Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Pairs BC4

Boccia – Mixed pairs BC4
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Boccia – Mixed pairs BC4; at the XVI Paralympic Games
Venue	Ariake Gymnastics Centre
Date	2–4 September 2021
Medalists
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Last updated September 02, 2024

The mixed pairs BC4 boccia event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was contested between 2 and 4 September 2021 at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. Since this event is a mixed event, both genders, male and female, competed in the event.

Rosters

Each team contains three athletes but only two will be used when play. All team has a male (M) and female (F) athlete.^[1]

Brazil:
- Eliseu dos Santos (M)
- M. dos Santos (M)
- Ercileide da Silva (F)
Canada:
- Alison Levine (F)
- Iulian Ciobanu (M)
- Marco Dispaltro (M)
Colombia:
- Euclides Grisales (M)
- Duban Cely (M)
- Leidy Chica (F)
Great Britain:
- Stephen McGuire (M)
- Louis Saunders (M)
- Evie Edwards (F)
Hong Kong:
- Leung Yuk Wing (M)
- Lau Wai Yan Vivian (F)
- Wong Kwan Hang (M)

Japan:
- Shun Esaki (M)
- Wataru Furumitsu (M)
- Juri Kimura (F)
Portugal:
- Pedro Carla (M)
- Manuel Cruz (M)
- Carla Oliveira (F)
RPC:
- Sergey Safin (M)
- Ivan Frolov (M)
- Daria Adonina (F)
Slovakia:
- Samuel Andrejčík (M)
- Michaela Balcová (F)
- Martin Streharsky (M)
Thailand:
- Pornchok Larpyen (M)
- Ritthikrai Somsanuk (M)
- Nuanchan Phonsila (F)

Pools

The pools (or can be known as a group stage) were played between 2 and 3 September 2021. The top two teams in each pool qualified for the semi-finals.^[2]

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification	SVK	POR	GBR	BRA	CAN
1	Slovakia	4	4	0	29	7	+22	Advance to semi-finals	—	10–1	8–0	7–3	4–3
2	Portugal	4	2	2	11	22	−11	Advance to semi-finals	—	—	—	3–2	—
3	Great Britain	4	2	2	12	17	−5		—	1–3	—	—	6–4
4	Brazil	4	1	3	13	19	−6		—	—	—	—	—
5	Canada	4	1	3	17	17	0		—	9–4	2–5	3–4	—

Source: olympics.com ^{[ dead link ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head wins; 3) Points difference; 4) Points for; 5) Ends won; 6) Highest positive points difference in a single match; 7) Highest positive points difference in a single end; 8) Lowest seeding position;

Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 September	9:30	Slovakia	7–3 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Brazil
2 September	9:30	Canada	9–4 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Portugal
2 September	14:25	Slovakia	10–1 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Portugal
2 September	14:25	Great Britain	6–4 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Brazil
2 September	18:05	Slovakia	8–0 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Great Britain
2 September	18:05	Canada	3–4 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Brazil
3 September	11:15	Canada	2–5 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Great Britain
3 September	11:15	Portugal	3–2 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Brazil
3 September	16:10	Slovakia	4–3 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Canada
3 September	16:10	Great Britain	1–3 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Portugal

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification	HKG	RPC	THA	JPN	COL
1	Hong Kong	4	4	0	26	6	+20	Advance to semi-finals	—	8–2	5–1	7–1	6–2
2	RPC	4	3	1	21	16	+5	Advance to semi-finals	—	—	—	7–3	7–3
3	Thailand	4	2	2	14	14	0		—	2–5	—	8–2	3–2
4	Japan	4	1	3	13	23	−10		—	—	—	—	—
5	Colombia	4	0	4	8	23	−15		—	—	—	1–7	—

Source: olympics.com ^{[ dead link ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head wins; 3) Points difference; 4) Points for; 5) Ends won; 6) Highest positive points difference in a single match; 7) Highest positive points difference in a single end; 8) Lowest seeding position;

Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 September	11:25	Hong Kong	7–1 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Japan
2 September	11:25	Thailand	3–2 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Colombia
2 September	16:20	Hong Kong	6–2 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Colombia
2 September	16:20	RPC	7–3 Archived 2021-09-02 at the Wayback Machine	Japan
3 September	9:30	Thailand	8–2 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Japan
3 September	9:30	Hong Kong	8–2 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	RPC
3 September	14:25	Thailand	2–5 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	RPC
3 September	14:25	Colombia	1–7 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Japan
3 September	18:05	Hong Kong	5–1 Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Thailand
3 September	18:05	RPC	7–3' Archived 2021-09-03 at the Wayback Machine	Colombia

Knockout stage

The knockout stage was played on 4 September.

Semi-finals		Finals

Slovakia	5

RPC	2
		Slovakia	3

		Hong Kong	2
Hong Kong	4

Portugal	2	Third place match


		RPC	5

		Portugal	1

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References

↑ "Boccia – Pairs - BC3 – Entry List by Event – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
↑ "Boccia – Pairs - BC3 – Results Table - Group" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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[1] "Boccia – Pairs - BC3 – Entry List by Event – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[2] "Boccia – Pairs - BC3 – Results Table - Group" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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