Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.

Table tennis – Women's singles
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DateAugust 18 to August 22, 2008
Competitors78 from 42 nations

78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single event. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 50 received a bye to the first round while seeds 51 to 78 contested in the preliminary round.

Medalists

GoldZhang Yining
 China
SilverWang Nan
 China
BronzeGuo Yue
 China

Competition schedule

Monday, August 18

Start time End time Event Round
9:0012:45Women's singlesPreliminary round

Tuesday, August 19

Start time End time Event Round
13:0016:00Women's singlesFirst round
14:3015:15Women's singlesFirst round
18:0018:45Women's singlesFirst round
19:3020:15Women's singlesFirst round
21:0022:00Women's singlesSecond round

Wednesday, August 20

Start time End time Event Round
10:0011:00Women's singlesSecond round
12:0013:00Women's singlesSecond round
13:0014:00Women's singlesSecond round
15:0016:00Women's singlesThird round
18:0019:00Women's singlesThird round
20:0021:00Women's singlesThird round
21:0022:00Women's singlesThird round

Thursday, August 21

Start time End time Event Round
10:0011:00Women's singlesFourth round
11:0012:00Women's singlesFourth round
18:0019:00Women's singlesQuarterfinal
19:0020:00Women's singlesQuarterfinal

Friday, August 22

Start time End time Event Round
10:0011:00Women's singlesSemifinal
11:0012:00Women's singlesSemifinal
19:3020:30Women's singlesBronze medal
20:3021:30Women's SinglesGold Medal

Seeds

Tournament bracket

Preliminary rounds

  Preliminary round   First round   Second round   Third round
                       
 Yang Fen (CGO) 4 11 9 11 13 11    Elizabeta Samara (ROU) 11 11 6 11 11        Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) 3 11 11 11 12       1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 11 11 11 11      
 Crystal Huang (USA) 11 8 11 5 11 9    Yang Fen (CGO) 4 2 11 4 6        Elizabeta Samara (ROU) 11 8 8 7 10        Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) 7 2 7 5      
 Pan Li-Chun (TPE) 11 11 11 11    Melek Hu (TUR) 9 11 11 11 11        Elke Schall (GER) 6 11 10 6 11 7     9  Ai Fukuhara (JPN) 11 11 11 9 11    
 Shaimaa Abdul-Aziz (EGY) 4 4 2 1    Pan Li-Chun (TPE) 11 9 4 8 6        Melek Hu (TUR) 11 6 12 11 6 11      Melek Hu (TUR) 6 8 7 11 5    
 Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) 11 11 11 11    Zhu Fang (ESP) 9 11 11 11 11        Li Jie (NED) 8 11 11 14 11       12  Liu Jia (AUT) 5 8 11 10 3    
 Marina Shumakova (KAZ) 8 6 6 6    Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) 11 8 4 7 9        Zhu Fang (ESP) 11 4 7 12 5        Li Jie (NED) 11 11 9 12 11    
 Miao Miao (AUS) 11 11 11 14    Irina Kotikhina (RUS) 9 13 11 12 8 11 9    Dang Ye-Seo (KOR) 11 7 11 11 11       6  Feng Tianwei (SIN) 11 11 11 11      
 Cecilia Offiong (NGR) 7 5 5 12    Miao Miao (AUS) 11 15 5 10 11 4 11    Miao Miao (AUS) 3 11 3 6 6        Dang Ye-Seo (KOR) 4 5 3 5      
 Lian Qian (DOM) 11 11 11 11    Nanthana Komwong (THA) 7 11 11 11 12        Haruna Fukuoka (JPN) 11 11 11 11         8  Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) 11 14 12 12 11 11  
 Victorine Agum Fomum (CMR) 3 1 6 5    Lian Qian (DOM) 11 5 6 6 10        Nanthana Komwong (THA) 9 7 9 5          Haruna Fukuoka (JPN) 9 16 10 14 9 7  
 Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU) 11 11 15 11    Kim Mi Yong (PRK) 5 11 11 5 5 11 5    Krisztina Toth (HUN) 8 11 11 11 4 6 11   14  Wang Chen (USA) 11 11 11 11 11    
 Mariany Nonaka (BRA) 3 6 13 3    Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU) 11 9 3 11 11 6 11    Ruta Paskauskiene (LTU) 11 5 8 6 11 11 3    Krisztina Toth (HUN) 7 7 6 13 2    
 Zhang Mo (CAN) 11 11 12 11    Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) 11 11 12 11          Li Qian (POL) 7 9 6 11 11 10     10  Lin Ling (HKG) 11 11 11 11      
 Paula Medina (COL) 5 5 10 8    Zhang Mo (CAN) 2 7 10 1          Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) 11 11 11 5 9 12      Tatyana Kostromina (BLR) 6 3 6 8      
                 Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) 11 11 11 11          Tamara Boroš (CRO) 11 11 11 8 11       4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 11 11 7 11 11    
                 Oksana Fadeeva (RUS) 5 5 7 6          Nikoleta Stefanova (ITA) 4 6 6 11 8        Tamara Boroš (CRO) 8 7 11 6 5    
 Dana Hadacova (CZE) 11 11 11 11    Veronika Pavlovich (BLR) 11 7 9 11 9 6      Georgina Pota (HUN) 11 8 11 12 4 12 12   3  Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 11 11      
 Zeina Shaban (JOR) 3 6 8 5    Dana Hadacova (CZE) 7 11 11 5 11 11      Dana Hadacova (CZE) 3 11 6 14 11 10 10    Georgina Pota (HUN) 6 7 6 2      
 Judy Long (CAN) 11 14 8 7 9    Kim Jong (PRK) 11 11 11 11          Daniela Dodean (ROU) 5 7 5 11 8       15  Park Mi-Young (KOR) 11 11 11 11      
 Fabiola Ramos (VEN) 5 16 11 11 11    Fabiola Ramos (VEN) 7 7 7 7          Kim Jong (PRK) 11 11 11 5 11        Kim Jong (PRK) 7 4 8 6      
 Tetyana Sorochinskaya (UKR) 11 11 12 11    Tan Wenling Monfardini (ITA) 11 11 9 11 7 11      Li Qiangbing (AUT) 8 11 11 8 11 11     16  Wu Jiaduo (GER) 9 12 11 8 11 9 9
 Noha Yossry (EGY) 5 4 10 7    Tetyana Sorochinskaya (UKR) 7 6 11 4 11 4      Tan Wenling Monfardini (ITA) 11 7 8 11 5 4      Li Qiangbing (AUT) 11 10 6 11 3 11 11
 Lay Jian Fang (AUS) 10 11 13 11 11    Sandra Paovic (CRO) 5 11 12 10 12 11 11    Shen Yanfei (ESP) 11 7 11 6 13 11     7  Tie Ya Na (HKG) 6 11 12 11 11    
 Neha Aggarwal (IND) 12 8 11 8 4    Lay Jian Fang (AUS) 11 9 10 12 14 4 9    Sandra Paovic (CRO) 8 11 9 11 11 9      Shen Yanfei (ESP) 11 7 10 4 5    
 Stephanie Sang Xu (AUS) 11 10 11 11 11    Svetlana Ganina (RUS)                  Wu Xue (DOM) 11 13 11 11         5  Wang Yuegu (SIN) 9 11 2 8 10    
 Bose Kaffo (NGR) 8 12 9 2 7    Stephanie Sang Xu (AUS) WO                Stephanie Sang Xu (AUS) 5 11 9 6          Wu Xue (DOM) 11 9 11 11 12    
 Eva Odorova (SVK) 11 11 11 11    Petra Lovas (HUN) 9 6 4 11 11 10      Gao Jun (USA) 10 11 11 9 11 11     13  Hirano Sayaka (JPN) 12 1 12 7 12    
WC  Priscila Tommy (VAN) 5 7 2 3    Eva Odorova (SVK) 11 11 11 8 9 12      Eva Odorova (SVK) 12 2 9 11 9 4      Gao Jun (USA) 14 11 10 11 14    
 Andrea Bakula (CRO) 12 11 11 11    Huang I-hua (TPE) 11 11 11 9 11        Ni Xialian (LUX) 11 5 11 13 11       11  Li Jiao (NED) 6 11 11 11 11    
 Yadira Silva (MEX) 10 8 2 8    Andrea Bakula (CRO) 9 6 7 11 9        Huang I-hua (TPE) 6 11 4 11 7        Ni Xialian (LUX) 11 8 9 8 8    
                 Xian Yi Fang (FRA) 11 11 6 11 8 8 11    Lau Sui Fei (HKG) 11 9 11 11 11       2  Guo Yue (CHN) 11 11 11 11      
                 Xu Jie (POL) 6 4 11 9 11 11 7    Xian Yi Fang (FRA) 3 11 3 8 4        Lau Sui Fei (HKG) 2 8 6 6      

