| | Event type
Team, Men
| Date | 13 – 18 August 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Beijing Daxue Tiyuguan, Beijing | |
| Participants | 48 from 16 countries | |
| Format | Each team consisted of three players. In each team match, at most 5 matches were played, two singles, one double, and (if necessary) two more singles. Winners of each pool in round one advanced to the single elimination tournament, runners-up in each pool played off for a place in the bronze medal match. | |
The first Olympic men’s team event was won by China, to nobody’s amazement. In the final, China faced the Germans, but won all three matches to win 3-0. Korea won the bronze medal, defeating Austria in the bronze medal match, 3-1. Germany was led by Timo Boll, one of the few top European players in the 2000s. In the semi-final, they narrowly defeated Japan, 3-2, and Japan did not make it thru the repêchage round to contest the bronze medal.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | Gold | |||||
| Wang Hao • Ma Lin • Wang Liqin | ||||||||
| 2 | Germany |  GER | Silver | |||||
| Timo Boll • Dimitrij Ovtcharov • Christian Süß | ||||||||
| 3 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | Bronze | |||||
| Oh Sang-Eun • Yu Seung-Min • Yun Jae-Yeong | ||||||||
| 4 | Austria |  AUT | ||||||
| Chen Weixing • Robert Gardos • Werner Schlager | ||||||||
| =5 | Hong Kong, China |  HKG | ||||||
| Cheung Yuk • Ko Lai Chak • Li Ching | ||||||||
| =5 | Japan |  JPN | ||||||
| Yo Kan • Seiya Kishikawa • Jun Mizutani | ||||||||
| =7 | Croatia |  CRO | ||||||
| Andrej Gaćina • Zoran Primorac • Ruiwu Tan | ||||||||
| =7 | Chinese Taipei |  TPE | ||||||
| Chang Yen-Shu • Chiang Peng-Lung • Chuang Chih-Yuan | ||||||||
| =9 | Australia |  AUS | ||||||
| Kyle Davis • William Henzell • Dave Zalcberg | ||||||||
| =9 | Brazil |  BRA | ||||||
| Hugo Hoyama • Thiago Monteiro • Gustavo Tsuboi | ||||||||
| =9 | Canada |  CAN | ||||||
| Pradeeban Peter-Paul • Qiang Shen • Wilson Zhang | ||||||||
| =9 | Greece |  GRE | ||||||
| Panagiotis Gkionis • Kallinikos Kreangka • Daniel Tsiokas | ||||||||
| =9 | Nigeria |  NGR | ||||||
| Monday Merotohun • Kazeem Nosiru • Segun Toriola | ||||||||
| =9 | Russian Federation |  RUS | ||||||
| Fyodor Kuzmin • Dmitry Mazunov • Aleksey Smirnov | ||||||||
| =9 | Singapore |  SGP | ||||||
| Cai Xiao Li • Gao Ning • Yang Zi | ||||||||
| =9 | Sweden |  SWE | ||||||
| Pär Gerell • Jens Lundqvist • Jörgen Persson | ||||||||
Round One
| Date | 13 – 14 August 2008 |
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Group A
| Date | 13 – 14 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of the pool advanced to the semi-finals, second-placed team advanced to repêchage round one. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Matches | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 3 | 0 | 9-0 | 27-5 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Austria | AUT | 2 | 1 | 6-3 | 20-11 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Greece | GRE | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 12-18 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Australia | AUS | 0 | 3 | 0-9 | 2-27 | 3 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 13 Aug 14:30 | Wang / Ma / Wang | CHN | 3 – 0 | Gkionis / Kreangka / Tsiokas | GRE | |
| Match #2 | 13 Aug 14:30 | Chen / Gardos / Schlager | AUT | 3 – 0 | Davis / Henzell / Zalcberg | AUS | |
| Match #3 | 14 Aug 10:00 | Wang / Ma / Wang | CHN | 3 – 0 | Davis / Henzell / Zalcberg | AUS | |
| Match #4 | 14 Aug 10:00 | Chen / Gardos / Schlager | AUT | 3 – 0 | Gkionis / Kreangka / Tsiokas | GRE | |
| Match #5 | 14 Aug 19:30 | Wang / Ma / Wang | CHN | 3 – 0 | Chen / Gardos / Schlager | AUT | |
| Match #6 | 14 Aug 19:30 | Gkionis / Kreangka / Tsiokas | GRE | 3 – 0 | Davis / Henzell / Zalcberg | AUS |
Group B
| Date | 13 – 14 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of the pool advanced to the semi-finals, second-placed team advanced to repêchage round one. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Matches | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | GER | 3 | 0 | 9-1 | 27-14 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Croatia | CRO | 2 | 1 | 6-4 | 24-15 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Singapore | SGP | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 19-23 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Canada | CAN | 0 | 3 | 0-9 | 9-27 | 3 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 13 Aug 14:30 | Boll / Ovtcharov / Süß | GER | 3 – 0 | Gaćina / Primorac / Tan | CRO | |
