Li Fen (SWE) (third round)
  10.   Tetyana Bilenko (UKR) (third round)
  11.   Kim Song-i (PRK) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  12.   Shen Yanfei (ESP) (second round)
  13.   Matilda Ekholm (SWE) (third round)
  14.   Li Xue (FRA) (fourth round)
  15.   Shao Jieni (POR) (second round)
  16.   Sofia Polcanova (AUT) (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1   Ding Ning (CHN) 11 9 11 11 11
27   Kim Song-i (PRK) 5 11 6 3 9
1   Ding Ning (CHN)   11 5 14 9 8 11 11
3   Li Xiaoxia (CHN)   9 11 12 11 11 7 7
3   Li Xiaoxia (CHN) 11 11 11 11
6   Ai Fukuhara (JPN) 4 3 1 1 Bronze medal match
27   Kim Song-i (PRK)   11 11 11 12 11
6   Ai Fukuhara (JPN) 7 7 5 14 5

Top half

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Section 1

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1   Ding N (CHN) 11 11 11 11
18   Samara (ROU) 11 11 11 12 18   Samara (ROU) 5 8 5 2
55   Lin G (BRA) 6 9 3 10 1   Ding N (CHN) 11 11 11 11
49   Zhang (CAN) 7 12 5 8 5 13   Doo H K (HKG) 3 5 4 4
24   Póta (HUN) 11 10 11 11 11 24   Póta (HUN) 11 11 12 8 9 8
13   Doo H K (HKG) 8 9 14 11 11 11
1   Ding N (CHN) 11 11 11 11
5   Han Y (GER) 8 5 3 7
11   Li Jie (NED) 11 14 8 9 7 11 8
30   Li X (FRA) 11 11 11 11 30   Li X (FRA) 8 12 11 11 11 6 11
44   Díaz (PUR) 1 6 8 8 30   Li X (FRA) 4 4 11 3 11
40   Komwong (THA) 14 8 12 11 7 12 11 5   Han Y (GER) 11 11 8 11 13
17   Yu F (POR) 16 11 10 8 11 10 8 40   Komwong (THA) 2 4 4 3
5   Han Y (GER) 11 11 11 11

Section 2

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
8   Jeon J-h (KOR) 11 11 3 11 11
29   Ekholm (SWE) 9 11 11 5 11 12 29   Ekholm (SWE) 2 3 11 4 2
56   Wu (USA) 11 8 8 11 6 10 8   Jeon J-h (KOR) 10 11 10 7 2
53   Lay J F (AUS) 11 11 11 6 10 11 9   Yu My (SIN) 12 8 12 11 11
32   Polcanova (AUT) 8 7 4 11 12 7 53   Lay J F (AUS) 9 9 6 10
9   Yu My (SIN) 11 11 11 12
9   Yu My (SIN) 8 11 5 6 11 6
27   Kim S-i (PRK) 11 6 11 11 9 11
14   Hu (TUR) 10 6 7 8
23   Chen S-y (TPE) 13 9 11 13 11 11 23   Chen S-y (TPE) 12 11 11 11
47   Privalova (BLR) 15 11 7 11 5 5 23   Chen S-y (TPE) 2 6 12 11 9 9
36   Grzybowska (POL) 9 2 6 6 27   Kim S-i (PRK) 11 11 10 8 11 11
27   Kim S-i (PRK) 11 11 11 11 27   Kim S-i (PRK) 7 7 11 11 9 11 11
4   Ishikawa (JPN) 11 11 9 9 11 9 8

