Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 1–2

Women's Individual Class 1-2 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	7 – 11 September
Competitors	12 from 8 nations
Medalists
Liu Jing  China Pamela Pezzutto  Italy Clara Podda  Italy

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 Women's Individual Class 1-2 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.^[1]

Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.

The event was won by Liu Jing, representing  China. ^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ITA	FRA	GBR
1	Clara Podda (ITA)	2	2	0	6:3		x	3:1	3:2
2	Genevieve Clot (FRA)	2	1	1	4:3		1:3	x	3:0
3	Dzaier Neil (GBR)	2	0	2	2:6		2:3	0:3	x

7 September, 16:00  Clara Podda (ITA) 11 11 6 11 11  Dzaier Neil (GBR) 4 13 11 3 9

8 September, 11:20  Genevieve Clot (FRA) 11 16 12  Dzaier Neil (GBR) 8 14 10

8 September, 18:40  Clara Podda (ITA) 11 4 11 11  Genevieve Clot (FRA) 9 11 5 7

Group B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	IRI	JOR
1	Isabelle Lafaye (FRA)	2	2	0	6:2		x	3:1	3:1
2	Narges Khazaei (IRI)	2	1	1	4:5		1:3	x	3:2
3	Maha Bargouthi (JOR)	2	0	2	3:6		1:3	2:3	x

7 September, 16:00  Isabelle Lafaye (FRA) 11 11 10 11  Narges Khazaei (IRI) 5 4 12 9

8 September, 11:20  Narges Khazaei (IRI) 11 7 11 7 11  Maha Bargouthi (JOR) 6 11 9 11 9

8 September, 18:40  Isabelle Lafaye (FRA) 11 11 15 11  Maha Bargouthi (JOR) 4 5 17 1

Group C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	GBR	FRA
1	Liu Jing (CHN)	2	2	0	6:1		x	3:1	3:0
2	Cathy Mitton (GBR)	2	1	1	4:4		1:3	x	3:1
3	Florence Sireau-Gossiaux (FRA)	2	0	2	1:6		0:3	1:3	x

7 September, 16:00  Liu Jing (CHN) 11 11 11  Florence Sireau-Gossiaux (FRA) 8 8 4

8 September, 11:20  Cathy Mitton (GBR) 11 3 11 11  Florence Sireau-Gossiaux (FRA) 5 11 3 6

8 September, 18:40  Liu Jing (CHN) 11 11 8 11  Cathy Mitton (GBR) 9 5 11 6

Group D

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ITA	RUS	IRL
1	Pamela Pezzutto (ITA)	2	2	0	6:2		x	3:1	3:1
2	Nadezda Pushpasheva (RUS)	2	1	1	4:4		1:3	x	3:1
3	Eimear Breathnach (IRL)	2	0	2	2:6		1:3	1:3	x

7 September, 16:00  Nadezda Pushpasheva (RUS) 11 9 11 11  Eimear Breathnach (IRL) 6 11 5 7

8 September, 11:20  Pamela Pezzutto (ITA) 11 11 10 11  Eimear Breathnach (IRL) 4 7 12 6

8 September, 18:40  Pamela Pezzutto (ITA) 11 5 13 11  Nadezda Pushpasheva (RUS) 8 11 11 8

Competition bracket

	Semifinals: 10 Sep 10:45								Gold medal match: 10 Sep 16:00
	Clara Podda (ITA)	11	6	14	11
	Liu Jing (CHN)	13	11	12	13
									Liu Jing (CHN)	11	9	11	11
									Pamela Pezzutto (ITA)	3	11	5	6
	Pamela Pezzutto (ITA)	12	11	18	7	11
	Isabelle Lafaye (FRA)	10	9	20	11	6			Bronze medal match: 10 Sep 16:00
									Clara Podda (ITA)	9	11	11	11
									Isabelle Lafaye (FRA)	11	9	3	8

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