The men's épée A wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 15 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.[1]
| Men's épée A at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Wheelchair fencing | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Green Convention Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 15 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The competition began with a preliminary stage where fencers were divided into three pools and played a round robin tournament. In this stage, the winner of a bout was the first person to score five hits or the person with the highest score at the end of four minutes. Next was a knock-out stage, where fencers competed in three three-minute bouts with a one-minute break between each. The winner was the first to reach fifteen hits, or the one with the highest score at the end of the last bout. In the event of a tie, another one-minute bout was held, with the winner being the first to score a hit.
The event was won by Tian Jianquan, representing 
China.[2]
Results edit
Preliminaries edit
Pool A edit
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | FRA | GRE | KUW | UKR | THA | ESP | ITA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  David Maillard (FRA) |
6 | 5 | 1 | 29:22 | x | 4:5 | 5:4 | 5:4 | 5:4 | 5:3 | 5:2 | |
| 2 |  G. Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 27:20 | 5:4 | x | 3:5 | 4:5 | 5:1 | 5:3 | 5:2 | |
| 3 |  Abdullah Alhaddad (KUW) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 25:18 | 4:5 | 5:3 | x | 1:5 | 5:4 | 5:0 | 5:1 | |
| 4 |  Mykola Davydenko (UKR) |
6 | 4 | 2 | 24:19 | 4:5 | 5:4 | 5:1 | x | 0:5 | 5:2 | 5:2 | |
| 5 |  Korakod Saengsawang (THA) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 24:18 | 4:5 | 1:5 | 4:5 | 5:0 | x | 5:0 | 5:3 | |
| 6 |  Luis Sanchez (ESP) |
6 | 1 | 5 | 13:26 | 3:5 | 3:5 | 0:5 | 2:5 | 0:5 | x | 5:1 | |
| 7 |  Alberto Serafini (ITA) |
6 | 0 | 6 | 11:30 | 2:5 | 2:5 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 3:5 | 1:5 | x |
Pool B edit
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | FRA | POL | UKR | ESP | GER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Lei (CHN) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 24:16 | x | 5:3 | 5:4 | 5:3 | 4:5 | 5:1 | |
| 2 | Robert Citerne (FRA) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 22:15 | 3:5 | x | 5:2 | 4:5 | 5:2 | 5:1 | |
| 3 |  Dariusz Pender (POL) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 21:16 | 4:5 | 2:5 | x | 5:3 | 5:1 | 5:2 | |
| 4 | Mykhaylo Bazhukov (UKR) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 21:20 | 3:5 | 5:4 | 3:5 | x | 5:2 | 5:4 | |
| 5 | Fernando Granell (ESP) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 15:21 | 5:4 | 2:5 | 1:5 | 2:5 | x | 5:2 | |
| 6 |  Christian Andree (GER) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 10:25 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 4:5 | 2:5 | x |
Pool C edit
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | HKG | ITA | POL | KUW | HUN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tian Jianquan (CHN) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 25:9 | x | 5:2 | 5:4 | 5:3 | 5:0 | 5:0 | |
| 2 |  Wong Tang Tat (HKG) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 22:20 | 2:5 | x | 5:4 | 5:4 | 5:3 | 5:4 | |
| 3 | Matteo Betti (ITA) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 21:15 | 4:5 | 4:5 | x | 3:5 | 5:0 | 5:0 | |
| 4 | Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 20:21 | 3:5 | 4:5 | 5:3 | x | 3:5 | 5:3 | |
| 5 | Tariq Alqallaf (KUW) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 13:19 | 0:5 | 3:5 | 0:5 | 5:3 | x | 5:1 | |
| 6 |  Gabor Horvath (HUN) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 8:25 | 0:5 | 4:5 | 0:5 | 3:5 | 1:5 | x |
Competition bracket edit
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Tian Jianquan (CHN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Citerne (FRA)
| 15 | Robert Citerne (FRA)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dariusz Pender (POL)
| 13 | Tian Jianquan (CHN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Pylarinos Markantonatos (GRE)
| 12 | Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Matteo Betti (ITA)
| 15 | Matteo Betti (ITA)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL)
| 15 | Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wong Tang Tat (HKG)
| 11 | Tian Jianquan (CHN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Lei (CHN)
| 15 | Zhang Lei (CHN)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fernando Granell (ESP)
| 7 | Zhang Lei (CHN)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdullah Alhaddad (KUW)
| 9 | Korakod Saengsawang (THA)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Korakod Saengsawang (THA)
| 15 | Zhang Lei (CHN)
| 15 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| Mykola Davydenko (UKR)
| 14 | David Maillard (FRA)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mykhaylo Bazhukov (UKR)
| 15 | Mykhaylo Bazhukov (UKR)
| 14 | Radoslaw Stanczuk (POL)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Tariq Alqallaf (KUW)
| 7 | David Maillard (FRA)
| 15 | David Maillard (FRA)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||
| David Maillard (FRA)
| 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair fencing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's épée A". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.