Vivian Man Wai Kong (HKG) The
current world No.1 is the only fencer from Hong Kong, China to have
won multiple medals at the world championships, claiming bronze in the women's
individual epee in 2019 and in 2022. On
17 June, Kong beat reigning world champion Sera Song 15-4 in the
women's individual epee final at the Asian championships in Wuxi. It was her
third title at the last four Asian championships. In 22/23 season, Kong took
two Grand Prix medals in Shanghai (gold) and Doha (bronze), and two World
Cup silvers.
Sera Song (KOR) The
current world No.2 is the defending world champion in the
women's individual epee. In Cairo2022, Song won the titles
of both women's individual epee and the women's team epee events. In 22/23
season, Song got two World Cup medals in Fujairah (gold) and Tallin (bronze), with
a silver at Asian Championships.
Nathalie Moellhausen (BRA) The
current world No.4 won Brazil's only fencing world championships
medal when she got the world title in the women's individual epee in
2019. In 22/23 season, she got one Grand Prix gold in Doha and one World Cup
gold in Barcelona. Last month, she won bronze at Pan-American World
Championships.·
Anna Kun (HUN) Hungary is the
country to have won the most medals (13) in the women's individual epee at
the world championships. Anna Kun, current world No. 5, got 3 World Cup medals
(1 gold in Nanjing, 2 bronzes in Vancouver and Fujairah) and a Grand Prix
silver in Budapest over the past season.
Alexandra Ndolo (KEN) The
world No. 6 used to represent Germany when she took silver in the women's
individual epee event at the world championships in 2022. This year she
will represent Kenya, she just won the title of African Championships last
month.
Italy has won the women's individual epee a record four times at
the world championships, Rossella Fiamingo (ITA, 2014 and
2015) and Mara Navarria (ITA, 2018) won three of the last
six world titles in this event. Over the 22/23
season, Fiamingo (current world No.8) won bronze at Cali Grand Prix
while Navarria won the silver of European Championships in Plovdiv.
France is the country to have won the second most
medals (12) in the women's individual epee at the world championships. Marie-Florence
Candassamy (FRA), current world ranking No.3, took 3 Grand Prix
medals over the past season, including two silvers (Doha, Cali) and one bronze
(Budapest), plus with a World Cup silver in Tallin. Alexandra
Louis Marie (FRA) won the women's individual epee at the European
championships on 17 June. She also won a World Cup silver in Nanjing in
March.
The finals of Women's Individual Epee will be staged at the Milan Convention Center (MiCo) on Tuesday 25 July, 2023. Please visit the official website for the Championships, where full information is available regarding the event.