SHANGHAI, China, May 16-18, 2025 – Italy’s Martina Favaretto and Hong Kong, China’s Chun Yin Ryan Choi won gold medals at the 2025 Shanghai, China Foil Grand Prix. The event took place at the Songjiang Gymnasium (preliminary rounds) and Guangfulin Relics Park (finals), with 162 women and 212 men participating in the competition.
Favaretto faced the USA’s two-time Olympic champion Lee Kiefer in the final bout of individual women’s foil, winning with a 15-11 score. In the semifinal round, Kiefer won against Italy’s Martina Batini, 15-4, while Favaretto defeated teammate and two-time world champion Arianna Errigo, 15-7. Of note, in the quarterfinals, Batini beat teammate and two-time world champion Alice Volpi, 15-8.
Choi faced Italy’s world champion Tommaso Marini in the final bout of individual men’s foil, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Marini won against Hong Kong, China’s two-time Olympic champion Ka Long Cheung, 15-13, while Choi defeated Italy’s Giulio Lombardi, 15-9. Of note, in the round of 64, Germany’s Alexander Kahl beat Italy’s world champion Alessio Foconi, 15-12.
Final rankings in women’s individual foil included Martina Favaretto (ITA, gold), Lee Kiefer (USA, silver), Martina Batini (ITA, bronze), Arianna Errigo (ITA, bronze), Anna Cristino (ITA), Alice Volpi (ITA), Flora Pasztor (HUN) and Sumire Tsuji (JPN).
Final rankings in men’s individual foil included Chun Yin Ryan Choi (HKG, gold), Tommaso Marini (ITA, silver), Ka Long Cheung (HKG, bronze), Giulio Lombardi (ITA, bronze), Pierre Loisel (FRA), Zhaoran Zeng (CHN), Yifan Guo (CHN) and Marcello Olivares (USA).
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