DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 24-26, 2025 – Hong Kong, China’s Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh and Belgium’s Neisser Loyola won gold medals at the Doha, Qatar Women’s and Men’s Epee Grand Prix. The event took place at the Aspire Dome, with 192 women and 243 men participating in the competition.
Hsieh faced Estonia’s Nelli Differt in the final bout of women’s individual epee, winning with a 15-7 score. In the semifinal round, Differt won against Italy’s Lucrezia Paulis, 15-11, while Hsieh defeated Ukraine’s Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura, 14-11. Of note, in the quarterfinals Bezhura beat Korea’s world champion Sera Song, 15-12, and in the round of 32, Bezhura won against Italy’s two-time world champion Rossella Fiamingo, 11-10, and USA’s Margherita Guzzi Vincenti won against Estonia’s world champion Julia Beljajeva, 9-8.
Loyola faced Hungary’s world champion Gergely Siklosi in the final bout of men’s individual epee, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Siklosi won against Venezuela’s Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon, 12-7, while Loyola defeated Italy’s Davide Di Veroli, 15-9. Of note, in the round of 16 Di Veroli beat Japan’s Olympic champion Koki Kano, 15-10.
Final rankings in women’s individual epee included Kaylin Sin Yan Hsieh (HKG, gold), Nelli Differt (EST, silver), Dzhoan Feybi Bezhura (UKR, bronze), Lucrezia Paulis (ITA, bronze), Sera Song (KOR), Alberta Santuccio (ITA), Irina Embrich (EST) and Wanlin Mo (CHN).
Final rankings in men’s individual epee included Neisser Loyola (BEL, gold), Gergely Siklosi (HUN, silver), Davide Di Veroli (ITA, bronze), Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN, bronze), Akira Komata (JPN), Jakub Jurka (CZE), Gabriele Cimini (ITA) and Zsombor Keszthelyi (HUN).
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