2005 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships
Men's singles ; at the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships
Venue	Shanghai Grand Stage
Location	Shanghai, China
Dates	29 April – 6 May
Final score	11–9, 3–11, 8–11, 11–9,11–9, 11–7
Medalists
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Seeds

Wang Liqin (champion)^[1]
Ma Lin (final)
Wang Hao (fourth round)
Vladimir Samsonov (fourth round)
Timo Boll (fourth round)
Ryu Seung-min (second round)
Chen Qi (quarterfinals)
Chuang Chih-yuan (second round)
Werner Schlager (second round)
Kalinikos Kreanga (fourth round)
Jean-Michel Saive (second round)
Kong Linghui (fourth round)
Adrian Crișan (second round)
Chen Weixing (second round)
Alexey Smirnov (third round)
Chiang Peng-lung (second round)
Petr Korbel (third round)
Liu Guozheng (quarterfinals)
Michael Maze (semifinals)
Leung Chu Yan (second round)
Jan-Ove Waldner (third round)
Peter Karlsson (quarterfinals)
Zoran Primorac (first round)
Oh Sang-eun (semifinals)
Ko Lai Chak (second round)
Trinko Keen (third round)
Hao Shuai (quarterfinals)
Lucjan Błaszczyk (fourth round)
Fedor Kuzmin (first round)
Cheung Yuk (third round)
Jörg Roßkopf (third round)
Patrick Chila (first round)

Finals

Quarterfinals									Semifinals							Final

1	Wang Liqin	8	12	11	8	11	11
7	Chen Qi	11	10	4	11	9	3		1	Wang Liqin	11	12	11	9	11
22	Peter Karlsson	7	13	7	7	11	9		24	Oh Sang-eun	7	10	2	11	6
24	Oh Sang-eun	11	11	11	11	7	11									1	Wang Liqin	11	3	8	11	11	11
19	Michael Maze	5	8	7	12	11	11	11								2	Ma Lin	9	11	11	9	9	7
27	Hao Shuai	11	11	11	10	7	9	6	19	Michael Maze	7	6	9	9
18	Liu Guozheng	11	11	11	8	6	9		2	Ma Lin	11	11	11	11
2	Ma Lin	13	5	9	11	11	11

Main draw

Top half

Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

1	Wang L	11	11	11	9	11
	Achanta SK	8	8	5	11	8			1	Wang L	11	11	11	11
Pak W-C		3	9	11	7	11	11	9		B Such	3	7	5	7
B Such		11	11	7	11	7	6	11										1	Wang L	11	11	11	12
A Bentsen		8	11	14	9	7	11	11											A Bentsen	5	5	6	10
A Liventsov		11	9	12	11	11	6	9		A Bentsen	11	11	11	5	8	11
	E-S Lashin	4	5	5	7				25	Ko L C	6	8	4	11	11	9
25	Ko L C	11	11	11	11																						1	Wang L	11	11	9	10	11	6	11
26	T Keen	11	11	11	11																							Li C	6	4	11	12	3	11	5
	P Tabachnik	6	0	3	7				26	T Keen	11	11	11	11
S Toriola		11	11	7	11	11				S Toriola	7	8	2	6
L Hielscher		8	9	11	5	8												26	T Keen	11	13	11	7	13	9	5
Li C		11	11	11	13														Li C	7	11	2	11	15	11	11
S Milicevic		4	7	8	11					Li C	11	11	7	11	5	4	12
	H Hoyama	4	4	5	2				14	W Chen	6	7	11	8	11	11	10
14	W Chen	11	11	11	11

Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round							Fourth round

12	Kong L	11	11	11	11
	P Sereda	4	8	4	5				12	Kong L	11	11	11	11
A A Saleh		11	13	14	5	11				A A Saleh	6	4	3	5
R Gardos		2	11	12	11	5												12	Kong L	13	11	11	11
Z Fejer-Konnerth		11	11	2	11	7	11												Z Fejer-Konnerth	11	5	5	7
K Lengerov		8	3	11	8	11	5		Z Fejer-Konnerth		12	11	9	7	11	11
	Lee J-K	11	7	4	9	11	11	11	Lee J-K		10	6	11	11	5	6
32	P Chila	8	11	11	11	4	8	9																	12	Kong L	8	6	8	6
31	J Roßkopf	11	11	11	11																				7	Chen Q	11	11	11	11
	Ri C-G	7	3	4	9				31	J Roßkopf	10	6	11	11	11	5	11
Wu C-C		10	11	11	11	11				Wu C-C	12	11	6	8	6	11	3
Wang Z		12	7	6	5	9												31	J Roßkopf	13	11	6	9	7
P Saive		11	11	5	6	11	13	10										7	Chen Q	11	13	11	11	11
Kim S-C		9	5	11	11	6	15	12		Kim S-C	7	6	11	10	6
	C Machado	12	7	2	7				7	Chen Q	11	11	7	12	11
7	Chen Q	14	11	11	11

Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

8	Chuang CY	11	6	11	8	14	5	11
	A Filimon	8	11	9	11	12	11	7	8	Chuang CY	10	9	11	10	11	11	9
J Mizutani		11	10	9	14	11	11			J Mizutani	12	11	7	12	6	8	11
J Wang		9	12	11	12	5	2												J Mizutani	5	5	7	9
M Yang		11	20	2	11	13												22	P Karlsson	11	11	11	11
C Matsumoto		4	18	11	8	11				M Yang	9	11	11	8	7	4
	R Jenkins	5	11	11	9	5	8		22	P Karlsson	11	4	8	11	11	11
22	P Karlsson	11	6	9	11	11	11																				22	P Karlsson	11	8	11	6	7	11	11
23	Z Primorac	4	11	11	11	7	11	3																				Z W He	7	11	5	11	11	7	9
	P Gionis	11	13	6	9	11	8	11	P Gionis		11	10	11	7	11	11
C Bertin		7	5	4	7				K Yoshida		3	12	5	11	9	9
K Yoshida		11	11	11	11													P Gionis		8	11	5	3	11	11	4
Z W He		11	11	11	7	11												Z W He		11	5	11	11	8	4	11
M Klasek		5	9	5	11	7				Z W He	7	11	8	5	11	11	11
	K Skachkov	6	6	11	11	5	9		9	W Schlager	11	7	11	11	8	6	1
9	W Schlager	11	11	8	2	11	11

Section 4

First round									Second round								Third round									Fourth round

15	A Smirnov	11	11	11	13	11	11
	D Gorak	5	8	13	15	9	7		15	A Smirnov	11	9	11	11	11
F Pazsy		11	11	9	4	4	11	11		F Pazsy	9	11	9	3	3
C Cioti		5	9	11	11	11	7	5									15	A Smirnov	11	11	11	5	3	8	7
J Lundqvist		11	12	11	13												24	Oh S-E	8	3	6	11	11	11	11
E Illas		9	10	6	11					J Lundqvist	11	11	10	3	11
	K Jindrak	5	8	4	5				24	Oh S-E	8	13	12	11	13
24	Oh S-E	11	11	11	11																					24	Oh S-E	11	11	4	11	9	7	11
21	J-O Waldner	11	11	11	11																					4	V Samsonov	9	9	11	7	11	11	8
	Chou T-Y	7	5	4	5				21	J-O Waldner	7	11	11	8	11	11
I Moldovan		11	11	11	10	11				I Moldovan	11	2	9	11	6	2
N Tsiokas		4	5	8	12	7											21	J-O Waldner	4	13	10	7
G Erlandsen		11	11	11	7	8	6	11									4	V Samsonov	11	15	12	11
Choi H-J		6	8	4	11	11	11	9		G Erlandsen	7	1	9	2
	A Grigorev	11	3	4	7	3			4	V Samsonov	11	11	11	11
4	V Samsonov	7	11	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 5

First round									Second round								Third round									Fourth round

3	Wang H	11	11	11	11
	I Abramov	6	4	9	11				3	Wang H	11	11	12	11
T Pavelka		14	8	12	11	14	11			T Pavelka	4	7	10	8
J Lin		12	11	10	5	16	7										3	Wang H	9	11	12	11	9	7	11
B Tokič		11	10	12	11	7	11	8									30	Cheung Y	11	5	10	6	11	11	8
O Didukh		8	12	10	4	11	13	11		O Didukh	5	11	6	11	6	6
	S Gerada	4	6	12	7				30	Cheung Y	11	7	11	9	11	11
30	Cheung Y	11	11	14	11																					3	Wang H	9	6	10	13
19	M Maze	11	11	11	4	11																				19	M Maze	11	11	12	15
	T Monteiro	5	6	2	11	8			19	M Maze	11	11	11	11	11	11
R Tosic		14	11	9	7	13	11	15		R Tosic	13	6	2	9	13	7
Chang Y-S		12	7	11	11	15	6	13									19	M Maze	11	11	11	11
Z Feng		11	11	11	8	11												Z Feng	6	6	8	5
L Bobillier		7	7	5	11	7				Z Feng	12	12	14	8	11
	A Carneros	10	5	11	7	9			16	Chiang P-L	10	10	12	11	5
16	Chiang P-L	12	11	7	11	11

