2021 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles competition of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 23 to 29 November 2021.[1]

Men's singles
at the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueGeorge R. Brown Convention Center
LocationHouston, United States
Dates23–29 November
Final score11–6, 11–9, 11–7, 11–8
Medalists
 Fan Zhendong   China
 Truls Möregårdh   Sweden
 Liang Jingkun   China
 Timo Boll   Germany
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Ma Long was the three-time defending champion, but did not compete in this year's tournament.

Fan Zhendong won the title after defeating Truls Möregårdh 11–6, 11–9, 11–7, 11–8.

Seeds

Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 16 November 2021.[2][3][4]

  1. Fan Zhendong (Champion)
  2. Tomokazu Harimoto (Second round)
  3. Hugo Calderano (Quarterfinals)
  4. Lin Yun-ju (Third round)
  5. Lin Gaoyuan (Quarterfinals)
  6. Liang Jingkun (Semifinals)
  7. Mattias Falck (Second round)
  8. Timo Boll (Semifinals)
  9. Jang Woo-jin (First round)
  10. Patrick Franziska (Third round)
  11. Liam Pitchford (Fourth round)
  12. Wang Chuqin (Fourth round)
  13. Quadri Aruna (Quarterfinals)
  14. Simon Gauzy (Third round)
  15. Koki Niwa (Second round)
  16. Lee Sang-su (Second round)
  17. Wong Chun Ting (Fourth round)
  18. Darko Jorgić (Fourth round)
  19. Marcos Freitas (Second round)
  20. Chuang Chih-yuan (Second round)
  21. Robert Gardos (Second round)
  22. Kristian Karlsson (Fourth round)
  23. Omar Assar (First round)
  24. Sharath Kamal (First round)
  25. Kanak Jha (Quarterfinals)
  26. Jonathan Groth (Third round)
  27. Tomislav Pucar (Third round)
  28. Yang Wang (Fourth round, withdrawn)
  29. Ruwen Filus (Fourth round)
  30. Sathiyan Gnanasekaran (Third round)
  31. Gustavo Tsuboi (Second round)
  32. Emmanuel Lebesson (Third round)

Draw

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Fan Zhendong 8 11 11 11 11
5 Lin Gaoyuan 11 7 5 8 9 1 Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 8 13
6 Liang Jingkun 8 12 8 11 11 11 11 6 Liang Jingkun 5 4 9 11 11
3 Hugo Calderano 11 14 11 8 4 8 8 1 Fan Zhendong 11 11 11 11
Truls Möregårdh 13 11 2 11 12 11 Truls Möregårdh 6 9 7 8
13 Quadri Aruna 11 8 11 4 14 7 Truls Möregårdh 8 8 11 11 10 11 11
8 Timo Boll 4 11 12 11 9 11 8 Timo Boll 11 11 6 8 12 8 5
25 Kanak Jha 11 5 10 7 11 7

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 Fan 11 11 11 12
Platonov 7 11 10 11 7 12 8 Hodaei 1 1 3 10
Hodaei 11 9 12 9 11 10 11 1 Fan 11 11 11 11
Walker 11 11 11 8 11 32 Lebesson 6 8 9 9
González 8 4 8 11 4 Walker 4 13 6 11 8 6
Kenjaev 11 2 6 6 10 32 Lebesson 11 11 11 5 11 11
32 Lebesson 6 11 11 11 12 1 Fan 11 11 11 11 8 11
21 Gardos 13 11 8 6 11 8 13 12 Wang 5 7 13 7 11 6
Lind 11 8 11 11 5 11 11 21 Gardos 8 13 8 11 8
Togami 11 11 11 11 11 Togami 11 15 11 4 11
Polanský 4 7 13 8 7 Togami 7 10 5 4
K. Assar 2 4 8 9 12 Wang 11 12 11 11
Szudi 11 11 11 11 Szudi 5 4 2 2
Lambiet 8 7 10 9 12 Wang 11 11 11 11
12 Wang 11 11 12 11

