| 2013 World Fencing Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The Women's team sabre event of the 2013 World Fencing Championships was held on August 12, 2013.
| 2013 World Fencing Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| Épée | men | women |
| Team épée | men | women |
| Foil | men | women |
| Team foil | men | women |
| Sabre | men | women |
| Team sabre | men | women |
The Women's team sabre event of the 2013 World Fencing Championships was held on August 12, 2013.
| Final | ||||
| 1 |  Ukraine | 45 | ||
| 2 |  Russia | 44 | ||
| Third place | ||||
| 1 |  Italy | 30 | ||
| 2 |  United States | 45 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Argentina | 33 |  Kazakhstan | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 45 | Ukraine | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
 France | 45 |  China | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
 Australia | 20 | France | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 45 | Chinese Taipei | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 43 | Poland | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mexico | 45 | Italy | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
 Japan | 30 | Mexico | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Canada | 39 |  Belarus | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belarus | 45 | United States | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
 Azerbaijan | 45 | Azerbaijan | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 25 | Azerbaijan | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United States | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
 South Korea | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Singapore | 28 |  Germany | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 45 | South Korea | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 45 | Russia | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 36 | Spain | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| China | 44 | |||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||
| Poland | 45 | |||||
| South Korea | 34 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 39 | |||||
| South Korea | 45 | |||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| China | 40 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 45 | |||||
| 9–16th place quarterfinals | 9–13th place semifinals | 9th place | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 40 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 38 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 36 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 45 | |||||||||
| France | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 22 | |||||||||
| Belarus | 25 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 45 | |||||||||
| Germany | 43 | 11th place | ||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| Spain | 37 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 37 | |||||||||
| Germany | 45 | |||||||||
| 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 45 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 39 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 41 | |||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||
| Belarus | 35 | |||||
| Spain | 45 | |||||
| 15th place | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 40 | |||||
| Belarus | 45 | |||||
| Rank | Nation |
|---|---|
 | Ukraine |
 | Russia |
 | United States |
| 4 | Italy |
| 5 | Poland |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | Azerbaijan |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Germany |
| 12 | Mexico |
| 13 | Spain |
| 14 | Kazakhstan |
| 15 | Belarus |
| 16 | Chinese Taipei |
| 17 | Hong Kong |
| 18 | Argentina |
| 19 | Venezuela |
| 20 | Canada |
| 21 | Japan |
| 22 | Brazil |
| 23 | Singapore |
| 24 | Australia |
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