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LAUSANNE, Switz., May 23-25, 2025 – Four International Fencing Federation World Cups took place this weekend in Lima, Madrid, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, and Wuxi in women’s and men’s epee and sabre.
Lima, Peru Women’s Sabre World Cup
Japan’s two-time world champion Misaki Emura won the women’s individual sabre gold medal at the Lima, Peru World Cup and France won the team gold. The event took place at the Polideportivo 3 – Car Videna, with 140 women’s individual fencers and 19 teams participating in the competition.
Emura faced Spain’s Araceli Navarro in the final bout of women’s individual sabre, winning with a 15-12 score. In the semifinal round, Navarro won against Hungary’s Luca Szucs, 15-10, while Emura defeated Türkiye’s Nisanur Erbil, 15-11.
France faced Japan in the final match of women’s team sabre, winning with a 45-38 score. In the semifinal round, Japan won against Ukraine, 45-33, while France defeated Hungary, 45-30. The bronze medal went to Hungary over Ukraine, 45-23.
Final rankings in women’s individual sabre included Misaki Emura (JPN, gold), Araceli Navarro (ESP, silver), Nisanur Erbil (TÜR, bronze), Luca Szucs (HUN, bronze), Sarah Noutcha (FRA), Sugar Katinka Battai (HUN), Lola Tranquille (FRA) and Jeongmi Kim (KOR).
Final rankings in women’s team sabre included France (gold), Japan (silver), Hungary (bronze), Ukraine, Korea, USA, China and Italy.
Madrid, Spain “Villa de Madrid” Men’s Sabre World Cup
Georgia’s Sandro Bazadze won the men’s individual sabre gold medal at the Madrid, Spain “Villa de Madrid” World Cup and France won the team gold. The event took place at the Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, with 257 men’s individual fencers and 28 teams participating in the competition.
Bazadze faced Türkiye’s Enver Yildirim in the final bout of men’s individual sabre, winning with a 15-8 score. In the semifinal round, Yildirim won against Korea’s Sangwon Park, 15-13, while Bazadze defeated Korea’s Gyeongdong Do, 15-13. Of note, in the round of 16, Yildirim beat Korea’s world and Olympic champion Sanguk Oh, 15-14, and France’s Sebastien Patrice won against Hungary’s world champion Andras Szatmari, 15-9; in the round of 32, Germany’s Matyas Szabo defeated Hungary’s world and three-time Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi, 15-13.
France faced Hungary in the final match of men’s team sabre, winning with a 45-34 score. In the semifinal round, Hungary won against the USA, 45-44, while France beat Romania, 45-41. The bronze medal went to Romania over the USA, 45-40.
Final rankings in men’s individual sabre included Sandro Bazadze (GEO, gold), Enver Yildirim (TÜR, silver), Gyeongdong Do (KOR, bronze), Sangwon Park (KOR, bronze), Sebastien Patrice (FRA), Fares Ferjani (TUN), Jean-Philippe Patrice (FRA) and Michele Gallo (ITA).
Final rankings in men’s team sabre included France (gold), Hungary (silver), Romania (bronze), USA, Italy, Egypt, Korea and Uzbekistan.
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France “Challenge Monal” Men’s Epee World Cup
France’s Alexandre Bardenet won the individual gold medal at the Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France “Challenge Monal” Men’s Epee World Cup and Japan won the team gold. The event took place at the Centre Sportif Pierre Brossolette, with 357 men’s individual fencers and 36 teams participating in the competition.
Bardenet faced teammate Gaetan Billa in the final bout of men’s individual epee, winning with a 15-9 score. In the semifinal round, Billa won against Italy’s Davide Di Veroli, 15-7, while Bardenet defeated USA’s Oleg Knysh, 15-9. Of note, in the round of 32, Italy’s Gianpaolo Buzzacchino beat Hungary’s world champion Mate Tamas Koch, 15-4; in the round of 64, Italy’s Andrea Santarelli won against Hungary’s world champion Gergely Siklosi, 15-12, Egypt’s Mahmoud Elsayed defeated Venezuela’s Olympic champion Ruben Limardo Gascon, 14-9, and Venezuela’s Francisco Limardo beat Japan’s Olympic champion Koki Kano, 10-9.
Japan faced Switzerland in the final match of men’s team epee, winning with a 37-36 score. In the semifinal round, Switzerland won against Hungary, 45-42, while Japan defeated China, 31-28. The bronze medal went to China over Hungary, 45-37.
Final rankings in men’s individual epee included Alexandre Bardenet (FRA, gold), Gaetan Billa (FRA, silver), Davide Di Veroli (ITA, bronze), Oleg Knysh (USA, bronze), Masaru Yamada (JPN), Jakub Jurka (CZE), Jonathan Svensson (SWE) and Andrea Santarelli (ITA).
Final rankings in men’s team epee included Japan (gold), Switzerland (silver), China (bronze), Hungary, Israel, Ukraine, France and USA.
Wuxi, China Women’s Epee World Cup
France’s Alexandra Louis Marie won the gold medal at the Wuxi, China Women’s Epee World Cup and Poland won the team gold. The event took place at the Huishan National Fitness Center, with 196 women’s individual fencers and 22 teams participating in the competition.
Louis Marie faced Korea’s world champion Sera Song in the final bout of women’s individual epee, winning with a 10-9 score. In the semifinal round, Song won against China’s Nuo Xu, 15-7, while Louis Marie defeated Ukraine’s Vlada Kharkova, 15-12. Of note, in the quarterfinals, Louis Marie beat teammate and world champion Marie-Florence Candassamy, 15-10; in the round of 32, the USA’s Tierna Oxenreider won against Italy’s two-time world champion Rossella Fiamingo, 15-10.
Poland faced Italy in the final match of women’s team epee, winning with a 35-31 score. In the semifinal round, Italy won against the USA, 44-36, while Poland defeated Hungary, 42-38. The bronze medal went to the USA over Hungary, 45-30.
Final rankings in women’s individual epee included Alexandra Louis Marie (FRA, gold), Sera Song (KOR, silver), Vlada Kharkova (UKR, bronze), Nuo Xu (CHN, bronze), Sara Maria Kowalczyk (ITA), Marie-Florence Candassamy (FRA), Roberta Marzani (ITA) and Gaia Caforio (ITA).
Final rankings in women’s team epee included Poland (gold), Italy (silver), USA (bronze), Hungary, France, Korea, Ukraine and China.
Complete and official results for these events may be found here on the FIE web site. For more exciting world fencing news and features, check out the YouTube FIE Fencing Channel. Find official photos from this and other events on the FIE Facebook page.