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

The men's sabre B wheelchair fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 6 September at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.[1]

Men's sabre B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates6 September
Competitors15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Grzegorz Pluta  Poland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marc-André Cratère  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alessio Sarri  Italy
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The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.

During a qualification round-robin, bouts lasted a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete had scored five hits. There was then a knockout phase, in which bouts lasted a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete had scored 15 hits.

The event was won by Grzegorz Pluta, representing  Poland. [2]

Results

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Preliminaries

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Pool A

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   UKR RUS ITA GRE AUT
1   Anton Datsko (UKR) 4 3 1 17:10 x 5:2 2:5 5:1 5:2
2   Marat Yusupov (RUS) 4 3 1 17:12 2:5 x 5:4 5:2 5:1
3   Alessio Sarri (ITA) 4 2 2 17:12 5:2 4:5 x 3:5 5:0
4   Emmanouil Bogdos (GRE) 4 2 2 13:15 1:5 2:5 5:3 x 5:2
5   Manfred Bohm (AUT) 4 0 4 5:20 2:5 1:5 0:5 2:5 x

Pool B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   POL CAN FRA ESP HKG
1   Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 4 4 0 20:8 x 5:1 5:3 5:2 5:2
2   Pierre Mainville (CAN) 4 3 1 16:11 1:5 x 5:1 5:2 5:3
3   Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 4 2 2 14:13 3:5 1:5 x 5:2 5:1
4   Carlos Soler Marquez (ESP) 4 1 3 11:18 2:5 2:5 2:5 x 5:3
5   Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 4 0 4 9:20 2:5 3:5 1:5 3:5 x

Pool C

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA GRE RUS POL USA
1   Laurent Francois (FRA) 4 4 0 20:6 x 5:2 5:2 5:1 5:1
2   Panagiotis Triantafyllou (GRE) 4 2 2 16:13 2:5 x 5:3 4:5 5:0
3   Alexandr Kurzin (RUS) 4 2 2 15:15 2:5 3:5 x 5:2 5:3
4   Adrian Castro (POL) 4 2 2 13:17 1:5 5:4 2:5 x 5:3
5   Joseph Brinson (USA) 4 0 4 7:20 1:5 0:5 3:5 3:5 x

Competition bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Laurent Francois (FRA) 9
  Alexandr Kurzin (RUS) 9   Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 15
  Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 15   Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 15
  Marat Yusupov (RUS) 13
  Pierre Mainville (CAN) 9
  Marat Yusupov (RUS) 15
  Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 8
  Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 15
  Anton Datsko (UKR) 13
  Alessio Sarri (ITA) 15
  Alessio Sarri (ITA) 10 Third place
  Panagiotis Triantafyllou (GRE) 15   Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 15
  Emmanouil Bogdos (GRE) 11   Panagiotis Triantafyllou (GRE) 9   Marat Yusupov (RUS) 7
  Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 15   Alessio Sarri (ITA) 15

References

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  1. ^ "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair fencing". London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's sabre B". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.