Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 4–5

The Men's Team Class 4–5 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 13 September and 16 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1] 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.

Men's Team Class 4–5
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates13 – 16 September
Competitors13
Medalists
Kim Byoung Young
Choi Kyoung Sik
Jung Eun Chang
 South Korea
Guo Xingyuan
Zhang Yan
Bai Gang
 China
Christophe Durand
Emeric Martin
Maxime Thomas
 France

The competition was a straight knock-out format. Each tie was decided by the best of a potential five matches, two singles, a doubles (not necessarily the same players) and two reverse singles.

The event was won by the team representing  South Korea. [2]

Competition bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
     
         Norway 3  
 Italy 2      Serbia 0  
 Serbia 3        Norway 1  
 Chinese Taipei 3        China 3  
 Brazil 1      Chinese Taipei 0  
 Nigeria 1      China 3  
 China 3        China 1
           South Korea 3
         South Korea 3  
 Slovakia 0      Sweden 2  
 Sweden 3        South Korea 3   Third place
 Germany 3        France 2  
 Hong Kong 2      Germany 0    Norway 0
         France 3    France 3
     

First round

13 September 2008
12:30
Report
Serbia  3–2  Italy

13 September 2008
12:30
Report
Chinese Taipei  3–1  Brazil

13 September 2008
12:30
Report
Nigeria  1–3  China

13 September 2008
12:30
Report
Sweden  3–0  Slovakia

13 September 2008
12:30
Report
Germany  3–2  Hong Kong

Quarter-finals

14 September 2008
12:30
Report
Norway  3–0  Serbia

14 September 2008
12:30
Report
China  3–0  Chinese Taipei

14 September 2008
12:30
Report
South Korea  3–2  Sweden

14 September 2008
12:30
Report
Germany  0–3  France

Semi-finals

14 September 2008
19:00
Report
China  3–1  Norway

14 September 2008
19:00
Report
France  2–3  South Korea

Finals

Gold medal match
16 September 2008
16:30
Report
South Korea  3–1  China

Bronze medal match
16 September 2008
16:30
Report
Norway  0–3  France

Team Lists

 Norway
Tommy Urhaug
Rolf Erik Paulsen
 Italy
Nicola Molitierno
Salvatore Caci
 Serbia
Zlatko Kesler
Ilija Durasinovic
 Chinese Taipei
Lin Wen Hsin
Lin Yen Hung
 Brazil
Ivanildo Pessoa Freitas
Claudiomiro Segatto
Alexandre Ank
 Nigeria
Nasiru Sule
Oluade Egbinola
 China
Guo Xingyuan
Zhang Yan
Bai Gang
 South Korea
Kim Byoung Young
Choi Kyoung Sik
Jung Eun Chang
 Slovakia
Andrej Meszároš
Peter Mihalik
Jan Kosco
 Sweden
Orjan Kylevik
Ernst Bolldén
 Germany
Selcuk Cetin
Dietmar Kober
 Hong Kong
Tsang Tit Hung
Kwong Kam Shing
 France
Christophe Durand
Emeric Martin
Maxime Thomas

References

  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 Team Class 4–5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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