Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 6

The Men's individual table tennis – Class 6 tournament at the 2020 Summer Paralympics[1] in Tokyo took place during 25–28 August 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Classes 6 – 10 are assigned to athletes who stands while competing. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete's ability to compete.

Table tennis
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Dates25–28 August 2021
Competitors15 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ian Seidenfeld  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Rosenmeier  Denmark
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paul Karabardak  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rungroj Thainiyom  Thailand
2016
2024

In the preliminary stage, athletes competed in five groups of three. Winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the knock-out stage. In this edition of the Games, no bronze medal match was held. Losers of each semifinal were automatically awarded a bronze medal.

Ian Seidenfeld of the United States beat the defending champion, Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark, in the gold medal match.[2]

Results

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All times are local time in UTC+9.

Main bracket

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Final rounds

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
                            
A1   Cristian Dettoni (CHI) 13 9 11 9 8
B2   Ian Seidenfeld (USA) 11 11 9 11 11
C2   Thomas Rau (GER) 12 10 4 9
B2   Ian Seidenfeld (USA) 10 12 11 11
B2   Ian Seidenfeld (USA) 11 11 11
    Paul Karabardak (GBR) 6 2 6
E1   Park Hong-kyu (KOR) 11 12 11
D1   Paul Karabardak (GBR) 7 10 7
    Ian Seidenfeld (USA) 11 11 11
    Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 9 8 8
C1   Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 10 11 11 9 11
D2   Bobi Simion (ROU) 12 6 6 11 7
    Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 8 7 13 5
B1   Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 11 11 11
E2   Chen Chao (CHN) 11 11 11
A2   Kanellis Chatzikyriakos (GRE) 6 9 5
E2   Chen Chao (CHN) 6 11 8 8
B1   Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 11 8 11 11

Preliminary round

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Qualified for the knock-out stage

Group A

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Rank Athlete Won Lost Sets
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1   Cristian Dettoni (CHI) 1 1 +2
2   Kanellis Chatzikyriakos (GRE) 1 1 0
3   Alvaro Valera (ESP) 1 1 –2

Group B

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Rank Athlete Won Lost Sets
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1   Peter Rosenmeier (DEN) 2 0 +4
2   Ian Seidenfeld (USA) 1 1 +2
3   Matteo Parenzan (ITA) 0 2 –6

Group C

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Rank Athlete Won Lost Sets
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1   Rungroj Thainiyom (THA) 2 0 +6
2   Thomas Rau (GER) 1 1 0
3   Haris Eminovic (BIH) 0 2 –6

Group D

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Rank Athlete Won Lost Sets
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1   Paul Karabardak (GBR) 2 0 +5
2   Bobi Simion (ROU) 1 1 0
3   Trevor Hirth (AUS) 0 2 –5

Group E

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Rank Athlete Won Lost Sets
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1   Park Hong-kyu (KOR) 2 0 +5
2   Chen Chao (CHN) 1 1 +1
3   Ibrahim Elhusseiny Hamadtou (EGY) 0 2 –6

References

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  1. ^ "Results Archive - Tokyo 2020 - Table Tennis - Men S Singles Class 6". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ Burack, Emily (31 August 2021). "In upset for US, 20-year-old Jewish athlete wins Paralympic table tennis gold". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 August 2024.