Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 4 explained
The Men's individual table tennis – Class 4 tournament at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] in London took place from 30 August to 3 September 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affects their legs, and who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete's ability to compete.
In the preliminary stage, athletes competed in six groups of three. Winners of each group qualified for the knock-out stages, together with two seeded players given byes for the preliminary stages.
Results
All times are local (BST/UTC+1)
Preliminary round
| width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc" | | Qualified for the knock-out stages | |
Group A
| Athlete | Won | Lost | Games
diff | Points
diff |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | +4 | +20 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| 0 | 2 | -4 | -22 | |
30 August, 16:00
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31 August, 09:00
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31 August, 16:40
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Group B
| Athlete | Won | Lost | Games
diff | Points
diff |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | +6 | +25 |
| 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 0 | 2 | -5 | -25 | |
30 August, 16:00
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31 August, 09:00
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31 August, 16:40
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Group C
| Athlete | Won | Lost | Games
diff | Points
diff |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
30 August, 16:00
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31 August, 09:00
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31 August, 17:20
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Group D
| Athlete | Won | Lost | Games
diff | Points
diff |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | +5 | +22 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | -9 |
| 0 | 2 | -5 | -13 | |
30 August, 16:00
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31 August, 09:00
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31 August, 17:20
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Group E
| Athlete | Won | Lost | Games
diff | Points
diff |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | +5 | +22 |
| 1 | 1 | +1 | +8 |
| 0 | 2 | -6 | -30 | |
30 August, 16:40
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31 August, 09:40
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31 August, 17:20
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Group F
| Athlete | Won | Lost | Games
diff | Points
diff |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | +3 | +17 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| 0 | 2 | -3 | -19 | |
30 August, 16:40
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31 August, 09:40
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31 August, 17:20
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Notes and References
- Web site: Paralympic Table Tennis. August 30, 2012. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. April 26, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426040334/https://www.london2012.com/paralympic-table-tennis. dead.
