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 | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Peking University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 13 – 16 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
 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
edit| 13 September 2008 19:00 |
Iran
|
2–3 | Great Britain
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| 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
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| 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
edit| 14 September 2008 19:00 |
Italy
|
3–0 | Great Britain
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| 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
|
| Report | Individual matches | |||
| 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
edit- 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
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.
- ^ "Women's Team Class 1–3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.