Imke Duplitzer (GER) defeated Simona Alexandru (ROU) 15-14 to win the Women’s Epee World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The entire top-8 were European fencers with two each from Romania and Russia. Lubov Shutova (RUS) and Yana Shemyakina (UKR) shared 3rd.
Shutova was the dark horse of the event, coming from the 37th seed after the preliminary rounds to upset #4 seed Maureen Nisima (FRA) 15-14 in the top-32.
Two US fencers made the final 64 and had to face each other to advance. Maya Lawrence (USA) defeated Lindsay Campbell (USA) 15-10 but then Lawrence met “the wasp”, Laura Flessel-Colovic (FRA) and lost 10-6.
Lawrence placed 27th and Campbell 42nd.
