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Singles, Men

Date25 July – 1 August 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationGeorgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Hall D)
Participants64 from 39 countries
FormatRound-robin qualifying pools, followed by single-elimination tournament.

The favorite was 1995 World Champion, Kong Linghui, known as King Kong. He had been sent to Europe in the early 1990s to learn from the top European players who were dominating men’s singles play. But he was defeated in the round of 16 by Korea’s Kim Taek-Soo. The final still came down to two Chinese players – Liu Guoliang, who had been runner-up at the 1995 Worlds, and Wang Tao. The final was close for four games, which they split, but Liu overwhelmed Wang in the final game, 21-6. Liu would later win the 1999 World Championships. The defending champion, Jan-Ove Waldner, had his worst ever performance at a major event, losing early to Canadian Wenguang “Johnny” Huang. The surprise of the tournament was Petr Korbel (CZE), who eliminated both Jean-Philippe Gatien and Jean-Michel Saive , before finishing fourth.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Liu GuoliangCHNGold
2Wang TaoCHNSilver
3Jörg RoßkopfGERBronze
4Petr KorbelCZE
=5Kim Taek-SuKOR
=5Johnny HuangCAN
=5Jean-Michel SaiveBEL
=5Uladzimir SamsonauBLR
=9Kong LinghuiCHN
=9Patrick ChilaFRA
=9Koji MatsushitaJPN
=9Jan-Ove WaldnerSWE
=9Zoran PrimoracCRO
=9Hugo HoyamaBRA
=9Dmitry MazunovRUS
=9Yu Nam-GyuKOR
=17Chiang Peng-LungTPE
=17Andrey MazunovRUS
=17Andrzej GrubbaPOL
=17Xinhua ChenGBR
=17Daniel TsiokasGRE
=17Hiroshi ShibutaniJPN
=17Jean-Philippe GatienFRA
=17Jörgen PerssonSWE
=17Kallinikos KreangkaGRE
=17Károly NémethHUN
=17Lee Cheol-SeungKOR
=17Li Gun-SangPRK
=17Peter FranzGER
=17Peter KarlssonSWE
=17Slobodan GrujićSCG
=17Werner SchlagerAUT
=33Toshio TasakiJPN
=33Aleksandar KarakaševićSCG
=33Anton SusenoINA
=33Carl PreanGBR
=33Choi Kyong-SobPRK
=33Danny HeisterNED
=33David ZhuangUSA
=33Ding YiAUT
=33Ilija LupuleskuSCG
=33Jim ButlerUSA
=33Kim Song-HuiPRK
=33Lo Chuen TsungHKG
=33Philippe SaiveBEL
=33Segun ToriolaNGR
=33Vasile FloreaROU
=33Zoltán BátorfiHUN
=49Ahmed Mohamed OsamaSUD
=49Augusto MoralesCHI
=49Chetan BaboorIND
=49Dexter St. LouisTTO
=49Dukhail Al-HabashiKUW
=49Joe NgCAN
=49Guillermo MuñozMEX
=49Hamad Al-HammadiQAT
=49Isaac OpokuGHA
=49Mark SmytheAUS
=49Michael HyattJAM
=49Paul LangleyAUS
=49Paul MutambuzeUGA
=49Stephen HyltonJAM
=49Sule OlaleyeNGR
=49Tarik HodžićBIH

Preliminary Round

Date25 – 27 July 1996

Group A

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Kong LinghuiCHN306-0126-75Q
2Chiang Peng-LungTPE214-2118-89
3Toshio TasakiJPN122-496-107
4Ahmed Mohamed OsamaSUD030-657-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DKong LinghuiCHN2 – 0Ahmed Mohamed OsamaSUD
Match #225 JulHall DChiang Peng-LungTPE2 – 0Toshio TasakiJPN
Match #326 Jul 10:00Hall DChiang Peng-LungTPE2 – 0Ahmed Mohamed OsamaSUD
Match #426 Jul 10:00Hall DKong LinghuiCHN2 – 0Toshio TasakiJPN
Match #527 Jul 10:00Hall DToshio TasakiJPN2 – 0Ahmed Mohamed OsamaSUD
Match #627 Jul 10:00Hall DKong LinghuiCHN2 – 0Chiang Peng-LungTPE

Group B

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Wang TaoCHN306-1148-111Q
2Daniel TsiokasGRE214-2114-98
3Danny HeisterNED123-4129-120
4Paul MutambuzeUGA030-664-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DWang TaoCHN2 – 0Paul MutambuzeUGA
Match #225 JulHall DDaniel TsiokasGRE2 – 0Danny HeisterNED
Match #326 Jul 10:00Hall DDaniel TsiokasGRE2 – 0Paul MutambuzeUGA
Match #426 Jul 10:00Hall DWang TaoCHN2 – 1Danny HeisterNED
Match #527 Jul 10:00Hall DDanny HeisterNED2 – 0Paul MutambuzeUGA
Match #627 Jul 10:00Hall DWang TaoCHN2 – 0Daniel TsiokasGRE

