Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée B explained

Event:Men's Épée B
Games:2012 Summer
Venue:ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates:5 September 2012
Competitors:15
Nations:11
Gold:Jovane Silva Guissone
Goldnpc:BRA
Silver:Tam Chik Sum
Silvernpc:HKG
Bronze:Alim Latrèche
Bronzenpc:FRA

The men's épée category B fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
style=background:lemonchiffon rowspan=55 September 2012 12:00 Qualification
15:00 Round of 16
15:45 Quarterfinals
17:45 Semifinals
style=background:lemonchiffon18:30 style=background:lemonchiffonFinal

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

Results

Qualification

Group A

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4 4 1.00 20 7 5–0 5–1 5–2 5–4
4 2 0.50 14 15 1–5 5–2 3–5 5–3
4 2 0.50 12 15 0–5 2–5 5–2 5–3
4 2 0.50 14 17 2–5 5–3 2–5 5–4
4 0 0 14 20 4–5 3–5 3–5 4–5

Group B

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4 4 1.00 20 7 5–3 5–2 5–1 5–1
4 3 0.50 15 12 3–5 5–3 5–4 2–0
4 2 0.50 15 17 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–4
4 1 0.25 13 18 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–3
4 0 0 8 17 1–5 0–2 4–5 3–5

Group C

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4 3 0.75 16 15 2–5 5–4 5–2 5–4
4 3 0.75 19 10 5–2 4–5 5–3 5–0
4 3 0.75 19 15 4–5 5–4 5–4 5–2
4 1 0.25 14 18 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–3
4 0 0 10 19 4–5 0–5 2–5 3–5

Finals

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