Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's team – Class 1–3

The Women's Team Class 1–3 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.

Women's Team Class 1–3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates13 – 16 September
Competitors6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Qian
Liu Jing
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michela Brunelli
Federica Cudia
Pamela Pezzutto
Clara Podda
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Isabelle Lafaye
Fanny Bertrand
Stephanie Mariage
Marie-Christine Fillou
 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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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Italy 3
  Iran 2   Great Britain 0
  Great Britain 3   Italy 1
  France 3   China 3
  Ireland 1   France 1
  China 3
Third place
  Great Britain 0
  France 3

Quarter-finals

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13 September 2008
19:00
Iran   2–3   Great Britain
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Forough Bakhtiary 3–1 Dzaier Neil 3–11, 11–7, 11–7, 16–14
Narges Khazaei 0–3 Cathy Mitton 5–11, 3–11, 11–13
Forough Bakhtiary / Narges Khazaei 2–3 Dzaier Neil / Cathy Mitton 11–7, 11–9, 5–11, 11–13, 9–11
Forough Bakhtiary 3–0 Cathy Mitton 11–6, 11–5, 12–10
Narges Khazaei 0–3 Dzaier Neil 6–11, 6–11, 6–11

13 September 2008
19:00
Ireland   1–3   France
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Kathleen Reynolds 3–0 Marie-Christine Fillou 11–6, 11–6, 11–8
Eimear Breathnach 0–3 Fanny Bertrand 5–11, 5–11, 6–11
Kathleen Reynolds / Eimear Breathnach 0–3 Isabelle Lafaye / Stephanie Mariage 9–11, 4–11, 7–11
Kathleen Reynolds 1–3 Fanny Bertrand 4–11, 5–11, 11–4, 5–11

Semi-finals

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14 September 2008
19:00
Italy   3–0   Great Britain
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Michela Brunelli 3–0 Dzaier Neil 12–10, 11–5, 11–3
Federica Cudia 3–1 Cathy Mitton 9–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–9
Pamela Pezzutto / Clara Podda 3–0 Dzaier Neil / Cathy Mitton 11–7, 11–8, 11–8

14 September 2008
19:00
China   3–1   France
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Li Qian 3–0 Stephanie Mariage 11–6, 11–5, 11–6
Liu Jing 2–3 Fanny Bertrand 7–11, 11–7, 9–11, 11–6, 7–11
Li Qian / Liu Jing 3–2 Stephanie Mariage / Isabelle Lafaye 3–11, 9–11, 11–7, 11–5, 11–8
Li Qian 3–1 Fanny Bertrand 11–7, 8–11, 11–9, 11–8

Finals

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Gold medal match
15 September 2008
16:30
Italy   1–3   China
Report Individual matches
Michela Brunelli 3–1 Liu Jing 3–11, 11–7, 11–5, 11–7
Clara Podda 0–3 Li Qian 5–11, 7–11, 3–11
Michela Brunelli / Clara Podda 1–3 Liu Jing / Li Qian 14–12, 3–11, 7–11, 4–11
Michela Brunelli 1–3 Li Qian 7–11, 11–8, 9–11, 10–12

Bronze medal match
15 September 2008
16:30
Great Britain   0–3   France
Report Individual matches
Cathy Mitton 2–3 Isabelle Lafaye 9–11, 13–11, 11–7, 9–11, 3–11
Dzaier Neil 0–3 Fanny Bertrand 9–11, 7–11, 5–11
Cathy Mitton / Dzaier Neil 0–3 Isabelle Lafaye / Stephanie Mariage 1–11, 7–11, 4–11

Team Lists

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  China
Li Qian
Liu Jing
  Italy
Michela Brunelli
Federica Cudia
Pamela Pezzutto
Clara Podda
  France
Isabelle Lafaye
Fanny Bertrand
Stephanie Mariage
Marie-Christine Fillou
  Great Britain
Cathy Mitton
Dzaier Neil
  Iran
Forough Bakhtiary
Narges Khazaei
  Ireland
Kathleen Reynolds
Eimear Breathnach

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 Team Class 1–3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.