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 Niwa 11 11 11 11
Ecseki 7 9 7 4 15 Niwa 8 11 11 15 9 4
Habesohn 11 8 6 11 11 11 Habesohn 11 9 5 17 11 11
Apolónia 7 11 11 8 7 7 Habesohn 8 10 6 11 7
Kožul 13 1 4 11 17 Wong 11 12 11 3 11
Morizono 15 11 11 13 Morizono 8 7 4 11 8
Pryshchepa 11 0 3 12 4 3 17 Wong 11 11 11 6 11
17 Wong 6 11 11 10 11 11 17 Wong 6 8 10 11 7
27 Pucar 11 11 7 4 9 12 11 5 Lin 11 11 12 7 11
Hwang 9 9 11 11 11 10 8 27 Pucar 11 11 11 11
Anthony 6 11 11 8 12 9 6 Abiodun 7 6 8 6
Abiodun 11 5 5 11 10 11 11 27 Pucar 3 7 6 6
Källberg 11 11 11 11 5 Lin 11 11 11 11
Jančařík 6 4 2 5 Källberg 7 11 6 9 14 15 4
5 Lin 11 9 11 11 12 13 11

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 Liang J 9 14 11 9 11 5 11
Uda 6 9 1 11 9 Qiu 11 12 5 11 5 11 6
Qiu 11 11 11 5 11 6 Liang J 11 11 3 11 11
Desai 9 7 7 4 Duda 8 9 11 9 6
Duda 11 11 11 11 Duda 11 11 11 9 11
Drinkhall 12 5 10 3 9 19 Freitas 9 9 9 11 4
19 Freitas 10 11 12 11 11 6 Liang J 14 11 9 11 7 3 11
26 Groth 12 11 8 11 11 11 Pitchford 12 6 11 6 11 11 4
Lam 10 7 11 8 5 26 Groth 11 11 14 11
Kumar 7 12 6 11 7 11 10 Monteiro 6 3 12 7
Monteiro 11 10 11 8 11 9 12 26 Groth 13 11 7 7 11 9
Bobocica 11 6 10 7 11 11 9 11 Pitchford 11 13 11 11 7 11
Robles 7 11 12 11 9 8 11 Robles 4 6 8 12 9
Kou 7 13 6 7 11 11 11 Pitchford 11 11 11 10 11
11 Pitchford 11 11 11 11 7 13

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9 Jang 8 11 17 8 5 11 10
Skachkov 11 7 15 11 11 9 12 Skachkov 11 6 9 11 11 11
Tanviriyavechakul 10 8 10 11 Pletea 9 11 11 7 7 5
Pletea 12 11 12 13 Skachkov 12 7 11 6 11 5
Jouti 10 7 10 8 18 Jorgić 14 11 7 11 4 11
Lakatos 12 11 12 11 Lakatos 6 7 8 3
Karakašević 7 6 5 9 18 Jorgić 11 11 11 11
18 Jorgić 11 11 11 11 18 Jorgić 11 6 3 11 2
24 Achanta 13 5 6 7 9 3 Calderano 8 11 11 13 11
Nuytinck 11 11 11 11 11 Nuytinck 11 10 11 11 11
Liao 9 11 4 3 2 Alamian 8 12 8 6 9
Alamian 11 6 11 11 11 Nuytinck 6 8 11 11 7 11 5
Monteiro 10 11 15 11 8 12 11 3 Calderano 11 11 6 8 11 7 11
Afanador 11 7 13 3 11 14 8 Monteiro 11 4 5 2 6
3 Calderano 8 11 11 11 11

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Lin Y-j 11 11 11 11
Persson 11 11 11 10 10 11 Persson 5 7 8 7
Diaw 9 6 4 12 12 2 4 Lin Y-j 9 8 11 5 11 11 11
Alto 11 12 11 11 Lim 11 11 8 11 6 8 13
Zhang 3 10 4 5 Alto 9 14 6 4 8
Lim 11 11 11 11 11 Lim 11 12 11 11 11
23 O. Assar 9 13 4 8 7 Lim 11 15 11 8 2 5 6
20 Chuang 11 11 12 11 Möregårdh 6 13 9 11 11 11 11
Serdaroglu 3 7 10 6 20 Chuang 12 10 5 7 11 11 8
Möregårdh 11 12 11 14 Möregårdh 10 12 11 11 3 3 11
Saleh 3 10 5 12 Möregårdh 3 11 11 11 9 10 13
Hazin 16 11 11 7 11 10 Franziska 11 7 8 6 11 12 11
Aguirre 14 7 5 11 8 Hazin 5 3 5 7
Pištej 7 5 6 6 10 Franziska 11 11 11 11
10 Franziska 11 11 11 11

