The men'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 12:00 Qualification 15:00 Round of 16 15:45 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 4 4 1.00 20 7 5–0 5–1 5–2 5–4 4 2 0.50 14 15 1–5 5–2 3–5 5–3 4 2 0.50 12 15 0–5 2–5 5–2 5–3 4 2 0.50 14 17 2–5 5–3 2–5 5–4 4 0 0 14 20 4–5 3–5 3–5 4–5
Group B Athlete 4 4 1.00 20 7 5–3 5–2 5–1 5–1 4 3 0.50 15 12 3–5 5–3 5–4 2–0 4 2 0.50 15 17 2–5 3–5 5–3 5–4 4 1 0.25 13 18 1–5 4–5 3–5 5–3 4 0 0 8 17 1–5 0–2 4–5 3–5
Group C Athlete 4 3 0.75 16 15 2–5 5–4 5–2 5–4 4 3 0.75 19 10 5–2 4–5 5–3 5–0 4 3 0.75 19 15 4–5 5–4 5–4 5–2 4 1 0.25 14 18 2–5 3–5 4–5 5–3 4 0 0 10 19 4–5 0–5 2–5 3–5
Finals Source:
References
External links Wheelchair Fencing – Schedule & Results Men's Individual Épée – Category B