Group C

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Jean-Michel SaiveBEL306-0126-94Q
2Vasile FloreaROU214-2121-93
3Peter FranzGER122-4107-102
4Dukhail Al-HabashiKUW030-661-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DJean-Michel SaiveBEL2 – 0Dukhail Al-HabashiKUW
Match #225 JulHall DVasile FloreaROU2 – 0Peter FranzGER
Match #326 Jul 10:00Hall DPeter FranzGER2 – 0Dukhail Al-HabashiKUW
Match #426 Jul 10:00Hall DJean-Michel SaiveBEL2 – 0Vasile FloreaROU
Match #527 Jul 10:00Hall DVasile FloreaROU2 – 0Dukhail Al-HabashiKUW
Match #627 Jul 10:00Hall DJean-Michel SaiveBEL2 – 0Peter FranzGER

Group D

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Jan-Ove WaldnerSWE306-0126-85
2Ilija LupuleskuSCG123-4132-123
3Lee Cheol-SeungKOR122-5121-140
4Isaac OpokuGHA122-483-114
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DJan-Ove WaldnerSWE2 – 0Isaac OpokuGHA
Match #225 JulHall DLee Cheol-SeungKOR2 – 1Ilija LupuleskuSCG
Match #326 Jul 10:00Hall DIsaac OpokuGHA2 – 0Lee Cheol-SeungKOR
Match #426 Jul 10:00Hall DJan-Ove WaldnerSWE2 – 0Ilija LupuleskuSCG
Match #527 Jul 10:00Hall DIlija LupuleskuSCG2 – 0Isaac OpokuGHA
Match #627 Jul 10:00Hall DJan-Ove WaldnerSWE2 – 0Lee Cheol-SeungKOR

Group E

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Jörg RoßkopfGER306-0126-81Q
2Hiroshi ShibutaniJPN214-2111-98
3Lo Chuen TsungHKG122-499-112
4Guillermo MuñozMEX030-681-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DJörg RoßkopfGER2 – 0Guillermo MuñozMEX
Match #225 JulHall DHiroshi ShibutaniJPN2 – 0Lo Chuen TsungHKG
Match #326 Jul 10:40Hall DHiroshi ShibutaniJPN2 – 0Guillermo MuñozMEX
Match #426 Jul 10:40Hall DJörg RoßkopfGER2 – 0Lo Chuen TsungHKG
Match #527 Jul 10:40Hall DLo Chuen TsungHKG2 – 0Guillermo MuñozMEX
Match #627 Jul 10:40Hall DJörg RoßkopfGER2 – 0Hiroshi ShibutaniJPN

Group F

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Liu GuoliangCHN306-1147-100Q
2Slobodan GrujićSCG215-4162-163
3Philippe SaiveBEL123-4133-125
4Mark SmytheAUS031-688-142
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DLiu GuoliangCHN2 – 0Mark SmytheAUS
Match #225 JulHall DSlobodan GrujićSCG2 – 1Philippe SaiveBEL
Match #326 Jul 10:40Hall DSlobodan GrujićSCG2 – 1Mark SmytheAUS
Match #426 Jul 10:40Hall DLiu GuoliangCHN2 – 0Philippe SaiveBEL
Match #527 Jul 10:40Hall DPhilippe SaiveBEL2 – 0Mark SmytheAUS
Match #627 Jul 10:40Hall DLiu GuoliangCHN2 – 1Slobodan GrujićSCG

Group G

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Petr KorbelCZE306-1141-102Q
2Jean-Philippe GatienFRA214-2116-75
3Choi Kyong-SobPRK123-4115-131
4Augusto MoralesCHI030-662-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DJean-Philippe GatienFRA2 – 0Augusto MoralesCHI
Match #225 JulHall DPetr KorbelCZE2 – 1Choi Kyong-SobPRK
Match #326 Jul 10:40Hall DPetr KorbelCZE2 – 0Augusto MoralesCHI
Match #426 Jul 10:40Hall DJean-Philippe GatienFRA2 – 0Choi Kyong-SobPRK
Match #527 Jul 10:40Hall DChoi Kyong-SobPRK2 – 0Augusto MoralesCHI
Match #627 Jul 10:40Hall DPetr KorbelCZE2 – 0Jean-Philippe GatienFRA

