Fencing FIE World Championships 2019

[phelps 7,746]

Gordon and Lokhanov (who easily defeated Gu Bon Gil ) are also through to the quarterfinals...

[phelps 7,746]

20 minutes ago, MHSN said:

Brazil vs Luxembourg  in quarterfinal. it will be first ever WCh medal for either country

 

Brazil is actually Italy...Moellhausen already won an individual Bronze medal and a few Team medals (including 1 Gold) with the Italian team, before switching to her mom's native Country, Brazil...

 

meanwhile this girl from Luxembourg is really improving, after a very good career among the juniors (I think she won a few international medals between cadets and juniors classes or in any case she got really close...I have to check it out properly)...

[phelps 7,746]

and Dershwitz is the 4th fencer to make the top 8 in the men's sabre...

 

now it's time for the 2 "true" Italians left in the competition today...

[phelps 7,746]

and Samele is out...destroyed by Oh Sanguk...

[OlympicsFan 860]

Another far from convincing performance by Hartung, he has been very lucky with the draw, but now he probably needs a miracle against Abedini. At this point i would be shocked if the final wouldn't be Dershwitz vs. Oh, they seem to be on another level.

Edited July 18, 2019 by OlympicsFan

[phelps 7,746]

Szatmari and Hartung also in the quarterfinals...only the match between Curatoli and Bazadze is still running (with the Georgian not playing fair, even if I have to say that a couple of hits against him have been judged not correctly)...

Edited July 18, 2019 by phelps

[OlympicsFan 860]

15 minutes ago, phelps said:

and Dershwitz is the 4th fencer to make the top 8 in the men's sabre...

 

now it's time for the 2 "true" Italians left in the competition today...

What do you mean? I think Curatoli is the only italian left ... ?

[phelps 7,746]

and finally Curatoli is the last man to reach the top 8...Bazadze is definitely not happy with the ref...

[OlympicsFan 860]

It could be a golden day for Korea. I think after the exit of Ndolo they are the only country with a chance for a medal on both sides.

[phelps 7,746]

Just now, OlympicsFan said:

What do you mean? I think Curatoli is the only italian left ... ?

 

when I wrote that post, Samele was still there (then he lost to Oh)...

and as I wrote before, Moellhausen now represents Brazil, but she's more Italian than Brazilian (she was born and raised here, even if her mom is Brazilian)...