Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 9–10

The Men's Team Class 9–10 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 9–10
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates13 – 16 September
Competitors11
Medalists
Ge Yang
Chen Chao
Lu Xiaolei
Ma Lin
 China
Jorge Cardona
Jose Manuel Ruiz
 Spain
Jeremy Rousseau
Christophe Rozier
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye
 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  China. [2]

Competition bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
     
         China 3  
 Italy 0      Sweden 0  
 Sweden 3        China 3  
           France 0  
         Hungary 1  
         France 3  
           China 3
           Spain 0
         Czech Republic 3  
 United States 2      Ukraine 1  
 Ukraine 3        Czech Republic 2   Third place
 Netherlands 3        Spain 3  
 Nigeria 1      Netherlands 0    France 3
         Spain 3    Czech Republic 1
     

First round

13 September 2008
10:00
Report
Sweden  3–0  Italy

13 September 2008
10:00
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Ukraine  3–2  United States

13 September 2008
10:00
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Netherlands  3–1  Nigeria

Quarter-finals

14 September 2008
10:00
Report
Sweden  0–3  China

14 September 2008
10:00
Report
France  3–1  Hungary

14 September 2008
10:00
Report
Ukraine  1–3  Czech Republic

14 September 2008
10:00
Report
Spain  3–0  Netherlands

Semi-finals

15 September 2008
12:30
Report
France  0–3  China

15 September 2008
12:30
Report
Spain  3–2  Czech Republic

Finals

Gold medal match
16 September 2008
19:00
Report
Spain  0–3  China

Bronze medal match
16 September 2008
19:00
Report
France  3–1  Czech Republic

Team Lists

 China
Ge Yang
Chen Chao
Lu Xiaolei
Ma Lin
 Italy
Andrea Furlan
Manfredi Baroncelli
 Sweden
Linus Karlsson
Fredrik Andersson
 Hungary
Gyula Zborai
Dezso Berecki
 France
Jeremy Rousseau
Christophe Rozier
Gilles de la Bourdonnaye
 Czech Republic
Zbynek Lambert
Jaroslav Cieslar
Ivan Karabec
 United States
Mitchell Seidenfeld
Tahl Leibovitz
 Ukraine
Vadym Kubov
Yuriy Shchepanskyy
 Netherlands
Tonnie Heijnen
Gerben Last
 Nigeria
Tajudeen Agunbiade
Alabi Olabiyi Olufemi
 Spain
Jorge Cardona
Jose Manuel Ruiz

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 9–10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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