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 Aruna 14 11 11 11
Khanin 12 6 6 5 13 Aruna 6 11 11 11 3 11
Lamadrid 5 8 11 8 12 Ishiy 11 6 6 5 11 7
Ishiy 11 11 9 11 14 13 Aruna 11 7 13 11 4 11 11
Mino 30 Gnanasekaran 9 11 15 3 11 9 7
Sidorenko w/o Sidorenko 9 9 8 6
Zhmudenko 2 9 4 3 30 Gnanasekaran 11 11 11 11
30 Gnanasekaran 11 11 11 11 13 Aruna 11 5 13 5 6 11 11
22 Karlsson 11 9 11 7 11 5 11 22 Karlsson 9 11 11 11 11 8 6
Ho 6 11 8 11 7 11 5 22 Karlsson 9 7 16 11 11 11
Badowski 11 11 6 11 11 Badowski 11 11 14 7 6 0
Chen 5 6 11 4 8 22 Karlsson 5 12 11 11 7 11
Cassin 11 4 11 11 12 Cassin 11 10 7 8 11 3
Madrid 8 11 6 4 10 Cassin 7 6 11 17 12 8 11
7 Falck 11 11 5 15 10 11 7

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Boll 11 11 11 5 12
Stoyanov 11 10 6 8 Zhou 8 6 8 11 10
Zhou 13 12 11 11 8 Boll 11 11 11 11
Mutti 8 9 11 4 6 Pang 4 7 5 5
Pang 11 11 8 11 11 Pang 8 11 11 13 9 11
Omotayo 10 10 8 6 31 Tsuboi 11 7 7 11 11 8
31 Tsuboi 12 12 11 11 8 Boll w/o
28 Wang 11 11 11 11 28 Wang
Ionescu 8 7 5 2 28 Wang 11 10 11 9 11 11
Devos 7 11 13 9 9 11 7 Oláh 4 12 7 11 6 9
Oláh 11 4 11 11 11 9 11 28 Wang 7 11 11 11 11 11
Geraldo 7 13 12 11 11 11 14 Gauzy 11 13 9 7 9 9
Majoros 11 11 14 5 7 8 Geraldo 11 9 11 4 11 11 7
Cifuentes 7 6 10 12 7 14 Gauzy 9 11 9 11 8 13 11
14 Gauzy 11 11 12 10 11

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 Lee 11 11 12 11
Sgouropoulos 4 3 10 7 16 Lee 8 5 9 8
Sipos 5 4 9 9 Allegro 11 11 11 11
Allegro 11 11 11 11 Allegro 7 11 13 7 9 6
Feng 11 11 8 5 16 11 7 25 Jha 11 6 11 11 11 11
Gaćina 7 5 11 11 18 9 11 Gaćina 5 9 9 10
An 9 12 11 8 9 11 7 25 Jha 11 11 11 12
25 Jha 11 10 5 11 11 5 11 25 Jha 11 11 3 11 11
29 Filus 14 11 11 11 29 Filus 8 8 11 9 2
Szőcs 12 4 6 2 29 Filus 11 11 11 11
Akkuzu 11 11 11 9 11 Akkuzu 5 6 8 7
Kherouf 4 7 5 11 4 29 Filus 14 11 11 11
Kojić 11 9 6 0 11 6 Dyjas 12 4 6 2
Dyjas 7 11 11 11 7 11 Dyjas 7 11 7 11 6 11 11
2 Harimoto 11 5 11 6 11 8 9

References
  1. "General Schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "2021 World Table Tennis Championships Playing System" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  3. "Player List". WTT. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "Top 32 Seeds" (PDF). ittf.com. p. 10. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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