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
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	13 – 16 September
Competitors	13
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

	Individual matches
Zlatko Kesler		3–0	Nicola Molitierno	11–7, 11–5, 11–6
Ilija Durasinovic		1–3	Salvatore Caci	12–10, 8–11, 4–11, 7–11
Zlatko Kesler / Ilija Durasinovic		2–3	Salvatore Caci / Nicola Molitierno	12–10, 11–3, 10–12, 6–11, 10–12
Zlatko Kesler		3–2	Salvatore Caci	11–6, 8–11, 14–12, 6–11, 14–12
Ilija Durasinovic		3–0	Nicola Molitierno	12–10, 11–5, 11–7

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13 September 2008 12:30 Report

Chinese Taipei

3–1

Brazil

	Individual matches
Lin Yen-hung		3–0	Ivanildo Pessoa Freitas	11–4, 11–6, 11–7
Lin Wen-hsin		2–3	Claudiomiro Segatto	11–7, 12–10, 10–12, 6–11, 9–11
Lin Wen Hsin / Lin Yen Hung		3–0	Claudiomiro Segatto / Alexandre Ank	11–4, 11–5, 11–5
Lin Yen-hung		3–0	Claudiomiro Segatto	11–3, 11–6, 11–9

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13 September 2008 12:30 Report

Nigeria

1–3

China

	Individual matches
Nasiru Sule		2–3	Bai Gang	12–14, 4–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–13
Oluade Egbinola		0–3	Zhang Yan	5–11, 10–12, 8–11
Nasiru Sule / Oluade Egbinola		3–2	Guo Xingyuan / Zhang Yan	11–4, 11–6, 10–12, 11–13, 11–8
Nasiru Sule		1–3	Zhang Yan	12–10, 7–11, 5–11, 11–13

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13 September 2008 12:30 Report

Sweden

3–0

Slovakia

	Individual matches
Ernst Bolldén		3–0	Andrej Meszároš	11–7, 11–9, 11–9
Orjan Kylevik		3–1	Peter Mihalik	4–11, 11–8, 11–7, 12–10
Ernst Bolldén / Orjan Kylevik		3–2	Jan Kosco / Peter Mihalik	7–11, 11–5, 7–11, 11–5, 11–4

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13 September 2008 12:30 Report

Germany

3–2

Hong Kong

	Individual matches
Selcuk Cetin		3–0	Tsang Tit Hung	11–7, 11–3, 11–6
Dietmar Kober		2–3	Kwong Kam Shing F.	11–5, 11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 10–12
Selcuk Cetin / Dietmar Kober		3–0	Tsang Tit Hung / Kwong Kam Shing	11–5, 12–10, 11–9
Selcuk Cetin		1–3	Kwong Kam Shing F.	6–11, 11–4, 9–11, 5–11
Dietmar Kober		3–1	Tsang Tit Hung	11–5, 11–2, 5–11, 11–4

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Quarter-finals

14 September 2008 12:30 Report

Norway

3–0

Serbia

	Individual matches
Tommy Urhaug		3–0	Ilija Durasinovic	11–8, 11–5, 11–5
Rolf Erik Paulsen		3–1	Zlatko Kesler	11–13, 11–7, 11–3, 11–6
Tommy Urhaug / Rolf Erik Paulsen		3–0	Ilija Durasinovic / Zlatko Kesler	11–5, 11–7, 11–2

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14 September 2008 12:30 Report

China

3–0

Chinese Taipei

	Individual matches
Zhang Yan		3–0	Chang Chih-jung	11–4, 11–2, 13–11
Guo Xingyuan		3–0	Lin Yen-hung	11–6, 11–7, 11–7
Zhang Yan / Guo Xingyuan		3–1	Lin Wen Hsin / Lin Yen Hung	12–10, 11–7, 10–12, 14–12

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14 September 2008 12:30 Report

South Korea

3–2

Sweden

	Individual matches
Choi Kyoung-sik		3–0	Orjan Kylevik	11–4, 11–9, 11–5
Jung Eun-chang		0–3	Ernst Bolldén	10–12, 10–12, 8–11
Jung Eun Chang / Kim Byoung Young		2–3	Ernst Bolldén / Orjan Kylevik	5–11, 11–5, 11–6, 7–11, 6–11
Choi Kyoung-sik		3–0	Ernst Bolldén	11–3, 11–3, 11–9
Jung Eun-chang		3–0	Orjan Kylevik	11–9, 11–7, 11–4

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14 September 2008 12:30 Report

Germany

0–3

France

	Individual matches
Selcuk Cetin		0–3	Christophe Durand	8–11, 4–11, 6–11
Jan Gurtler		0–3	Emeric Martin	2–11, 5–11, 12–14
Selcuk Cetin / Dietmar Kober		1–3	Christophe Durand / Emeric Martin	7–11, 6–11, 11–9, 6–11

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Semi-finals

14 September 2008 19:00 Report

China

3–1

Norway

	Individual matches
Zhang Yan		1–3	Tommy Urhaug	9–11, 9–11, 11–7, 7–11
Bai Gang		3–0	Rolf Erik Paulsen	15–13, 13–11, 11–5
Zhang Yan / Guo Xingyuan		3–0	Tommy Urhaug / Rolf Erik Paulsen	11–4, 12–10, 11–6
Zhang Yan		3–0	Rolf Erik Paulsen	11–6, 13–11, 11–5

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14 September 2008 19:00 Report

France

2–3

South Korea

	Individual matches
Christophe Durand		3–0	Choi Kyoung-sik	11–9, 11–7, 11–9
Maxime Thomas		2–3	Jung Eun-chang	11–4, 11–2, 9–11, 2–11, 11–13
Christophe Durand / Emeric Martin		0–3	Choi Kyoung Sik / Jung Eun Chang	4–11, 10–12, 5–11
Christophe Durand		3–1	Jung Eun-chang	9–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–9
Maxime Thomas		1–3	Choi Kyoung-sik	12–14, 11–6, 3–11, 8–11

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Finals

Gold medal match

16 September 2008 16:30 Report

South Korea

3–1

China

	Individual matches
Jung Eun-chang		3–2	Guo Xingyuan	7–11, 7–11, 11–5, 11–4, 11–7
Kim Byoung-young		3–2	Zhang Yan	9–11, 11–5, 11–8, 8–11, 11–6
Jung Eun Chang / Choi Kyoung Sik		1–3	Guo Xingyuan / Zhang Yan	10–12, 13–11, 8–11, 8–11
Jung Eun-chang		3–2	Zhang Yan	11–4, 10–12, 11–7, 9–11, 12–10

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Bronze medal match

16 September 2008 16:30 Report

Norway

0–3

France

	Individual matches
Tommy Urhaug		0–3	Emeric Martin	5–11, 6–11, 8–11
Rolf Erik Paulsen		1–3	Christophe Durand	8–11, 6–11, 11–3, 9–11
Tommy Urhaug / Rolf Erik Paulsen		1–3	Emeric Martin / Christophe Durand	11–5, 7–11, 9–11, 8–11

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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.