| Men's individual foil at the 2022 Asian Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
| Date | 24 September 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Fencing at the 2022 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 foil competition at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou was held on 24 September 2023 at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 24 September 2023 | 09:00 | Preliminaries |
| 10:45 | Round of 32 | |
| 12:00 | Round of 16 | |
| 13:15 | Quarterfinals | |
| 18:00 | Semifinals | |
| 20:10 | Gold medal match |
| Rank | Pool | Athlete | W | L | W/M | TD | TF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B |  Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN) | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | +20 | 25 |
| 2 | C |  Ryan Choi (HKG) | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | +17 | 25 |
| 3 | E |  Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | +17 | 25 |
| 4 | D | Xu Jie (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | +15 | 25 |
| 5 | A | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +9 | 20 |
| 6 | C |  Im Cheol-woo (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +9 | 20 |
| 7 | D | Lee Kwang-hyun (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +8 | 24 |
| 8 | D |  Abdalla Khalifa (QAT) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +4 | 20 |
| 9 | E | Takahiro Shikine (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +3 | 19 |
| 10 | B |  Jonathan Au Eong (SGP) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 | B |  Chen Yi-tung (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 | B | Khaled Hussein (QAT) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | –1 | 18 |
| 13 | A | Chen Chih-chieh (TPE) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +4 | 15 |
| 14 | A |  Mukhammad Asranov (UZB) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 14 |
| 15 | A |  Ratchanavi Deejing (THA) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | E |  Ali Nassar (KUW) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −1 | 18 |
| 17 | C |  Nguyễn Văn Hải (VIE) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | –2 | 17 |
| 18 | C |  Philippe Wakim (LBN) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −3 | 15 |
| 19 | D |  Sammuel Tranquilan (PHI) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −4 | 15 |
| 20 | E | Kieren Lock (SGP) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −6 | 16 |
| 21 | E |  Wu Chong Him (MAC) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −6 | 13 |
| 22 | C |  Dev (IND) | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | −9 | 14 |
| 23 | E | Bibish Kathiresan (IND) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | −7 | 16 |
| 24 | B | Doniyor Sadullaev (UZB) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | −7 | 13 |
| 25 | D | Notethakod Wangpaisit (THA) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | −10 | 13 |
| 26 | C |  Saleem Ghaith (IRQ) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | −12 | 13 |
| 27 | D | Ali Abbas (KUW) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | −13 | 12 |
| 28 | A | Nguyễn Minh Quang (VIE) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | −13 | 7 |
| 29 | B | Lam Pak Kio (MAC) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | −16 | 6 |
| Gold medal match | ||||
| 5 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | ||
| 3 | Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 2 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Nguyễn Văn Hải (VIE) | 6 | 16 | Ali Nassar (KUW) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ali Nassar (KUW) | 15 | 1 | Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Takahiro Shikine (JPN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Takahiro Shikine (JPN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Abdalla Khalifa (QAT) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Takahiro Shikine (JPN) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Wu Chong Him (MAC) | 12 | 12 | Khaled Hussein (QAT) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Khaled Hussein (QAT) | 15 | 5 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chen Chih-chieh (TPE) | 15 | 4 | Xu Jie (CHN) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | Kieren Lock (SGP) | 14 | 13 | Chen Chih-chieh (TPE) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Xu Jie (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Sammuel Tranquilan (PHI) | 12 | 14 | Mukhammad Asranov (UZB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Mukhammad Asranov (UZB) | 15 | 3 | Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Chen Yi-tung (TPE) | 15 | 11 | Chen Yi-tung (TPE) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | Dev (IND) | 8 | 11 | Chen Yi-tung (TPE) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Im Cheol-koo (KOR) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chen Haiwei (CHN) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ryan Choi (HKG) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Lee Kwang-hyun (KOR) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Bibish Kathiresan (IND) | 15 | 23 | Bibish Kathiresan (IND) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jonathan Au Eong (SGP) | 12 | 7 | Lee Kwang-hyun (KOR) | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Ratchanavi Deejing (THA) | 12 | 2 | Ryan Choi (HKG) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Philippe Wakim (LBN) | 15 | 18 | Philippe Wakim (LBN) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ryan Choi (HKG) | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
 | Cheung Ka Long (HKG) |
 | Chen Haiwei (CHN) |
 | Ryan Choi (HKG) |
| Takahiro Shikine (JPN) |
| 5 | Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN) |
| 6 | Xu Jie (CHN) |
| 7 | Lee Kwang-hyun (KOR) |
| 8 | Chen Yi-tung (TPE) |
| 9 | Im Cheol-woo (KOR) |
| 10 | Abdalla Khalifa (QAT) |
| 11 | Khaled Hussein (QAT) |
| 12 | Chen Chih-chieh (TPE) |
| 13 | Mukhammad Asranov (UZB) |
| 14 | Ali Nassar (PHI) |
| 15 | Philippe Wakim (LBN) |
| 16 | Bibish Kathiresan (IND) |
| 17 | Jonathan Au Eong (SGP) |
| 18 | Ratchanavi Deejing (THA) |
| 19 | Nguyễn Văn Hải (VIE) |
| 20 | Sammuel Tranquilan (PHI) |
| 21 | Kieren Lock (SGP) |
| 22 | Wu Chong Him (MAC) |
| 23 | Dev (IND) |
| 24 | Doniyor Sadullaev (UZB) |
| 25 | Notethakod Wangpaisit (THA) |
| 26 | Saleem Ghaith (IRQ) |
| 27 | Ali Abbas (KUW) |
| 28 | Nguyễn Minh Quang (VIE) |
| 29 | Lam Pak Kio (MAC) |
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