The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the
table tennis program at the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...
and took place at the
Peking University Gymnasium
Peking University Gymnasium (), nicknamed China's Spine (), is an indoor arena located in the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China. The gymnasium was constructed for the table tennis events of the 2008 Summer Olympics and the ...
. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.
78 athletes from 42 countries took part in the women's single event. The tournament was a
single elimination tournament
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with a
third place playoff
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played between the two losing semi-finalists. The top 16 seeds in the tournament received a bye to the third round. Seeds 17 through 32 received a bye to the second round, seeds 33 to 50 received a bye to the first round while seeds 51 to 78 contested in the preliminary round.
Qualification
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time
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(UTC+8
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It is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a possible candidate for ASEAN Common Time, mainly due to China's large population, with an estimated population ...
).
Seeds
Seeds for the draw of the Olympics were based on the ITTF world ranking list published on July 1, 2008.
The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
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The players ranked from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
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Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Preliminary rounds
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Table Tennis Official Results Book. Official Report of the XXIX Olympiad Digitally published by the LA84 Foundation.
2008 Olympic Games International Table Tennis Federation.
2008 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Singles, Women Olympedia.
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Women's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics