2025 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships
VenueLusail Sports Arena
Qatar University Sports Complex[1]
LocationDoha, Qatar
Dates17–25 May
Medalists
gold medal    China
silver medal    Brazil
bronze medal    China
bronze medal    Sweden

The men's singles competition of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships was held from 17 to 25 May 2025.[1][2] The event was played as a straight knockout.[3] All singles matches were best of 7 games.

China's Wang Chuqin captured his first men's singles title at the World Championships by defeating Brazil's Hugo Calderano in the final.[4]

Seeds

Singles events had 32 seeded players.[3] Seeding was based on the ITTF world ranking published on 29 April 2025.[5][6]

  1. China Lin Shidong (quarterfinals)
  2. China Wang Chuqin (champion)
  3. Brazil Hugo Calderano (final)
  4. Japan Tomokazu Harimoto (third round)
  5. China Liang Jingkun (semifinals)
  6. France Félix Lebrun (fourth round)
  7. Sweden Truls Möregårdh (semifinals)
  8. Germany Patrick Franziska (fourth round)
  9. France Alexis Lebrun (second round, withdrew)
  10. Germany Dang Qiu (second round)
  11. Slovenia Darko Jorgić (fourth round)
  12. South Korea Jang Woo-jin (fourth round)
  13. Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju (quarterfinals)
  14. Germany Benedikt Duda (third round)
  15. Sweden Anton Källberg (fourth round)
  16. China Lin Gaoyuan (third round)
  17. South Korea An Jae-hyun (quarterfinals)
  18. Denmark Jonathan Groth (withdrew)
  19. Nigeria Quadri Aruna (fourth round)
  20. Japan Hiroto Shinozuka (second round)
  21. Germany Dimitrij Ovtcharov (first round, withdrew)
  22. South Korea Oh Jun-sung (third round)
  23. Egypt Omar Assar (second round)
  24. Denmark Anders Lind (second round)
  25. Chinese Taipei Kao Cheng-jui (third round)
  26. United States Kanak Jha (second round)
  27. Japan Shunsuke Togami (quarterfinals)
  28. South Korea Cho Dae-seong (third round)
  29. France Thibault Poret (second round)
  30. Australia Finn Luu (first round)
  31. Spain Álvaro Robles (second round)
  32. Germany Ricardo Walther (second round)

Draw

The draw took place on 30 April 2025.[7] Players of the same association were separated only in the first round.[3]

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 China Lin Shidong 5 8 11 11 8 11 7
5 China Liang Jingkun 11 11 7 5 11 8 11 5 China Liang Jingkun 13 7 11 8 11 11 9
17 South Korea An Jae-hyun 4 6 11 7 10 3 Brazil Hugo Calderano 15 11 8 11 3 7 11
3 Brazil Hugo Calderano 11 11 9 11 12 3 Brazil Hugo Calderano 10 3 11 2 7
27 Japan Shunsuke Togami 16 11 7 8 10 9 2 China Wang Chuqin 12 11 4 11 11
7 Sweden Truls Möregårdh 14 3 11 11 12 11 7 Sweden Truls Möregårdh 11 8 2 10 10
13 Chinese Taipei Lin Yun-ju 10 8 8 10 2 China Wang Chuqin 5 11 11 12 12
2 China Wang Chuqin 12 11 11 12

