| Event: | Men's singles |
| Competition: | 2005 World Table Tennis Championships |
| Venue: | Shanghai Grand Stage |
| Location: | Shanghai, China |
| Dates: | 29 April – 6 May |
| Win Label: | Final score |
| Win Value: | 11–9, 3–11, 8–11, 11–9,11–9, 11–7 |
| Gold: | Wang Liqin |
| Gold Nation: | CHN |
| Silver: | Ma Lin |
| Silver Nation: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Oh Sang-eun |
| Bronze Nation: | KOR |
| Bronze2: | Michael Maze |
| Bronze2 Nation: | DEN |
| Prev: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2007 |
See main article: 2005 World Table Tennis Championships.
Wang Liqin (champion)[1] Ma Lin (final) Wang Hao (fourth round)
Vladimir Samsonov (fourth round)
Ryu Seung-min (second round) Chen Qi (quarterfinals)
Werner Schlager (second round)
Jean-Michel Saive (second round) Kong Linghui (fourth round)
Adrian Crișan (second round) Chen Weixing (second round)
Alexey Smirnov (third round)
Petr Korbel (third round) Liu Guozheng (quarterfinals)
Leung Chu Yan (second round)
Jan-Ove Waldner (third round) Peter Karlsson (quarterfinals)
Zoran Primorac (first round) Oh Sang-eun (semifinals) Ko Lai Chak (second round) Hao Shuai (quarterfinals)
Lucjan Błaszczyk (fourth round) Fedor Kuzmin (first round) Cheung Yuk (third round)
Patrick Chila (first round)