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Men's Épée A
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Men's Épée A; at the XIV Paralympic Games
Venue	ExCeL Exhibition Centre
Dates	5 September 2012
Competitors	15 from 10 nations
Medalists

The men's épée category A 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
	12:00	Round of 16
	14:30	Quarterfinals
	17:45	Semifinals
	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

Group A

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD	China (CHN)	France (FRA)	Poland (POL)	Ukraine (UKR)	Hong Kong (HKG)
Tian Jianquan (CHN)	4	4	MAX	20	6	—	5–0	5–2	5–2	5–2
Robert Citerne (FRA)	4	3	0.75	15	6	0–5	—	5–3	5–2	5–1
Dariusz Pender (POL)	4	2	0.5	14	18	2–5	3–5	—	5–3	5–4
Vadym Tsedryk (UKR)	4	1	0.25	11	17	2–5	1–5	3–5	—	5–2
Wong Tang Tat (HKG)	4	0	0	10	20	2–5	2–5	4–5	2–5	—

Group B

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD	China (CHN)	France (FRA)	Poland (POL)	Hungary (HUN)	Belarus (BLR)
Duan Yanfei (CHN)	4	3	0.75	19	7	—	4–5	5–1	5–0	5–1
Romain Noble (FRA)	4	3	0.75	17	12	5–4	—	2–5	5–0	5–3
Radosław Stańczuk (POL)	4	2	0.5	13	14	0–5	3–5	—	5–2	5–2
Gyula Mató (HUN)	4	2	0.5	13	16	1–5	5–2	2–5	—	5–4
Martyn Kavalenia (BLR)	4	0	0	10	20	1–5	3–5	2–5	4–5	—

Group C

Athlete	B	V	V/B	HS	HD	Ukraine (UKR)	Russia (RUS)	Italy (ITA)	Hungary (HUN)	United States (USA)
Andrii Demchuk (UKR)	4	3	0.75	19	7	—	4–5	5–4	5–4	5–4
Artur Yusupov (RUS)	4	3	0.75	18	12	5–4	—	3–5	5–3	5–0
Matteo Betti (ITA)	4	3	0.75	17	12	5–3	4–5	—	5–4	5–0
Tamás Juhász (HUN)	4	1	0.25	16	17	3–5	4–5	4–5	—	5–2
Gary van der Wege (USA)	4	0	0	6	20	0–5	4–5	0–5	2–5	—

Finals

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Dariusz Pender (POL)	15
Radosław Stańczuk (POL)	11	Tian Jianquan (CHN)	8
		Dariusz Pender (POL)	15
				Dariusz Pender (POL)	15
				Artur Yusupov (RUS)	14
		Robert Citerne (FRA)	10
		Artur Yusupov (RUS)	15
						Dariusz Pender (POL)	15
						Romain Noble (FRA)	9
		Matteo Betti (ITA)	15
		Andrii Demchuk (UKR)	11
				Matteo Betti (ITA)	9	Third place match
				Romain Noble (FRA)	15
		Romain Noble (FRA)	15			Artur Yusupov (RUS)	10
Romain Noble (FRA)	15	Yanfei Duan (CHN)	11			Matteo Betti (ITA)	15
Gyula Mató (HUN)	9