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

The men's sabre B wheelchair fencing competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held on 17 September at the Olympic Green Convention Center.^[1]

Men's sabre B at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair fencing
Venue	Olympic Green Convention Center
Dates	17 September
Competitors	18 from 12 nations
Medalists
Laurent François  France Hui Charn Hung  Hong Kong Serhiy Shenkevych  Ukraine
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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 Laurent Francois, representing  France. ^[2]

Results

Preliminaries

Pool A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	UKR	HUN	GBR	ESP	CAN
1	Laurent François (FRA)	5	5	0	25:10		x	5:3	5:3	5:0	5:3	5:1
2	Serhiy Shenkevych (UKR)	5	4	1	23:18		3:5	x	5:4	5:3	5:4	5:2
3	Pál Szekeres (HUN)	5	2	3	20:19		3:5	4:5	x	5:3	3:5	5:1
4	Lee Fawcett (GBR)	5	2	3	16:18		0:5	3:5	3:5	x	5:0	5:3
5	Juan Arnau (ESP)	5	2	3	17:21		3:5	4:5	5:3	0:5	x	5:3
6	Pierre Mainville (CAN)	5	0	5	10:25		1:5	2:5	1:5	3:5	3:5	x

Pool B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	GRE	UKR	ITA	POL	USA
1	Marc-André Cratère (FRA)	5	5	0	25:14		x	5:4	5:1	5:4	5:3	5:2
2	Emmanouil Bogdos (GRE)	5	4	1	24:16		4:5	x	5:4	5:3	5:3	5:1
3	Anton Datsko (UKR)	5	3	2	20:17		1:5	4:5	x	5:3	5:2	5:2
4	Alessio Sarri (ITA)	5	2	3	20:18		4:5	3:5	3:5	x	5:3	5:0
5	Piotr Czop (POL)	5	1	4	16:23		3:5	3:5	2:5	3:5	x	5:3
6	Benjy Williams (USA)	5	0	5	8:25		2:5	1:5	2:5	0:5	3:5	x

Pool C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ITA	HKG	POL	RUS	ESP	USA
1	Gerardo Mari (ITA)	5	4	1	23:15		x	5:4	3:5	5:1	5:3	5:2
2	Hui Charn Hung (HKG)	5	3	2	21:16		4:5	x	5:1	5:4	2:5	5:1
3	Grzegorz Pluta (POL)	5	3	2	20:17		5:3	1:5	x	4:5	5:2	5:2
4	Marat Yusupov (RUS)	5	3	2	20:18		1:5	4:5	5:4	x	5:0	5:4
5	Carlos Soler (ESP)	5	2	3	15:19		3:5	5:2	2:5	0:5	x	5:2
6	Gerard Moreno (USA)	5	0	5	11:25		2:5	1:5	2:5	4:5	2:5	x

Competition bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Laurent François (FRA)		15
	Anton Datsko (UKR)		8			Marat Yusupov (RUS)		9
	Marat Yusupov (RUS)		15								Laurent François (FRA)		15
	Serhiy Shenkevych (UKR)		15								Serhiy Shenkevych (UKR)		8
	Lee Fawcett (GBR)		4			Serhiy Shenkevych (UKR)		15
	Juan Arnau (ESP)		7			Gerardo Mari (ITA)		5
	Gerardo Mari (ITA)		15													Laurent François (FRA)		15
	Emmanouil Bogdos (GRE)		14													Hui Charn Hung (HKG)		9
	Carlos Soler (ESP)		15			Carlos Soler (ESP)		10
	Hui Charn Hung (HKG)		15			Hui Charn Hung (HKG)		15
	Pál Szekeres (HUN)		12								Hui Charn Hung (HKG)		15			Third place
	Grzegorz Pluta (POL)		14								Marc-André Cratère (FRA)		14
	Alessio Sarri (ITA)		15			Alessio Sarri (ITA)		13								Serhiy Shenkevych (UKR)		15
						Marc-André Cratère (FRA)		15								Marc-André Cratère (FRA)		8

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 sabre B". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 5 October 2012.