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

The men's foil B wheelchair fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 4 September at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.[1]

Men's foil B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
VenueExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates4 September
Competitors15 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hu Daoliang  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anton Datsko  Ukraine
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alim Latreche  France
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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 Hu Daoliang, representing  China. [2]

Results

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Preliminaries

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Pool A

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   UKR BRA HKG ITA POL
1   Anton Datsko (UKR) 4 3 1 16:9 x 1:5 5:2 5:0 5:2
2   Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 4 3 1 18:13 5:1 x 3:5 5:4 5:3
3   Chung Ting Ching (HKG) 4 2 2 16:16 2:5 5:3 x 4:5 5:3
4   Marco Cima (ITA) 4 2 2 14:17 0:5 4:5 5:4 x 5:3
5   Zbigniew Wyganowski (POL) 4 0 4 11:20 2:5 3:5 3:5 3:5 x

Pool B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA CHN HUN RUS USA
1   Alim Latreche (FRA) 4 4 0 20:7 x 5:0 5:4 5:2 5:1
2   Hu Daoliang (CHN) 4 3 1 15:11 0:5 x 5:3 5:1 5:2
3   Pál Szekeres (HUN) 4 2 2 17:14 4:5 3:5 x 5:4 5:0
4   Timur Khamatshin (RUS) 4 1 3 12:19 2:5 1:5 4:5 x 5:4
5   Gerard Moreno (USA) 4 0 4 7:20 1:5 2:5 0:5 4:5 x

Pool C

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA RUS POL BLR ARG
1   Laurent Francois (FRA) 4 4 0 20:5 x 5:3 5:1 5:1 5:0
2   Marat Yusupov (RUS) 4 3 1 18:7 3:5 x 5:0 5:2 5:0
3   Piotr Czop (POL) 4 2 2 11:16 1:5 0:5 x 5:4 5:2
4   Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 4 1 3 12:15 1:5 2:5 4:5 x 5:0
5   Jose Palavecino (ARG) 4 0 4 2:20 0:5 0:5 2:5 0:5 x

Competition bracket

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Laurent Francois (FRA) 14
  Marco Cima (ITA) 15   Marco Cima (ITA) 15
  Chung Ting Ching (HKG) 13   Marco Cima (ITA) 3
  Anton Datsko (UKR) 15
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 5
  Anton Datsko (UKR) 15
  Anton Datsko (UKR) 10
  Hu Daoliang (CHN) 15
  Marat Yusupov (RUS) 13
  Hu Daoliang (CHN) 15
  Hu Daoliang (CHN) 15 Third place
  Pál Szekeres (HUN) 15   Alim Latreche (FRA) 9
  Piotr Czop (POL) 5   Pál Szekeres (HUN) 11   Marco Cima (ITA) 11
  Alim Latreche (FRA) 15   Alim Latreche (FRA) 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 foil B". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.