Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2

Boccia – Individual BC2
at the XV Paralympic Games
VenueSambodromo
Dates13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) – 6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Competitors24
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Watcharaphon Vongsa  Thailand
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Worawut Saengampa  Thailand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yan Zinqiang  China
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2020

The mixed individual BC2 boccia event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics was contested from 13 September to 16 September at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro. 24 competitors took part.

The event structure was amended from the 2012 event, with the final eight drawn from group stages. The top players from each of eight pools of three entered into a quarter final single elimination stage, with the losing semifinalists playing off for bronze.[1]

Watcharaphon Vongsa of Thailand defeat compatriot Worawut Saengampa 5-4 in the final match to win the gold medal, the sixth for Thailand at the 2016 Games. In doing so, it ensured the 2016 Paralympic Games were the most successful enjoyed by Thailand since it first entered in 1984[2]

Elimination rounds

Quarter finals Semi finals Gold medal match
         
 Yan Zinqiang (CHN) 4
 Sohn Jeong Min (KOR) 2
 Yan Zinqiang (CHN) 0
 Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA) 11
 Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA) 6
 Takayuki Hirose (JPN) 1
 Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA) 5 1st place, gold medalist(s)
 Worawut Saengampa (THA) 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
 Worawut Saengampa (THA) 12
 Abilio Valente (POR) 1
 Worawut Saengampa (THA) 10 Bronze medal match
 Jeong So Yeong (KOR) 1
 Jeong So Yeong (KOR) 5*  Yan Zinqiang (CHN) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 Hidetaka Sugimura (JPN) 5  Jeong So Yeong (KOR) 4

Pool stages

Pool A

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool A
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player China Portugal Hong Kong
1 Q  Yan Zhiqiang (CHN) 2 2 0 0 16 1 +15 6 China   8-1 8-0
2  Fernando Ferreira (POR) 2 1 0 1 6 10 -4 4 Portugal 1-8   5-2
3  Yeung Hiu Lam (HKG) 2 0 0 2 2 13 −11 2 Hong Kong 0-8 2-5  

Pool B

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool B
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player South Korea Brazil Argentina
1 Q  Jeong So Yeong (KOR) 2 2 0 0 8 5 +3 6 South Korea   4-3 4-2
2  Maciel Santos (BRA) 2 1 0 1 10 6 +4 4 Brazil 3-4   7-2
3  Sebastian Gonzalez (ARG) 2 0 0 2 4 11 −7 2 Argentina 2-4 2-7  

Pool C

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool C
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player Thailand Portugal United Kingdom
1 Q  Worawut Saengampa (THA) 2 2 0 0 17 4 +13 6 Thailand   7-4 10-0
2  Cristina Goncalves (POR) 2 1 0 1 11 9 +2 4 Portugal 4-7   7-2
3  Joshua Rowe (GBR) 2 0 0 2 2 17 −15 2 United Kingdom 0-10 2-7  

Pool D

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool D
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player Thailand Spain United Kingdom
1 Q  Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA) 2 2 0 0 20 3 +17 6 Thailand   12-2 8-1
2  Manuel Martin Perez (ESP) 2 1 0 1 10 14 -4 4 Spain 2-12   8-2
3  Nigel Murray (GBR) 2 0 0 2 3 16 −13 2 United Kingdom 1-8 2-8  

Pool E

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool E
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player Japan Slovakia Hong Kong
1 Q  Takayuki Hirose (JPN) 2 2 0 0 13 2 +11 6 Japan   4-2 9-0
2  Robert Mezic (SVK) 2 1 0 1 12 4 +8 4 Slovakia 2-4   10-0
3  Kwok Hoi Ying (HKG) 2 0 0 2 0 19 −19 2 Hong Kong 0-9 0-10  

Pool F

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool F
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player Portugal Brazil China
1 Q  Abilio Valente (POR) 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 5 Portugal   4-1 2-2
2  Lucas de Araújo (BRA) 2 1 0 1 10 4 +6 4 Brazil 1-4   9-0
3  Zhong Kai (CHN) 2 0 1 1 2 11 −9 3 China 2-2 0-9  

Pool G

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool G
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player Japan Netherlands Mexico
1 Q  Hidetaka Sugimura (JPN) 2 2 0 0 13 2 +11 6 Japan   7-1 6-1
2  Bernd Meints (NED) 2 1 0 1 4 9 -5 4 Netherlands 1-7   3-2
3  Damian Oseguara (MEX) 2 0 0 2 3 9 −6 2 Mexico 1-6 2-3  

Pool H

Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2 pool H
Pos Player Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts H2H Player South Korea Israel Bermuda
1 Q  Sohn Jeong Min (KOR) 2 2 0 0 12 2 +10 6 South Korea   5-2 7-0
2  Schlomo Nadav Levi (ISR) 2 0 1 1 4 7 -3 3 Israel 2-5   2-2
3  Yushae Desilva-Andrade (BER) 2 0 1 1 2 9 −7 3 Bermuda 0-7 2-2  

References

  1. ^ "Rio 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23.
  2. ^ Six gold medals confirmed for Thailand, Bangkokpost.com