Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 1 explained
The Men's Individual Class 1 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]
Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete's ability to compete.
The event was won by Andreas Vevera, representing .[2]
Results
Preliminary round
| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | Qualified for the knock-out stages | |
Group A
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | KOR | AUT | CUB | GER |
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| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:3 | 2:3 | | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | 2:3 | 0:3 | | 3:0 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | | |
7 September, 16:00 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 7 | 3 | 9 | | | |
| 8 September, 11:20 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 18 | | 10 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 16 | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | |
| 8 September, 18:40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 9 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | 10 | 10 | 7 | | | |
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Group B
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | KOR | FRA | GER | CUB |
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| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | 2:3 | | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7:6 | 2:3 | 2:3 | | 3:0 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | | |
7 September, 16:00 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 | | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | 7 | 12 | 4 | | | |
| 8 September, 11:20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 5 | 5 | 9 | | | | | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2 | |
| 8 September, 18:40 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | 7 | 10 | 8 | | | | | 9 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 | |
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Competition bracket
Notes and References
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080926150610/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/TT.shtml. Schedules and Results - Table Tennis. 26 September 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 7 October 2012.
- Web site: Men's Singles Class 1. 7 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.