Bottom-half

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Section 3

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3   Li Xx (CHN) 11 11 11 11
25   Li F (SWE) 11 6 7 11 9 12 11 25   Li F (SWE) 7 7 8 7
39   Balážová (SVK) 8 11 11 8 11 10 7 3   Li Xx (CHN) 11 11 11 11
37   Vacenovská (CZE) 9 8 3 15 15   Lee H C (HKG) 5 6 4 4
26   Bilenko (UKR) 11 11 11 17 26   Bilenko (UKR) 8 10 11 11 6
15   Lee H C (HKG) 11 12 9 13 11
3   Li Xx (CHN) 11 11 11 11
7   Cheng I-c (TPE) 5 5 6 6
12   Seo H-w (KOR) 11 11 7 11 11
31   Shao Jn (POR) 4 9 9 6 48   Zhang (USA) 8 8 11 7 6
48   Zhang (USA) 11 11 11 11 12   Seo H-w (KOR) 5 9 3 11 11 11 7
33   Pavlovich (BLR) 9 8 11 13 11 11 7   Cheng I-c (TPE) 11 11 11 4 5 9 11
22   Mikhailova (RUS) 11 11 9 11 7 8 33   Pavlovich (BLR) 11 9 7 9 11 11 2
7   Cheng I-c (TPE) 7 11 11 11 8 7 11

Section 4

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Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
6   Fukuhara (JPN) 11 11 11 11
19   Li Q (POL) 10 9 9 11 8 34   Dodean (ROU) 5 6 4 1
34   Dodean (ROU) 12 11 11 5 11 6   Fukuhara (JPN) 11 12 11 11
45   Lovas (HUN) 9 2 11 4 10 21   Ri M-s (PRK) 5 10 1 7
21   Ri M-s (PRK) 11 11 7 11 12 21   Ri M-s (PRK) 11 11 11 11
10   Solja (GER) 5 7 6 6
6   Fukuhara (JPN) 14 11 11 11
2   Feng TW (SIN) 12 8 7 5
16   Liu J (AUT) 7 11 15 11 11
20   Li Jiao (NED) 12 11 9 11 8 11 20   Li Jiao (NED) 11 8 13 9 5
35   Sawettabut (THA) 10 8 11 7 11 5 16   Liu J (AUT) 6 6 7 11 4
38   Ni Xl (LUX) 12 10 12 6 10 11 11 2   Feng TW (SIN) 11 11 11 6 11
28   Shen Yf (ESP) 10 12 10 11 12 4 7 38   Ni Xl (LUX) 11 11 8 5 4 5
2   Feng TW (SIN) 8 5 11 11 11 11

Preliminary rounds

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Iran's Neda Shahsavari and Belarus' Aleksandra Privalova

Top half

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Section 1

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Preliminary roundFirst round
46  Dvorak (ESP)11161196
55  Lin G (BRA)1151131111
42  Matelová (CZE)12168116113
49  Zhang (CAN)141411611911
63  Oshonaike (NGR)8111111891144  Díaz (PUR)1174111111
68  Sahakian (LIB)119781111863  Oshonaike (NGR)71111752
50  Meshref (EGY)1211131140  Komwong (THA)713111111
67  Saidani (TUN)10111650  Meshref (EGY)1111749

Section 2

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First round
43  Ódorová (SVK)115968
56  Wu (USA)311111111
41  Dolgikh (RUS)67111110115
53  Lay J F (AUS)11118612811
47  Privalova (BLR)11118811411
64  Shahsavari (IRI)8811118115
36  Grzybowska (POL)10111481114
52  Batra (IND)1261211412

Bottom half

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Section 3

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Preliminary roundFirst round
54  Silva (MEX)1111111139  Balážová (SVK)12111111
69  Allejji (SYR)212454  Silva (MEX)10587
37  Vacenovská (CZE)11111111
60  Ruano (COL)8278
48  Zhang (USA)11111111
61  Arvelo (VEN)3557
62  Edem (NGR)1111111133  Pavlovich (BLR)511111111
70  Yee (FIJ)383262  Edem (NGR)118874

Section 4

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Preliminary roundFirst round
34  Dodean (ROU)11111111
57  Das (IND)2773
45  Lovas (HUN)11111111
59  El-Dawlatly (EGY)6977
58  Han X (CGO)1113111135  Sawettabut (THA)111078111111
65  Lariba (PHI)7119758  Han X (CGO)9121111679
51  Kumahara (BRA)118111191138  Ni Xl (LUX)121489111114
66  Tapper (AUS)4115611851  Kumahara (BRA)101611118312

References

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  1. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Games: Women's Singles Seeding List" (PDF). ITTF. 2 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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