Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 8

Men's Individual Class 8 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	7 – 11 September
Competitors	16 from 9 nations
Medalists
Chen Gang   China   Piotr Grudzien   Poland   Miroslav Jambor   Slovakia

Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Singles
Men			Women
	C1			C1–2
	C2			C3
	C3			C4
	C4–5			C5
	C6			C6–7
	C7			C8
	C8			C9
	C9-10			C10
Teams
Men			Women
	C1–2			C1–3
	C3			C4–5
	C4–5			C6–10
	C6–8
	C9–10

The Men's Individual Class 8 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 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.

The event was won by Chen Gang, representing  China. ^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	SVK	FRA	TPE
1	Li Manzhou (CHN)	3	2	1	8:5		x	2:3	3:1	3:1
2	Richard Csejtey (SVK)	3	2	1	8:5		3:2	x	2:3	3:0
3	Francois Serignat (FRA)	3	2	1	7:7		1:3	3:2	x	3:2
4	Hou Ting Sung (TPE)	3	0	3	3:9		1:3	0:3	2:3	x

7 September, 11:20  Francois Serignat (FRA) 8 11 11 11 13  Hou Ting-sung (TPE) 11 5 13 6 11  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 11 5 11 9 11  Li Manzhou (CHN) 7 11 8 11 5

9 September, 10:00  Li Manzhou (CHN) 12 6 11 13  Francois Serignat (FRA) 10 11 9 11  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 11 11 11  Hou Ting-sung (TPE) 6 6 7

9 September, 19:20  Li Manzhou (CHN) 6 11 12 11  Hou Ting-sung (TPE) 11 6 10 6  Francois Serignat (FRA) 15 9 9 11 11  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 13 11 11 7 9

Group B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		POL	BEL	TPE	FRA
1	Piotr Grudzien (POL)	3	2	1	7:4		x	3:0	1:3	3:1
2	Mathieu Loicq (BEL)	3	2	1	6:5		0:3	x	3:1	3:1
3	Hu Ming Fu (TPE)	3	1	2	6:7		3:1	1:3	x	2:3
4	Alain Pichon (FRA)	3	1	2	5:8		1:3	1:3	3:2	x

7 September, 11:20  Hu Ming-fu (TPE) 7 11 11 14  Piotr Grudzien (POL) 11 4 5 12  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 10 11 11 11  Alain Pichon (FRA) 12 4 6 2

9 September, 10:00  Alain Pichon (FRA) 5 11 11 5 11  Hu Ming-fu (TPE) 11 6 9 11 3  Piotr Grudzien (POL) 12 11 13  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 10 8 11

9 September, 19:20  Piotr Grudzien (POL) 7 16 11 11  Alain Pichon (FRA) 11 14 9 9  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 6 11 11 11  Hu Ming-fu (TPE) 11 6 7 9

Group C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		BEL	ISR	SVK	CAN
1	Marc Ledoux (BEL)	3	2	1	8:5		x	2:3	3:2	3:0
2	Zeev Glikman (ISR)	3	2	1	8:6		3:2	x	2:3	3:1
3	Miroslav Jambor (SVK)	3	2	1	8:7		2:3	3:2	x	3:2
4	Ian Kent (CAN)	3	0	3	3:9		0:3	1:3	2:3	x

7 September, 11:20  Zeev Glikman (ISR) 11 11 8 11  Ian Kent (CAN) 5 8 11 5  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 7 16 11 4 11  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 11 14 4 11 6

9 September, 10:00  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 11 7 11 11 11  Zeev Glikman (ISR) 13 11 5 3 8  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 11 11 11  Ian Kent (CAN) 6 5 3

9 September, 19:20  Miroslav Jambor (SVK) 8 11 9 11 11  Ian Kent (CAN) 11 4 11 6 8  Zeev Glikman (ISR) 9 11 6 11 11  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 11 9 11 7 6

Group D

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	HUN	POL	BEL
1	Chen Gang (CHN)	3	3	0	9:0		x	3:0	3:0	3:0
2	Andras Csonka (HUN)	3	2	1	6:4		0:3	x	3:1	3:0
3	Marcin Skrzynecki (POL)	3	1	2	4:7		0:3	1:3	x	3:1
4	Nico Vergeylen (BEL)	3	0	3	1:9		0:3	0:3	1:3	x

7 September, 11:20  Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 11 8 11 11  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 4 11 9 3  Chen Gang (CHN) 11 11 12  Andras Csonka (HUN) 9 7 10

9 September, 10:00  Chen Gang (CHN) 11 11 11  Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 4 5 3  Andras Csonka (HUN) 12 11 11  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 10 8 3

9 September, 19:20  Chen Gang (CHN) 12 11 11  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 10 5 8  Andras Csonka (HUN) 5 11 12 15  Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 11 8 10 13

Competition bracket

	Semifinals: 10 Sep 12:15								Gold medal match: 11 Sep 18:15
	Li Manzhou (CHN)	11	3	5	8
	Chen Gang (CHN)	7	11	11	11
									Chen Gang (CHN)	15	11	11	11
									Piotr Grudzien (POL)	17	6	5	6
	Miroslav Jambor (SVK)	8	10	5
	Piotr Grudzien (POL)	11	12	11					Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 18:15
									Li Manzhou (CHN)	14	11	11	1	5
									Miroslav Jambor (SVK)	16	6	9	11	11

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