Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B

Men's Épée B
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates 5 September 2012
Competitors 15 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jovane Silva Guissone  Brazil
2nd, silver medalist(s) Tam Chik Sum  Hong Kong
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alim Latrèche  France
Wheelchair fencing at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
Épée A   men   women
Épée B   men   women
Foil A   men   women
Foil B   men   women
Sabre A   men    
Sabre B   men    
Team   men   women

The men's épée category B fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
5 September 2012 12:00 Qualification
15:00 Round of 16
15:45 Quarterfinals
17:45 Semifinals
18:30 Final

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

Results

Qualification

Group A

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (BLR)   (CAN)   (BRA)   (POL)   (RUS)
 Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 4 4 1.00 20 7 N/A 5–0 5–1 5–2 5–4
 Pierre Mainville (CAN) 4 2 0.50 14 15 1–5 N/A 5–2 3–5 5–3
 Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 4 2 0.50 12 15 0–5 2–5 N/A 5–2 5–3
 Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 4 2 0.50 14 17 2–5 5–3 2–5 N/A 5–4
 Alexandr Kurzin (RUS) 4 0 0 14 20 4–5 3–5 3–5 4–5 N/A

Group B

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (FRA)   (CHN)   (RUS)   (BLR)   (HKG)
 Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 4 4 1.00 20 7 N/A 5–3 5–2 5–1 5–1
 Hu Daoliang (CHN) 4 3 0.50 15 12 3–5 N/A 5–3 5–4 2–0
 Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 4 2 0.50 15 17 2–5 3–5 N/A 5–3 5–4
 Viktar Lemiashkevich (BLR) 4 1 0.25 13 18 1–5 4–5 3–5 N/A 5–3
 Chung Ting Ching (HKG) 4 0 0 8 17 1–5 0–2 4–5 3–5 N/A

Group C

Athlete B V V/B HS HD     (FRA)   (IRQ)   (HKG)   (USA)   (ARG)
 Alim Latrèche (FRA) 4 3 0.75 16 15 N/A 2–5 5–4 5–2 5–4
 Amar Ali (IRQ) 4 3 0.75 19 10 5–2 N/A 4–5 5–3 5–0
 Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 4 3 0.75 19 15 4–5 5–4 N/A 5–4 5–2
 Ryan Estep (USA) 4 1 0.25 14 18 2–5 3–5 4–5 N/A 5–3
 José Palavecino (ARG) 4 0 0 10 19 4–5 0–5 2–5 3–5 N/A

Finals

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Grzegorz Pluta (POL) 5  
  Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 8       Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 15  
        Alexander Kuzyukov (RUS) 10  
          Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 11  
          Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 15  
        Hu Daoliang (CHN) 9  
        Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 15  
          Tam Chik Sum (HKG) 14
          Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15
        Amar Ali (IRQ) 6  
        Alim Latrèche (FRA) 15  
          Alim Latrèche (FRA) 11   Third place match
          Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15  
        Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15     Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR) 11
  Pierre Mainville (CAN) 6       Marc-André Cratère (FRA) 11     Alim Latrèche (FRA) 15
  Jovane Silva Guissone (BRA) 15  
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