Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 3 explained

Event:	Men's individual class 3
Games:	2008 Summer
Venue:	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:	7 – 11 September
Competitors:	30
Nations:	19
Gold:	Feng Panfeng
Goldnpc:	CHN
Silver:	Jean-Philippe Robin
Silvernpc:	FRA
Bronze:	Tomas Piñas
Bronzenpc:	ESP
Prev:	2004
Next:	2012

The men's individual class 3 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 Feng Panfeng, representing .^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	KOR	SLO
1		2	2	0	6:0			3:0	3:0
2		2	1	1	3:5		0:3		3:2
3		2	0	2	2:6		0:3	2:3

7 September, 20:00 11 11 11 5 4 8

8 September, 13:20 10 11 13 9 11 12 8 11 11 3

9 September, 14:00 11 11 11 2 5 7

Group B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		SRB	ITA	CRC
1		2	2	0	6:2			3:1	3:1
2		2	1	1	4:4		1:3		3:1
3		2	0	2	2:6		1:3	1:3

7 September, 20:00 11 11 5 11 9 6 11 9

8 September, 13:20 7 11 11 11 11 8 8 3

9 September, 14:00 9 11 11 11 11 4 3 9

Group C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		KOR	CHN	SLO
1		2	2	0	6:4			3:2	3:2
2		2	1	1	5:3		2:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	2:6		2:3	0:3

7 September, 20:00 8 11 8 11 11 11 9 11 7 4

8 September, 16:00 11 11 12 4 5 10

9 September, 12:40 10 11 9 11 11 12 6 11 9 6

Group D

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		GER	KOR	TPE
1		2	2	0	6:2			3:1	3:1
2		2	1	1	4:4		1:3		3:1
3		2	0	2	2:6		1:3	1:3

7 September, 20:00 10 11 11 11 12 6 3 4

8 September, 16:00 7 11 11 11 11 8 7 6

9 September, 12:40 11 11 9 11 9 5 11 3

Group E

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	SVK	VEN
1		2	2	0	6:0			3:0	3:0
2		2	1	1	3:3		0:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	0:6		0:3	0:3

7 September, 20:00 11 12 11 4 10 6

8 September, 16:00 11 11 11 9 7 7

9 September, 14:00 11 11 14 9 8 12

Group F

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	AUT	BRA
1		2	2	0	6:1			3:1	3:0
2		2	1	1	4:4		1:3		3:1
3		2	0	2	1:6		0:3	1:3

7 September, 20:00 11 11 11 5 7 7

8 September, 16:00 11 11 9 11 7 6 11 7

9 September, 14:00 11 10 11 16 8 12 9 14

Group G

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ESP	SWE	GBR
1		2	2	0	6:3			3:1	3:2
2		2	1	1	4:3		1:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	2:6		2:3	0:3

7 September, 20:00 11 7 7 11 11 8 11 11 7 6

8 September, 16:00 13 11 11 11 5 8

9 September, 14:00 4 11 11 11 11 5 7 5

Group H

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		GBR	FRA	LBA
1		1	1	0	3:1			3:1	WBF
2		2	1	1	4:3		1:3		3:0
3		1	0	1	0:3		-	0:3

7 September, 20:00

8 September, 16:00 11 11 11 7 5 4

9 September, 14:00 7 11 11 11 11 8 8 8

Group I

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		BRA	AUT	GBR
1		2	1	1	4:3			3:0	1:3
2		2	1	1	3:3		0:3		3:0
3		2	1	1	3:4		3:1	0:3

7 September, 20:40 12 12 11 10 10 9

8 September, 16:00 11 11 11 6 9 7

9 September, 14:00 13 12 8 11 11 10 11 6

Group J

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ISR	AUT	NGR
1		2	2	0	6:2			3:1	3:1
2		2	1	1	4:4		1:3		3:1
3		2	0	2	2:6		1:3	1:3

7 September, 20:40 10 11 11 11 12 8 6 3

8 September, 16:00 10 11 11 11 12 6 5 7

9 September, 14:00 14 10 12 11 12 12 10 4

Competition bracket

Notes and References

1. 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. 8 October 2012.
2. Web site: Men's Singles Class 3. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.