| Boccia – Team BC1–2 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | ExCeL London | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 2 September 2012 – 4 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Boccia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
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| BC3 | |
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The mixed team BC1–2 boccia event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was contested from 2 to 4 September at ExCeL London.
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 | –20 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand (THA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 27 |
 China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | –5 |
 Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | –22 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
 Portugal (POR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 14 | –5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | –7 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||
| A1 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China (CHN) | 6* | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China (CHN) | 6 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Portugal (POR) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Portugal (POR) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | China (CHN) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Thailand (THA) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Thailand (THA) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Thailand (THA) | 18 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||
| C1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 11 | C2 | Portugal (POR) | 5 | |||||||||
| D2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | C1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 7 | |||||||||
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