Fencing FIE World Championships 2018

[zob79 189]

1 hour ago, phelps said:

mental & tactical masterpiece by Navarria...and finally at the age of 34 she gets her first individual medal at a major championship...

 

What made the difference in the final, in your opinion? it was an equal match for about 80% of its duration, then how did Mara manage to make the push?

[phelps 7,670]

2 ore fa, zob79 ha scritto:

 

What made the difference in the final, in your opinion? it was an equal match for about 80% of its duration, then how did Mara manage to make the push?

 

I think Mara was in a slightly better physical shape, which allowed her to be a little more reactive in the final stretch of the assault, being able to land some solo hits and force the double hits when she was in trouble, meanwhile Popescu couldn't do the same...

technically I also saw Popescu made a couple of beginners' mistakes not covering very well her feet (Navarria had 2 hits down there) and her left shoulder when trying to land her hits (and in fact Navarria was almost always ready to force the double hit by targeting that area)...

add these 2 aspects and you find the small difference between the 2 girls in today's match...

that's my point of view...but I'm not a technician, so, if someone (somehow really qualified) has more (or different) issues to explain and discuss, he/she's more than welcome...

Edited July 22, 2018 by phelps

[zob79 189]

2 hours ago, phelps said:

 

I think Mara was in a slightly better physical shape, which allowed her to be a little more reactive in the final stretch of the assault, being able to land some solo hits and force the double hits when she was in trouble, meanwhile Popescu couldn't do the same...

technically I also saw Popescu made a couple of beginners' mistakes not covering very well her feet (Navarria had 2 hits down there) and her left shoulder when trying to land her hits (and in fact Navarria was almost always ready to force the double hit by targeting that area)...

add these 2 aspects and you find the small difference between the 2 girls in today's match...

that's my point of view...but I'm not a technician, so, if someone (somehow really qualified) has more (or different) issues to explain and discuss, he/she's more than welcome...

 

That's also my opinion, maybe with a little more emphasis on the physical factor. Ana said, after the final, that her feet betrayed her in the last minute...

[Dunadan 1,103]

M epee semifinals:

Nishikin (UKR) – Ruben Limardo (VEN)

Borel (FRA) – Svichkar (UKR)

 

W foil semifinals:

Thibus (Fra) - Errigo (Ita)

Boubakri (Tun) - Volpi (Ita)

 

Thibus defeated the #1 favourite Deriglazova (15-14) in the quarterfinals.

 

 

 

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Men's Épée

 

Bohdan Nikishyn UKR - VEN Rubén Limardo

Yannick Borel FRA - UKR Roman Svichkar

 

Women's Foil

 

Ysaora Thibus FRA - ITA Arianna Errigo

Inès Boubakri TUN - ITA Alice Volpi

 

No medal for Deriglazova.

[phelps 7,670]

WTF is happening in women's foil???

I just can't believe what I've seen so far...

at least Volpi is in the final (and Errigo didn't lose to any no name girl, even if the semifinal bout against Thibus was more than shocking...in a negative way, of course)...

[phelps 7,670]

Women's Individual Foil

 

Final Results:

 

Gold: Alice Volpi (ITA)

Silver: Ysaora Thibus (FRA)

Bronze: Arianna Errigo (ITA) & Ines Boubakri (TUN)

 

Semifinals:

Thibus b. Errigo 15-2

Volpi b. Boubakri 15-7

 

Gold Medal Match:

Volpi b. Thibus 15-12

 

Here is the Full Final Ranking (and Results) from Today's competition:

http://fie.org/competitions/2018/243/results/rank

Edited July 24, 2018 by phelps

[Gianlu33 4,552]

Awful semifinal for Errigo...  At last Volpi is in final

[phelps 7,670]

Men's Individual Epee

 

Final Results:

 

Gold: Yannick Borel (FRA)

Silver: Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN)

Bronze: Bogdan Nikishin (UKR) & Roman Svichkar (UKR)

 

Semifinals:

Limardo Gascon b. Nikishin 7-4

Borel b. Svichkar 15-11

 

Gold Medal Match:

Borel b. Limardo Gascon 15-4

 

Here is the Full Final Ranking (and Results) from Today's competition:

http://fie.org/competitions/2018/242/results/rank

Edited July 24, 2018 by phelps

[phelps 7,670]

and Limardo's magic is back...Nikishin totally confused and out...