Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 5

The women's individual table tennis – Class 5 tournament at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] in Rio de Janeiro took place during 8–12 September 2016 at Riocentro Pavilion 3. Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected 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.

Table tennis
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueRiocentro Pavilion 3
Dates8–12 September
Competitors12 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Bian  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gu Gai  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jung Young-a  South Korea
2012

In the preliminary stage, athletes competed in four groups of three. Winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the quarterfinals.

Results

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All times are local time in UTC-3.

Finals

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Main bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                     
A1   Zhang Bian (CHN) 11 11 11
B2   Faith Chinenye Obiora (NGR) 2 1 4
A1   Zhang Bian (CHN) 11 9 11 11
D2   Ingela Lundbäck (SWE) 7 11 9 7
D2   Ingela Lundbäck (SWE) 11 11 11
C1   Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 7 7 9
A1   Zhang Bian (CHN) 11 11 11
B1   Gu Gai (CHN) 6 6 6
D1   Jung Young-a (KOR) 11 11 11
A2   Kimie Bessho (JPN) 8 8 3
D1   Jung Young-a (KOR) 6 11 4 6
B1   Gu Gai (CHN) 11 9 11 11
C2   Caroline Odaia Tabib (ISR) 2 7 3
B1   Gu Gai (CHN) 11 11 11

Bronze medal match

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Bronze Medal Match
D2   Ingela Lundbäck (SWE) 9 15 12 9
D1   Jung Young-a (KOR) 11 17 10 11

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the semifinals

Group A

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Seed Athlete Won Lost Points
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Rank
1   Zhang Bian (CHN) 2 0 +29 1 Q
7   Kimie Bessho (JPN) 1 1 -7 2 Q
10   Wong Pui Yi (HKG) 0 2 -22 3 Q

Group B

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Seed Athlete Won Lost Points
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Rank
2   Gu Gai (CHN) 2 0 +36 1 Q
9   Faith Obiora (NGR) 1 1 -22 2 Q
8   Wei Mei-hui (TPE) 0 2 -14 3 Q

Group C

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Seed Athlete Won Lost Points
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Rank
3   Khetam Abuawad (JOR) 2 0 +35 1 Q
6   Caroline Tabib (ISR) 1 1 +2 2 Q
11   Maria Paredes Albor (MEX) 0 1 -37 3 Q

Group D

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Seed Athlete Won Lost Points
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Rank
4   Jung Young-a (KOR) 2 0 +35 1 Q
5   Ingela Lundbäck (SWE) 1 1 +6 2 Q
12   Merewalesi Roden (FIJ) 0 2 -41 3 Q

References

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  1. ^ "Paralympic Table Tennis". 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.