| Event: | Men's foil A |
| Games: | 2008 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Green Convention Center |
| Dates: | 14 September |
| Competitors: | 19 |
| Nations: | 13 |
| Gold: | Ye Ruyi |
| Goldnpc: | CHN |
| Silver: | Zhang Lei |
| Silvernpc: | CHN |
| Bronze: | Dariusz Pender |
| Bronzenpc: | POL |
| Prev: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The men's foil A wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 14 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.[1]
The competition began with a preliminary stage where fencers were divided into three pools and played a round robin tournament.In this stage, the winner of a bout was the first person to score five hits or the person with the highest score at the end of four minutes.Next was a knock-out stage, where fencers competed in three three-minute bouts with a one-minute break between each.The winner was the first to reach fifteen hits, or the one with the highest score at the end of the last bout.In the event of a tie, another one-minute bout was held, with the winner being the first to score a hit.
The event was won by Ye Ruyi, representing .[2]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | ITA | KUW | HUN | ESP | THA | GER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 30:2 | 5:0 | 5:0 | 5:1 | 5:0 | 5:1 | 5:0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25:9 | 0:5 | 5:0 | 5:0 | 5:0 | 5:2 | 5:2 | |||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20:16 | 0:5 | 0:5 | 5:4 | 5:0 | 5:1 | 5:1 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20:21 | 1:5 | 0:5 | 4:5 | 5:4 | 5:1 | 5:1 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14:27 | 0:5 | 0:5 | 0:5 | 4:5 | 5:4 | 5:3 | |||
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14:28 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 4:5 | 5:3 | |||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10:30 | 0:5 | 2:5 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 3:5 | 3:5 |
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | POL | ITA | FRA | HUN | KUW | RUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25:10 | 5:2 | 5:4 | 5:1 | 5:3 | 5:0 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22:12 | 2:5 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:4 | 5:1 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19:18 | 4:5 | 1:5 | 5:2 | 5:1 | 4:5 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14:20 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 5:1 | 5:4 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14:22 | 3:5 | 4:5 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 5:2 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12:24 | 0:5 | 1:5 | 5:4 | 4:5 | 2:5 |
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | HKG | UKR | POL | RUS | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25:6 | 5:2 | 5:0 | 5:1 | 5:2 | 5:1 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22:11 | 2:5 | 5:3 | 5:1 | 5:2 | 5:0 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16:17 | 0:5 | 3:5 | 3:5 | 5:1 | 5:1 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16:22 | 1:5 | 1:5 | 5:3 | 5:4 | 4:5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14:24 | 2:5 | 2:5 | 1:5 | 4:5 | 5:4 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11:24 | 1:5 | 0:5 | 1:5 | 5:4 | 4:5 |