Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 5

The Women's Individual Class 5 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]

Women's Individual Class 5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates7 – 11 September
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ren Guixiang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gu Gai  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrea Zimmerer  Germany
2004
2012

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 Ren Guixiang, 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   GER CHN HKG POL
1   Andrea Zimmerer (GER) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:1 3:0 3:0
2   Zhang Bian (CHN) 3 2 1 7:4 1:3 x 3:0 3:1
3   Chan Siu Ling (HKG) 3 1 2 3:6 0:3 0:3 x 3:0
4   Barbara Barszcz (POL) 3 0 3 1:9 0:3 1:3 0:3 x
7 September, 12:40
  Zhang Bian (CHN) 11 11 11
  Chan Siu Ling (HKG) 4 4 4
  Andrea Zimmerer (GER) 11 11 11
  Barbara Barszcz (POL) 2 1 4
8 September, 10:00
  Zhang Bian (CHN) 11 7 11 11
  Barbara Barszcz (POL) 4 11 1 2
  Andrea Zimmerer (GER) 11 11 11
  Chan Siu Ling (HKG) 4 1 3
9 September, 11:20
  Chan Siu Ling (HKG) 11 11 11
  Barbara Barszcz (POL) 4 7 6
  Andrea Zimmerer (GER) 7 11 11 13
  Zhang Bian (CHN) 11 9 5 11

Group B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN SWE TPE BRA
1   Ren Guixiang (CHN) 3 3 0 9:0 x 3:0 3:0 3:0
2   Ingela Lundback (SWE) 3 2 1 6:3 0:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Tsai Hui Chu (TPE) 3 1 2 3:6 0:3 0:3 x 3:0
4   Maria Luiza Passos (BRA) 3 0 3 0:9 0:3 0:3 0:3 x
7 September, 12:40
  Ingela Lundback (SWE) 11 13 11
  Tsai Hui-chu (TPE) 8 11 5
  Ren Guixiang (CHN) 11 11 11
  Maria Luiza Passos (BRA) 4 2 3
8 September, 10:00
  Ingela Lundback (SWE) 11 11 11
  Maria Luiza Passos (BRA) 2 9 3
  Ren Guixiang (CHN) 11 11 11
  Tsai Hui-chu (TPE) 5 2 3
9 September, 11:20
  Tsai Hui-chu (TPE) 11 11 11
  Maria Luiza Passos (BRA) 6 6 2
  Ren Guixiang (CHN) 11 11 11
  Ingela Lundback (SWE) 4 5 6

Group C

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN TPE MEX HKG
1   Gu Gai (CHN) 2 2 0 6:2 x 3:0 WBF 3:2
2   Wei Mei Hui (TPE) 3 2 1 6:3 0:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Maria Paredes (MEX) 2 1 1 3:5 - 0:3 x 3:2
4   Wong Pui Yi (HKG) 3 0 3 4:9 2:3 0:3 2:3 x
7 September, 12:40
  Wei Mei-hui (TPE) 11 11 11
  Maria Paredes (MEX) 6 8 9
  Gu Gai (CHN) 11 8 10 11 11
  Wong Pui Yi (HKG) 3 11 12 5 4
8 September, 10:00
  Wei Mei-hui (TPE) 11 11 11
  Wong Pui Yi (HKG) 9 6 3
  Gu Gai (CHN) Won by forfeit
  Maria Paredes (MEX)
9 September, 11:20
  Maria Paredes (MEX) 13 8 4 11 11
  Wong Pui Yi (HKG) 11 11 11 8 9
  Gu Gai (CHN) 13 11 11
  Wei Mei-hui (TPE) 11 2 8

Group D

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   JOR JPN ITA USA
1   Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 3 3 0 9:3 x 3:2 3:1 3:0
2   Kimie Bessho (JPN) 3 2 1 8:4 2:3 x 3:0 3:1
3   Maria Nardelli (ITA) 3 1 2 4:7 1:3 0:3 x 3:1
4   Noga Nir-Kistler (USA) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 1:3 1:3 x
7 September, 12:40
  Kimie Bessho (JPN) 10 11 11 11
  Noga Nir-Kistler (USA) 12 8 9 6
  Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 12 9 11 12
  Maria Nardelli (ITA) 10 11 7 10
8 September, 10:00
  Maria Nardelli (ITA) 11 11 10 11
  Noga Nir-Kistler (USA) 7 5 12 2
  Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 7 11 11 14 11
  Kimie Bessho (JPN) 11 7 13 12 4
9 September, 11:20
  Kimie Bessho (JPN) 12 11 11
  Maria Nardelli (ITA) 10 7 5
  Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 11 11 11
  Noga Nir-Kistler (USA) 7 4 5

Competition bracket

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Semifinals: 10 Sep 10:00 Gold medal match: 10 Sep 18:15
            
  Andrea Zimmerer (GER) 4 11 6 7
  Gu Gai (CHN) 11 8 11 11
  Gu Gai (CHN) 5 9 13
  Ren Guixiang (CHN) 11 11 15
  Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 8 5 1
  Ren Guixiang (CHN) 11 11 11 Bronze medal match: 10 Sep 18:15
  Andrea Zimmerer (GER) 11 11 11
  Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 4 2 3

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. ^ "Women's Singles Class 5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.