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 China Lin S. 11 12 11 11
England Pitchford 9 10 2 9 1 China Lin S. 11 11 11 11
India Bhattacharjee 11 7 9 10 8 Hong Kong Lam 9 6 4 6
Hong Kong Lam 4 11 11 12 11 1 China Lin S. 8 11 11 11 11
Sweden Karlsson 12 7 11 11 11 Sweden Karlsson 11 1 6 5 9
Czech Republic Jančařík 10 11 7 6 5 Sweden Karlsson 11 11 13 11
Croatia Gacina 12 7 3 11 8 6 31 Spain Robles 7 8 11 9
31 Spain Robles 10 11 11 7 11 11 1 China Lin S. 11 12 11 11
Austria Gardos 11 6 12 7 11 11 15 Sweden A. Källberg 6 10 7 6
Belgium Nuytinck 7 11 10 11 9 7 Austria Gardos 5 6 5 8
Poland Redzimski 11 11 3 11 5 9 Japan Yoshimura 11 11 11 11
Japan Yoshimura 9 13 11 8 11 11 Japan Yoshimura 10 6 10 11
Qatar Abdulwahhab 11 11 15 11 15 Sweden A. Källberg 12 11 12 13
New Zealand Pena 5 2 13 1 Qatar Abdulwahhab 6 6 9 7
Egypt Elbeiali 7 5 7 3 15 Sweden A. Källberg 11 11 11 11
15 Sweden A. Källberg 11 11 11 11

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 Germany Qiu 11 7 11 6 11 3 11
Croatia Zeljko 6 11 5 11 8 11 8 10 Germany Qiu 9 9 8 11 11 11 8
Finland Olah 7 6 11 8 5 England Jarvis 11 11 11 9 1 6 11
England Jarvis 11 11 5 11 11 England Jarvis 11 14 12 11
Belgium Allegro 9 11 11 11 11 Romania Chirita 9 12 10 7
Qatar Al-Kuwari 11 6 6 1 4 Belgium Allegro 3 4 9 6
Romania Chirita 12 11 11 11 Romania Chirita 11 11 11 11
30 Australia Luu 10 3 8 7 England Jarvis 11 8 9 11 2 6
23 Egypt O. Assar 11 9 11 11 11 5 China Liang Jk 8 11 11 5 11 11
Croatia Kojic 7 11 9 5 4 23 Egypt O. Assar 11 8 12 3 8 11 10
Singapore Pang 8 6 9 11 6 Portugal Freitas 6 11 10 11 11 8 12
Portugal Freitas 11 11 11 9 11 Portugal Freitas 8 2 5 14
Portugal Geraldo 14 11 11 15 5 China Liang Jk 11 11 11 16
Slovenia Kozul 12 5 5 13 Portugal Geraldo 11 7 3 8 6
North Korea Ham 12 6 12 3 8 5 China Liang Jk 5 11 11 11 11
5 China Liang Jk 14 11 10 11 11

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 France F. Lebrun 11 11 11 11
Slovakia Pištej 7 5 9 8 6 France F. Lebrun 11 11 11 11
Portugal Apolónia 6 11 7 6 11 6 India Shah 5 6 6 7
India Shah 11 2 11 11 5 11 6 France F. Lebrun 11 9 9 11 11 11
Australia Sareen 11 9 11 6 11 9 11 22 South Korea Oh 5 11 11 4 9 5
New Zealand Shu 8 11 3 11 5 11 9 Australia Sareen 8 5 6 5
Ethiopia Dufera 9 4 5 4 22 South Korea Oh 11 11 11 11
22 South Korea Oh 11 11 11 11 6 France F. Lebrun 12 9 12 11 14 6 9
17 South Korea An 10 11 11 11 3 8 11 17 South Korea An 10 11 14 7 12 11 11
Portugal Monteiro 12 7 9 1 11 11 9 17 South Korea An 11 8 11 9 11 11
Luxembourg Mladenovic 11 12 11 11 Luxembourg Mladenovic 5 11 9 11 9 8
Chile Gómez 4 10 6 9 17 South Korea An 11 7 11 5 7 11 16
Slovakia Arpas 7 7 12 4 Chinese Taipei Lin Y-C 7 11 5 11 11 7 14
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-C 11 11 14 11 Chinese Taipei Lin Y-C w / o
Togo Fanny 6 2 1 6 9 France A. Lebrun
9 France A. Lebrun 11 11 11 11

