Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 1

The Men's individual table tennis – Class 1 tournament at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] in London took place from 30 August to 3 September 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs 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 XIV Paralympic Games
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
DatesAugust 30-September 3
Competitors12 from 9 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Holger Nikelis  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean-François Ducay  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Davies  Great Britain
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In the preliminary stage, athletes competed in four groups of three. Winners of each group qualified for the semi-finals.

Results edit

All times are local (BST/UTC+1)

Finals edit

Semifinals: 1 Sep 17:30 Gold-medal match: 3 Sep 11:45
              
A1   Jean-Francois Ducay (FRA) 11 13 11
D1   Lee Chang Ho (KOR) 8 11 9
A1   Jean-Francois Ducay (FRA) 4 6 11 6
B1   Holger Nikelis (GER) 11 11 3 11
C1   Paul Davies (GBR) 3 8 8
B1   Holger Nikelis (GER) 11 11 11 Bronze-medal match
D1   Lee Chang Ho (KOR) 11 7 12 5 8
C1   Paul Davies (GBR) 9 11 10 11 11

Preliminary round edit

Qualified for the semifinals

Group A edit

Athlete Won Lost Games
won
Points
diff
  Jean-Francois Ducay (FRA) 2 0 6 +15
  Philip Quinlan (IRL) 0 2 0 -28
  Robert Davies (GBR) 1 1 5 +13

Group B edit

Athlete Won Lost Games
won
Points
diff
  Holger Nikelis (GER) 2 0 6 +18
  Silvio Keller (SUI) 1 1 0 -8
  Cho Jae Kwan (KOR) 0 2 2 -10

Group C edit

Athlete Won Lost Games
won
Points
diff
  Paul Davies (GBR) 2 0 6 +12
  Andreas Vevera (AUT) 1 1 5 +18
  Andrea Borgato (ITA) 0 2 0 -30

Group D edit

Athlete Won Lost Games
won
Points
diff
  Lee Chang Ho (KOR) 2 0 6 +18
  Fernando Eberhardt (ARG) 1 1 4 -13
  Jérôme Guézénec (FRA) 0 2 3 -5

References edit

  1. ^ "Paralympic Table Tennis". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.