| Fencing – Women's team foil at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games | |
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| Venue | OCBC Arena Hall 2 |
| Date | 6 June 2015 |
| Competitors | 28 from 7 nations |
| Medalists | |
The women's team foil competition of the fencing event at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games is being held on 6 June 2015 at the OCBC Arena Hall 2 in Kallang, Singapore. [1]
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Saturday, 6 June 2015 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 16:15 | Semifinals | |
| 18:45 | Gold medal match |
| Quarterfinal 6 June 13:00 | Semifinal 6 June 16:15 | Gold medal match 6 June 18:45 | ||||||||
 Singapore (SIN) | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| Singapore (SIN) | 36 | |||||||||
 Philippines (PHI) | 28 | |||||||||
 Malaysia (MAS) | 32 | |||||||||
| Philippines (PHI) | 45 | |||||||||
| Singapore (SIN) | 45 | |||||||||
 Vietnam (VIE) | 26 | |||||||||
 Thailand (THA) | 43 | |||||||||
 Indonesia (INA) | 45 | |||||||||
| Indonesia (INA) | 28 | |||||||||
| Vietnam (VIE) | 41 | |||||||||
 Myanmar (MYA) | 25 | |||||||||
| Vietnam (VIE) | 45 | |||||||||
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