Fencing at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's team foil

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Men's team foil
at the 2018 Asian Games
Venue Jakarta Convention Center
Date24 August
Competitors38 from 10 nations
Medalists
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The men's team foil competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta was held on 24 August at the Jakarta Convention Center. [1] [2] China leads with five gold medals in this event, while South Korea and Japan were in the second and third position with 3 and 2 gold medals respectively. The other countries that ever won medals in this event were Hong Kong with 4 bronzes and Iran with a bronze. [3]

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South Korean team emerged as the champion in the men's team foil event for the third times after the victorious in 1986 Seoul and 1994 Hiroshima. [3] [4] The team defeated the top seeded Hong Kong with the score 45–37 in the final. Hong Kong team settled for the silver medal, while China and Japan teams who were beaten in the semifinals clinched the bronze medal. [2] [5]

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

DateTimeEvent
Friday, 24 August 201810:00Round of 16
12:00Quarterfinals
14:30Semifinals
19:00Gold medal match

Seeding

The teams were seeded taking into account the results achieved by competitors representing each team in the individual event.

RankTeamFencerTotal
12
1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)235
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)3710
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)11011
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)5914
5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SGP)81321
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)61622
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)141731
8Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)152035
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)232649
10Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)282957

Results

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 45
9 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 40 8 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 11
8 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 451 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 45
4 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 42
5 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 29
4 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 45
1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 37
2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 45
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 45
6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 31
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 43
7 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 452 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 45
10 Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 3 7 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 19
2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 45

Final standing

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Ha Tae-gyu
Heo Jun
Lee Kwang-hyun
Son Young-ki
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)
Cheung Ka Long
Nicholas Choi
Ryan Choi
Yeung Chi Ka
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
Kyosuke Matsuyama
Toshiya Saito
Takahiro Shikine
Kenta Suzumura
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)
Huang Mengkai
Li Chen
Ma Jianfei
Shi Jialuo
5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SGP)
Kevin Jerrold Chan
Joshua Lim
Darren Tan
Zhang Zhenggang
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)
Chen Chih-chieh
Chen Yi-tung
Ou Feng-ming
Wang Chun-jui
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)
Brennan Louie
Michael Nicanor
Nathaniel Perez
8Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)
Muhammad Fatah Prasetyo
Dennis Ariadinata Satriana
Ihsan Ariesda Solihin
Mohammad Zulfikar
9Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)
Ratchanavi Deejing
Sitsadipat Doungpatra
Chornnasun Mayakarn
10Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)
Sher Singh Airy
Mahesh Prasad Bhatt
Rajan Raj Khadka
Sanjeep Lama

References

  1. "Fencing Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Asian Games 2018. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Official Result Book Fencing" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Event preview - Men's Team Foil - Fencing". Asian Games 2018. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. Yoo, Jee-ho (24 August 2018). "(Asian Games) S. Korea wins gold in men's team foil fencing". Yonhap . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. "HK win silver in men's fencing at Asian Games". RTHK. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.