Fencing at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's team foil

The men's team foil competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta was held on 24 August at the Jakarta Convention Center.[1][2] China leads with five gold medals in this event, while South Korea and Japan were in the second and third position with 3 and 2 gold medals respectively. The other countries that ever won medals in this event were Hong Kong with 4 bronzes and Iran with a bronze.[3]

Men's team foil
at the 2018 Asian Games
VenueJakarta Convention Center
Date24 August
Competitors38 from 10 nations
Medalists
  South Korea
Ha Tae-gyu, Heo Jun, Lee Kwang-hyun, Son Young-ki
  Hong Kong
Cheung Ka Long, Nicholas Choi, Ryan Choi, Yeung Chi Ka
  Japan
Kyosuke Matsuyama, Toshiya Saito, Takahiro Shikine, Kenta Suzumura
  China
Huang Mengkai, Li Chen, Ma Jianfei, Shi Jialuo
Fencing at the
2018 Asian Games
Individual épéemenwomen
Team épéemenwomen
Individual foilmenwomen
Team foilmenwomen
Individual sabremenwomen
Team sabremenwomen
Main article: Fencing at the 2018 Asian Games

South Korean team emerged as the champion in the men's team foil event for the third times after the victorious in 1986 Seoul and 1994 Hiroshima.[3][4] The team defeated the top seeded Hong Kong with the score 45–37 in the final. Hong Kong team settled for the silver medal, while China and Japan teams who were beaten in the semifinals clinched the bronze medal.[2][5]

Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

Date Time Event
Friday, 24 August 201810:00Round of 16
12:00Quarterfinals
14:30Semifinals
19:00Gold medal match

Seeding

The teams were seeded taking into account the results achieved by competitors representing each team in the individual event.

Rank Team Fencer Total
1 2
1  Hong Kong (HKG)235
2  South Korea (KOR)3710
3  China (CHN)11011
4  Japan (JPN)5914
5  Singapore (SGP)81321
6  Chinese Taipei (TPE)61622
7  Philippines (PHI)141731
8  Indonesia (INA)152035
9  Thailand (THA)232649
10  Nepal (NEP)282957

Results
Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
     
        1  Hong Kong 45  
9  Thailand 40     8  Indonesia 11  
8  Indonesia 45       1  Hong Kong 45  
          4  Japan 42  
        5  Singapore 29  
        4  Japan 45  
          1  Hong Kong 37
          2  South Korea 45
        3  China 45  
        6  Chinese Taipei 31  
          3  China 43  
7  Philippines 45       2  South Korea 45  
10  Nepal 3     7  Philippines 19      
        2  South Korea 45      
     

Final standing
Rank Team
 South Korea (KOR)
Ha Tae-gyu
Heo Jun
Lee Kwang-hyun
Son Young-ki
 Hong Kong (HKG)
Cheung Ka Long
Nicholas Choi
Ryan Choi
Yeung Chi Ka
 Japan (JPN)
Kyosuke Matsuyama
Toshiya Saito
Takahiro Shikine
Kenta Suzumura
 China (CHN)
Huang Mengkai
Li Chen
Ma Jianfei
Shi Jialuo
5  Singapore (SGP)
Kevin Jerrold Chan
Joshua Lim
Darren Tan
Zhang Zhenggang
6  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Chen Chih-chieh
Chen Yi-tung
Ou Feng-ming
Wang Chun-jui
7  Philippines (PHI)
Brennan Louie
Michael Nicanor
Nathaniel Perez
8  Indonesia (INA)
Muhammad Fatah Prasetyo
Dennis Ariadinata Satriana
Ihsan Ariesda Solihin
Mohammad Zulfikar
9  Thailand (THA)
Ratchanavi Deejing
Sitsadipat Doungpatra
Chornnasun Mayakarn
10  Nepal (NEP)
Sher Singh Airy
Mahesh Prasad Bhatt
Rajan Raj Khadka
Sanjeep Lama

References
  1. "Fencing Sports Technical Handbook" (PDF). Asian Games 2018. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "Official Result Book Fencing" (PDF). Olympic Council of Asia. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. "Event preview - Men's Team Foil - Fencing". Asian Games 2018. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. Yoo, Jee-ho (24 August 2018). "(Asian Games) S. Korea wins gold in men's team foil fencing". Yonhap. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. "HK win silver in men's fencing at Asian Games". RTHK. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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