Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Asia-Oceania Finishes in Tashkent

LAUSANNE, Switz., April 26, 2021—The Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Asia and Oceania has finished in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, including six individual events that took place on April 25-26 for men and women in epee, foil and sabre. The winners of each event were Roman Petrov (KGZ, men’s epee), Kiria Abdul Rahman (SGP, women’s epee), Mengkai Huang (CHN, men’s foil), Amita Berthier (SGP, women’s foil), Sherzod Mamutov (UZB, men’s sabre) and Zaynab Dayibekova (UZB, women’s sabre). The competition took place at Tashkent’s National Gymnastics Hall.

In men’s epee, Kyrgyzstan’s Roman Petrov won against Vietnam’s Tien Nhat Nguyen in the final match, 15-12. In the semifinal, Nguyen beat Saudi Arabia’s Jawad Aldawood, 15-8, while Petrov beat Uzbekistan’s Fayzulla Alimov, 15-13.

In women’s epee, Singapore’s Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman won against Kazakhstan’s Ulyana Balaganskaya in the final match, 15-13. In the semifinal, Balaganskaya beat Mongolia’s Amarzaya Batsaikhan, 15-14, while Abdul Rahman beat Thailand’s Korawan Thanee, 15-12.

In men’s foil, China’s Mengkai Huang won against Malaysia’s Hans Wei Shen Yoong in the final match, 15-4. In the semifinal, Yoong beat Vietnam’s Minh Quang Nguyen, 15-10, while Huang beat Chinese Taipei’s Chih Chieh Chen, 15-6.

In women’s foil, Singapore’s Amita Berthier won against Uzbekistan’s Yana Alborova in the final match, 15-14. In the semifinal, Alborova beat Philippines’ Samantha Kyle Catantan, 15-10, while Berthier beat Lebanon’s Mona Shaito, 15-4.

In men’s sabre, Uzbekistan’s Sherzod Mamutov won against Hong Kong’s Ho Tin Low in the final match, 15-7. In the semifinal, Low beat Thailand’s Vorogun Srinualnad, 15-10, while Mamutov beat Kazakhstan’s Nazarbay Sattarkhan, 15-8.

In women’s sabre, Uzbekistan’s Zaynab Dayibekova won against Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Sarybay in the final match, 15-6. In the semifinal, Sarybay beat Singapore’s Jolie Kar Yi Lee, 15-11, while Dayibekova beat Hong Kong, China’s Hin Wai Lam, 15-4.

Final rankings included the following:

Men’s Epee

1^st Roman Petrov (KGZ)

2^nd Tien Nhat Nguyen (VIE)

3^rd Jawad Aldawood (KSA)

3^rd Fayzulla Alimov (UZB)

5^th Mohammad Rezaei (IRI)

6^th Sunil Kumar (IND)

7^th Mohsin Abbas (IRQ)

8^th Simon Renjie Lee (SGP)

Women’s Epee

1^st Kiria Tikanah Abdul Rahman (SGP)

2^nd Ulyana Balaganskaya (KAZ)

3^rd Amarzaya Batsaikhan (MGL)

3^rd Korawan Thanee (THA)

5^th Phuong Kim Nguyen (VIE)

6^th Madeleine Andersen (AUS)

7^th Kamilia Abdyl-Khamitova (KGZ)

8^th Paria Mahrokh (IRI)

Men’s Foil

1^st Mengkai Huang (CHN)

2^nd Hans Wei Shen Yoong (MAS)

3^rd Chih Chieh Chen (TPE)

3^rd Minh Quang Nguyen (VIE)

5^th Sholto Douglas (AUS)

6^th Kevin Jerrold Chan (SGP)

7^th Tamirlan Kaliyev (KAZ)

8^th Akhmadillokhon Solikhojiev (UZB)

Women’s Foil

1^st Amita Berthier (SGP)

2^nd Yana Alborova (UZB)

3^rd Mona Shaito (LBN)

3^rd Samantha Kyle Catantan (PHI)

5^th Hsin Cheng (TPE)

6^th Violet Hull (AUS)

7^th Kimberly Vanessa Cheung (HKG)

8^th Radhika Prakash Awati (IND)

Men’s Sabre

1^st Sherzod Mamutov (UZB)

2^nd Ho Tin Low (HKG)

3^rd Voragun Srinualnad (THA)

3^rd Nazarbay Sattarkhan (KAZ)

5^th Thanh An Vu (VIE)

6^th Yu Yong Choy (SGP)

7^th Alexandre Douglas (AUS)

8^th Yousef Alshamlan (KUW)

Women’s Sabre

1^st Zaynab Dayibekova (UZB)

2^nd Aigerim Sarybay (KAZ)

3^rd Hin Wai Lam (HKG)

3^rd Jolie Kar Yi Lee (SGP)

5^th Najmeh Sazanjian (IRI)

6^th Jylyn Nicanor (PHI)

7^th Pornsawan Ngernrungruangroj (THA)

8^th Tiffany Dell’aquila Miller (TPE)

Official results and information may be found on the FIE Web site at www.FIE.org/competitions.