Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 6

The Men's Individual Class 6 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]

Men's Individual Class 6
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates7 – 11 September
Competitors16 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Rosenmeier  Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Arnold  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nico Blok  Netherlands
2004
2012

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.

The event was won by Peter Rosenmeier, representing  Denmark. [2]

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   GER RUS CRO CHN
1   Daniel Arnold (GER) 3 3 0 9:2 x 3:0 3:0 3:2
2   Alexander Esaulov (RUS) 3 2 1 6:6 0:3 x 3:1 3:2
3   Vjekoslav Gregorovic (CRO) 3 1 2 4:8 0:3 1:3 x 3:2
4   Chen Chao (CHN) 3 0 3 6:9 2:3 2:3 2:3 x
7 September, 10:40
  Alexander Esaulov (RUS) 12 5 11 11
  Vjekoslav Gregorovic (CRO) 10 11 6 8
  Daniel Arnold (GER) 11 12 6 11 12
  Chen Chao (CHN) 3 10 11 13 10
8 September, 20:00
  Alexander Esaulov (RUS) 8 10 11 11 12
  Chen Chao (CHN) 11 12 9 8 10
  Daniel Arnold (GER) 11 11 11
  Vjekoslav Gregorovic (CRO) 8 4 7
9 September, 18:00
  Vjekoslav Gregorovic (CRO) 11 6 11 7 11
  Chen Chao (CHN) 6 11 9 11 6
  Daniel Arnold (GER) 11 11 11
  Alexander Esaulov (RUS) 6 9 8

Group B edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   DEN RUS RSA CRC
1   Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:1 3:0 3:0
2   Vadim Buzin (RUS) 3 2 1 7:5 1:3 x 3:0 3:2
3   Pieter du Plooy (RSA) 3 1 2 3:6 0:3 0:3 x 3:0
4   Domingo Arguello Garcia (CRC) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 2:3 0:3 x
7 September, 10:40
  Vadim Buzin (RUS) 10 11 9 14 11
  Domingo Arguello Garcia (CRC) 12 7 11 12 6
  Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 11 11
  Pieter du Plooy (RSA) 2 1 8
8 September, 20:00
  Vadim Buzin (RUS) 11 11 11
  Pieter du Plooy (RSA) 4 0 4
  Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 11 11
  Domingo Arguello Garcia (CRC) 7 4 1
9 September, 18:00
  Pieter du Plooy (RSA) 11 13 11
  Domingo Arguello Garcia (CRC) 9 11 6
  Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 8 11 11
  Vadim Buzin (RUS) 5 11 9 5

Group C edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   NED DEN THA SWE
1   Nico Blok (NED) 3 3 0 9:4 x 3:2 3:0 3:2
2   Michal Jensen (DEN) 3 2 1 8:5 2:3 x 3:1 3:1
3   Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 3 1 2 4:6 0:3 1:3 x 3:0
4   Simon Itkonen (SWE) 3 0 3 3:9 2:3 1:3 0:3 x
7 September, 10:40
  Nico Blok (NED) 11 9 6 16 11
  Michal Jensen (DEN) 8 11 11 14 5
  Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 11 11 13
  Simon Itkonen (SWE) 3 5 11
8 September, 20:00
  Michal Jensen (DEN) 11 9 11 11
  Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 9 11 9 4
  Nico Blok (NED) 18 11 11 9 11
  Simon Itkonen (SWE) 20 5 9 11 7
9 September, 18:00
  Nico Blok (NED) 11 11 11
  Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 5 3 7
  Michal Jensen (DEN) 11 11 7 11
  Simon Itkonen (SWE) 8 3 11 4

Group D edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   GBR GER POL BRA
1   Dave Wetherill (GBR) 3 2 1 8:4 x 3:1 2:3 3:0
2   Rainer Schmidt (GER) 3 2 1 7:3 1:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Miroslaw Kowalski (POL) 3 2 1 6:6 3:2 0:3 x 3:1
4   Carlo Franco Michell (BRA) 3 0 3 1:9 0:3 0:3 1:3 x
7 September, 10:40
  Dave Wetherill (GBR) 11 6 11 11
  Rainer Schmidt (GER) 8 11 7 7
  Miroslaw Kowalski (POL) 7 11 11 11
  Carlo Franco Michell (BRA) 11 8 9 7
8 September, 20:00
  Rainer Schmidt (GER) 11 11 11
  Carlo Franco Michell (BRA) 8 6 7
  Miroslaw Kowalski (POL) 8 11 11 9 11
  Dave Wetherill (GBR) 11 7 9 11 7
9 September, 18:00
  Dave Wetherill (GBR) 11 11 11
  Carlo Franco Michell (BRA) 5 4 4
  Rainer Schmidt (GER) 11 11 11
  Miroslaw Kowalski (POL) 9 8 9

Competition bracket edit

Semifinals: 10 Sep 12:15 Gold medal match: 11 Sep 16:45
            
  Daniel Arnold (GER) 11 12 7 11
  Nico Blok (NED) 6 10 11 6
  Daniel Arnold (GER) 9 6 13 6
  Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 11 11 11
  Rainer Schmidt (GER) 2 12 8 11 6
  Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 10 11 8 11 Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 16:45
  Nico Blok (NED) 11 4 11 11
  Rainer Schmidt (GER) 8 11 6 5

References edit

  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. ^ "Men's Singles Class 6". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.