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 Germany Duda 9 11 11 11 11
Ecuador Miño 11 4 6 9 6 14 Germany Duda 11 11 11 11
Romania O. Ionescu 10 12 11 5 8 9 Iran Alamian 7 6 6 3
Iran N. Alamian 12 10 6 11 11 11 14 Germany Duda 9 11 8 11 10 9
Norway Haug 11 11 12 10 8 11 11 19 Nigeria Aruna 11 4 11 2 12 11
Paraguay Aguirre 7 2 14 12 11 7 9 Norway Haug 7 11 8 11 7 10
Brazil Ishiy 9 7 7 9 19 Nigeria Aruna 11 3 11 8 11 12
19 Nigeria Aruna 11 11 11 11 19 Nigeria Aruna 4 4 4 6
20 Japan Shinozuka 9 9 13 16 14 11 3 Brazil Calderano 11 11 11 11
China Xue 11 11 11 14 12 4 20 Japan Shinozuka 11 5 14 8 11 8
Singapore Chew 10 9 7 8 Kazakhstan Gerassimenko 4 11 12 11 13 11
Kazakhstan Gerassimenko 12 11 11 11 Kazakhstan Gerassimenko 11 11 5 10 9 7
Spain Pérez 11 9 11 7 9 12 8 3 Brazil Calderano 9 9 11 12 11 11
Tunisia Essid 5 11 6 11 11 10 11 Tunisia Essid 5 3 5 4
Mexico Castro 8 11 3 4 4 3 Brazil Calderano 11 11 11 11
3 Brazil Calderano 11 9 11 11 11

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 Japan T. Harimoto 11 11 11 14 11
South Korea Lim 7 6 1 16 3 4 Japan T. Harimoto 13 11 9 11 9 11
New Zealand T. Choi 3 8 11 7 12 India Thakkar 11 3 11 6 11 3
India Thakkar 11 11 6 11 14 4 Japan T. Harimoto 7 9 11 5 9
Chinese Taipei Kuo 11 11 11 11 27 Japan Togami 11 11 9 11 11
Qatar Korani 7 7 6 4 Chinese Taipei Kuo 3 8 6 6
Mexico Madrid 2 2 5 2 27 Japan Togami 11 11 11 11
27 Japan Togami 11 11 11 11 27 Japan Togami 9 11 9 11 1 12 12
26 United States Jha 11 10 5 12 11 10 11 11 Slovenia Jorgić 11 9 11 4 11 10 10
Brazil Teodoro 5 12 11 10 9 12 8 26 United States Jha 11 11 11 5 13 5 6
Egypt Ghallab 8 4 9 3 Romania E. Ionescu 6 7 8 11 15 11 11
Romania E. Ionescu 11 11 11 11 Romania E. Ionescu 9 7 2 6
Australia Bae 11 5 3 9 11 12 11 Slovenia Jorgić 11 11 11 11
Puerto Rico Afanador 7 11 11 11 9 14 Puerto Rico Afanador 8 8 12 6 6
Madagascar Rakotoarimanana 4 10 6 4 11 Slovenia Jorgić 11 11 10 11 11
11 Slovenia Jorgić 11 12 11 11

