Boccia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2

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.

Boccia – Individual BC2 at the XV Paralympic Games
Venue	Sambodromo
Dates	13 September 2016 (2016-09-13) – 6 September 2016 (2016-09-06)
Competitors	24
Medalists
Watcharaphon Vongsa  Thailand Worawut Saengampa  Thailand Yan Zinqiang  China
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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
											Worawut Saengampa (THA)		4
	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
	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
1 Q	Yan Zhiqiang (CHN)	2	2	0	0	16	1	+15	6				8-1	8-0
2	Fernando Ferreira (POR)	2	1	0	1	6	10	-4	4			1-8		5-2
3	Yeung Hiu Lam (HKG)	2	0	0	2	2	13	−11	2			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
1 Q	Jeong So Yeong (KOR)	2	2	0	0	8	5	+3	6				4-3	4-2
2	Maciel Santos (BRA)	2	1	0	1	10	6	+4	4			3-4		7-2
3	Sebastian Gonzalez (ARG)	2	0	0	2	4	11	−7	2			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
1 Q	Worawut Saengampa (THA)	2	2	0	0	17	4	+13	6				7-4	10-0
2	Cristina Goncalves (POR)	2	1	0	1	11	9	+2	4			4-7		7-2
3	Joshua Rowe (GBR)	2	0	0	2	2	17	−15	2			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
1 Q	Watcharaphon Vongsa (THA)	2	2	0	0	20	3	+17	6				12-2	8-1
2	Manuel Martin Perez (ESP)	2	1	0	1	10	14	-4	4			2-12		8-2
3	Nigel Murray (GBR)	2	0	0	2	3	16	−13	2			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
1 Q	Takayuki Hirose (JPN)	2	2	0	0	13	2	+11	6				4-2	9-0
2	Robert Mezic (SVK)	2	1	0	1	12	4	+8	4			2-4		10-0
3	Kwok Hoi Ying (HKG)	2	0	0	2	0	19	−19	2			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
1 Q	Abilio Valente (POR)	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	5				4-1	2-2
2	Lucas de Araújo (BRA)	2	1	0	1	10	4	+6	4			1-4		9-0
3	Zhong Kai (CHN)	2	0	1	1	2	11	−9	3			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
1 Q	Hidetaka Sugimura (JPN)	2	2	0	0	13	2	+11	6				7-1	6-1
2	Bernd Meints (NED)	2	1	0	1	4	9	-5	4			1-7		3-2
3	Damian Oseguara (MEX)	2	0	0	2	3	9	−6	2			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
1 Q	Sohn Jeong Min (KOR)	2	2	0	0	12	2	+10	6				5-2	7-0
2	Schlomo Nadav Levi (ISR)	2	0	1	1	4	7	-3	3			2-5		2-2
3	Yushae Desilva-Andrade (BER)	2	0	1	1	2	9	−7	3			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