Battle of Honey Springs

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Wednesday 1 August 2012 at ExCeL London.^[2] The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.

The draw was conducted on 25 July 2012.^[3]

Qualification

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).

Dates^[4]	Start time	Round
28 July	9:00	Preliminary round
	11:15	First round
	20:30	Second round
29 July	9:00	Second round
29 July	18:00	Third round
30 July	15:30	Fourth round
31 July	10:00	Quarterfinals
31 July	16:00	Semifinals
1 August	14:30	Bronze medal match
1 August	15:30	Gold medal match

Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2012.^[1]^[2]^[5] The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.

Ding Ning (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
Li Xiaoxia (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) (quarterfinals)
Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (semifinals, fourth place)
Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (quarterfinals)
Feng Tianwei (SIN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
Tie Ya Na (HKG) (third round)
Wang Yuegu (SIN) (quarterfinals)
Wu Jiaduo (GER) (fourth round)
Shen Yanfei (ESP) (fourth round)
Li Jiao (NED) (quarterfinals)
Jiang Huajun (HKG) (fourth round)
Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) (fourth round)
Li Jie (NED) (fourth round)
Li Qian (POL) (fourth round)
Park Mi-Young (KOR) (fourth round)

The players ranked from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

Ri Myong-Sun (PRK) (second round)
Daniela Dodean (ROU) (third round)
Ni Xialian (LUX) (second round)
Huang Yi-hua (TPE) (third round)
Liu Jia (AUT) (third round)
Kristin Silbereisen (GER) (third round)
Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (fourth round)
Kim Jong (PRK) (third round)
Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) (third round)
Iveta Vacenovská (CZE) (third round)
Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (third round)
Anna Tikhomirova (RUS) (third round)
Li Qiangbing (AUT) (third round)
Natalia Partyka (POL) (third round)
Li Xue (FRA) (third round)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals											Gold medal match

	1	Ding Ning (CHN)	11	11	9	12	6	11

	6	Feng Tianwei (SIN)	7	4	11	10	11	6
												1	Ding Ning (CHN)	8	12	11	6	4

												2	Li Xiaoxia (CHN)	11	14	8	11	11
	4	Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN)	5	4	13	6	7

	2	Li Xiaoxia (CHN)	11	11	11	11	11					Bronze medal match


												6	Feng Tianwei (SIN)	11	11	11	11

												4	Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN)	9	6	6	5

Top half

Section 1

	Second round											Third round											Fourth round											Quarterfinals

												1	N Ding (CHN)	11	11	11	11
	18	D Dodean (ROU)	7	8	11	5	11	11	11			18	D Dodean (ROU)	4	3	9	6
	45	T Bilenko (UKR)	11	11	5	11	7	9	2														1	N Ding (CHN)	12	11	11	9	11
	43	C Molnar (CRO)	9	11	6	4	8																12	H Jiang (HKG)	10	2	5	11	6
	25	J Kim (PRK)	11	9	11	11	11					25	J Kim (PRK)	5	9	11	7	11	7
												12	H Jiang (HKG)	11	11	7	11	5	11
																																		1	N Ding (CHN)	15	11	11	11
																																		5	A Fukuhara (JPN)	13	6	6	4
												14	Jie Li (NED)	11	6	16	11	12	11
	31	N Partyka (POL)	5	11	12	8	9	11	11			31	N Partyka (POL)	13	11	14	7	10	7
	34	M Skov (DEN)	11	3	10	11	11	7	9														14	Jie Li (NED)	4	11	11	11	5	8	8
	39	W Tan (ITA)	11	6	8	14	11	6	10														5	A Fukuhara (JPN)	11	8	8	6	11	11	11
	29	A Tikhomirova (RUS)	6	11	11	12	8	11	12			29	A Tikhomirova (RUS)	7	8	9	3
												5	A Fukuhara (JPN)	11	11	11	11

Section 2

	Second round											Third round											Fourth round											Quarterfinals

