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Direct Qualifiers for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

From Greg Letts, About.com GuideJanuary 8, 2008

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The ITTF have announced the 20 direct qualifiers by ranking for the Mens and Womens Singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Originally Jorgen Persson and Jean-Michel Saive were tied for the 20th spot in the Mens list, but Jorgen was given the nod in a countback by just a few decimal points, thus qualifying for his sixth Olympics!

Men Direct Qualifiers:
1. Wang Hao (CHN) 2. Ma Lin (CHN) 3. Timo Boll (GER) 4. Vladimir Samsonov (BLR) 5. Ryu Seung Min (KOR) 6. Oh Sang Eun (KOR) 7. Gao Ning (SIN) 8. Li Ching (HKG) 9. Chuan Chih-Yuan (TPE) 10. Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE) 11. Werner Schlager (AUT) 12. Kan Yo (JPN) 13. Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER) 14. Alexei Smirnov (RUS) 15. Yang Zi (SIN) 16. Ko Lai Chak (HKG) 17. Zoran Primorac (HRV) 18. Michael Maze (DEN) 19. He Zhiwen (ESP) 20. Jorgen Persson (SWE).

Women Direct Qualifiers:
1. Guo Yue (CHN) 2. Zhang Yining (CHN) 3. Wang Yue Gu (SIN) 4. Jiang Huajun** (HKG) 5. Li Jia Wei (SIN) 6. Tie Yana** (HKG) 7. Fukuhara Ai (JPN) 8. Kim Kyung Ah (KOR) 9. Wu Jia Duo (GER) 10. Hirano Sayaka (JPN) 11. Liu Jia (AUT) 12. Li Jiao (NED) 13. Gao Jun (USA) 14. Park Mi Young (KOR) 15. Boros Tamara (HRV) 16. Li Qian (POL) 17. Wang Chen (USA) 18. Toth Krisztina (HUN) 19.Dodean Daniela (ROU) 20. Wosik Elke (GER)
** Eligibility yet to be confirmed.

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Comments

January 26, 2008 at 1:40 pm
(1) m g vergara :

I wonder why wang liqin aint one of those olympic qualifiers. Any idea? ty

January 26, 2008 at 7:08 pm
(2) Greg Letts :

Only 2 direct qualifiers per country, based on world rankings – Wang Liqin is ranked below Wang Hao and Ma Lin, so he doesn’t make it!

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