title: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 8
text: # Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 8
  
  The Men's Singles 8 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.
  
  Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete’s ability to compete.
  
  The event was won by Mathieu Loicq, representing Belgium.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Preliminaries
  
  * Qualified for final round
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | SVK | BEL | KOR | CRO |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | x | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |
  | 2 | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:5 | 0:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:1 |
  | 3 | Lee Cheon Sik (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 1:3 | 1:3 | x | 3:1 |
  | 4 | Ratko Kovacic (CRO) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 | x |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | LIE | BEL | FRA | HUN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | x | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |
  | 2 | Nico Vergeylen (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 0:3 | x | 3:1 | 2:3 |
  | 3 | Alain Pichon (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 1:3 | 1:3 | x | 3:1 |
  | 4 | Andras Csonka (HUN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4:8 | 0:3 | 3:2 | 1:3 | x |
  
  **Group C**
  
  | Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | BEL | CZE | USA | RSA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:2 | x | 3:0 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
  | 2 | Jiri Soukup (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:1 |
  | 3 | Wayne Lo (USA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 2:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:1 |
  | 4 | Johan du Plooy (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 | x |
  
  **Group D**
  
  | Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | ESP | TPE | FRA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Li Manzhou (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:1 | 3:1 |
  | 2 | Alvaro Valera (ESP) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 | 3:1 |
  | 3 | Hu Ming Fu (TPE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:6 | 1:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:0 |
  | 4 | Julien Soyer (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 1:3 | 1:3 | 0:3 | x |
  
  **Group E**
  
  | Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | ISR | FRA | POL | SVK |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zeev Glikman (ISR) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | x | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 |
  | 2 | Michel Schaller (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:5 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 | 3:0 |
  | 3 | Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:8 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:2 |
  | 4 | Miroslav Mitas (SVK) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x |
  
  ### Competition bracket
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Nico Vergeylen (BEL) | Nico Vergeylen (BEL) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | 1 | | | |
  | Alvaro Valera (ESP) | Alvaro Valera (ESP) | 0 | | | | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | 3 | | | |
  | Michel Schaller (FRA) | Michel Schaller (FRA) | 3 | Michel Schaller (FRA) | Michel Schaller (FRA) | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | Marc Ledoux (BEL) | 0 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | 3 |
  | | | | Li Manzhou (CHN) | Li Manzhou (CHN) | 2 | | | |
  | | | | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | 3 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | Mathieu Loicq (BEL) | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | | | | | | | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | 1 |
  | | | | Jiri Soukup (CZE) | Jiri Soukup (CZE) | 2 | | | | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | Richard Csejtey (SVK) | 3 |
  | | | | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | 3 | | | | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | Peter Frommelt (LIE) | 0 |
  