Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 8

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]

Men's Individual Class 8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates7 – 11 September
Competitors16 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chen Gang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Piotr Grudzień  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miroslav Jambor  Slovakia
2004
2012

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  China. [2]

Results

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Preliminary round

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Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN SVK FRA TPE
1   Li Manzhou (CHN) 3 2 1 8:5 x 2:3 3:1 3:1
2   Richard Csejtey (SVK) 3 2 1 8:5 3:2 x 2:3 3:0
3   Francois Serignat (FRA) 3 2 1 7:7 1:3 3:2 x 3:2
4   Hou Ting Sung (TPE) 3 0 3 3:9 1:3 0:3 2:3 x
7 September, 11:20
  Francois Serignat (FRA) 8 11 11 11 13
  Hou Ting-sung (TPE) 11 5 13 6 11
  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 11 5 11 9 11
  Li Manzhou (CHN) 7 11 8 11 5
9 September, 10:00
  Li Manzhou (CHN) 12 6 11 13
  Francois Serignat (FRA) 10 11 9 11
  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 11 11 11
  Hou Ting-sung (TPE) 6 6 7
9 September, 19:20
  Li Manzhou (CHN) 6 11 12 11
  Hou Ting-sung (TPE) 11 6 10 6
  Francois Serignat (FRA) 15 9 9 11 11
  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 13 11 11 7 9

Group B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   POL BEL TPE FRA
1   Piotr Grudzień (POL) 3 2 1 7:4 x 3:0 1:3 3:1
2   Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 3 2 1 6:5 0:3 x 3:1 3:1
3   Hu Ming Fu (TPE) 3 1 2 6:7 3:1 1:3 x 2:3
4   Alain Pichon (FRA) 3 1 2 5:8 1:3 1:3 3:2 x
7 September, 11:20
  Hu Ming-fu (TPE) 7 11 11 14
  Piotr Grudzień (POL) 11 4 5 12
  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 10 11 11 11
  Alain Pichon (FRA) 12 4 6 2
9 September, 10:00
  Alain Pichon (FRA) 5 11 11 5 11
  Hu Ming-fu (TPE) 11 6 9 11 3
  Piotr Grudzień (POL) 12 11 13
  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 10 8 11
9 September, 19:20
  Piotr Grudzień (POL) 7 16 11 11
  Alain Pichon (FRA) 11 14 9 9
  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 6 11 11 11
  Hu Ming-fu (TPE) 11 6 7 9

Group C

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   BEL ISR SVK CAN
1   Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 3 2 1 8:7 2:3 3:2 x 3:2
2   Zeev Glikman (ISR) 3 2 1 8:6 3:2 x 2:3 3:1
3   Marc Ledoux (BEL) 3 2 1 8:5 x 2:3 3:2 3:0
4   Ian Kent (CAN) 3 0 3 3:9 0:3 1:3 2:3 x
7 September, 11:20
  Zeev Glikman (ISR) 11 11 8 11
  Ian Kent (CAN) 5 8 11 5
  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 7 16 11 4 11
  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 11 14 4 11 6
9 September, 10:00
  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 11 7 11 11 11
  Zeev Glikman (ISR) 13 11 5 3 8
  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 11 11 11
  Ian Kent (CAN) 6 5 3
9 September, 19:20
  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 8 11 9 11 11
  Ian Kent (CAN) 11 4 11 6 8
  Zeev Glikman (ISR) 9 11 6 11 11
  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 11 9 11 7 6

Group D

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN HUN POL BEL
1   Chen Gang (CHN) 3 3 0 9:0 x 3:0 3:0 3:0
2   András Csonka (HUN) 3 2 1 6:4 0:3 x 3:1 3:0
3   Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 3 1 2 4:7 0:3 1:3 x 3:1
4   Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 3 0 3 1:9 0:3 0:3 1:3 x
7 September, 11:20
  Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 11 8 11 11
  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 4 11 9 3
  Chen Gang (CHN) 11 11 12
  András Csonka (HUN) 9 7 10
9 September, 10:00
  Chen Gang (CHN) 11 11 11
  Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 4 5 3
  András Csonka (HUN) 12 11 11
  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 10 8 3
9 September, 19:20
  Chen Gang (CHN) 12 11 11
  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 10 5 8
  András Csonka (HUN) 5 11 12 15
  Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 11 8 10 13

Competition bracket

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Semifinals: 10 Sep 12:15 Gold medal match: 11 Sep 18:15
            
  Li Manzhou (CHN) 11 3 5 8
  Chen Gang (CHN) 7 11 11 11
  Chen Gang (CHN) 15 11 11 11
  Piotr Grudzień (POL) 17 6 5 6
  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 8 10 5
  Piotr Grudzień (POL) 11 12 11 Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 18:15
  Li Manzhou (CHN) 14 11 11 1 5
  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 16 6 9 11 11

References

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  1. ^ "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's Singles Class 8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.