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

Women's Team Class 1–3
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Women's Team Class 1–3; at the XIII Paralympic Games
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	13 – 16 September
Competitors	6
Medalists
	←2004 2012→

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.

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

Iran

2–3

Great Britain

Report	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

13 September 2008
19:00

Ireland

1–3

France

Report	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

Semi-finals

14 September 2008
19:00

Italy

3–0

Great Britain

Report	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

14 September 2008
19:00

China

3–1

France

Report	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

Finals

Gold medal match

15 September 2008
16:30

Italy

1–3