1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

1997 Men's singles
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Main article: 1997 World Table Tennis Championships

The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships men's singles was the 44th edition of the men's singles championship.[1][2]

Jan-Ove Waldner defeated Vladimir Samsonov in the final, winning three sets to nil to secure the title.[3]

Results

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
China Kong Linghui 21 22 17 21
Austria Werner Schlager 16 20 21 18 China Kong Linghui 16 22 14 21 21
China Ma Wenge 21 21 17 21 China Ma Wenge 21 20 21 15 12
Japan Hiroshi Shibutani 19 17 21 17 China Kong Linghui 15 18 21 17
China Ding Song 21 21 21 Belarus Samsonov 21 21 17 21
Slovakia Milan Grman 19 14 9 China Ding Song 13 9 10
China Wang Liqin 16 21 22 19 Belarus Samsonov 21 21 21
Belarus Vladimir Samsonov 21 10 24 21 Belarus Samsonov 12 17 13
Spain He Zhiwen 21 21 21 Sweden Waldner 21 21 21
Poland Lucjan Błaszczyk 12 18 16 Spain He Zhiwen 19 21 13 19
Canada Johnny Huang 17 22 21 18 18 China Yan Sen 21 19 21 21
China Yan Sen 21 20 16 21 21 China Yan Sen 17 14 12
China Wang Tao 19 17 17 Sweden Waldner 21 21 21
France Jean-Philippe Gatien 21 21 21 France Gatien 7 20 14
Croatia Zoran Primorac 16 13 13 Sweden Waldner 21 22 21
Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner 21 21 21

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

  1. ^ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. ^ a b "1997 results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.