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Unique représentant tricolore, Patrick Chila avait peu de chance d'aller au bout du tournoi olympique de tennis de table. Le Français a été éliminé par l'Allemand Timo Boll au troisième tour, 11-3 14-16 11-9 11-3.

RESULTATS - 3e tour :

1-Wang Liqin (China) bat 24-Trinko Keen (Netherlands) 6-11 11-1 11-8 11-4 11-2
11-Joo Sae Hyuk (South Korea) bat 41-Song Liu (Argentina) 14-12 11-9 11-6 11-8
25-Lai Chak Ko (Hong Kong) bat 14-Petr Korbel (Czech Republic) 11-7 9-11 11-7 2-11 11-6 9-11 11-7
18-Jorgen Persson (Sweden) bat 8-Kalinikos Kreanga (Greece) 11-5 11-7 11-9 11-8
5-Chuan Chih-Yuan (Taiwan) bat 19-Peter Karlsson (Sweden) 16-18 11-6 8-11 11-7 11-3 11-8
13-Oh Sang-Eun (South Korea) bat 17-Weixing Chen (Austria) 7-11 11-6 11-7 11-8 5-11 9-11 11-2
48-Ju Lin (Dominican Republic) bat 12-Jean-Michel Saive (Belgium) 11-5 11-4 5-11 11-13 18-16 11-8
4-Wang Hao (China) bat 23-Jorg Rosskopf (Germany) 11-5 12-10 11-5 11-13 11-6
3-Ryu Seung-Min (South Korea) bat 34-Koji Matsushita (Japan) 11-9 11-6 11-6 11-2
10-Chiang Peng-Lung (Taiwan) bat 26-Adrian Crisan (Romania) 11-9 11-5 12-10 2-11 11-8
30-Chu Yan Leung (Hong Kong) bat 15-Michael Maze (Denmark) 6-11 11-5 11-3 11-8 11-9
6-Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus) bat 22-Lucjan Blaszczyk (Poland) 11-5 5-11 12-10 8-11 11-4 11-9
7-Werner Schlager (Austria) bat 29-Ching Li (Hong Kong) 8-11 11-9 12-14 11-9 11-9 11-6
9-Timo Boll (Germany) bat 28-Patrick Chila (France) 11-3 14-16 11-9 11-3 11-9
16-Jan-Ove Waldner (Sweden) bat 38-Aleksandar Karakasevic (Serbia & Montenegro) 13-11 11-9 5-11 11-6 10-12 11-9
2-Ma Lin (China) beat 21-Zoran Primorac (Croatia) 11-5 11-3 11-3 9-11 11-5