Group H

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Uladzimir SamsonauBLR306-1143-74Q
2Andrey MazunovRUS215-3147-143
3Carl PreanGBR123-4110-117
4Stephen HyltonJAM030-660-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DUladzimir SamsonauBLR2 – 0Stephen HyltonJAM
Match #225 JulHall DAndrey MazunovRUS2 – 1Carl PreanGBR
Match #326 Jul 10:40Hall DAndrey MazunovRUS2 – 0Stephen HyltonJAM
Match #426 Jul 10:40Hall DUladzimir SamsonauBLR2 – 0Carl PreanGBR
Match #527 Jul 10:40Hall DCarl PreanGBR2 – 0Stephen HyltonJAM
Match #627 Jul 10:40Hall DUladzimir SamsonauBLR2 – 1Andrey MazunovRUS

Group I

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Kim Taek-SuKOR306-0127-80Q
2Károly NémethHUN214-3123-122
3Ding YiAUT123-5148-147
4Paul LangleyAUS031-693-142
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DKim Taek-SuKOR2 – 0Paul LangleyAUS
Match #225 JulHall DKároly NémethHUN2 – 1Ding YiAUT
Match #326 Jul 19:00Hall DKároly NémethHUN2 – 0Paul LangleyAUS
Match #426 Jul 19:00Hall DKim Taek-SuKOR2 – 0Ding YiAUT
Match #527 Jul 11:20Hall DDing YiAUT2 – 1Paul LangleyAUS
Match #627 Jul 11:20Hall DKim Taek-SuKOR2 – 0Károly NémethHUN

Group J

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Zoran PrimoracCRO306-1143-95Q
2Werner SchlagerAUT214-2118-99
3Zoltán BátorfiHUN123-4122-123
4Hamad Al-HammadiQAT030-660-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DZoran PrimoracCRO2 – 0Hamad Al-HammadiQAT
Match #225 JulHall DWerner SchlagerAUT2 – 0Zoltán BátorfiHUN
Match #326 Jul 19:00Hall DWerner SchlagerAUT2 – 0Hamad Al-HammadiQAT
Match #426 Jul 19:00Hall DZoran PrimoracCRO2 – 1Zoltán BátorfiHUN
Match #527 Jul 11:20Hall DZoltán BátorfiHUN2 – 0Hamad Al-HammadiQAT
Match #627 Jul 11:20Hall DZoran PrimoracCRO2 – 0Werner SchlagerAUT

Group K

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Hugo HoyamaBRA306-1151-131Q
2Jörgen PerssonSWE215-2135-115
3Kim Song-HuiPRK122-4121-116
4Dexter St. LouisTTO030-682-127
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DHugo HoyamaBRA2 – 0Dexter St. LouisTTO
Match #225 JulHall DJörgen PerssonSWE2 – 0Kim Song-HuiPRK
Match #326 Jul 19:00Hall DJörgen PerssonSWE2 – 0Dexter St. LouisTTO
Match #426 Jul 19:00Hall DHugo HoyamaBRA2 – 0Kim Song-HuiPRK
Match #527 Jul 11:20Hall DKim Song-HuiPRK2 – 0Dexter St. LouisTTO
Match #627 Jul 11:20Hall DHugo HoyamaBRA2 – 1Jörgen PerssonSWE

Group L

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Dmitry MazunovRUS306-0128-95Q
2Peter KarlssonSWE214-3123-124
3Jim ButlerUSA123-4133-136
4Tarik HodžićBIH030-697-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DDmitry MazunovRUS2 – 0Tarik HodžićBIH
Match #225 JulHall DPeter KarlssonSWE2 – 1Jim ButlerUSA
Match #326 Jul 19:00Hall DPeter KarlssonSWE2 – 0Tarik HodžićBIH
Match #426 Jul 19:00Hall DDmitry MazunovRUS2 – 0Jim ButlerUSA
Match #527 Jul 11:20Hall DJim ButlerUSA2 – 0Tarik HodžićBIH
Match #627 Jul 11:20Hall DDmitry MazunovRUS2 – 0Peter KarlssonSWE

Group M

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Johnny HuangCAN306-0126-76Q
2Xinhua ChenGBR214-4142-145
3David ZhuangUSA123-4122-126
4Sule OlaleyeNGR031-6102-145
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DJohnny HuangCAN2 – 0Sule OlaleyeNGR
Match #225 JulHall DXinhua ChenGBR2 – 1David ZhuangUSA
Match #326 Jul 19:40Hall DXinhua ChenGBR2 – 1Sule OlaleyeNGR
Match #426 Jul 19:40Hall DJohnny HuangCAN2 – 0David ZhuangUSA
Match #527 Jul 12:00Hall DDavid ZhuangUSA2 – 0Sule OlaleyeNGR
Match #627 Jul 12:00Hall DJohnny HuangCAN2 – 0Xinhua ChenGBR

