The Asian Senior Fencing Championships have finished, including 12 women’s and men’s individual and team events in epee, foil and sabre.
The event took place at the Sheikh Sa’ad Al Abdullah Sports Complex, with fencers participating from 34 countries. Korea won the medal count, including 11 overall (4 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze), followed by China with 10 (3 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze) and Japan with 11 (3 gold, 3 silver, 5 bronze). Seven countries received at least one medal.
Day 1. In women’s individual epee, China’s Sihan Yu faced teammate and Olympic champion Yiwen Sun in the final bout, winning with a 9-8 score. In the semifinal round, Sun won against Korea’s Young Mi Kang, 15-8, while Yu defeated Korea’s world champion Sera Song, 13-12. |
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| In men’s individual sabre, Korea’s world champion Sanguk Oh faced China’s Chenpeng Shen in the final bout, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Shen won against Kuwait’s Yousef Alshamlan, 15-9, while Oh defeated Iran’s Mohammad Rahbari, 15-5. |
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Women’s Individual Epee (54 fencers)
1. Sihan Yu (CHN, gold)
2. Yiwen Sun (CHN, silver)
3. Young Mi Kang (KOR, bronze)
3. Sera Song (KOR, bronze)
5. Man Wai Vivian Kong (HKG)
6. Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh (HKG)
7. Injeong Choi (KOR)
8. Hyein Lee (KOR)
Men’s Individual Sabre (63 fencers)
1. Sanguk Oh (KOR, gold)
2. Chenpeng Shen (CHN, silver)
3. Yousef Alshamlan (KUW, bronze)
3. Mohammad Rahbari (IRI, bronze)
5. Farzad Baher Arasbaran (IRI)
6. Zuhriddin Kodirov (UZB)
7. Mohammad Fotouhi (IRI)
8. Sangwon Park (KOR)
Day 2. In women’s individual foil, Korea’s Sena Hong faced Japan’s Komaki Kikuchi in the final bout, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Kikuchi won against teammate Yuka Ueno, 15-13, while Hong defeated China’s Yuting Wang, 15-13. |
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| In men’s individual epee, Hong Kong, China’s Wai Hang Ho faced teammate Ho Tin Ng in the final bout, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Ng won against Japan’s Akira Komata, 10-9, while Ho defeated Kazakhstan’s Yerlik Sertay, 15-13. |
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Women’s Individual Foil (44 fencers)
1. Sena Hong (KOR, gold)
2. Komaki Kikuchi (JPN, silver)
3. Yuting Wang (CHN, bronze)
3. Yuka Ueno (JPN, bronze)
5. Jihee Park (KOR)
6. Kiyeun Kim (KOR)
7. Hiu Wai Valerie Cheng (HKG)
8. Amita Berthier (SGP)
Men’s Individual Epee (79 fencers)
1. Wai Hang Ho (HKG, gold)
2. Ho Tin Ng (HKG, silver)
3. Akira Komata (JPN, bronze)
3. Yerlik Sertay (KAZ, bronze)
5. Koki Kano (JPN)
6. Elmir Alimzhanov (KAZ)
7. Segeon Ma (KOR)
8. Ting Hin Ng (HKG)
Day 3. In women’s individual sabre, Japan’s two-time world champion Misaki Emura faced Korea’s Jisu Joon in the final bout, winning with a 15-14 score. In the semifinal round, Yoon won against teammate Hayoung Jeon, 15-14, while Emura defeated teammate Seri Ozaki, 15-9. |
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| In men’s individual foil, Japan’s Kyosuke Matsuyama faced teammate Kazuki Iimura in the final bout, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Iimura won against China’s Ziwei Mo, 15-11, while Matsuyama defeated teammate Takahiro Shikine, 15-7. Of note, in the round of 16 Matsuyama beat Hong Kong, China’s Olympic champion Ka Long Cheung, 15-14. |
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Women’s Individual Sabre (39 fencers)
1. Misaki Emura (JPN, gold)
2. Jisu Yoon (KOR, silver)
3. Seri Ozaki (JPN, bronze)
3. Hayoung Jeon (KOR, bronze)
5. Zaynab Dayibekova (UZB)
6. Bhavani Devi Chadalavada Anandha Sundhararaman (IND)
7. Xinyi Zhang (CHN)
8. Hengyu Yang (CHN)
Men’s Individual Foil (54 fencers)
1. Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN, gold)
2. Kazuki Iimura (JPN, silver)
3. Ziwei Mo (CHN, bronze)
3. Takahiro Shikine (JPN, bronze)
5. Chun Yin Ryan Choi (HKG)
6. Jeonghyun Youn (KOR)
6. Bin Wu (CHN)
8. Jie Xu (CHN)
Day 4. In women’s team epee, Korea faced China in the final match, winning with a 42-41 score. In the semifinal round, China won against Hong Kong, China, 45-40, while Korea defeated Japan, 45-26. The bronze medal went to Hong Kong, China over Japan, 45-35. |
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| In men’s team sabre, Korea faced Iran in the final match, winning with a 45-26 score. In the semifinal round, Iran won against Kazakhstan, 45-37, while Korea defeated Hong Kong, China, 45-37. The bronze medal went to Hong Kong, China over Kazakhstan, 45-41. |
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