Men's foil at the 2023 World Fencing Championships

Men's foil
at the 2023 World Fencing Championships
Men's foil ; at the 2023 World Fencing Championships
Venue	Milan Convention Center
Location	Milan, Italy
Dates	24 July (qualification); 27 July (final)
Medalists
	← 2022 2025 →

Last updated January 15, 2025

The Men's foil competition at the 2023 World Fencing Championships was held on 27 July 2023. The qualification was held on 24 July.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Finals

Semifinals		Final



Nick Itkin	15

Kyosuke Matsuyama	10
		Nick Itkin	13

		Tommaso Marini	15
Tommaso Marini	15

Enzo Lefort	13

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Alexander Massialas	15

Maximilian Ettelt	12
		Alexander Massialas	11

		Carlos Llavador	15
Andrii Pogrebniak	9

Carlos Llavador	15
				Carlos Llavador	15

				Dániel Dósa	13
Ha Tae-gyu	15

Doniyor Sadullaev	5
		Ha Tae-gyu	12

		Dániel Dósa	15
Cedrik Serri	6

Dániel Dósa	15
						Carlos Llavador	8

						Nick Itkin	15
Alaaeldin Abouelkassem	13

Ryan Choi	15
		Ryan Choi	15

		Stef De Greef	4
Stef De Greef	15

Guilherme Toldo	11
				Ryan Choi	10

				Nick Itkin	15
Mo Ziwei	15

Michał Siess	9
		Mo Ziwei	7

		Nick Itkin	15
Yudai Nagano	6

Nick Itkin	15

Section 2

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Cheung Ka Long	15

Lee Kwang-hyun	11
		Cheung Ka Long	15

		Gergő Szemes	10
Chen Yi-tung	8

Gergő Szemes	15
				Cheung Ka Long	15

				Alexander Choupenitch	8
Raz Goren	7

Alexandre Ediri	15
		Alexandre Ediri	8

		Alexander Choupenitch	15
Ievgen Lazarenko	3

Alexander Choupenitch	15
						Cheung Ka Long	14

						Kyosuke Matsuyama	15
Kyosuke Matsuyama	15

Pedro Marostega	4
		Kyosuke Matsuyama	15

		Kazuki Iimura	7
Nicholas Choi	5

Kazuki Iimura	15
				Kyosuke Matsuyama	15

				Abdelrahman Tolba	13
Abdelrahman Tolba	15

Mohamed Hassan	9
		Abdelrahman Tolba	15

		Alessio Foconi	8
Alex Tofalides	8

Alessio Foconi	15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Gerek Meinhardt	11

Heo Jun	15
		Heo Jun	13

		Kristjan Archer	14
Hans Yoong	10

Kristjan Archer	15
				Kristjan Archer	9

				Rafael Savin	15
Rafael Savin	15

Im Cheol-woo	9
		Rafael Savin	15

		Maxime Pauty	14
Chen Chih-chieh	14

Maxime Pauty	15
						Rafael Savin	9

						Tommaso Marini	15
Filippo Macchi	15

Ori Finsterbush	3
		Filippo Macchi	15

		Moritz Lechner	14
Diego Cervantes	12

Moritz Lechner	15
				Filippo Macchi	11

				Tommaso Marini	15
Takahiro Shikine	15

Borna Špoljar	6
		Takahiro Shikine	4

		Tommaso Marini	15
Paul Luca Faul	8

Tommaso Marini	15

Section 4

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Mohamed Hamza	15

Leszek Rajski	5
		Mohamed Hamza	15

		Maximilien Van Haaster	6
Alexander Kahl	13

Maximilien Van Haaster	15
				Mohamed Hamza	15

				Jonas Winterberg-Poulsen	12
Jaimie Cook	13

Jonas Winterberg-Poulsen	15
		Jonas Winterberg-Poulsen	15

		Daniele Garozzo	11
Klod Yunes	8

Daniele Garozzo	15
						Mohamed Hamza	14

						Enzo Lefort	15
Miles Chamley-Watson	15

Yeung Chi Ka	7
		Miles Chamley-Watson	15

		Chen Haiwei	4
Andrzej Rządkowski	14

Chen Haiwei	15
				Miles Chamley-Watson	5

				Enzo Lefort	15
Marcus Mepstead	15

Blake Brozus	7
		Marcus Mepstead	3

		Enzo Lefort	15
Xu Jie	6

Enzo Lefort	15

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References

↑ "Organising Committee established for Milan 2023 World Fencing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "Invitation" (PDF). fie.org. p. 15. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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[1] "Organising Committee established for Milan 2023 World Fencing Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[2] "Invitation" (PDF). fie.org. p. 15. Retrieved 16 July 2022.

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2023 World Fencing Championships

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