Six Team Champions Crowned at Asian Senior Zonal Championships
The Asian Senior Zonal Championships concluded in New Delhi, India with three exhilarating days of team competition.
In women’s foil, Japan defeated China in a tactical match 25-18 to top a field of 12 teams.
In the semifinals, Japan bested Hong Kong, China 45-30 while China defeated the Republic of Korea 44-31.
Korea scored a 38-30 victory over Hong Kong, China to take the bronze.
Final Rankings – Women’s Team Foil
- Japan (Gold)
- Komaki Kikuchi, Yuka Ueno, Sera Azuma, Sumire Tsuji
- China (Silver)
- Yingying Fu, Qianqian Huang, Yue Song, Siqi Zhang
- Republic of Korea (Bronze)
- Jihee Park, Byeoli Mo, Sejoo Lee, Soeun Sim
In men’s sabre, Paris 2024 Olympic champion Korea topped a field of 14 teams with a decisive 45-29 victory over Japan.
In the semifinals, Korea defeated Kazakhstan 45-34 and Japan bested China 45-38.
Kazakhstan overcame a 40-38 deficit when Artyom Sarkissyan outscored Shaotong Luo 7-4 in the final leg to win the bronze 45-44.
Final Rankings – Men’s Team Sabre
- Republic of Korea (Gold)
- Gyeongdong Do, Sangwon Park, Sanguk Oh, Heegeun Hwang
- Japan (Silver)
- Shido Tsumori, Mao Kokubo, Kaito Streets, Hayato Tsubo
- Kazakhstan (Bronze)
- Artyom Sarkissyan, Zhanat Nabiyev, Nazarbay Sattarkhan, Nurmukhammed Zhailybay
Men’s epee had the largest field with 19 teams, and Kazakhstan upset Paris 2024 silver medallist and defending World champion (Tbilisi 2025) Japan 45-40 due to a 9-5 final leg by Kirill Prokhodov over defending Olympic (Paris 2024) and World Champion (Tbilisi 2025) Koki Kano.
In Tbilisi, Kazakhstan, which took the bronze, was defeated by Japan in the semifinals 42-41.
In the semifinals, Kazakhstan defeated Korea 45-33 while Japan bested Hong Kong, China 45-22.
Hong Kong, China captured the bronze with a 45-40 victory over Korea.
Final Rankings – Men’s Team Epee
- Kazakhstan (Gold)
- Kirill Prokhodov, Yerlik Sertay, Vadim Sharlaimov, Nikita Zhulinskiy
- Japan (Silver)
- Koki Kano, Akira Komata, Masaru Yamada, Seiya Asami
- Hong Kong, China (Bronze)
- Wai Hang Ho, Ho Fung Lau, Ho Tin Ng, Hoi Sun Fong
In women’s sabre, defending Olympic (Paris 2024) and World (Tbilisi 2025) silver medallist Korea topped the 10-team field with a 45-35 victory over Olympic (Paris 2024) bronze medallist Japan.
In the semifinals, Korea bested Uzbekistan 45-27 while Japan defeated China 45-38.
China claimed the bronze with a 45-38 victory over Uzbekistan.
Final Rankings – Women’s Team Sabre
- Republic of Korea (Gold)
- Hayoung Jeon, Jeongmi Kim, Jiyeon Seo, Sebin Choi
- Japan (Silver)
- Misaki Emura, Yuina Kaneko, Chirika Takahashi, Yui Sano
- China (Bronze)
- Xueyi Rao, Qimiao Pan, Jiayi Wei, Xinyi Zhang
In a field of 17 teams, defending Olympic champion (Paris 2024) Japan defeated Hong Kong, China 45-39 to capture the gold in men’s foil.
After the 5th of 9 legs, Hong Kong, China had a commanding 25-17 lead. However, in the 6th leg, individual gold medallist Kyosuke Matsuyama outscored defending World Champion (Tbilisi 2025) Chun Yin Ryan Choi 9-3, and Shunsuke Baba followed up with a 9-6 leg against Chin Yu Leung to give Japan the lead they would not relinquish.
In the semifinals, Japan defeated China 45-31 and Hong Kong, China overcame Korea 45-36.
China clinched the bronze with a 45-36 victory over Korea.
Final Rankings – Men’s Team Foil
- Japan (Gold)
- Kazuki Iimura, Shunsuke Baba, Kyosuke Matsuyama, Ryoga Ono
- Hong Kong, China (Silver)
- Ka Long Cheung, Chun Yin Ryan Choi, Shing Him Harris Ho, Chin Yu Leung
- China (Bronze)
- Yifan Guo, Weiqiao Lyu, Jie Xu, Zhaoran Zeng
Korea, the world bronze medallist from Tbilisi 2025, topped a field of 15 by narrowly defeating China 44-43 to take the gold in women’s epee.
In the semifinals, Korea bested Kazakhstan 45-29 while China edged Singapore 45-41.
Kazakhstan defeated Singapore 42-39 to claim the bronze.
Final Rankings – Women’s Team Epee
- Republic of Korea (Gold)
- Hyein Lee, Taehee Lim, Sera Song, Seunghye Yang
- China (Silver)
- Chang Liu, Junyao Tang, Jingwen Yang, Sihan Yu
- Kazakhstan (Bronze)
- Vladislava Andreyeva, Irina Bakaldina, Daria Samodelkina, Sofiya Nikolaichuk
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