Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B

Men's Épée B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Men's Épée B; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates	5 September 2012
Competitors	15 from 11 nations
Medalists

The men's épée category B fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date	Time	Round
5 September 2012	12:00	Qualification
	15:00	Round of 16
	15:45	Quarterfinals
	17:45	Semifinals
	18:30	Final

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

Results

Qualification

Group A

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD	Belarus (BLR)	Canada (CAN)	Brazil (BRA)	Poland (POL)	Russia (RUS)
Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR)	4	4	1.00	20	7	—	5–0	5–1	5–2	5–4
Pierre Mainville (CAN)	4	2	0.50	14	15	1–5	—	5–2	3–5	5–3
Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA)	4	2	0.50	12	15	0–5	2–5	—	5–2	5–3
Grzegorz Pluta (POL)	4	2	0.50	14	17	2–5	5–3	2–5	—	5–4
Alexandr Kurzin (RUS)	4	0	0	14	20	4–5	3–5	3–5	4–5	—

Group B

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD	France (FRA)	China (CHN)	Russia (RUS)	Belarus (BLR)	Hong Kong (HKG)
Marc-André Cratère (FRA)	4	4	1.00	20	7	—	5–3	5–2	5–1	5–1
Hu Daoliang (CHN)	4	3	0.50	15	12	3–5	—	5–3	5–4	2–0
Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS)	4	2	0.50	15	17	2–5	3–5	—	5–3	5–4
Viktar Lemiashkevich (BLR)	4	1	0.25	13	18	1–5	4–5	3–5	—	5–3
Chung Ting Ching (HKG)	4	0	0	8	17	1–5	0–2	4–5	3–5	—

Group C

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD	France (FRA)	Iraq (IRQ)	Hong Kong (HKG)	United States (USA)	Argentina (ARG)
Alim Latrèche (FRA)	4	3	0.75	16	15	—	2–5	5–4	5–2	5–4
Ammar Ali (IRQ)	4	3	0.75	19	10	5–2	—	4–5	5–3	5–0
Tam Chik Sum (HKG)	4	3	0.75	19	15	4–5	5–4	—	5–4	5–2
Ryan Estep (USA)	4	1	0.25	14	18	2–5	3–5	4–5	—	5–3
José Palavecino (ARG)	4	0	0	10	19	4–5	0–5	2–5	3–5	—

Finals

Source:^[1]

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Grzegorz Pluta (POL)	5
Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS)	8	Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR)	15
		Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS)	10
				Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR)	11
				Tam Chik Sum (HKG)	15
		Hu Daoliang (CHN)	9
		Tam Chik Sum (HKG)	15
						Tam Chik Sum (HKG)	14
						Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA)	15
		Ammar Ali (IRQ)	6
		Alim Latrèche (FRA)	15
				Alim Latrèche (FRA)	11	Third place match
				Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA)	15
		Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA)	15			Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR)	11
Pierre Mainville (CAN)	6	Marc-André Cratère (FRA)	11			Alim Latrèche (FRA)	15
Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA)	15

References

^ "Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". london2012.com. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

External links

Wheelchair Fencing – Schedule & Results Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
Men's Individual Épée – Category B Archived 2012-09-11 at the Wayback Machine

[l561-1] "Paralympic Wheelchair Fencing". london2012.com. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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