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The Table, Day 8

At the close of each day of competition, this blog will present the standings of all active team sports.

BASEBALL

Team W L RS RA WIN% GB Tiebreaker
Flag of Cuba Cuba 4 0 17 12 1.000 - -
Flag of South Korea South Korea 3 0 14 10 1.000 ½ -
Flag of the United States United States 2 2 23 17 .500 2 -
Flag of Japan Japan 2 2 17 10 .500 2 -
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 1 2 12 23 .333 2½ -
Flag of Canada Canada 1 3 20 13 .250 3 -
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1 3 13 15 .250 3 -
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 1 3 6 22 .250 3 -

BASKETBALL (M)

Group A

Team Pld W L PCT PF PA Avg PD Pts
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 4 4 0 1.000 350 294 1.190 +56 8
Flag of Argentina Argentina 4 3 1 .750 334 282 1.184 +52 7
Flag of Australia Australia 4 2 2 .500 351 330 1.063 +21 6
Flag of Croatia Croatia 4 2 2 .500 308 323 0.954 -15 6
Flag of Russia Russia 4 1 3 .250 308 315 0.978 -7 5
Flag of Iran Iran 4 0 4 .000 266 373 0.713 -107 4


Group B

Team Pld W L PCT PF PA Avg PD Pts
Flag of the United States United States 4 4 0 1.000 409 297 1.377 +112 8
Flag of Spain Spain 4 3 1 .750 320 319 1.003 +1 7
Flag of Greece Greece 4 2 2 .500 324 298 1.087 +26 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 4 2 2 .500 230 254 0.906 -24 6
Flag of Germany Germany 4 1 3 .250 218 225 0.969 -7 5
Flag of Angola Angola 4 0 4 .000 271 379 0.715 -108 4


Qualified for the quarterfinals
Eliminated

FIELD HOCKEY (W)

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 12 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 9 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10
Flag of Australia Australia 9 4 3 0 1 15 7 +8
Flag of Spain Spain 6 4 2 0 2 4 10 −6
Flag of South Korea South Korea 0 4 0 0 4 8 16 −8
Flag of South Africa South Africa 0 4 0 0 4 0 13 −13


Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Germany Germany 9 4 3 0 1 11 8 +3
Flag of Argentina Argentina 8 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5
Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 7 4 2 1 1 7 9 −2
Flag of the United States United States 5 4 1 2 1 9 8 +1
Flag of Japan Japan 4 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 0 4 0 0 4 4 10 −6

HANDBALL (M)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
Flag of France France 4 4 0 0 118 85 33 8
Flag of Poland Poland 4 3 0 1 117 98 19 6
Flag of Croatia Croatia 4 2 0 2 107 93 14 4
Flag of Spain Spain 4 2 0 2 116 110 6 4
Flag of Brazil Brazil 4 1 0 3 94 117 -23 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 4 0 0 4 82 131 -49 0


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
Flag of South Korea South Korea 4 3 0 1 100 100 0 6
Flag of Iceland Iceland 4 2 1 1 119 114 5 5
Flag of Germany Germany 4 2 1 1 105 103 2 5
Flag of Denmark Denmark 4 1 2 1 110 110 0 4
Flag of Russia Russia 4 1 1 2 97 99 -2 3
Flag of Egypt Egypt 4 0 1 3 95 100 -5 1

SOFTBALL

Team W L RS RA WIN% GB
Flag of the United States United States 5 0 36 1 1.000 -
Flag of Japan Japan 4 1 12 11 .800 1
Flag of Australia Australia 3 2 17 9 .600 2
Flag of Canada Canada 3 2 17 13 .600 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 2 3 18 10 .400 3
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 2 3 11 21 .400 3
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1 4 6 18 .200 4
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0 5 4 38 .000 5


Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated

VOLLEYBALL (M)

Group A

Rk Team Points Played Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1 Flag of the United States United States 8 4 4 0 385 320 1.203 12 4 3.000
2 Flag of Italy Italy 7 4 3 1 332 297 1.117 10 4 2.500
3 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 6 4 2 2 348 358 0.972 7 8 0.875
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China China 6 4 2 2 341 385 0.886 7 10 0.700
5 Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 5 4 1 3 339 353 0.960 7 9 0.778
6 Flag of Japan Japan 4 4 0 4 341 373 0.914 4 12 0.333


Group B

Rk Team Points Played Won Lost PW PL Ratio SW SL Ratio
1 Flag of Russia Russia 8 4 4 0 386 340 1.135 12 4 3.000
2 Flag of Brazil Brazil 7 4 3 1 352 307 1.147 10 4 2.500
3 Flag of Poland Poland 7 4 3 1 327 294 1.112 9 4 2.250
4 Flag of Germany Germany 5 4 1 3 352 365 0.964 6 9 0.666
5 Flag of Serbia Serbia 5 4 1 3 365 393 0.928 6 10 0.600
6 Flag of Egypt Egypt 4 4 0 4 221 304 0.726 0 12 0.000


Qualified for the quarterfinals
Eliminated

WATER POLO (M)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Hungary Hungary 4 3 1 0 48 33 +15 7
Flag of Spain Spain 4 3 0 1 42 28 +14 6
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 4 2 1 1 38 28 +10 5
Flag of Australia Australia 4 2 0 2 40 35 +5 4
Flag of Greece Greece 4 1 0 3 33 46 -13 2
Flag of Canada Canada 4 0 0 4 18 49 -31 0


Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Flag of Croatia Croatia 4 3 0 1 40 27 +13 6
Flag of Serbia Serbia 4 3 0 1 38 25 +13 6
Flag of the United States United States 4 3 0 1 29 24 +5 6
Flag of Germany Germany 4 2 0 2 26 36 -10 4
Flag of Italy Italy 4 1 0 3 44 38 +6 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 4 0 0 4 21 48 -27 0


Qualified for the semifinals
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Will play for places 7-8
Will play for places 9-12


by Kyle Whelliston • August 16, 2008 • 5:19 PM EDT
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Sportswriter Kyle Whelliston has been published frequently on ESPN.com and Basketball Times, and has held lifetime membership in the International Society of Olympic Historians (ISOH) since 1999.

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