Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 2

The Men's individual table tennis – Class 2 tournament at the 2012 Summer Paralympics[1] in London took place from 30 August to 3 September 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affects their legs, and who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.

Table tennis at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates	30 August – 3 September
Competitors	18 from 11 nations
Medalists
Ján Riapoš  Slovakia Kyung-Mook Kim  South Korea Fabien Lamirault  France

In the preliminary stage, athletes competed in six groups of three. Winners of each group qualified for the finals stages.

Results

All times are local (BST/UTC+1)

Finals

	Quarter-finals: 1 Sep 11:00									Semifinals: 1 Sep 17:30									Gold medal match: 3 Sep 17:15
										A1	Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)	16	11	11
	E1	Sergey Poddubnyy (RUS)	11	13	11					E1	Sergey Poddubnyy (RUS)	14	4	2
	D1	Vincent Boury (FRA)	8	11	9														A1	Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)	3	11	9	8
																			B1	Jan Riapos (SVK)	11	9	11	11
										F1	Fabien Lamirault (FRA)	9	6	4
	C1	Kim Min-gyu (KOR)	3	8	8					B1	Jan Riapos (SVK)	11	11	11
	F1	Fabien Lamirault (FRA)	11	11	11														Bronze medal match
																			E1	Sergey Poddubnyy (RUS)	6	11	17	9	5
																			F1	Fabien Lamirault (FRA)	11	7	15	11	11

Preliminary Round

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

Athlete	Won	Lost	Points diff
Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)	2	0	+23
Hassan Janfeshan (IRI)	1	1	+1
Hans Ruep (AUT)	0	2	-24

30 August, 11:00  Kim Kyung Mook (KOR) 13 12 11  Hassan Janfeshan (IRI) 11 10 7

30 August, 18:00  Hassan Janfeshan (IRI) 15 11 11 11  Hans Ruep (AUT) 17 7 6 9

31 August, 16:00  Kim Kyung Mook (KOR) 11 11 11  Hans Ruep (AUT) 7 4 7

Group B

Athlete	Won	Lost	Points diff
Jan Riapos (SVK)	2	0	+20
Kim Kong Yong (KOR)	1	1	-4
Giuseppe Vella (ITA)	0	2	-16

30 August, 11:00  Jan Riapos (SVK) 12 11 11  Giuseppe Vella (ITA) 10 6 8

30 August, 18:00  Giuseppe Vella (ITA) 11 6 8 10  Kim Kong Yong (KOR) 7 11 11 12

31 August, 16:00  Jan Riapos (SVK) 11 11 14 11  Kim Kong Yong (KOR) 6 8 16 7

Group C

Athlete	Won	Lost	Points diff
Kim Min-gyu (KOR)	2	0	+37
Gao Yanming (CHN)	1	1	-8
Iranildo Espindola (BRA)	0	2	-29

30 August, 11:40  Kim Min-gyu (KOR) 11 11 11  Iranildo Espindola (BRA) 3 7 8

30 August, 18:40  Iranildo Espindola (BRA) 11 10 5 2  Gao Yanming (CHN) 8 12 11 11

31 August, 16:00  Kim Min-gyu (KOR) 11 11 11  Gao Yanming (CHN) 2 2 7

Group D

Athlete	Won	Lost	Points diff
Vincent Boury (FRA)	2	0	+36
Martin Ludrovsky (SVK)	1	1	+18
Ronan Rooney (IRL)	0	2	-44

30 August, 11:40  Vincent Boury (FRA) 11 11 11  Ronan Rooney (IRL) 2 2 3

30 August, 18:40  Ronan Rooney (IRL) 2 8 5  Martin Ludrovsky (SVK) 11 11 11

31 August, 16:00  Vincent Boury (FRA) 8 11 11 11  Martin Ludrovsky (SVK) 11 9 9 5

Group E

Athlete	Won	Lost	Points diff
Sergey Poddubnyy (RUS)	1	1	-3
Rastislav Revucky (SVK)	1	1	-2
Stephane Molliens (FRA)	1	1	+5

30 August, 11:40  Stephane Molliens (FRA) 8 8 8  Rastislav Revucky (SVK) 11 11 11

30 August, 18:40  Rastislav Revucky (SVK) 7 9 6  Sergey Poddubnyy (RUS) 11 11 11

31 August, 16:40  Stephane Molliens (FRA) 11 11 11 11  Sergey Poddubnyy (RUS) 6 3 13 8

Group F

Athlete	Won	Lost	Points diff
Fabien Lamirault (FRA)	2	0	+13
Ronaldo Souza (BRA)	1	1	+10
Jiri Suchanek (CZE)	0	2	-23

30 August, 11:40  Jiri Suchanek (CZE) 9 8 13  Ronaldo Souza (BRA) 11 11 15

30 August, 18:40  Ronaldo Souza (BRA) 6 11 11 8 6  Fabien Lamirault (FRA) 11 1 5 11 11

31 August, 16:40  Jiri Suchanek (CZE) 2 12 7 6  Fabien Lamirault (FRA) 11 10 11 11

References

1. "Paralympic Table Tennis". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved August 30, 2012.