Astrid Guyart (FRA) was the bane of the Italians in Shanghai as she defeated 3 straight Italian fencers in the top-8 to notch the world cup victory and climb to a top-10 world ranking.
Guyart defeated Arianna Errigo (ITA) 15-12 in the quarter-finals, Valentina Vezzali (ITA) 15-13 in the semi-finals and then notched the win with a 15-9 victory over Alice Volpi (ITA).
Volpi knocked out world #2 Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) 15-13 in the round of 8.
Notable results:
Hyun Hee Nam (KOR) was knocked out in the round of 16 by GAFURZIANOVA (RUS). Aida Muhammad (HUN) lost her round of 64 bout to Ok JUNG Gil (KOR) 15-9.
Top US results were 2 top-16 finishes by Doris Willette (11th) and Nzingha Prescod (12th)
Here is a selection of women’s individual foil from Shanghai.
Results: Shanghai Women’s Foil World Cup – May 4, 2012
| Rank | Pts | Name | Nationality |
| 1 | 32 | GUYART Astrid | FRA |
| 2 | 26 | VOLPI Alice | ITA |
| 3 | 20 | SHANAEVA Aida | RUS |
| 3 | 20 | VEZZALI Valentina | ITA |
| 5 | 14 | DI FRANCISCA Elisa | ITA |
| 6 | 14 | ERRIGO Arianna | ITA |
| 7 | 14 | GAFURZIANOVA Kamilla | RUS |
| 8 | 14 | SUGAWARA Chieko | JPN |
| 9 | 8 | NAM Hyun Hee | KOR |
| 10 | 8 | MAITREJEAN Corinne | FRA |
| 11 | 8 | WILLETTE Doris | USA |
| 12 | 8 | PRESCOD Nzingha | USA |
| 13 | 8 | DURANDO Benedetta | ITA |
| 14 | 8 | GRUCHALA Sylwia | POL |
| 15 | 8 | JEON Hee Sook | KOR |
| 16 | 8 | BIRYUKOVA Yulia | RUS |
| 17 | 4 | KIEFER Lee | USA |
| 18 | 4 | LAMONOVA Evgeniya | RUS |
| 19 | 4 | BOUBAKRI Ines | TUN |
| 20 | 4 | CHEN Jinyan | CHN |
| 21 | 4 | GOLUBYTSKYI Carolin | GER |
| 22 | 4 | DERIGLAZOVA Inna | RUS |
| 23 | 4 | ERBA Carolina | ITA |
| 24 | 4 | KNAPEK Edina | HUN |
| 25 | 4 | KNOP Magdalena | POL |
| 26 | 4 | KOROBEYNIKOVA Larisa | RUS |
| 26 | 4 | NIKISHINA Victoria | RUS |
| 28 | 4 | WOJTKOWIAK Malgorzata | POL |
| 29 | 4 | BATINI Martina | ITA |
| 30 | 4 | YAKOVLEVA Diana | RUS |
| 31 | 4 | DAI Huili | CHN |
| 32 | 4 | JUNG Gil Ok | KOR |
| 33 | 2 | SALVATORI Ilaria | ITA |
| 34 | 2 | MOHAMED Aida | HUN |
| 35 | 2 | SYNORADZKA Martyna | POL |
| 36 | 2 | HONG Seo In | KOR |
| 37 | 2 | BLAZE Anita | FRA |
| 38 | 2 | FANG Huimin | CHN |
| 39 | 2 | ROSS Nicole | USA |
| 40 | 2 | NISHIOKA Shiho | JPN |
| 41 | 2 | GENEVOIS Berangere | FRA |
| 42 | 2 | KREISS Fanny | HUN |
| 43 | 2 | YOSHIZAWA Chie | JPN |
| 44 | 2 | REPINA Polina | RUS |
| 45 | 2 | HUIN Julie | FRA |
| 45 | 2 | OH Ha Na | KOR |