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12 South Korea Jang 11 11 11 6 10 11 11
Chile Burgos 4 8 13 11 12 3 8 12 South Korea Jang 11 11 11 15
Slovakia Y. Wang 16 9 11 11 11 8 8 Iran Faraji 4 8 7 13
Iran Faraji 18 11 8 6 8 11 11 12 South Korea Jang 11 5 11 13 11
Belgium Rassenfosse 11 6 12 11 12 Belgium Rassenfosse 7 11 5 11 9
Nigeria Adegoke 5 11 10 3 10 Belgium Rassenfosse 11 11 8 11 11 10 11
Canada E. Wang 13 11 10 9 32 Germany Walther 4 13 11 9 6 12 9
32 Germany Walther 15 13 12 11 12 South Korea Jang 8 7 11 9 11 11 12
25 Chinese Taipei Kao 9 11 10 11 11 5 11 7 Sweden Möregårdh 11 11 7 11 3 7 14
France Bardet 11 3 12 8 7 11 8 25 Chinese Taipei Kao 9 10 11 11 11 11
Malaysia Wong QS 3 10 7 9 Greece Gionis 11 12 7 5 7 9
Greece Gionis 11 12 11 11 25 Chinese Taipei Kao 11 8 7 15 4 3
United States S. Naresh 5 6 11 8 8 7 Sweden Möregårdh 5 11 11 13 11 11
Argentina Sanchi 11 11 6 11 11 Argentina Sanchi 8 12 11 11 2 5
Austria Levenko 8 7 8 7 7 Sweden Möregårdh 11 10 13 6 11 11
7 Sweden Möregårdh 11 11 11 11

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 Germany Franziska 11 11 3 8 11 4 11
Chinese Taipei Liao 5 3 11 11 8 11 7 8 Germany Franziska 11 12 11 11
Nigeria Kuti 1 11 5 5 Poland Kulczycki 6 10 8 7
Poland Kulczycki 11 13 11 11 8 Germany Franziska 7 9 7 11 11 11 11
Argentina Lorenzo 12 8 2 11 12 11 3 28 South Korea Cho 11 11 11 7 8 4 3
Sweden Falck 14 11 11 2 10 7 11 Sweden Falck 9 11 11 11 7 8
Australia Lum 8 7 7 4 28 South Korea Cho 11 7 6 13 11 11
28 South Korea Cho 11 11 11 11 8 Germany Franziska 11 10 10 11 9 11 4
21 Germany Ovtcharov 13 Chinese Taipei Lin Y. 8 12 12 7 11 7 11
Austria Habesohn w / o Austria Habesohn 11 11 11 11
Algeria Bouloussa 8 7 3 10 Japan Matsudaira 5 5 7 9
Japan Matsudaira 11 11 11 12 Austria Habesohn 8 8 8 10
Croatia Pucar 9 12 9 11 11 11 11 13 Chinese Taipei Lin Y. 11 11 11 12
Singapore Quek 11 10 11 8 2 13 6 Croatia Pucar 10 11 11 7 11 7
United States Js Liang 6 3 7 7 13 Chinese Taipei Lin Y. 12 5 13 11 6 11
13 Chinese Taipei Lin Y. 11 11 11 11

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 China Lin G. 6 11 11 6 11 11
Egypt Abdelaziz 11 2 8 11 7 6 16 China Lin G. 11 11 11 13
Argentina Cifuentes 11 11 11 11 Argentina Cifuentes 4 9 2 11
Algeria Jellouli 5 8 8 8 16 China Lin G. 11 8 11 9 11 3
France Gauzy 11 11 11 11 France Gauzy 2 11 13 11 6 11
Egypt M. Helmy 6 6 2 6 France Gauzy 11 11 4 9 3 12 15
Hong Kong Chan 7 8 7 11 9 24 Denmark A. Lind 6 5 11 11 11 10 13
24 Denmark A. Lind 11 11 11 8 11 France Gauzy 11 11 2 9 4 8
29 France Poret 11 11 11 11 2 China Wang C. 9 9 11 11 11 11
India Gnanasekaran 5 6 7 6 29 France Poret 6 11 3 9 9
Hong Kong Wong 11 11 11 11 Hong Kong Wong 11 5 11 11 11
Canada Ly 4 9 4 4 Hong Kong Wong 10 6 5 7
Nigeria Omotayo 10 7 8 12 5 2 China Wang C. 12 11 11 11
Brazil Ilzuka 12 11 11 10 11 Brazil Ilzuka 3 3 5 4
United States N. Naresh 6 4 2 4 2 China Wang C. 11 11 11 11
2 China Wang C. 11 11 11 11

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