Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Pairs BC4

The mixed pairs BC4 boccia event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested between 2 and 4 September 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Since this event is a mixed event, both genders, male and female, competed in the event.

Boccia – Mixed pairs BC4
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueAriake Gymnastics Centre
Date2–4 September 2021
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Samuel Andrejčík
Michaela Balcová
Martin Streharsky
 Slovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leung Yuk Wing
Lau Wai Yan Vivian
Wong Kwan Hang
 Hong Kong
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergey Safin
Ivan Frolov
Daria Adonina
 RPC
2016

The competition started off with a pools stage, containing 2 pools with 5 teams each, and was followed by the semifinals where the winners moved to the finals to fight for gold and the losers went to the bronze medal match to fight for bronze.

Rosters edit

Each team contains three athletes but only two will be used when play. All team has a male (M) and female (F) athlete.[1]

Pools edit

The pools (or can be known as a group stage) were played between 2 and 3 September 2021. The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semi-finals.[2]

Pool A edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification   SVK   POR   GBR   BRA   CAN
1   Slovakia 4 4 0 29 7 +22 Advance to semi-finals 10–1 8–0 7–3 4–3
2   Portugal 4 2 2 11 22 −11 3–2
3   Great Britain 4 2 2 12 17 −5 1–3 6–4
4   Brazil 4 1 3 13 19 −6
5   Canada 4 1 3 17 17 0 9–4 2–5 3–4
Source: olympics.com[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head wins; 3) Points difference; 4) Points for; 5) Ends won; 6) Highest positive points difference in a single match; 7) Highest positive points difference in a single end; 8) Lowest seeding position;
Date Time Team 1 Score Team 2
2 September 9:30 Slovakia   7–3 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Brazil
2 September 9:30 Canada   9–4 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Portugal
2 September 14:25 Slovakia   10–1 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Portugal
2 September 14:25 Great Britain   6–4 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Brazil
2 September 18:05 Slovakia   8–0 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Great Britain
2 September 18:05 Canada   3–4 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Brazil
3 September 11:15 Canada   2–5 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Great Britain
3 September 11:15 Portugal   3–2 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Brazil
3 September 16:10 Slovakia   4–3 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Canada
3 September 16:10 Great Britain   1–3 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Portugal

Pool B edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification   HKG   RPC   THA   JPN   COL
1   Hong Kong 4 4 0 26 6 +20 Advance to semi-finals 8–2 5–1 7–1 6–2
2   RPC 4 3 1 21 16 +5 7–3 7–3
3   Thailand 4 2 2 14 14 0 2–5 8–2 3–2
4   Japan 4 1 3 13 23 −10
5   Colombia 4 0 4 8 23 −15 1–7
Source: olympics.com[dead link]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head wins; 3) Points difference; 4) Points for; 5) Ends won; 6) Highest positive points difference in a single match; 7) Highest positive points difference in a single end; 8) Lowest seeding position;
Date Time Team 1 Score Team 2
2 September 11:25 Hong Kong   7–1 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Japan
2 September 11:25 Thailand   3–2 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Colombia
2 September 16:20 Hong Kong   6–2 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Colombia
2 September 16:20 RPC   7–3 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine   Japan
3 September 9:30 Thailand   8–2 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Japan
3 September 9:30 Hong Kong   8–2 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   RPC
3 September 14:25 Thailand   2–5 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   RPC
3 September 14:25 Colombia   1–7 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Japan
3 September 18:05 Hong Kong   5–1 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Thailand
3 September 18:05 RPC   7–3' Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine   Colombia

Knockout stage edit

The knockout stage was played on 4 September.

Semi-finals Finals
    
  Slovakia 5
  RPC 2
  Slovakia 3
  Hong Kong 2
  Hong Kong 4
  Portugal 2 Third place match
  RPC 5
  Portugal 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Boccia – Pairs - BC3 – Entry List by Event – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Boccia – Pairs - BC3 – Results Table - Group" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.