Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 1
# Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 1

The Men's Individual Class 1 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.

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 Andreas Vevera, representing Austria.

## Results

### Preliminary round

* Qualified for the knock-out stages

**Group A**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | KOR | AUT | CUB | GER |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cho Jae Kwan (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | x | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 2 | Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 3 | Yunier Fernandez (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:6 | 2:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 |
| 4 | Walter Kilger (GER) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |
| Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| Yunier Fernandez (CUB) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Walter Kilger (GER) | 7 | 3 | 9 | | |
| Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| Yunier Fernandez (CUB) | 10 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Walter Kilger (GER) | 6 | 5 | 5 | | |
| Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Yunier Fernandez (CUB) | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Walter Kilger (GER) | 10 | 10 | 7 |

**Group B**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | KOR | FRA | GER | CUB |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lee Hae Kon (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | x | 3:2 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 2 | Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | 2:3 | x | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 3 | Holger Nikelis (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7:6 | 2:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:0 |
| 4 | Isvel Trujillo (CUB) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |
| Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Holger Nikelis (GER) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Lee Hae-kon (KOR) | 11 | 14 | 11 | | |
| Isvel Trujillo (CUB) | 7 | 12 | 4 | | |
| Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Isvel Trujillo (CUB) | 5 | 5 | 9 | | |
| Lee Hae-kon (KOR) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Holger Nikelis (GER) | 11 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Holger Nikelis (GER) | 11 | 12 | 11 | | |
| Isvel Trujillo (CUB) | 7 | 10 | 8 | | |
| Lee Hae-kon (KOR) | 9 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 11 |
| Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 8 |

### Competition bracket

| Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 | Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 | Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 | Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 | Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 | Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) | 7 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 11 | 13 | 9 | 15 | Andreas Vevera (AUT) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Lee Hae-kon (KOR) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 | Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15 |
| | | | | | Jean-François Ducay (FRA) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | |
| | | | | | Lee Hae-kon (KOR) | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 | |
