Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 6–8

The Men's Team Class 6–8 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 13 September and 16 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.

Men's Team Class 6–8
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates13 – 16 September
Competitors13
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chen Gang
Ye Chaoqun
Li Manzhou
Qin Xiaojun
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Richard Csejtey
Miroslav Jambor
 Slovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Francois Serignat
Stephane Messi
Alain Pichon
 France
2004
2012

The competition was a straight knock-out format. Each tie was decided by the best of a potential five matches, two singles, a doubles (not necessarily the same players) and two reverse singles.

The event was won by the team representing  China. [2]

Competition bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Belgium 1
  South Africa 0   Israel 3
  Israel 3   Israel 0
  China 3   China 3
  Great Britain 0   China 3
  Chinese Taipei 0   Germany 2
  Germany 3   China 3
  Slovakia 0
  France 3
  Denmark 1   Poland 1
  Poland 3   France 1 Third place
  Spain 3   Slovakia 3
  Russia 1   Spain 0   Israel 2
  Slovakia 3   France 3

First round

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13 September 2008
19:00
Israel   3–0   South Africa
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Shmuel Shur 3–0 Pieter du Plooy 11–6, 11–9, 11–2
Zeev Glikman 3–0 Johan du Plooy 11–5, 11–9, 11–9
Shmuel Shur / Zeev Glikman 3–0 Pieter du Plooy / Johan du Plooy 11–7, 11–8, 11–8

13 September 2008
19:00
China   3–0   Great Britain
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Ye Chaoqun 3–0 Paul Karabardak 16–14, 11–8, 11–5
Chen Gang 3–1 Will Bayley 11–4, 9–11, 11–7, 11–8
Li Manzhou / Qin Xiaojun 3–0 Will Bayley / Dave Wetherill 11–4, 11–7, 11–9

13 September 2008
19:00
Chinese Taipei   0–3   Germany
Report Individual matches
Hu Ming-fu 2–3 Daniel Arnold 7–11, 11–7, 11–9, 10–12, 7–11
Hou Ting-sung 1–3 Jochen Wollmert 16–14, 5–11, 8–11, 7–11
Hu Ming Fu / Hou Ting Sung 2–3 Rainer Schmidt / Jochen Wollmert 11–7, 7–11, 11–8, 11–13, 9–11

13 September 2008
19:00
Poland   3–1   Denmark
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Marcin Skrzynecki 3–1 Michal Jensen 11–5, 5–11, 11–3, 11–9
Piotr Grudzien 3–1 Peter Rosenmeier 11–6, 12–14, 11–8, 11–7
Adam Jurasz / Miroslaw Kowalski 2–3 Michal Jensen / Peter Rosenmeier 9–11, 16–14, 5–11, 11–8, 7–11
Marcin Skrzynecki 3–1 Peter Rosenmeier 11–4, 11–6, 13–15, 11–7

13 September 2008
19:00
Spain   3–1   Russia
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Alvaro Valera 3–0 Alexander Esaulov 11–4, 11–7, 11–6
Jordi Morales 3–1 Vadim Buzin 12–10, 11–6, 9–11, 11–9
Alvaro Valera / Jordi Morales 2–3 Alexander Esaulov / Vadim Buzin 11–5, 10–12, 9–11, 11–5, 10–12
Alvaro Valera 3–0 Vadim Buzin 11–4, 11–8, 11–7

Quarter-finals

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14 September 2008
12:30
Israel   3–1   Belgium
Report Individual matches
Zeev Glikman 3–1 Mathieu Loicq 11–8, 11–9, 9–11, 11–9
Shmuel Shur 0–3 Marc Ledoux 4–11, 8–11, 5–11
Zeev Glikman / Shmuel Shur 3–1 Mathieu Loicq / Nico Vergeylen 11–7, 7–11, 11–5, 11–5
Zeev Glikman 3–2 Marc Ledoux 8–11, 11–6, 11–7, 9–11, 11–8

14 September 2008
12:30
China   3–2   Germany
Report Individual matches
Ye Chaoqun 3–0 Daniel Arnold 11–7, 11–6, 11–5
Chen Gang 0–3 Jochen Wollmert 9–11, 6–11, 9–11
Ye Chaoqun / Chen Gang 3–2 Daniel Arnold / Jochen Wollmert 7–11, 9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–6
Ye Chaoqun 2–3 Jochen Wollmert 4–11, 11–4, 11–9, 12–14, 9–11
Chen Gang 3–2 Daniel Arnold 11–13, 11–9, 12–10, 5–11, 11–8

