WUXI, China, June 17 – 22, 2023 – The 2023 Asian Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 men’s and women’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre. The event took place at the Wuxi Taihu International Expo (Center B Hall), with 391 total fencers participating from 28 countries. Japan won the medal count, including seven overall (4 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze), followed by Korea with 12 (3 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze) and China with 11 (2 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze).
These zonal championships included fencers from both the Asian Fencing and Oceania Fencing Confederations.
Day 1. In individual men’s sabre, Iran’s Ali Pakdaman faced Korea’s Junho Kim in the final bout, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Kim won against Iran’s Mohammad Rahbari, 15-12, while Pakdaman defeated Hong Kong, China’s Ho Tin Low, 15-10. Of note, Low beat Korea’s world champion Sanguk Oh in the quarterfinals, 15-11.
In individual women’s epee, Hong Kong, China’s Man Wai Vivian Kong faced Korea’s world champion Sera Song in the final bout, winning with a 15-4 score. In the semifinal round, Song won against China’s Sheng Lin, 14-13, while Kong defeated Korea’s Injeong Choi, 15-11. Of note, Lin beat teammate and Olympic champion Yiwen Sun in the quarterfinals, 8-7.
Individual Men’s Sabre (79 fencers)
1. Ali Pakdaman (IRI, gold)
2. Junho Kim (KOR, silver)
3. Mohammad Rahbari (IRI, bronze)
3. Ho Tin Low (HKG, bronze)
5. Sanguk Oh (KOR)
6. Yousef Alshamlan (KUW)
7. Kento Yoshida (JPN)
8. Musa Aymuratov (UZB)
Individual Women’s Epee (58 fencers)
1. Man Wai Vivian Kong (HKG, gold)
2. Sera Song (KOR, silver)
3. Sheng Lin (CHN, bronze)
3. Injeong Choi (KOR, bronze)
5. Mingye Zhu (CHN)
6. Yiwen Sun (CHN)
7. Young Mi Kang (KOR)
8. Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh (HKG)
Day 2. In individual men’s epee, Japan’s Koki Kano faced China’s Lefan Yu in the final bout, winning with a 15-10 score. In the semifinal round, Yu won against Japan’s Akira Komata, 12-11, while Kano defeated Korea’s Jaewon Kim, 15-7.
In individual women’s foil, China’s Qingyuan Chen faced Japan’s Sera Azuma in the final bout, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Azuma won against China’s Yue Shi, 15-9, while Chen defeated Singapore’s Amita Berthier, 15-8.
Individual Men’s Epee (89 fencers)
1. Koki Kano (JPN, gold)
2. Lefan Yu (CHN, silver)
3. Akira Komata (JPN, bronze)
3. Jaewon Kim (KOR, bronze)
5. Minghao Lan (CHN)
6. Kazuyasu Minobe (JPN)
7. Fayzulla Alimov (UZB)
8. Elmir Alimzhanov (KAZ)
Individual Women’s Foil (51 fencers)
1. Qingyuan Chen (CHN, gold)
2. Sera Azuma (JPN, silver)
3. Amita Berthier (SGP, bronze)
3. Yue Shi (CHN, bronze)
5. Karin Miyawaki (JPN)
6. Hyo Jin Hong (KOR)
7. Yiting Fu (CHN)
8. Seo In Hong (KOR)
Day 3. In individual men’s foil, China’s Ziwei Mo faced Korea’s Taegyu Ha in the final bout, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Ha won against teammate Jun Heo, 15-6, while Mo defeated Hong Kong, China’s Chi Ka Yeung, 15-8. Of note, Japan’s Kazuki IImura beat Hong Kong China’s Olympic champion Ka Long Cheung in the round of 16, 15-9, before being eliminated by Ha in the quarterfinals, 15-9.