Section 6

First round									Second round									Third round								Fourth round

10	K Kreanga	11	7	11	5	12	9	11
	S Liu	5	11	6	11	10	11	9	10	K Kreanga	11	10	10	16	11	11
S Kishikawa		12	11	8	11	11	5	7		D Eloi	9	12	12	14	5	9
D Eloi		14	9	11	8	4	11	11										10	K Kreanga	8	12	7	17	11	11
C Legout		12	8	12	11	8	9	11											C Legout	11	10	11	15	7	8
R Kostal		10	11	10	9	11	11	8		C Legout	11	8	11	8	5	11	11
	M Duran	9	9	4	5				20	Leung C Y	4	11	5	11	11	8	6
20	Leung C Y	11	11	11	11																					10	K Kreanga	11	12	9	9	11	4
27	Hao S	11	11	11	11																					27	Hao S	13	10	11	11	8	11
	A Robertson	9	3	4	7				27	Hao S	8	11	11	5	12	11
Cai X		7	12	8	7					C Süß	11	6	5	11	10	7
C Süß		11	14	11	11													27	Hao S	11	11	11	11
D Heister		11	11	11	11														D Heister	5	9	8	7
T Apolonia		4	6	8	6					D Heister	11	12	10	12	11	8	11
	An C-Y	9	3	4	11	6			6	Ryu S-M	7	10	12	10	13	11	4
6	Ryu S-M	11	11	11	9	11

Section 7

First round									Second round								Third round								Fourth round

5	T Boll	11	12	11	11	11
	J Monteiro	9	10	5	13	8			5	T Boll	11	11	11	11
W Jiang		11	11	9	4	10	11	4		J Huang	5	9	4	8
J Huang		7	2	11	11	12	7	11									5	T Boll	12	9	11	11	11	11
J Persson		11	11	11	11													J Persson	10	11	4	13	5	8
G Stephensen		9	3	4	5				J Persson		11	9	11	11	11	11
	P Gerell	11	11	11	9	11			P Gerell		4	11	13	7	6	9
29	F Kuzmin	9	8	7	11	9																			5	T Boll	5	11	11	5	11	8	13
18	Liu G	11	11	16	11	11																			18	Liu G	11	3	4	11	8	11	15
	P Fazekas	5	7	18	5	9			18	Liu G	11	11	11	11
I Lupulesku		11	6	6	9	11	11	9		M Monrad	5	2	6	5
M Monrad		9	11	11	11	5	7	11									18	Liu G	11	9	9	13	11	11
S Grujić		11	11	11	10	11												S Grujić	6	11	11	11	3	7
Yoon J-Y		9	8	9	12	5				S Grujić	11	5	12	11	11
	F Kassam	5	9	5	8				13	A Crişan	8	11	10	8	3
13	A Crişan	11	11	11	11

Section 8

First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

11	J-M Saive	11	11	11	11
	S Avci	7	4	6	6				11	J-M Saive	11	11	11	5	8	12	10
L Pistej		6	5	11	8	5				B Steger	9	7	9	11	11	14	12
B Steger		11	11	9	11	11													B Steger	13	2	5	11	9	11	9
A Karakašević		11	4	4	11	7	11	11										28	L Błaszczyk	11	11	11	8	11	7	11
M Mondello		7	11	11	3	11	7	5		A Karakašević	9	5	11	2	11	3
	R Sakamoto	11	11	8	8	5			28	L Błaszczyk	11	11	8	11	7	11
28	L Błaszczyk	5	13	11	11	11																					28	L Błaszczyk	7	11	5	7
17	P Korbel	12	14	11	11																						2	Ma L	11	13	11	11
	D Zwickl	10	12	4	8				17	P Korbel	11	11	11	11
V Vainula		11	8	12	3	6				F Tugwell	5	9	7	4
F Tugwell		13	11	10	11	11												17	P Korbel	13	7	12	7	13	7	9
Lee J-W		11	13	9	11	11												2	Ma L	11	11	10	11	11	11	11
Y Zhmudenko		4	11	11	9	4				Lee J-W	3	12	12	5	8	5
	K Nosiru	4	5	5	4				2	Ma L	11	10	10	11	11	11
2	Ma L	11	11	11	11

References

^ "世乒赛种子公布:中国队实力超群占据各单项前三". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 26 April 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

External links

Players' matches. ITTF.
WM 2005 Shanghai (China). tt-wiki.info (in German).

[1] "世乒赛种子公布:中国队实力超群占据各单项前三". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 26 April 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2022.

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2005 World Table Tennis Championships

Events
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
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List of medalists