Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 8 explained
The Men's Individual Class 8 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]
Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete's ability to compete.
The event was won by Chen Gang, representing .[2]
Results
Preliminary round
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Group A
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | CHN | SVK | FRA | TPE |
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| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | | 2:3 | 3:1 | 3:1 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | 3:2 | | 2:3 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:7 | 1:3 | 3:2 | | 3:2 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 1:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | | |
7 September, 11:20 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | 11 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | | | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | |
| 9 September, 10:00 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 13 | | | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| 9 September, 19:20 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | |
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Group B
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | POL | BEL | TPE | FRA |
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| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:4 | | 3:0 | 1:3 | 3:1 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:5 | 0:3 | | 3:1 | 3:1 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:7 | 3:1 | 1:3 | | 2:3 |
| 4 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:8 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 3:2 | | |
7 September, 11:20 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | 11 | 4 | 5 | 12 | | | | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | |
| 9 September, 10:00 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | | 10 | 8 | 11 | | | |
| 9 September, 19:20 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | | | | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | | |
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Group C
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | BEL | ISR | SVK | CAN |
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| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:7 | 2:3 | 3:2 | | 3:2 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 3:2 | | 2:3 | 3:1 |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | | 2:3 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 2:3 | | |
7 September, 11:20 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | | | | 7 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | 11 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 6 | |
| 9 September, 10:00 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | |
| 9 September, 19:20 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | |
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Group D
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | CHN | HUN | POL | BEL |
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| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:0 | | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 0:3 | | 3:1 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4:7 | 0:3 | 1:3 | | 3:1 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | | |
7 September, 11:20 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | | | | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | 9 | 7 | 10 | | | |
| 9 September, 10:00 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | 10 | 8 | 3 | | | |
| 9 September, 19:20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | 10 | 5 | 8 | | | | | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | | | 11 | 8 | 10 | 13 | | |
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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. 8 October 2012.
- Web site: Men's Singles Class 8. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.
