| Event: | Women's épée A |
| Games: | 2008 Summer |
| Venue: | Olympic Green Convention Center |
| Dates: | 15 September |
| Competitors: | 12 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | Zhang Chuncui |
| Goldnpc: | CHN |
| Silver: | Yu Chui Yee |
| Silvernpc: | HKG |
| Bronze: | Fan Pui Shan |
| Bronzenpc: | HKG |
| Prev: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2012 |
The women's épée A wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 15 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.[1]
The competition began with a preliminary stage where fencers were divided into two 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 Zhang Chuncui, representing .[2]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | HKG | HUN | POL | BLR | CHN | FRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25:15 | 5:3 | 5:3 | 5:1 | 5:4 | 5:4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23:18 | 3:5 | 5:3 | 5:3 | 5:3 | 5:4 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19:22 | 3:5 | 3:5 | 3:5 | 5:3 | 5:4 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18:22 | 1:5 | 3:5 | 5:3 | 5:4 | 4:5 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19:21 | 4:5 | 3:5 | 3:5 | 4:5 | 5:1 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18:24 | 4:5 | 4:5 | 4:5 | 5:4 | 1:5 |
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | UKR | HUN | HKG | ITA | FRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25:14 | 5:4 | 5:3 | 5:4 | 5:2 | 5:1 | |||
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23:18 | 4:5 | 5:3 | 4:5 | 5:3 | 5:2 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21:16 | 3:5 | 3:5 | 5:4 | 5:2 | 5:0 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23:20 | 4:5 | 5:4 | 4:5 | 5:3 | 5:3 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15:22 | 2:5 | 3:5 | 2:5 | 3:5 | 5:2 | |||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8:25 | 1:5 | 2:5 | 0:5 | 3:5 | 2:5 |