Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 2 explained
The Men's Individual Class 2 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 Vincent Boury, representing .[2]
Results
Preliminary round
| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | Qualified for the knock-out stages | |
Group A
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | FRA | RUS | KOR | LBA |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:5 | 0:3 | | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:6 | 1:3 | 2:3 | | 3:0 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | | |
7 September, 16:40 | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | 6 | 13 | 7 | | | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 5 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| 8 September, 12:00 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 0 | 4 | 5 | | | | | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8 September, 19:20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | | |
| |
Group B
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | KOR | SVK | FRA | CHN |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:2 | | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 0:3 | | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 2:3 | 0:3 | | 3:1 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | | |
7 September, 16:40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 8 | 8 | 9 | | | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | |
| 8 September, 12:00 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | 11 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
| 8 September, 19:20 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 9 | 9 | 5 | | | |
| |
Group C
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | FRA | BRA | AUT | ITA |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:5 | | 1:3 | 3:0 | 3:2 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 3:1 | | 1:3 | 3:2 |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:5 | 0:3 | 3:1 | | 3:1 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5:9 | 2:3 | 2:3 | 1:3 | | |
7 September, 16:40 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | 3 | 11 | 5 | 3 | | | | 11 | 4 | 12 | 11 | | | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | | |
| 8 September, 12:00 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 | | | | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | | 12 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | |
| 8 September, 19:20 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | | 12 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 8 | | | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | 10 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| |
Group D
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | | DEN | SVK | GER | BRA |
|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:5 | 1:3 | | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | 0:3 | 2:3 | | 3:0 |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | | |
7 September, 16:40 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | |
| 8 September, 12:00 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | | |
| 8 September, 19:20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | 4 | 2 | 7 | | | |
| |
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 2. 7 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.
