Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 1

The Men's Individual Class 1 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 1
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates7 – 11 September
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Vevera  Austria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cho Jae Kwan  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lee Hae Kon  South Korea
2004
2012

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.

The event was won by Andreas Vevera, representing  Austria. [2]

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   KOR AUT CUB GER
1   Cho Jae Kwan (KOR) 3 3 0 9:4 x 3:2 3:2 3:0
2   Andreas Vevera (AUT) 3 2 1 8:3 2:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 3 1 2 5:6 2:3 0:3 x 3:0
4   Walter Kilger (GER) 3 0 3 0:9 0:3 0:3 0:3 x
7 September, 16:00
  Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 11 9 11 5 11
  Andreas Vevera (AUT) 6 11 6 11 8
  Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 11 11 11
  Walter Kilger (GER) 7 3 9
8 September, 11:20
  Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 12 8 11 5 18
  Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 10 11 3 11 16
  Andreas Vevera (AUT) 11 11 11
  Walter Kilger (GER) 6 5 5
8 September, 18:40
  Andreas Vevera (AUT) 11 11 11
  Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 9 3 6
  Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 12 12 11
  Walter Kilger (GER) 10 10 7

Group B edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   KOR FRA GER CUB
1   Lee Hae Kon (KOR) 3 3 0 9:4 x 3:2 3:2 3:0
2   Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 3 2 1 8:5 2:3 x 3:2 3:0
3   Holger Nikelis (GER) 3 1 2 7:6 2:3 2:3 x 3:0
4   Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 3 0 3 0:9 0:3 0:3 0:3 x
7 September, 16:00
  Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11 7 13 7 11
  Holger Nikelis (GER) 8 11 11 11 8
  Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 11 14 11
  Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 7 12 4
8 September, 11:20
  Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11 11 11
  Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 5 5 9
  Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 6 11 11 12 11
  Holger Nikelis (GER) 11 8 4 14 2
8 September, 18:40
  Holger Nikelis (GER) 11 12 11
  Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 7 10 8
  Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 9 13 4 11 11
  Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11 11 11 4 8

Competition bracket edit

Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15
            
  Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 9 11 11 11
  Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11 9 8 4
  Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 7 9 9
  Andreas Vevera (AUT) 11 11 11
  Andreas Vevera (AUT) 11 13 9 15
  Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 8 11 11 13 Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15
  Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 6 11 10 14
  Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 11 8 12 16

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 7 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's Singles Class 1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 October 2012.