Table Tennis
Eleven table tennis players were selected for the GB Paralympic squad. Included in the squad was 50-year old Dzaier Neil who had previously taken part in the 1984 Los Angeles Games before taking a ten-year break from the sport. In the individual events only Neil Robertson progressed as far as the round of 16 whilst the four teams entered won a total of just two matches between them. The squad therefore failed to win any of the four medals that were targeted by UK Sport.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final Bronze final |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | |||||||
| Will Bayley | Singles C7 | Wollmert (GER) L 0–3 Shur (ISR) |
3 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Arnie Chan | Singles C3 | Pinas (ESP) L 2–3 Kylevik (SWE) |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul Karabardak | Singles C7 | Morales (ESP) L 3–2 Ye (CHN) |
3 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| James Rawson | Singles C3 | Unger (AUT) L 0–3 Silva (BRA) |
3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Scott Robertson | Singles C4/5 | Scott (USA) W 3–0 Kobar (GER) |
2 | Did not advance | ||||
| Neil Robinson | Singles C3 | Abuajela (LBA) W WO Guilhem (FRA) |
1 | Silva (BRA) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | |||
| David Wetherill | Singles C6 | Schmidt (GER) W 3–1 Kowalski (POL) |
1 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Arnie Chan James Rawson Neil Robinson |
Team C3 | N/A | Libya (LBA) W 3–0 |
France (FRA) L 0–3 |
China (CHN) L 1–3 |
4 | ||
| Will Bayley Paul Karabardak David Wetherill |
Team C6-8 | N/A | China (CHN) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group matches | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final Bronze final |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | |||||||
| Sue Gilroy | Singles C4 | Matic (SLO) W 3–1 Zhou (CHN) |
2 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Cathy Mitton | Singles C1/2 | Sireua-Gossiaux (FRA) W 3–1 Lui (CHN) |
2 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Dzaier Neil | Singles C1/2 | Podda (ITA) L 2–3 Clot (FRA) |
3 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Claire Robertson | Singles C4 | Zorzetto (ITA) L 1–3 Moon (KOR) |
4 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Cathy Mitton Dzaier Neil |
Team C1-3 | N/A | Iran (IRI) W 3–2 |
Italy (ITA) L 0–3 |
France (FRA) L 0–3 |
4 | ||
| Sue Gilroy Claire Robertson |
Team C4/5 | N/A | Serbia (SRB) L 0–3 |
Did not advance | ||||
Read more about this topic: Great Britain At The 2008 Summer Paralympics
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