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

Women's Épée B at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates	5 September 2012
Competitors	11 from 10 nations
Medalists
Saysunee Jana  Thailand Simone Briese-Baetke  Germany Chan Yui Chong  Hong Kong

The women'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)

Date	Time	Round
5 September 2012	09:30	Qualification
	13:45	Quarter-finals
	17:45	Semi-finals
	18:30	Final

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

Pool A

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD
Chan Yui Chong (HKG)	4	3	0.75	18	11		—	4–5	5–4	5–0	5–3
Tetiana Pozniak (UKR)	4	3	0.75	14	9		5–4	—	3–1	1–5	5–3
Liudmila Lemiashkevich (BLR)	4	2	0.50	15	9		4–5	1–3	—	5–4	5–0
Marta Makowska (POL)	4	1	0.25	13	10		0–5	5–1	4–5	—	4–5
Cécile Demaude (FRA)	4	1	0.25	11	19		3–5	3–5	0–5	5–4	—

Pool B

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD
Simone Briese-Baetke (GER)	5	5	MAX	25	14		—	5–4	5–3	5–2	5–4	5–1
Saysunee Jana (THA)	5	4	0.80	24	13		4–5	—	5–3	5–1	5–3	5–3
Liudmila Vasileva (RUS)	5	3	0.60	21	17		3–5	3–5	—	5–1	5–3	5–3
Gyöngyi Dani (HUN)	5	1	0.20	14	21		2–5	2–5	1–5	—	4–5	5–1
Alesia Makrytskaya (BLR)	5	1	0.20	17	24		4–5	3–5	3–5	5–4	—	2–5
Justine Moore (GBR)	5	1	0.20	10	22		1–5	0–5	3–5	1–5	5–2	—

Finals

 Saysunee Jana (THA) (left) won  Chan Yui Chong (HKG)

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Simone Briese-Baetke (GER)		15
	Cécile Demaude (FRA)		4
						Simone Briese-Baetke (GER)		15
						Liudmila Vasileva (RUS)		9
	Liudmila Vasileva (RUS)		5
	Tetiana Pozniak (UKR)		1
											Simone Briese-Baetke (GER)		8
											Saysunee Jana (THA)		15
	Chan Yui Chong (HKG)		15
	Liudmila Lemiashkevich (BLR)		12
						Chan Yui Chong (HKG)		14			Third place match
						Saysunee Jana (THA)		15
	Marta Makowska (POL)		5								Liudmila Vasileva (RUS)		13
	Saysunee Jana (THA)		15								Chan Yui Chong (HKG)		15

External links

• Wheelchair Fencing – Schedule & Results
• Women's Individual Épée – Category B