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

Women's Individual Class 3 at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	7 – 11 September
Competitors	16 from 12 nations
Medalists
Li Qian  China Alena Kanova  Slovakia Mateja Pintar  Slovenia

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 3 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 Li Qian, representing  China. ^[2]

Results

Preliminary round

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		SLO	AUT	FRA	ITA
1	Mateja Pintar (SLO)	3	3	0	9:4		x	3:2	3:2	3:0
2	Doris Mader (AUT)	3	2	1	8:4		2:3	x	3:0	3:1
3	Fanny Bertrand (FRA)	3	1	2	5:6		2:3	0:3	x	3:0
4	Federica Cudia (ITA)	3	0	3	1:9		0:3	1:3	0:3	x

7 September, 18:00  Doris Mader (AUT) 11 12 13  Fanny Bertrand (FRA) 8 10 11  Mateja Pintar (SLO) 11 11 11  Federica Cudia (ITA) 4 8 6

8 September, 16:40  Doris Mader (AUT) 8 11 17 11  Federica Cudia (ITA) 11 8 15 4  Mateja Pintar (SLO) 8 9 11 11 11  Fanny Bertrand (FRA) 11 11 5 9 6

9 September, 16:00  Fanny Bertrand (FRA) 12 11 11  Federica Cudia (ITA) 10 7 7  Mateja Pintar (SLO) 10 11 11 9 11  Doris Mader (AUT) 12 7 7 11 7

Group B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		SVK	IRI	FRA	ITA
1	Alena Kanova (SVK)	3	3	0	9:0		x	3:0	3:0	3:0
2	Forough Bakhtiary (IRI)	3	1	2	5:6		0:3	x	2:3	3:0
3	Stephanie Mariage (FRA)	3	1	2	5:8		0:3	3:2	x	2:3
4	Christina Ploner (ITA)	3	1	2	3:8		0:3	0:3	3:2	x

7 September, 18:00  Christina Ploner (ITA) 10 11 6 11 13  Stephanie Mariage (FRA) 12 6 11 8 11  Alena Kanova (SVK) 11 11 11  Forough Bakhtiary (IRI) 6 4 6

8 September, 16:40  Stephanie Mariage (FRA) 6 7 11 11 11  Forough Bakhtiary (IRI) 11 11 9 8 8  Alena Kanova (SVK) 11 11 11  Christina Ploner (ITA) 4 4 9

9 September, 16:00  Forough Bakhtiary (IRI) 11 11 11  Christina Ploner (ITA) 6 6 5  Alena Kanova (SVK) 11 11 12  Stephanie Mariage (FRA) 3 5 10

Group C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	KOR	CUB	IRL
1	Li Qian (CHN)	3	3	0	9:2		x	3:1	3:0	3:1
2	Choi Hyun Ja (KOR)	3	2	1	7:4		1:3	x	3:0	3:1
3	Yanelis Silva (CUB)	3	1	2	3:8		0:3	0:3	x	3:2
4	Kathleen Reynolds (IRL)	3	0	3	4:9		1:3	1:3	2:3	x

8 September, 16:40  Choi Hyun-ja (KOR) 11 11 11  Yanelis Silva (CUB) 9 9 3  Li Qian (CHN) 11 9 11 11  Kathleen Reynolds (IRL) 8 11 5 4

9 September, 16:00  Choi Hyun-ja (KOR) 8 11 11 11  Kathleen Reynolds (IRL) 11 6 5 5  Li Qian (CHN) 11 11 11  Yanelis Silva (CUB) 6 3 8

9 September, 17:20  Yanelis Silva (CUB) 11 3 11 8 11  Kathleen Reynolds (IRL) 4 11 6 11 5  Li Qian (CHN) 11 11 11 11  Choi Hyun-ja (KOR) 13 9 3 8

Group D

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ITA	SWE	FRA	RSA
1	Michela Brunelli (ITA)	3	2	1	7:3		x	1:3	3:0	3:0
2	Anna-Carin Ahlquist (SWE)	3	2	1	8:5		3:1	x	2:3	3:1
3	Marie-Christine Fillou (FRA)	3	2	1	6:5		0:3	3:2	x	3:0
4	Alet Moll (RSA)	3	0	3	1:9		0:3	1:3	0:3	x

8 September, 16:40  Anna-Carin Ahlquist (SWE) 11 11 9 11  Alet Moll (RSA) 4 5 11 7  Michela Brunelli (ITA) 14 11 11  Marie-Christine Fillou (FRA) 12 6 7

9 September, 16:00  Marie-Christine Fillou (FRA) 8 2 13 11 11  Anna-Carin Ahlquist (SWE) 11 11 11 8 8  Michela Brunelli (ITA) 11 11 11  Alet Moll (RSA) 2 6 3

9 September, 17:20  Marie-Christine Fillou (FRA) 11 11 11  Alet Moll (RSA) 5 6 4  Anna-Carin Ahlquist (SWE) 11 9 13 11  Michela Brunelli (ITA) 8 11 11 9

Competition bracket

	Semifinals: 10 Sep 10:00								Gold medal match: 10 Sep 16:45
	Mateja Pintar (SLO)	3	8	11	8
	Li Qian (CHN)	11	11	9	11
									Li Qian (CHN)	11	16	11
									Alena Kanova (SVK)	4	14	7
	Michela Brunelli (ITA)	6	11	9	3
	Alena Kanova (SVK)	11	9	11	11				Bronze medal match: 10 Sep 16:45
									Mateja Pintar (SLO)	11	12	11
									Michela Brunelli (ITA)	7	10	3

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