Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2

Boccia – Individual BC2 at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL London
Dates	5 September 2012 (2012-09-05) – 8 September 2012 (2012-09-08)
Competitors	29 from 15 nations
Medalists
Maciel Sousa Santos   Brazil   Yan Zhiqiang   China   So-Yeong Jeong   South Korea

Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Individual
BC1	BC2	BC3	BC4
Team
BC1–2
Pairs
BC3		BC4

The individual BC2 boccia event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 5 September to 8 September at ExCeL London.

Seeding matches

Two preliminary matches were held to determine the participants' seed for the tournament bracket.

	Match 59
	1	Tomas Kral (SVK)	5*
	2	Alexandros Papadakis (GRE)	5

	Match 60
	1	Robert Mezik (SVK)	7
	2	Frantisek Serbus (CZE)	2

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals					Gold medal match
		Kai Zhong (CHN)	1
		Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)	7
							Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)	8
							Zhiqiang Yan (CHN)	0
		So-Yeong Jeong (KOR)	2
		Zhiqiang Yan (CHN)	5			Bronze medal match
							Kai Zhong (CHN)	1
							So-Yeong Jeong (KOR)	5

5th–8th place matches

	Semifinals					5th–6th place match
		Nigel Murray (GBR)	0
		Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)	11
							Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)	1
							Abilio Valente (POR)	4
		Jeong-Min Sohn (KOR)	2
		Abilio Valente (POR)	3			7th–8th place match
							Nigel Murray (GBR)	7
							Jeong-Min Sohn (KOR)	2

Top half

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
							Nigel Murray (GBR)	8
							Takayuki Hirose (JPN)	0
		Natali Mello de Faria (BRA)	0
		Takayuki Hirose (JPN)	12
												Nigel Murray (GBR)	1
											Kai Zhong (CHN)	3
		Dan Bentley (GBR)	1
		Cristina Gonçalves (POR)	4
							Cristina Gonçalves (POR)	3
							Kai Zhong (CHN)	4
		Kai Zhong (CHN)	3
		Karen (hoi Ying) Kwok (HKG)	2
																	Kai Zhong (CHN)	1
																	Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)	7
		Adam Dukovich (CAN)	5*
		Zoe Robinson (GBR)	5
							Adam Dukovich (CAN)	3
							Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)	9
		Pedro Cordero Martin (ESP)	1
		Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)	9
												Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)	5*
											Jeong-Min Sohn (KOR)	5
		Jeong-Min Sohn (KOR)	5
		Mongkol Jitsa-Ngiem (THA)	4
							Jeong-Min Sohn (KOR)	7
							Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA)	2
		Hidetaka Sugimura (JPN)	5
		Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA)	5*

Bottom half

	First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals
							So-Yeong Jeong (KOR)	5
							Fernando Ferreira (POR)	4
		Fernando Ferreira (POR)	5
		Pablo Cortez (ARG)	4
												So-Yeong Jeong (KOR)	5
											Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)	4
		Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)	3
		Dave Richer (CAN)	2
							Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)	12
							Frantisek Serbus (CZE)	0
		Frantisek Serbus (CZE)	5
		Tomas Kral (SVK)	1
																	So-Yeong Jeong (KOR)	2
																	Zhiqiang Yan (CHN)	5
		Abilio Valente (POR)	6
		Tom Leahy (IRL)	1
							Abilio Valente (POR)	3*
							Manuel Martin Perez (ESP)	3
		Alexandros Papadakis (GRE)	3
		Manuel Martin Perez (ESP)	4
												Abilio Valente (POR)	5
											Zhiqiang Yan (CHN)	7
		Roberta Connolly (IRL)	2
		Robert Mezik (SVK)	5
							Robert Mezik (SVK)	5
							Zhiqiang Yan (CHN)	6

Final ranking

01 !	Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)
02 !	Yan Zhiqiang (CHN)
03 !	So-Yeong Jeong (KOR)
4	Kai Zhong (CHN)
5	Abilio Valente (POR)
6	Hiu Lam Yeung (HKG)
7	Nigel Murray (GBR)
8	Jeong-Min Sohn (KOR)

References

• "Mixed Individual BC2". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 4 September 2012.