14 September 2008
12:30
France   3–1   Poland
Report Individual matches
Francois Serignat 3–0 Piotr Grudzien 11–2, 11–7, 11–4
Stephane Messi 3–0 Marcin Skrzynecki 12–10, 11–9, 11–5
Francois Serignat / Stephane Messi 2–3 Piotr Grudzien / Marcin Skrzynecki 11–5, 8–11, 10–12, 15–13, 11–13
Francois Serignat 3–0 Marcin Skrzynecki 11–7, 11–3, 11–4

14 September 2008
12:30
Slovakia   3–0   Spain
Report Individual matches
Richard Csejtey 3–1 Jordi Morales 11–9, 9–11, 11–7, 11–6
Miroslav Jambor 3–2 Alvaro Valera 11–9, 3–11, 7–11, 12–10, 13–11
Richard Csejtey / Miroslav Jambor 3–1 Jordi Morales / Alvaro Valera 12–10, 9–11, 11–6, 13–11

Semi-finals

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14 September 2008
19:00
Israel   0–3   China
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Zeev Glikman 2–3 Chen Gang 11–8, 9–11, 11–9, 3–11, 5–11
Shmuel Shur 0–3 Ye Chaoqun 4–11, 7–11, 6–11
Zeev Glikman / Shmuel Shur 1–3 Ye Chaoqun / Li Manzhou 11–8, 5–11, 8–11, 8–11

14 September 2008
19:00
Slovakia   3–1   France
Report Individual matches
Richard Csejtey 2–3 Francois Serignat 8–11, 11–9, 11–8, 3–11, 7–11
Miroslav Jambor 3–1 Stephane Messi 11–8, 11–6, 5–11, 12–10
Richard Csejtey / Miroslav Jambor 3–2 Stephane Messi / Francois Serignat 7–11, 11–7, 5–11, 11–8, 12–10
Richard Csejtey 3–2 Stephane Messi 11–8, 9–11, 10–12, 12–10, 11–6

Finals

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Gold medal match
16 September 2008
12:30
China   3–0   Slovakia
Report Individual matches
Ye Chaoqun 3–1 Miroslav Jambor 8–11, 11–6, 11–8, 11–3
Chen Gang 3–2 Richard Csejtey 9–11, 9–11, 11–6, 12–10, 11–9
Ye Chaoqun / Chen Gang 3–1 Miroslav Jambor / Richard Csejtey 11–6, 11–7, 3–11, 12–10

Bronze medal match
16 September 2008
12:30
France   3–2   Israel
Report Individual matches
Francois Serignat 3–1 Shmuel Shur 11–5, 11–8, 7–11, 11–3
Stephane Messi 0–3 Zeev Glikman 5–11, 2–11, 7–11
Alain Pichon / Francois Serignat 3–2 Shmuel Shur / Zeev Glikman 11–8, 11–8, 7–11, 6–11, 11–9
Francois Serignat 1–3 Zeev Glikman 11–13, 4–11, 11–9, 9–11
Stephane Messi 3–0 Shmuel Shur 11–9, 11–3, 11–7

Team Lists

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  Belgium
Mathieu Loicq
Marc Ledoux
Nico Vergeylen
  South Africa
Pieter du Plooy
Johan du Plooy
  Israel
Zeev Glikman
Shmuel Shur
  China
Chen Gang
Ye Chaoqun
Li Manzhou
Qin Xiaojun
  Great Britain
Paul Karabardak
Will Bayley
Dave Wetherill
  Chinese Taipei
Hu Ming Fu
Hou Ting Sung
  Germany
Rainer Schmidt
Jochen Wollmert
Daniel Arnold
  France
Francois Serignat
Stephane Messi
Alain Pichon
  Denmark
Michal Jensen
Peter Rosenmeier
  Poland
Miroslaw Kowalski
Adam Jurasz
Piotr Grudzien
Marcin Skrzynecki
  Spain
Alvaro Valera
Jordi Morales
  Russia
Alexander Esaulov
Vadim Buzin
  Slovakia
Richard Csejtey
Miroslav Jambor

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 Team Class 6–8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.