Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 4–5 explained

Event:	Men's Individual Class 4-5
Games:	2008 Summer
Venue:	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:	7 – 11 September
Competitors:	36
Nations:	22
Gold:	Christophe Durand
Goldnpc:	FRA
Silver:	Jung Eun Chang
Silvernpc:	KOR
Bronze:	Tommy Urhaug
Bronzenpc:	NOR
Prev:	2004 (C4·C5)
Next:	2012 (C4·C5)

The Men's Individual Class 4-5 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 Christophe Durand, representing .^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		NOR	AUT	SRB
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, 17:20 11 11 11 5 6 5

8 September, 12:40 7 11 10 12 12 11 2 12 10 10

9 September, 12:00 11 11 11 4 7 6

Group B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	JPN	HKG
1		2	2	0	6:1			3:0	3:1
2		2	1	1	3:3		0:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	1:6		1:3	0:3

7 September, 17:20 11 11 9 11 6 7 11 4

8 September, 12:40 12 12 11 10 10 4

9 September, 12:00 11 14 11 3 12 7

Group C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		SWE	TPE	BRA
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, 17:20 11 11 11 4 2 5

8 September, 12:40 11 11 11 2 9 9

9 September, 12:00 11 11 11 3 8 6

Group D

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		SVK	KOR	TPE
1		2	2	0	6:3			3:2	3:1
2		2	1	1	5:3		2:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	1:6		1:3	0:3

7 September, 17:20 11 11 11 6 6 4

8 September, 12:40 11 11 7 12 7 7 11 10

9 September, 12:00 9 9 12 13 11 11 11 10 11 9

Group E

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		KOR	BRA	CRO
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, 17:20 11 11 12 2 4 10

8 September, 12:40 11 11 11 1 9 7

9 September, 12:40 13 11 11 11 8 9

Group F

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	TPE	THA
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, 17:20 11 11 11 5 4 6

8 September, 12:40 11 11 11 8 3 3

9 September, 12:40 11 11 11 9 7 4

Group G

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		KOR	HKG	ITA
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, 17:20 11 11 11 5 8 7

8 September, 13:20 6 8 11 11 11 11 11 9 8 9

9 September, 12:40 11 11 11 3 5 7

Group H

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		EGY	FRA	ARG
1		2	2	0	6:1			3:1	3:0
2		2	1	1	4:3		1:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	0:6		0:3	0:3

7 September, 17:20 11 11 11 8 7 7

8 September, 13:20 11 11 11 5 4 3

9 September, 12:40 8 11 11 11 11 8 9 7

Group I

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	CZE	BRA
1		2	2	0	6:2			3:2	3:0
2		2	1	1	5:4		2:3		3:1
3		2	0	2	1:6		0:3	1:3

7 September, 18:00 11 11 11 3 5 9

8 September, 13:20 9 11 11 11 11 4 1 2

9 September, 12:00 7 11 11 13 11 11 8 5 15 4

Group J

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		GER	GBR	USA
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, 18:00 13 11 5 11 11 7 11 9

8 September, 13:20 11 11 11 8 8 8

9 September, 12:00 11 12 12 6 10 10

Group K

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	CHN	NGR
1		2	2	0	6:2			3:2	3:0
2		2	1	1	5:3		2:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	0:6		0:3	0:3

7 September, 18:00 11 11 11 8 6 5

8 September, 12:40 11 11 11 9 8 3

9 September, 12:00 2 3 11 11 11 11 11 9 9 9

Group L

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		NOR	GER	SVK
1		2	2	0	6:2			3:2	3:0
2		2	1	1	5:3		2:3		3:0
3		2	0	2	0:6		0:3	0:3

7 September, 18:00 11 11 11 5 5 7

8 September, 12:40 12 18 11 10 16 8

9 September, 12:00 11 11 10 8 11 7 7 12 11 7

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 4-5. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.