Men's foil at the 2015 World Fencing Championships

Last updated May 31, 2024

The Men's foil event of the 2015 World Fencing Championships was held on 16 July 2015. The qualification was held on 15 July 2015.

Medalists

Gold	Yuki Ota
Silver	Alexander Massialas
Bronze	Artur Akhmatkhuzin
Bronze	Gerek Meinhardt

Draw

Finals

Semi-finals		Final



Artur Akhmatkhuzin	10

Alexander Massialas	15
		Alexander Massialas	10

		Yuki Ota	15
Gerek Meinhardt	8

Yuki Ota	15

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64			Round of 32			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

1	Dmitry Rigin	15

64	Václav Kundera	3
			1	Dmitry Rigin	12

			33	Jérémy Cadot	15
33	Jérémy Cadot	15

32	Dániel Dósa	10
						33	Jérémy Cadot	15

						48	Heo Jun	14
17	Leszek Rajski	5

48	Heo Jun	15
			48	Heo Jun	14

			16	Giorgio Avola	13
49	Martino Minuto	9

16	Giorgio Avola	15
									33	Jérémy Cadot	7

									24	Artur Akhmatkhuzin	15
9	Enzo Lefort	15

56	Cheung Siu Lun	4
			9	Enzo Lefort	12

			24	Artur Akhmatkhuzin	15
41	Nicholas Choi	12

24	Artur Akhmatkhuzin	15
						24	Artur Akhmatkhuzin	15

						8	Ma Jianfei	12
25	Ha Tae-gyu	15

40	Eduard Grigoryev	11
			25	Ha Tae-gyu	10

			8	Ma Jianfei	15
57	Yeung Chi Ka	6

8	Ma Jianfei	15

Section 2

Round of 64			Round of 32			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

5	Alexander Massialas	15

60	Moritz Hinterseer	4
			5	Alexander Massialas	15

			28	Richard Kruse	11
37	Erwann Le Péchoux	11

28	Richard Kruse	15
						5	Alexander Massialas	15

						21	Chen Haiwei	6
21	Chen Haiwei	15

44	Kenta Chida	12
			21	Chen Haiwei	15

			12	James-Andrew Davis	5
53	Rene Pranz	9

12	James-Andrew Davis	15
									5	Alexander Massialas	15

									20	Laurence Halsted	12
13	Son Young-ki	15

52	Johannes Poscharing	8
			13	Son Young-ki	9

			20	Laurence Halsted	15
45	Carlos Llavador	14

20	Laurence Halsted	15
						20	Laurence Halsted	15

						36	Radu Dărăban	7
29	Lucas Webber	12

36	Radu Dărăban	15
			36	Radu Dărăban	15

			4	Andrea Cassarà	14
61	Uladzislau Lahunou	5

4	Andrea Cassarà	15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64			Round of 32			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

3	Aleksey Cheremisinov	15

62	Michal Janda	5
			3	Aleksey Cheremisinov	15

			35	Vincent Simon	10
35	Vincent Simon	15

30	Siarhei Byk	9
						3	Aleksey Cheremisinov	7

						14	Gerek Meinhardt	15
19	Alaaeldin Abouelkassem	14

46	Eli Schenkel	15
			46	Eli Schenkel	1

			14	Gerek Meinhardt	15
51	Petar Fileš	5

14	Gerek Meinhardt	15
									14	Gerek Meinhardt	15

									54	Peter Joppich	10
11	Miles Chamley-Watson	12

54	Peter Joppich	15
			54	Peter Joppich	12

			22	Sebastian Bachmann	11
42	Dmitry Zherebchenko	12

22	Sebastian Bachmann	15
						54	Peter Joppich	15

						6	Daniele Garozzo	11
27	Ghislain Perrier	10

38	Daiki Fujino	15
			38	Daiki Fujino	12

			6	Daniele Garozzo	15
59	Mohamed Samandi	13

6	Daniele Garozzo	15

Section 4

Round of 64			Round of 32			Round of 16			Quarterfinals

7	Yuki Ota	15

58	Raúl Arizaga	3
			7	Yuki Ota	15

			39	Tomer Or	6
39	Tomer Or	13

26	Kwon Young-ho	12
						7	Yuki Ota	15

						55	Cheung Ka Long	12
23	Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani	15

42	Alexander Tsoronis	10
			23	Mohamed Ayoub Ferjani	5

			55	Cheung Ka Long	15
55	Cheung Ka Long	15

10	Alexander Choupenitch	11
									7	Yuki Ota	15

									18	Lei Sheng	9
15	Edoardo Luperi	15

50	Li Chen	9
			15	Edoardo Luperi	5

			18	Lei Sheng	15
47	Maximilien Van Haaster	11

18	Lei Sheng	15
						18	Lei Sheng	15

						2	Race Imboden	6
31	Andrii Pogrebniak	15

34	Kyosuke Matsuyama	5
			31	Andrii Pogrebniak	9

			2	Race Imboden	15
63	Rostyslav Hertsyk	7

2	Race Imboden	15

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