												6	T Feng (SIN)	11	11	11	12	11
	28	S-Y Chen (TPE)	10	7	7	15	11	11	13			28	S-Y Chen (TPE)	6	13	5	10	9
	37	K Tóth (HUN)	12	11	11	13	5	5	11														6	T Feng (SIN)	11	7	11	9	11	11
	40	N Komwong (THA)	16	6	4	5	3																9	J Wu (GER)	6	11	5	11	6	6
	27	I Vacenovská (CZE)	14	11	11	11	11					27	I Vacenovská (CZE)	9	13	11	8	11	5
												9	J Wu (GER)	11	15	8	11	9	11
																																		6	T Feng (SIN)	13	11	4	11	10	12
																																		3	K-A Kim (KOR)	11	7	11	6	12	10
												10	Y Shen (ESP)	11	11	11	11
	32	X Li (FRA)	11	13	7	11	9	9	11			32	X Li (FRA)	5	2	8	3
	48	JF Lay (AUS)	7	11	11	3	11	11	6														10	Y Shen (ESP)	8	9	6	11	7
	42	A Privalova (BLR)	11	4	8	10	12	4															3	K-A Kim (KOR)	11	11	11	9	11
	21	J Liu (AUT)	5	11	11	12	10	11				21	J Liu (AUT)	8	11	4	5	9
												3	K-A Kim (KOR)	11	6	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	Second round											Third round											Fourth round											Quarterfinals

												4	K Ishikawa (JPN)	11	10	11	12	11	11
	30	Q Li (AUT)	11	9	11	11	11					30	Q Li (AUT)	13	12	7	10	8	5
	52	M Zhang (CAN)	9	11	2	9	9																4	K Ishikawa (JPN)	11	11	10	14	11
	56	M Miao (AUS)	7	9	7	4																	15	Q Li (POL)	8	5	12	12	6
	20	Y-h Huang (TPE)	11	11	11	11						20	Y-h Huang (TPE)	7	8	6	3
												15	Q Li (POL)	11	11	11	11
																																		4	K Ishikawa (JPN)	8	11	11	11	11
																																		8	Y Wang (SIN)	11	5	4	8	4
												13	V Pavlovich (BLR)	12	13	9	11	11	11
	22	K Silbereisen (GER)	11	11	7	11	11					22	K Silbereisen (GER)	10	11	11	13	4	7
	47	J Parker (GBR)	6	7	11	2	4																13	V Pavlovich (BLR)	6	11	11	14	7	9	8
	33	Y Xian (FRA)	11	11	6	11	8	11															8	Y Wang (SIN)	11	7	4	12	11	11	11
	17	M-S Ri (PRK)	9	6	11	9	11	6				33	Y Xian (FRA)	9	8	6	4
												8	Y Wang (SIN)	11	11	11	11

Section 4

	Second round											Third round											Fourth round											Quarterfinals

												7	YN Tie (HKG)	9	9	8	11	11	8
	24	E Samara (ROU)	7	11	13	11	11					24	E Samara (ROU)	11	11	11	6	5	11
	51	D Meshref (EGY)	11	7	11	6	8																24	E Samara (ROU)	5	11	11	11	9	7
	36	S Ramírez (ESP)	7	9	11	11	6																11	Jiao Li (NED)	11	8	13	6	11	11
	26	M Pesotska (UKR)	11	11	8	13	11					26	M Pesotska (UKR)	3	9	4	4
												11	Jiao Li (NED)	11	11	11	11
																																		11	Jiao Li (NED)	5	9	9	7
																																		2	X Li (CHN)	11	11	11	11
												16	M-Y Park (KOR)	3	11	11	11	11
	23	G Póta (HUN)	11	11	11	12	11					23	G Póta (HUN)	11	8	8	6	9
	44	Y Tian (CRO)	13	4	2	10	2																16	M-Y Park (KOR)	11	7	6	5	6
	46	A Hsing (USA)	11	10	11	11	10	12															2	X Li (CHN)	6	11	11	11	11
	19	X Ni (LUX)	9	12	9	5	12	10				46	A Hsing (USA)	4	11	6	11	8	9
												2	X Li (CHN)	11	9	11	6	11	11

