Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's team sabre

The women's team sabre competition of the fencing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 28 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium.[1] The defending champion was the team from Cuba.

Women's team sabre at the XVI Pan American Games
Venue	Multipurpose Gymnasium
Dates	October 28
Competitors	31 from 8 nations
Medalists
Ibtihaj Muhammad Mariel Zagunis Dagmara Wozniak Lindsay Campbell   United States   Ursula Gonzalez Angelica Aguilar Angelica Larios Alejandra Teran   Mexico   Alejandra Benitez Yulitza Suarez Maria Blanco Patricia Contreras   Venezuela
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Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games
Épée	men	women
Team épée	men	women
Foil	men	women
Team foil	men	women
Sabre	men	women
Team sabre	men	women

The team sabre competition consisted of a three-round single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers and classification semifinals and finals for 5th to 8th places. Teams consist of three members each. Matches consist of nine bouts, with every fencer on one team facing each fencer on the other team. Scoring carried over between bouts with a total of 45 touches being the team goal. Bouts lasted until one team reached the target multiple of 5 touches. For example, if the first bout ended with a score of 5-3, that score would remain into the next bout and the second bout would last until one team reached 10 touches. Bouts also had a maximum time of three minutes each; if the final bout ended before either team reached 45 touches, the team leading at that point won. A tie at that point would result in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.