Final rounds

Fourth round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 11 11 11 9 11
9  Ai Fukuhara (JPN) 5 2 5 11 8 1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 13 12 14 12 13
 Li Jie (NED) 11 11 7 5 4 6  Feng Tianwei (SIN) 11 14 12 10 11
6  Feng Tianwei (SIN) 7 13 11 11 11 1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 9 11 12 11 11
8  Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) 9 11 8 12 11 9 5 4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 11 8 10 8 5
14  Wang Chen (USA) 11 9 11 10 6 11 11 14  Wang Chen (USA) 13 6 10 15 4
10  Lin Ling (HKG) 11 12 12 8 11 9 11 4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 15 11 12 13 11
4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 4 14 10 11 5 11 13 1  Zhang Yining (CHN) 8 13 11 11 11
3  Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 9 11 11 11 3  Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 8 8 3
15  Park Mi-Young (KOR) 7 7 11 6 13 5 3  Wang Nan (CHN) 11 11 11 11 11
 Li Qiangbing (AUT) 9 11 11 2 9 11 3 7  Tie Ya Na (HKG) 5 4 13 2 4
7  Tie Ya Na (HKG) 11 9 2 11 11 8 11 3  Wang Nan (CHN) 3 11 4 11 11 11 Bronze medal match
 Wu Xue (DOM) 12 11 6 11 8 12 11 2  Guo Yue (CHN) 11 8 11 7 3 6
 Gao Jun (USA) 10 8 11 3 11 14 9  Wu Xue (DOM) 5 14 11 5 4  Li Jiawei (SIN) 6 12 11 11 3 4
11  Li Jiao (NED) 2 6 3 11 2  Guo Yue (CHN) 11 16 13 11 2  Guo Yue (CHN) 11 14 9 7 11 11
2  Guo Yue (CHN) 11 11 11 13

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