| Match #2 | 13 Aug 14:30 | Cai / Gao / Yang | SGP | 3 – 0 | Peter-Paul / Shen / Zhang | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 14 Aug 10:00 | Boll / Ovtcharov / Süß | GER | 3 – 0 | Peter-Paul / Shen / Zhang | CAN | |
| Match #4 | 14 Aug 10:00 | Gaćina / Primorac / Tan | CRO | 3 – 1 | Cai / Gao / Yang | SGP | |
| Match #5 | 14 Aug 19:30 | Boll / Ovtcharov / Süß | GER | 3 – 1 | Cai / Gao / Yang | SGP | |
| Match #6 | 14 Aug 19:30 | Gaćina / Primorac / Tan | CRO | 3 – 0 | Peter-Paul / Shen / Zhang | CAN |
Group C
| Date | 13 – 14 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of the pool advanced to the semi-finals, second-placed team advanced to repêchage round one. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Matches | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 3 | 0 | 9-2 | 28-15 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2 | 1 | 7-6 | 28-23 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | SWE | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 21-21 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Brazil | BRA | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | 10-28 | 3 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 13 Aug 10:00 | Oh / Yu / Yun | KOR | 3 – 0 | Gerell / Lundqvist / Persson | SWE | |
| Match #2 | 13 Aug 10:00 | Chang / Chiang / Chuang | TPE | 3 – 1 | Hoyama / Monteiro / Tsuboi | BRA | |
| Match #3 | 13 Aug 19:30 | Oh / Yu / Yun | KOR | 3 – 1 | Hoyama / Monteiro / Tsuboi | BRA | |
| Match #4 | 13 Aug 19:30 | Chang / Chiang / Chuang | TPE | 3 – 2 | Gerell / Lundqvist / Persson | SWE | |
| Match #5 | 14 Aug 14:30 | Oh / Yu / Yun | KOR | 3 – 1 | Chang / Chiang / Chuang | TPE | |
| Match #6 | 14 Aug 14:30 | Gerell / Lundqvist / Persson | SWE | 3 – 0 | Hoyama / Monteiro / Tsuboi | BRA |
Group D
| Date | 13 – 14 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of the pool advanced to the semi-finals, second-placed team advanced to repêchage round one. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Losses | Matches | Games | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | JPN | 3 | 0 | 9-0 | 27-8 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | HKG | 2 | 1 | 6-4 | 23-21 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Nigeria | NGR | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 17-29 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Russian Federation | RUS | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 20-29 | 3 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 13 Aug 10:00 | Cheung / Ko / Li | HKG | 3 – 1 | Kuzmin / Mazunov / Smirnov | RUS | |
| Match #2 | 13 Aug 10:00 | Kan / Kishikawa / Mizutani | JPN | 3 – 0 | Merotohun / Nosiru / Toriola | NGR | |
| Match #3 | 13 Aug 19:30 | Cheung / Ko / Li | HKG | 3 – 0 | Merotohun / Nosiru / Toriola | NGR | |
| Match #4 | 13 Aug 19:30 | Kan / Kishikawa / Mizutani | JPN | 3 – 0 | Kuzmin / Mazunov / Smirnov | RUS | |
| Match #5 | 14 Aug 14:30 | Kan / Kishikawa / Mizutani | JPN | 3 – 0 | Cheung / Ko / Li | HKG | |
| Match #6 | 14 Aug 14:30 | Merotohun / Nosiru / Toriola | NGR | 3 – 2 | Kuzmin / Mazunov / Smirnov | RUS |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 16 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner advanced to the final, loser advanced to repêchage round two. |
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 16 Aug 19:30 | Wang / Ma / Wang | CHN | 3 – 0 | Oh / Yu / Yun | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 16 Aug 14:30 | Boll / Ovtcharov / Süß | GER | 3 – 2 | Kan / Kishikawa / Mizutani | JPN |
Repêchage Round One
| Date | 15 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner advanced to repêchage round two. |
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 15 Aug 9:00 | Cheung / Ko / Li | HKG | 3 – 0 | Chang / Chiang / Chuang | TPE | |
| Match #2 | 15 Aug 9:00 | Chen / Gardos / Schlager | AUT | 3 – 1 | Gaćina / Primorac / Tan | CRO |
Repêchage Round Two
| Date | 17 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner advanced to bronze medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 17 Aug 10:00 | Oh / Yu / Yun | KOR | 3 – 1 | Cheung / Ko / Li | HKG | |
| Match #2 | 17 Aug 10:00 | Chen / Gardos / Schlager | AUT | 3 – 1 | Kan / Kishikawa / Mizutani | JPN |
Final Round
| Date | 18 August 2008 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 18 Aug 19:30 | Wang / Ma / Wang | CHN | 3 – 0 | Boll / Ovtcharov / Süß | GER | |
| Match 3/4 | 18 Aug 14:30 | Oh / Yu / Yun | KOR | 3 – 1 | Chen / Gardos / Schlager | AUT |