| 47 | 2 | LEE Hye Sun | KOR |
| 48 | 2 | VAN ERVEN GARCIA Saskia Loretta | COL |
| 49 | 2 | RYBICKA Anna | POL |
| 50 | 2 | MORI Yuki | JPN |
| 51 | 2 | SHI Yuhong | CHN |
| 52 | 2 | THIBUS Ysora | FRA |
| 53 | 2 | RYAN Kelleigh | CAN |
| 54 | 2 | RASHIDOVA Yulia | RUS |
| 55 | 2 | BONNIER Amelie | FRA |
| 56 | 2 | SHI Yun | CHN |
| 57 | 2 | BENTLEY Anna | GBR |
| 58 | 2 | LI Xin | CHN |
| 59 | 2 | CHEN Bingbing | CHN |
| 60 | 2 | WU Ling | CHN |
| 61 | 2 | LIN Po Heung | HKG |
| 62 | 2 | MATSUKI Hitomi | JPN |
| 63 | 2 | PETERSON Monica | CAN |
| 63 | 2 | YIN Zhu | CHN |
| 65 | 0 | EMANUEL Martina | GBR |
| 66 | 0 | CIPRIANI Valentina | ITA |
| 67 | 0 | LELEYKO Olga A. | UKR |
| 68 | 0 | WONG Cheryl Ye Han | SIN |
| 69 | 0 | MANCINI Camilla | ITA |
| 70 | 0 | IKEHATA Kanae | JPN |
| 71 | 0 | GEBET Gaelle | FRA |
| 72 | 0 | GROSLAMBERT Delphine | BEL |
| 73 | 0 | MASSIALAS Sabrina | USA |
| 74 | 0 | BENNETT Claire | GBR |
| 75 | 0 | BOTROS Christine | BRA |
| 76 | 0 | CHEN Xiaoxia | CHN |
| 77 | 0 | HUANG Rong | CHN |
| 78 | 0 | ICHIKAWA Michiko | JPN |
| 79 | 0 | VARGA Gabriella | HUN |
| 80 | 0 | JIN Shasha | CHN |
| 81 | 0 | CARACCIOLO Claudia | ITA |
| 82 | 0 | SHEN Xiyuan | CHN |
| 83 | 0 | LU Yazhu | CHN |
| 84 | 0 | GOLEBIOWSKA Natalia | POL |
| 85 | 0 | KOZYREVA Viktoria | RUS |
| 86 | 0 | ROCHEL Tais | BRA |
| 87 | 0 | LE Huilin | CHN |
| 88 | 0 | HIRATA Kyomi | JPN |
| 89 | 0 | TROIANO Sophie | GBR |
| 90 | 0 | CHLEWINSKA Karolina | POL |
| 91 | 0 | FOSSE Theodora | FRA |
| 91 | 0 | SUN Shouchen | CHN |
| 93 | 0 | LIU Yongshi | CHN |
| 94 | 0 | WANG Chen | CHN |
| 95 | 0 | SHI Yun | CHN |
| 96 | 0 | GROSLAMBERT Julie | BEL |
| 97 | 0 | NG Ruth Yi Lin | SIN |
| 97 | 0 | MIYAWAKI Karin | JPN |
| 99 | 0 | ZHANG Henan | CHN |
| 100 | 0 | QIU Qianqian | CHN |
| 101 | 0 | LIU Yan Wai | HKG |
| 102 | 0 | FENG Yumei | CHN |
| 103 | 0 | STRANIERO Stefania | ITA |
| 104 | 0 | MO Fang | CHN |
| 105 | 0 | SHI Wen | CHN |
| 106 | 0 | HERVE DE FERRON Alice | FRA |
| 107 | 0 | GONG Yu | CHN |
| 108 | 0 | SUN Jing | CHN |
| 109 | 0 | OISHI Kanna | JPN |
| 110 | 0 | ANG Joan Liting | SIN |
| 111 | 0 | YANAOKA Haruka | JPN |
| 112 | 0 | ZHANG Yixin | CHN |
| 113 | 0 | CHEN Qinghui | CHN |
| 114 | 0 | KRYCZALO Katarzyna | POL |
| 115 | 0 | SHEPPARD Natalia | GBR |
| 116 | 0 | CHENG Li | CHN |
| 117 | 0 | SUNG Lishan | AUS |
| 118 | 0 | ASANO Saki | JPN |
| 119 | 0 | SCHRYER Aimee | CAN |
| 120 | 0 | LAW Hei Tung | HKG |