Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's team – Class 1–3

The Women's Team Class 1–3 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.

Women's Team Class 1–3 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	13 – 16 September
Competitors	6
Medalists
Li Qian Liu Jing  China Michela Brunelli Federica Cudia Pamela Pezzutto Clara Podda  Italy Isabelle Lafaye Fanny Bertrand Stephanie Mariage Marie-Christine Fillou  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

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Italy		3
	Iran		2			Great Britain		0
	Great Britain		3								Italy		1
	France		3								China		3
	Ireland		1			France		1
						China		3			Third place
											Great Britain		0
											France		3

Quarter-finals

13 September 2008 19:00 Report

Iran

2–3

Great Britain

	Individual matches
Forough Bakhtiary		3–1	Dzaier Neil	3–11, 11–7, 11–7, 16–14
Narges Khazaei		0–3	Cathy Mitton	5–11, 3–11, 11–13
Forough Bakhtiary / Narges Khazaei		2–3	Dzaier Neil / Cathy Mitton	11–7, 11–9, 5–11, 11–13, 9–11
Forough Bakhtiary		3–0	Cathy Mitton	11–6, 11–5, 12–10
Narges Khazaei		0–3	Dzaier Neil	6–11, 6–11, 6–11

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13 September 2008 19:00 Report

Ireland

1–3

France

	Individual matches
Kathleen Reynolds		3–0	Marie-Christine Fillou	11–6, 11–6, 11–8
Eimear Breathnach		0–3	Fanny Bertrand	5–11, 5–11, 6–11
Kathleen Reynolds / Eimear Breathnach		0–3	Isabelle Lafaye / Stephanie Mariage	9–11, 4–11, 7–11
Kathleen Reynolds		1–3	Fanny Bertrand	4–11, 5–11, 11–4, 5–11

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Semi-finals

14 September 2008 19:00 Report

Italy

3–0

Great Britain

	Individual matches
Michela Brunelli		3–0	Dzaier Neil	12–10, 11–5, 11–3
Federica Cudia		3–1	Cathy Mitton	9–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–9
Pamela Pezzutto / Clara Podda		3–0	Dzaier Neil / Cathy Mitton	11–7, 11–8, 11–8

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14 September 2008 19:00 Report

China

3–1

France

	Individual matches
Li Qian		3–0	Stephanie Mariage	11–6, 11–5, 11–6
Liu Jing		2–3	Fanny Bertrand	7–11, 11–7, 9–11, 11–6, 7–11
Li Qian / Liu Jing		3–2	Stephanie Mariage / Isabelle Lafaye	3–11, 9–11, 11–7, 11–5, 11–8
Li Qian		3–1	Fanny Bertrand	11–7, 8–11, 11–9, 11–8

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Finals

Gold medal match

15 September 2008 16:30 Report

Italy

1–3

China

	Individual matches
Michela Brunelli		3–1	Liu Jing	3–11, 11–7, 11–5, 11–7
Clara Podda		0–3	Li Qian	5–11, 7–11, 3–11
Michela Brunelli / Clara Podda		1–3	Liu Jing / Li Qian	14–12, 3–11, 7–11, 4–11
Michela Brunelli		1–3	Li Qian	7–11, 11–8, 9–11, 10–12

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Bronze medal match

15 September 2008 16:30 Report

Great Britain

0–3

France

	Individual matches
Cathy Mitton		2–3	Isabelle Lafaye	9–11, 13–11, 11–7, 9–11, 3–11
Dzaier Neil		0–3	Fanny Bertrand	9–11, 7–11, 5–11
Cathy Mitton / Dzaier Neil		0–3	Isabelle Lafaye / Stephanie Mariage	1–11, 7–11, 4–11

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Team Lists

China Li Qian Liu Jing	Italy Michela Brunelli Federica Cudia Pamela Pezzutto Clara Podda	France Isabelle Lafaye Fanny Bertrand Stephanie Mariage Marie-Christine Fillou	Great Britain Cathy Mitton Dzaier Neil
Iran Forough Bakhtiary Narges Khazaei	Ireland Kathleen Reynolds Eimear Breathnach

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. "Women's Team Class 1–3". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 October 2012.