The Men's Team Class 1–2 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 1–2 at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Peking University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 13 – 16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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.
Competition bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 South Korea
| 2 | |||||||||||||
 Cuba
| 0 |  Slovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||
| Slovakia
| 3 | Slovakia
| 3 | |||||||||||
 Austria
| 3 |  France
| 0 | |||||||||||
 Brazil
| 1 | Austria
| 1 | |||||||||||
 Germany
| 0 | France
| 3 | |||||||||||
| France
| 3 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Austria
| 0 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
edit| 13 September 2008 12:30 |
Cuba
|
0–3 | Slovakia
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Yunier Fernandez | 1–3 | Rastislav Revucky | 6–11, 11–7, 8–11, 11–13 | |
| Isvel Trujillo | 0–3 | Jan Riapos | 2–11, 6–11, 6–11 | |
| Yunier Fernandez / Isvel Trujillo | 0–3 | Rastislav Revucky / Jan Riapos | 1–11, 8–11, 6–11 | |
| 13 September 2008 12:30 |
Brazil
|
1–3 | Austria
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Iranildo Espindola | 3–0 | Andreas Vevera | 11–5, 11–8, 11–9 | |
| Hemerson Kovalski | 1–3 | Hans Ruep | 14–16, 3–11, 11–8, 6–11 | |
| Iranildo Espindola / Hemerson Kovalski | 0–3 | Andreas Vevera / Hans Ruep | 9–11, 6–11, 4–11 | |
| Iranildo Espindola | 0–3 | Hans Ruep | 9–11, 8–11, 10–12 | |
| 13 September 2008 12:30 |
Germany
|
0–3 | France
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Otto Vilsmaier | 2–3 | Stephane Molliens | 8–11, 11–8, 9–11, 11–4, 5–11 | |
| Holger Nikelis | 2–3 | Vincent Boury | 11–9, 7–11, 11–9, 3–11, 8–11 | |
| Otto Vilsmaier / Holger Nikelis | 0–3 | Vincent Boury / Stephane Molliens | 7–11, 4–11, 10–12 | |
Semi-finals
edit| 14 September 2008 19:00 |
South Korea
|
2–3 | Slovakia
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Kim Kong-yong | 3–2 | Rastislav Revucky | 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 11–5, 12–10 | |
| Kim Kyung-mook | 2–3 | Jan Riapos | 12–10, 9–11, 4–11, 11–9, 6–11 | |
| Kim Kong Yong / Kim Kyung Mook | 3–0 | Rastislav Revucky / Jan Riapos | 11–5, 11–5, 12–10 | |
| Kim Kong-yong | 0–3 | Jan Riapos | 6–11, 8–11, 8–11 | |
| Kim Kyung-mook | 1–3 | Rastislav Revucky | 9–11, 5–11, 12–10, 10–12 | |
| 14 September 2008 19:00 |
France
|
3–1 | Austria
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Vincent Boury | 3–1 | Andreas Vevera | 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, 12–10 | |
| Vincent Boury | 3–1 | Hans Ruep | 11–6, 11–6, 6–11, 11–5 | |
| Vincent Boury / Stephane Molliens | 2–3 | Andreas Vevera / Hans Ruep | 1–11, 11–7, 6–11, 11–1, 6–11 | |
| Vincent Boury | 3–2 | Hans Ruep | 9–11, 11–5, 2–11, 11–9, 11–3 | |
Finals
edit- Gold medal match
| 15 September 2008 19:00 |
Slovakia
|
3–0 | France
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Jan Riapos | 3–1 | Stephane Molliens | 11–8, 9–11, 11–6, 11–6 | |
| Rastislav Revucky | 3–0 | Vincent Boury | 11–9, 13–11, 11–5 | |
| Jan Riapos / Rastislav Revucky | 3–0 | Stephane Molliens / Vincent Boury | 11–6, 11–5, 12–10 | |
- Bronze medal match
| 15 September 2008 19:00 |
South Korea
|
3–0 | Austria
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| Kim Kong-yong | 3–1 | Andreas Vevera | 11–6, 11–4, 8–11, 11–3 | |
| Kim Kyung-mook | 3–0 | Hans Ruep | 11–4, 11–8, 11–5 | |
| Kim Kong Yong / Kim Kyung Mook | 3–1 | Andreas Vevera / Hans Ruep | 11–7, 11–7, 10–12, 11–4 | |
Team Lists
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Men's Team Class 1–2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.