Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Individual BC2

Boccia – Individual BC2
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Boccia – Individual BC2; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL London
Dates	5 September 2012 – 8 September 2012
Competitors	29 from 15 nations
Medalists
	←2008 2016→

Last updated March 21, 2022

The individual BC2 boccia event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 5 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

	Maciel Sousa Santos (BRA)
	Yan Zhiqiang (CHN)
	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)

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References

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

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