Preliminary rounds

Top half

Section 1


	Preliminary round											First round


												45	T Bilenko (UKR)	11	11	11	8	11

												55	P Medina (COL)	4	2	8	11	7


												43	C Molnar (CRO)	11	11	11	11

												49	L Zhang (USA)	6	8	7	5


												34	M Skov (DEN)	11	11	11	11

												62	N El-Dawlatly (EGY)	9	6	7	9


	63	O Oshonaike (NGR)	11	11	11	9	11	5	11			39	W Tan (ITA)	11	11	12	11

	66	N Shahsavari (IRI)	13	8	8	11	4	11	3			63	O Oshonaike (NGR)	7	5	10	1

Section 2


	Preliminary round											First round


												37	K Tóth (HUN)	11	9	9	12	11	11	12

												60	F Ramos (VEN)	9	11	11	14	5	9	10


												40	N Komwong (THA)	4	3	11	12	11	11	12

												50	L Huang Mendes (POR)	11	11	6	14	8	2	10


	58	L Silva (BRA)	11	11	11	11						48	JF Lay (AUS)	8	11	11	11	11

	68	A Lulu (VAN)	5	9	2	3						58	L Silva (BRA)	11	1	5	6	1


												42	A Privalova (BLR)	11	7	11	11	8	11

												53	X Han (CGO)	2	11	6	8	11	9

Bottom half

Section 3


	Preliminary round											First round


	52	M Zhang (CAN)	11	11	11	11						41	M Hu (TUR)	11	11	10	11	4	11	14

	69	A Majdi (QAT)	3	7	6	3						52	M Zhang (CAN)	8	9	12	9	11	13	16


												38	D Hadačová (CZE)	8	9	11	11	7	7

												56	M Miao (AUS)	11	11	6	7	11	11


	54	C Kumahara (BRA)	11	11	11	11						47	J Parker (GBR)	11	11	11	11

	70	Y Farah (DJI)	0	2	2	4						54	C Kumahara (BRA)	7	5	9	5


	61	S Hanffou (CMR)	11	11	11	11						33	Y Xian (FRA)	8	11	11	11	11

	67	T Moumjoghlian (LIB)	6	4	6	2						61	S Hanffou (CMR)	11	7	7	3	6

Section 4


	Preliminary round											First round


	51	D Meshref (EGY)	11	2	11	10	11	11				35	Y Noskova (RUS)	10	11	11	11	12	9	9

	65	O Edem (NGR)	5	11	7	12	6	3				51	D Meshref (EGY)	12	8	4	9	14	11	11


												36	S Ramírez (ESP)	11	11	11	8	11

												57	A Das (IND)	9	8	7	11	2


												44	Y Tian (CRO)	11	11	11	11

												64	B Rodríguez (CHI)	6	6	7	7


												46	A Hsing (USA)	11	11	11	11

												59	Y Silva (MEX)	9	8	3	5

References

^ ^a ^b "London 2012 Olympic Games: Complete Women's Singles Seeding" (PDF). ITTF. 8 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b "London 2012 Explanatory Guide: Table Tennis" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Ltd. July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "Competition Format and Specific Regulations" (PDF). ITTF. 24 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "Table tennis competition schedule" (PDF). ITTF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "ITTF World Ranking". ITTF. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

External links

London 2012 Olympic Games: The Official Report. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. (2013).
"2012 Olympic Games". ITTF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
2012 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Singles, Women. Olympedia.

Olympic table tennis women's singles champions
1988: Chen Jing (CHN) 1992: Deng Yaping (CHN) 1996: Deng Yaping (CHN) 2000: Wang Nan (CHN) 2004: Zhang Yining (CHN) 2008: Zhang Yining (CHN) 2012: Li Xiaoxia (CHN) 2016: Ding Ning (CHN) 2020: Chen Meng (CHN)

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_tennis_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_singles