Women's sabre at the 2023 World Fencing Championships

Women's sabre
at the 2023 World Fencing Championships
Women's sabre ; 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 Women's sabre 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



Misaki Emura	15

Theodora Gkountoura	14
		Misaki Emura	15

		Despina Georgiadou	11
Despina Georgiadou	15

Yoana Ilieva	8

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Misaki Emura	15

Gulistan Perdibaeva	9
		Misaki Emura	15

		Risa Takashima	7
Chiara Mormile	12

Risa Takashima	15
				Misaki Emura	15

				Sylwia Matuszak	5
Sylwia Matuszak	15

Olga Hramova	10
		Sylwia Matuszak	15

		Caroline Queroli	11
Shihomi Fukushima	9

Caroline Queroli	15
						Misaki Emura	15

						Martina Criscio	8
Araceli Navarro	15

Juliet Heng	8
		Araceli Navarro	14

		Caitlin Maxwell	15
Caitlin Maxwell	15

Tamar Gordon	12
				Caitlin Maxwell	12

				Martina Criscio	15
Julieta Todleo	11

Nisanur Erbil	15
		Nisanur Erbil	13

		Martina Criscio	15
Celia Pérez	12

Martina Criscio	15

Section 2

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Manon Brunet	15

Alexandra Kuvaeva	6
		Manon Brunet	15

		Liza Pusztai	8
Zuzanna Cieślar	10

Liza Pusztai	15
				Manon Brunet	15

				Rossella Gregorio	10
Rossella Gregorio	15

Laren Leung	10
		Rossella Gregorio	15

		Elizabeth Tartakovsky	10
Marina Paizi	13

Elizabeth Tartakovsky	15
						Manon Brunet	11

						Theodora Gkountoura	15
Magda Skarbonkiewicz	15

Chu Wing Kiu	7
		Magda Skarbonkiewicz	12

		Larissa Eifler	15
Au Sin Ying	10

Larissa Eifler	15
				Larissa Eifler	6

				Theodora Gkountoura	15
Zhang Xinyi	14

Lika Jijieishvili	15
		Lika Jijieishvili	4

		Theodora Gkountoura	15
Luana Pekelman	6

Theodora Gkountoura	15

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Despina Georgiadou	15

Deniz Selin Ünlüdağ	13
		Despina Georgiadou	15

		Julika Funke	10
Sugár Katinka Battai	9

Julika Funke	15
				Despina Georgiadou	15

				Yoon Ji-su	7
Małgorzata Kozaczuk	12

Yoon Ji-su	15
		Yoon Ji-su	15

		Lisa Gette	12
Lisa Gette	15

Anna Márton	13
						Despina Georgiadou	15

						Yang Hengyu	9
Michela Battiston	15

Anastassiya Gulik	5
		Michela Battiston	14

		Yang Hengyu	15
Seri Ozaki	14

Yang Hengyu	15
				Yang Hengyu	15

				Jeon Ha-young	13
Jeon Ha-young	15

Tatiana Nazlymov	10
		Jeon Ha-young	15

		Lucía Martín-Portugués	9
Kalina Atanasova	14

Lucía Martín-Portugués	15

Section 4

Round of 64		Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarterfinals



Anna Bashta	15

C. A. Bhavani Devi	13
		Anna Bashta	15

		Maia Chamberlain	6
Jeon Eun-hye	12

Maia Chamberlain	15
				Anna Bashta	8

				Yoana Ilieva	15
Yoana Ilieva	15

Sabina Martiș	12
		Yoana Ilieva	w/o

		Olha Kharlan	DSQ
Anna Smirnova	7

Olha Kharlan	15
						Yoana Ilieva	15

						Sara Balzer	9
Shao Yaqi	15

Luca Szűcs	14
		Shao Yaqi	15

		Aigerim Sarybay	7
Tatyana Prikhodko	9

Aigerim Sarybay	15
				Shao Yaqi	9

				Sara Balzer	15
Choi Se-bin	15

Maria Chart	10
		Choi Se-bin	11

		Sara Balzer	15
Veronika Vasileva	4

Sara Balzer	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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