Wheelchair fencing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's foil B

The men's foil B wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 14 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.[1]

Men's foil B at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Center
Dates	14 September
Competitors	18 from 14 nations
Medalists
Hu Daoliang  China Laurent Francois  France Pál Szekeres  Hungary

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 Hu Daoliang, representing  China. [2]

Results

Preliminaries

Pool A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ITA	FRA	POL	JPN	RUS	BLR
1	Alessio Sarri (ITA)	5	4	1	24:15		x	4:5	5:3	5:3	5:2	5:2
2	Alim Latreche (FRA)	5	4	1	24:18		5:4	x	4:5	5:3	5:2	5:4
3	Zbigniew Wyganowski (POL)	5	3	2	22:18		3:5	5:4	x	4:5	5:2	5:2
4	Toyoaki Hisakawa (JPN)	5	2	3	18:23		3:5	3:5	5:4	x	2:5	5:4
5	Marat Yusupov (RUS)	5	2	3	16:21		2:5	2:5	2:5	5:2	x	5:4
6	Mikalai Bezyazychny (BLR)	5	0	5	16:25		2:5	4:5	2:5	4:5	4:5	x

Pool B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	POL	UKR	USA	KUW	GBR
1	Laurent Francois (FRA)	5	5	0	25:8		x	5:2	5:0	5:2	5:3	5:1
2	Piotr Czop (POL)	5	3	2	21:15		2:5	x	5:1	5:2	5:2	4:5
3	Anton Datsko (UKR)	5	3	2	16:18		0:5	1:5	x	5:3	5:4	5:1
4	Scott Rodgers (USA)	5	2	3	17:19		2:5	2:5	3:5	x	5:4	5:0
5	Abdulwahab Alsaedi (KUW)	5	1	4	18:22		3:5	2:5	4:5	4:5	x	5:2
6	Lee Fawcett (GBR)	5	1	4	9:24		1:5	5:4	1:5	0:5	2:5	x

Pool C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		CHN	HKG	HUN	UKR	USA	KOR
1	Hu Daoliang (CHN)	5	5	0	25:9		x	5:1	5:2	5:2	5:3	5:1
2	Hui Charn Hung (HKG)	5	4	1	21:11		1:5	x	5:3	5:2	5:1	5:0
3	Pál Szekeres (HUN)	5	3	2	20:13		2:5	3:5	x	5:1	5:1	5:1
4	Andrii Komar (UKR)	5	2	3	15:20		2:5	2:5	1:5	x	5:1	5:4
5	Gerard Moreno (USA)	5	1	4	11:24		3:5	1:5	1:5	1:5	x	5:4
6	Kim Gi Hong (KOR)	5	0	5	10:25		1:5	0:5	1:5	4:5	4:5	x

Competition bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Laurent Francois (FRA)		15
	Zbigniew Wyganowski (POL)		12			Anton Datsko (UKR)		10
	Anton Datsko (UKR)		15								Laurent Francois (FRA)		15
	Alim Latreche (FRA)		15								Andrii Komar (UKR)		8
	Marat Yusupov (RUS)		8			Alim Latreche (FRA)		14
	Andrii Komar (UKR)		15			Andrii Komar (UKR)		15
	Alessio Sarri (ITA)		9													Laurent Francois (FRA)		8
	Hui Charn Hung (HKG)		15													Hu Daoliang (CHN)		15
	Abdulwahab Alsaedi (KUW)		3			Hui Charn Hung (HKG)		11
	Pál Szekeres (HUN)		15			Pál Szekeres (HUN)		15
	Toyoaki Hisakawa (JPN)		6								Pál Szekeres (HUN)		4			Third place
	Piotr Czop (POL)		11								Hu Daoliang (CHN)		15
	Scott Rodgers (USA)		15			Scott Rodgers (USA)		10								Andrii Komar (UKR)		10
						Hu Daoliang (CHN)		15								Pál Szekeres (HUN)		15

References

1. "Schedules and Results - Wheelchair fencing". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
2. "Men's foil B". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.