| Men's individual sabre at the 2002 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gangseo Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Date | 1 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 2002 Asian Games | ||
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| Individual épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Individual foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Individual sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The men's individual sabre competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 1 October at the Gangseo Gymnasium.
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, 1 October 2002 | 10:00 | Preliminary pool |
| 12:00 | 1/8 elimination | |
| 12:00 | Quarterfinals | |
| 12:00 | Semifinals | |
| 19:00 | Finals |
| Rank | Pool | Athlete | W | L | W/M | TD | TF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Wang Jingzhi (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | +12 | 20 |
| 2 | 1 |  Kim Doo-hong (KOR) | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | Lee Seung-won (KOR) | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | 1 |  Hidenori Munekata (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +4 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | Masashi Nagara (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +6 | 18 |
| 6 | 2 |  Walbert Mendoza (PHI) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +5 | 19 |
| 7 | 1 |  Wiradech Kothny (THA) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +9 | 23 |
| 8 | 2 | Zhao Chunsheng (CHN) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +1 | 16 |
| 9 | 3 |  Igor Tsel (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +1 | 14 |
| 10 | 1 |  Abdulkarim Al-Shamlan (KUW) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −9 | 14 |
| 11 | 2 |  Majed Al-Muwallad (KSA) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −7 | 12 |
| 12 | 3 | Tareq Faisal (KUW) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −9 | 9 |
| 13 | 1 | Sergey Smirnov (KAZ) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | −6 | 18 |
| 14 | 1 | Fahad Al-Balwi (KSA) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | −8 | 17 |
| 15 | 2 | Sares Limkangwanmongkol (THA) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | −8 | 12 |
| 16 | 3 | Edmon Velez (PHI) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | −10 | 10 |
| 1/8 elimination | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Jingzhi (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Igor Tsel (KAZ) | 9 | 8 | Zhao Chunsheng (CHN) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Zhao Chunsheng (CHN) | 15 | 1 | Wang Jingzhi (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Masashi Nagara (JPN) | 15 | 13 | Sergey Smirnov (KAZ) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Tareq Faisal (KUW) | 3 | 5 | Masashi Nagara (JPN) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Sergey Smirnov (KAZ) | 15 | 13 | Sergey Smirnov (KAZ) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hidenori Munekata (JPN) | 12 | 1 | Wang Jingzhi (CHN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lee Seung-won (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lee Seung-won (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Majed Al-Muwallad (KSA) | 12 | 6 | Walbert Mendoza (PHI) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Walbert Mendoza (PHI) | 15 | 3 | Lee Seung-won (KOR) | 15 | 3rd–4th place | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Wiradech Kothny (THA) | 15 | 2 | Kim Doo-hong (KOR) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Abdulkarim Al-Shamlan (KUW) | 6 | 7 | Wiradech Kothny (THA) | 13 | 13 | Sergey Smirnov (KAZ) | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kim Doo-hong (KOR) | 15 | 2 | Kim Doo-hong (KOR) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
 | Lee Seung-won (KOR) |
 | Wang Jingzhi (CHN) |
 | Kim Doo-hong (KOR) |
| 4 | Sergey Smirnov (KAZ) |
| 5 | Masashi Nagara (JPN) |
| 6 | Walbert Mendoza (PHI) |
| 7 | Wiradech Kothny (THA) |
| 8 | Zhao Chunsheng (CHN) |
| 9 | Hidenori Munekata (JPN) |
| 10 | Igor Tsel (KAZ) |
| 11 | Abdulkarim Al-Shamlan (KUW) |
| 12 | Majed Al-Muwallad (KSA) |
| 13 | Tareq Faisal (KUW) |
| 14 | Fahad Al-Balwi (KSA) |
| 15 | Sares Limkangwanmongkol (THA) |
| 16 | Edmon Velez (PHI) |
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