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

Women's singles table tennis
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Women's singles table tennis; at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Riocentro
Date	6–10 August 2016
Competitors	70 from 43 nations
Medalists
	← 2012 2020 →

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.

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

Qualification

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Dates	Start time	Round
6 August	9:00	Preliminary round
6 August	11:15	First round
7 August	09:00	Second round
8 August	10:00	Third round
8 August	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

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.

Ding Ning (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
Feng Tianwei (SIN) (quarterfinals)
Li Xiaoxia (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (third round)
Han Ying (GER) (quarterfinals)
Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (semifinals, fourth place)
Cheng I-ching (TPE) (quarterfinals)
Jeon Ji-hee (KOR) (fourth round)
Yu Mengyu (SIN) (quarterfinals)
Petrissa Solja (GER) (third round)
Li Jie (NED) (third round)
Seo Hyo-won (KOR) (fourth round)
Doo Hoi Kem (HKG) (fourth round)
Melek Hu (TUR) (third round)
Lee Ho Ching (HKG) (fourth round)
Liu Jia (AUT) (fourth round)

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

Yu Fu (POR) (second round)
Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (third round)
Li Qian (POL) (second round)
Li Jiao (NED) (third round)
Ri Myong-sun (PRK) (fourth round)
Polina Mikhailova (RUS) (second round)
Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (fourth round)
Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
Li Fen (SWE) (third round)
Tetyana Bilenko (UKR) (third round)
Kim Song-i (PRK) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
Shen Yanfei (ESP) (second round)
Matilda Ekholm (SWE) (third round)
Li Xue (FRA) (fourth round)
Shao Jieni (POR) (second round)
Sofia Polcanova (AUT) (second round)

Draw

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

Iran's Neda Shahsavari and Belarus' Aleksandra Privalova

Top half

Section 1


Preliminary round									First round


									46	Dvorak (ESP)	1	11	6	11	9	6

									55	Lin G (BRA)	11	5	11	3	11	11


									42	Matelová (CZE)	12	16	8	11	6	11	3

									49	Zhang (CAN)	14	14	11	6	11	9	11


63	Oshonaike (NGR)	8	11	11	11	8	9	11	44	Díaz (PUR)	11	7	4	11	11	11

68	Sahakian (LIB)	11	9	7	8	11	11	8	63	Oshonaike (NGR)	7	11	11	7	5	2


50	Meshref (EGY)	12	11	13	11				40	Komwong (THA)	7	13	11	11	11

67	Saidani (TUN)	10	1	11	6				50	Meshref (EGY)	11	11	7	4	9

Section 2


First round


43	Ódorová (SVK)	11	5	9	6	8

56	Wu (USA)	3	11	11	11	11


41	Dolgikh (RUS)	6	7	11	11	10	11	5

53	Lay J F (AUS)	11	11	8	6	12	8	11


47	Privalova (BLR)	11	11	8	8	11	4	11

64	Shahsavari (IRI)	8	8	11	11	8	11	5


36	Grzybowska (POL)	10	11	14	8	11	14

52	Batra (IND)	12	6	12	11	4	12

Bottom half

Section 3


Preliminary round						First round


54	Silva (MEX)	11	11	11	11	39	Balážová (SVK)	12	11	11	11

69	Allejji (SYR)	2	1	2	4	54	Silva (MEX)	10	5	8	7


						37	Vacenovská (CZE)	11	11	11	11

						60	Ruano (COL)	8	2	7	8


						48	Zhang (USA)	11	11	11	11

						61	Arvelo (VEN)	3	5	5	7


62	Edem (NGR)	11	11	11	11	33	Pavlovich (BLR)	5	11	11	11	11

70	Yee (FIJ)	3	8	3	2	62	Edem (NGR)	11	8	8	7	4

Section 4


Preliminary round								First round


								34	Dodean (ROU)	11	11	11	11

								57	Das (IND)	2	7	7	3


								45	Lovas (HUN)	11	11	11	11

								59	El-Dawlatly (EGY)	6	9	7	7


58	Han X (CGO)	11	13	11	11			35	Sawettabut (THA)	11	10	7	8	11	11	11

65	Lariba (PHI)	7	11	9	7			58	Han X (CGO)	9	12	11	11	6	7	9


51	Kumahara (BRA)	11	8	11	11	9	11	38	Ni Xl (LUX)	12	14	8	9	11	11	14

66	Tapper (AUS)	4	11	5	6	11	8	51	Kumahara (BRA)	10	16	11	11	8	3	12

References

^ "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.

External links

Results Book : Rio 2016. Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016.
"2016 Olympic Games". ITTF. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
"Official site of the Rio2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games". Archived from the original on 24 August 2016.
2016 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Singles, Women. Olympedia.

[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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