Olympic Table Tennis 2016: Men's Singles Medal Winners, Scores, Bracket Results

Just a day after the women's singles table tennis medalists were decided in Rio de Janeiro, the men's side of the Olympic competition finished up Thursday, when Ma Long took home the gold, sweeping Zhang Jike in the all-China final, 4-0.

It was the second straight day in which the final consisted of two Chinese table tennis players, as Ding Ning defeated Li Xiaoxia in seven games Wednesday. 

Here are the final results from the gold- and bronze-medal matches:

Player	Result	Player
Medal	Player	Country
Ma Long	4-0 (14-12, 11-5, 11-4, 11-4)	Zhang Jike
Jun Mizutani	4-1 (11-4, 11-9, 6-11, 14-12, 11-8)	Vladimir Samsonov
Gold	Ma Long	China
Silver	Jike Zhang	China
Bronze	Jun Mizutani	Japan

Zhang entered Thursday night as the defending Olympic champion, winning gold in London over China's Wang Hao in 2012. 

Ma also came away with a gold medal in London, winning in the team competition alongside Zhang. 

Ma drew first blood and never looked back Thursday, winning the first game 14-12 in what was the most exciting portion of the match. With two of the most aggressive table tennis players in the world, the points were short, as at least one player was going for the kill early in each exchange.

In each of the first three games, Ma was able to jump out to an 8-4 lead, which built advantages too great for the defending champion to overcome.

The fourth game saw Ma take an 8-3 lead as Zhang couldn't overcome unforced errors. Without much resistance, Ma closed out the match and his run to gold with an 11-4 win.

In the bronze-medal match, Japan's Jun Mizutani made quick work of Belarus' Vladimir Samsonov, winning in five games. 

For Samsonov, it was too difficult of a matchup, as Mizutani's aggressiveness overwhelmed his defensive style of play. 

Samsonov managed to make it to the bronze-medal match thanks to that defensive style, but Mizutani's attacks were quick and accurate, calling for Samsonov to make countless difficult shots. 

There were plenty of points during which Samsonov was two or three feet away from the table, fighting off Mizutani's smashes until one of his shots went awry. 

Other times, Mizutani laid off and allowed Samsonov to try to attack, a style he didn't look comfortable with.

It helped Mizutani take the first two games before Samsonov ramped up the intensity on offense and took the third. 

Despite blowing a 9-6 lead, Mizutani was able to outlast Samsonov to regain a two-game advantage, though, defeating him 14-12 while fighting off three game points in the fourth. He was able to close things out in the fifth game with an 11-8 win. 

Stats courtesy of Rio2016.com.