In individual women’s sabre, Uzbekistan’s Zaynab Dayibekova faced Korea’s Jisu Yoon in the final bout, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Yoon won against China’s Hengyu Yang, 15-8, while Dayibekova defeated India’s Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman, 15-14. Of note, Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman beat Japan’s world champion Misaki Emura in the quarterfinals, 15-10.
Individual Men’s Foil (65 fencers)
1. Ziwei Mo (CHN, gold)
2. Taegyu Ha (KOR, silver)
3. Chi Ka Yeung (HKG, bronze)
3. Jun Heo (KOR, bronze)
5. Haiwei Chen (CHN)
6. Kwanghyun Lee (KOR)
7. Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN)
8. Kazuki IImura (JPN)
Individual Women’s Sabre (49 fencers)
1. Zaynab Dayibekova (UZB, gold)
2. Jisu Yoon (KOR, silver)
3. Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman (IND, bronze)
3. Hengyu Yang (CHN, bronze)
5. Misaki Emura (JPN)
6. Sebin Choi (KOR)
7. Risa Takashima (JPN)
8. Veronika Vasileva (AUS)
Day 4. In men’s team sabre, Korea faced Iran in the final match, winning with a 45-28 score. In the semifinal round, Iran won against Japan, 45-39, while Korea defeated China, 45-28. The bronze medal went to China over Japan, 45-39.
In women’s team epee, Korea faced Hong Kong, China in the final match, winning with a 39-31 score. In the semifinal round, Hong Kong, China won against China, 34-29, while Korea defeated Japan, 45-36. The bronze medal went to China over Japan, 45-36.
Men’s Team Sabre (21 countries)
1. Korea (gold)
2. Iran (silver)
3. China (bronze)
4. Japan
5. Kazakhstan
6. Hong Kong, China
7. Saudi Arabia
8. Kuwait
Women’s Team Epee (13 countries)
1. Korea (gold)
2. Hong Kong, China (silver)
3. China (bronze)
4. Japan
5. India
6. Singapore
7. Thailand
8. Chinese Taipei
Day 5. In men’s team epee, Japan faced Kazakhstan in the final match, winning with a 45-25 score. In the semifinal round, Kazakhstan won against Korea, 42-36, while Japan defeated Hong Kong, China, 45-26. The bronze medal went to Korea over Hong Kong, China, 45-25.
In women’s team foil, Japan faced China in the final match, winning with a 45-27 score. In the semifinal round, China won against Hong Kong, China, 41-32, while Japan defeated Singapore, 45-27. The bronze medal went to Hong Kong, China over Singapore, 45-33.
Men’s Team Epee (21 countries)
1. Japan (gold)
2. Kazakhstan (silver)
3. Korea (bronze)
4. Hong Kong, China
5. China
6. Uzbekistan
7. Singapore
8. Kyrgyzstan
Women’s Team Foil (11 countries)
1. Japan (gold)
2. China (silver)
3. Hong Kong, China (bronze)
4. Singapore
5. Korea
6. Australia
7. Macau, China
8. Philippines
Day 6. In men’s team foil, Japan faced Korea in the final match, winning with a 45-38 score. In the semifinal round, Korea won against Hong Kong, China, 45-35, while Japan defeated China, 45-41. The bronze medal went to China over Hong Kong, China, 45-41.
In women’s team sabre, Korea faced China in the final match, winning with a 45-40 score. In the semifinal round, China won against Japan, 45-41, while Korea defeated Hong Kong, China, 45-34. The bronze medal went to Japan over Hong Kong, China, 45-43.
Men’s Team Foil (15 countries)
1. Japan (gold)
2. Korea (silver)
3. China (bronze)
4. Hong Kong, China
5. Chinese Taipei
6. Singapore
7. India
8. Kuwait
Women’s Team Sabre (11 countries)
1. Korea (gold)
2. China (silver)
3. Japan (bronze)
4. Hong Kong, China
5. Uzbekistan
6. Kazakhstan
7. Iran
8. Singapore
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