Women’s Team Épée – Astana, Kazakhstan
World-ranked number one Sera Song, who had already won gold in the individual competition, led current World bronze medallist (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025) Korea to the women’s team gold, defeating the United States 45–35 in a field of twenty-three teams.
Song scored twenty-two points — roughly half of Korea’s total — and posted an indicator of +14.
In the semifinals, Korea defeated Italy — Olympic champion (Paris 2024) — 45–40, while the United States overcame France, the defending World champion (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025), 37–28.
Italy edged France 32–21 to take the bronze.
Final Ranking – Women’s Team Épée
Korea (gold), United States (silver), Italy (bronze), France, China, Hungary, Poland and Estonia.
Men’s Team Épée – Astana, Kazakhstan
At the Astana, Kazakhstan World Cup, France won the men’s team épée gold and Korea took the women’s title.
France topped a field of 32 teams by defeating traditional rival Italy 45–44. The match came down to the wire: France led 31–30 going into the ninth and final leg, where Americk Gally scored the deciding touch on Davide Di Veroli — each fencer scoring fourteen touches in that leg.
In the semifinals, Italy beat Japan — defending World Champion (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025) and Olympic silver medallist (Paris 2024) — 45–42, while France overcame Kazakhstan, the current World bronze medallist (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025), 45–38.
Japan took the bronze with a 44–42 victory over Kazakhstan.
Final Ranking – Men’s Team Épée
France (gold), Italy (silver), Japan (bronze), Kazakhstan, Switzerland, United States, _AIN and Uzbekistan.
Men's Team Sabre – Budapest, Hungary
France topped a field of twenty-four teams at the Budapest, Hungary World Cup, defeating Romania 45–34 to take the men’s team sabre gold.
In the semifinals, France beat Korea — the defending Olympic champion (Paris 2024) — 45–41, while Romania defeated the United States 45–34.
Korea took the bronze with a 45–26 victory over the United States.
The round of sixteen produced two major upsets. Top-ranked Hungary, defending Olympic (Paris 2024) and World (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025) silver medallist, fell to seventeenth-ranked Spain 45–44, while defending World champion (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025) Italy lost to _AIN 45–41.
Final Rankings – Men’s Team Sabre
France (gold), Romania (silver), Korea (bronze), United States, _AIN, Egypt, Spain and Japan.
Women's Team Sabre – Tashkent, Uzbekistan
_AIN defeated the United States 45–32 to claim team gold at the Tashkent, Uzbekistan World Cup, in a field of twenty teams.
With Tashkent individual champion Alina Mikhailova and defending World Champion (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025) Yana Egorian in their line-up, _AIN led from start to finish.
In the semifinals, _AIN defeated Japan — Paris 2024 bronze medallist — 45–41, while the United States beat Poland 45–28. Tenth-ranked Poland had caused a major upset in the quarterfinals, defeating top-ranked Korea, the defending Olympic (Paris 2024) and World (Tbilisi, Georgia 2025) silver medallist, 45–41.
Japan edged Poland 45–44 for the bronze, though the match had a dramatic final leg. Leading 44–43, Japan’s closer — top-ranked, two-time World Champion (Cairo, Egypt 2022; Milan, Italy 2023) Misaki Emura — had to withdraw with a leg injury. Alternate Chirika Takahashi came in and scored the deciding touch.
Final Rankings – Women’s Team Sabre
_AIN (gold), USA (silver), Japan (bronze), Poland, Korea, Italy, China and Germany.