Group N

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Yu Nam-GyuKOR306-0126-85Q
2Li Gun-SangPRK214-3134-116
3Aleksandar KarakaševićSCG123-4120-128
4Michael HyattJAM030-675-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DYu Nam-GyuKOR2 – 0Michael HyattJAM
Match #225 JulHall DLi Gun-SangPRK2 – 1Aleksandar KarakaševićSCG
Match #326 Jul 19:40Hall DLi Gun-SangPRK2 – 0Michael HyattJAM
Match #426 Jul 19:40Hall DYu Nam-GyuKOR2 – 0Aleksandar KarakaševićSCG
Match #527 Jul 12:00Hall DAleksandar KarakaševićSCG2 – 0Michael HyattJAM
Match #627 Jul 12:00Hall DYu Nam-GyuKOR2 – 0Li Gun-SangPRK

Group O

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Koji MatsushitaJPN306-1143-124Q
2Andrzej GrubbaPOL215-2146-116
3Anton SusenoINA122-4100-105
4Joe NgCAN030-682-126
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DKoji MatsushitaJPN2 – 0Joe NgCAN
Match #225 JulHall DAndrzej GrubbaPOL2 – 0Anton SusenoINA
Match #326 Jul 19:40Hall DAndrzej GrubbaPOL2 – 0Joe NgCAN
Match #426 Jul 19:40Hall DKoji MatsushitaJPN2 – 0Anton SusenoINA
Match #527 Jul 12:00Hall DAnton SusenoINA2 – 0Joe NgCAN
Match #627 Jul 12:00Hall DKoji MatsushitaJPN2 – 1Andrzej GrubbaPOL

Group P

Date25 – 27 July 1996
FormatWinner of group advanced to single-elimination tournament.
PosCompetitorNOCWinsLossesGamesPoints
1Patrick ChilaFRA306-2158-120
2Kallinikos KreangkaGRE215-2133-114
3Segun ToriolaNGR122-598-133
4Chetan BaboorIND032-6132-154
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #125 JulHall DPatrick ChilaFRA2 – 1Chetan BaboorIND
Match #225 JulHall DKallinikos KreangkaGRE2 – 0Segun ToriolaNGR
Match #326 Jul 19:40Hall DKallinikos KreangkaGRE2 – 0Chetan BaboorIND
Match #426 Jul 19:40Hall DPatrick ChilaFRA2 – 0Segun ToriolaNGR
Match #527 Jul 12:00Hall DSegun ToriolaNGR2 – 1Chetan BaboorIND
Match #627 Jul 12:00Hall DPatrick ChilaFRA2 – 1Kallinikos KreangkaGRE

Round One

Date28 July 1996
FormatWinner of each match advanced to next round.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #128 Jul 10:00Hall DKim Taek-SuKOR3 – 1Kong LinghuiCHN
Match #228 Jul 10:00Hall DJörg RoßkopfGER3 – 0Patrick ChilaFRA
Match #328 Jul 11:00Hall DLiu GuoliangCHN3 – 0Koji MatsushitaJPN
Match #428 Jul 11:00Hall DJohnny HuangCAN3 – 1Jan-Ove WaldnerSWE
Match #528 Jul 12:00Hall DJean-Michel SaiveBEL3 – 0Zoran PrimoracCRO
Match #628 Jul 12:00Hall DPetr KorbelCZE3 – 2Hugo HoyamaBRA
Match #728 Jul 13:00Hall DUladzimir SamsonauBLR3 – 0Dmitry MazunovRUS
Match #828 Jul 13:00Hall DWang TaoCHN3 – 0Yu Nam-GyuKOR

Quarter-Finals

Date30 July 1996
FormatWinner of each match advanced to next round.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #130 Jul 19:00Hall DJörg RoßkopfGER3 – 2Kim Taek-SuKOR
Match #230 Jul 19:00Hall DLiu GuoliangCHN3 – 1Johnny HuangCAN
Match #330 Jul 20:00Hall DPetr KorbelCZE3 – 0Jean-Michel SaiveBEL
Match #430 Jul 20:00Hall DWang TaoCHN3 – 2Uladzimir SamsonauBLR

Semi-Finals

Date31 July 1996
FormatWinner of each match advanced to next round.
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #131 Jul 19:00Hall DLiu GuoliangCHN3 – 1Jörg RoßkopfGER
Match #231 Jul 20:00Hall DWang TaoCHN3 – 0Petr KorbelCZE

Final Round

Date1 August 1996
MatchDate/TimeLocationCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/201 Aug 17:30Hall DLiu GuoliangCHN3 – 2Wang TaoCHN
Match 3/401 Aug 16:30Hall DJörg RoßkopfGER3 – 1Petr KorbelCZE