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Limbach win's sabre, Shutova epee

On the final day of the individual events of the 2009 Fencing World Championships, Russia and Germany added gold medals as the US fencers make an early exit.

Russia earned another world championship title as Lubov Shutova bested Canada’s Sherraine Schalm 9-8 in overtime in the women’s epee event. Germany added a gold medal in men’s sabre to go with their men’s foil bronze as Nicolas Limbach bested Romania’s Rares Dumitrescu 15-11.

The US fencers fell early in this final day of individual competition. In men’s sabre Tim Morehouse, James Williams, and Ben Igoe all lost their first round matches. Daryl Homer won his first match 15-13 against Oleksandr Torchuk (UKR), but then lost to Spain’s Jorge Pina 15-12. In the women’s epee competition the US had two fencers make today’s round of 64. Courtney Hurley lost to Nathalie Moellhausen (ITA) and Lindsay Campbell lost to Bianca Del Carretto (ITA).

**Correction: ** On Sunday the article on men’s epee was in error. We had reported that US fencer Ben Bratton was eliminated in the first round of direct eliminations. In fact, he won the first round and lost in the top-64. The corrected version of the article can be found here.

Women’s Epee Final

Women’s epee featured a tense final bout as the first period ended with the Russian Shutova clinging to a 6-5 lead over Schalm. In the second period, Schalm pinned Shutova at the end of the strip and used the extra pressure to set up a touch to tie the bout at 7. Unlike the previous bouts, neither fencer was able to dominate the direction of the bout in the first two periods. The fencers slowed the action down to a crawl as neither could set up their favored actions and the 3rd period ended in an 8-8 tie.

Starting the final overtime period, Shutova won priority, forcing Schalm to score a touch in the overtime 3 minute period. With only 20 seconds remaining in the overtime period, Shutova scored on Sutova scored on an attack with 20 seconds left in the overtime period.

In earlier semi-final action each Shutova and Schalm each dominated the direction of their bouts. Lubov Shutova (RUS) wasted no time and crushed Ukranian Anfisa Pochkalova 15-3. The match featured Shutova controlling the actions from the very beginning and never letting up.

The second semi-final was more evenly matched as Canada’s Sherraine Schalm matched up against a much taller Sonja Tol (NED). Schalm used her greater athleticism to bait Tol’s attack and hit with a series of actions into Tol’s preparation of after Tol’s first attack failed. Tol seemed to find the answer early in the second period as she executed some long attacks to score, but Schalm was able to solve for that problem, rattle off a few double-touches and calmly counter Tol’s final desparation attacks.

Men’s Sabre Finals

In the men’s sabre event Limbach matched his fast attack against Dumitrescu’s ability to pull distance and launch well timed counter attacks. Limbach seemed well prepared for Dumirescu’s actions, and followed the plan of taking over the attach throughout the bout. Limbach was caught early on by Dumitrescu’s ability to get out of range of the attack and then jump back inside for the counter-action and Dumitrescu lead at the break 8-7. Limbach made the adjustment to keep his attack moving forward and neutralized the Romanian’s ability to score, and took over the match to win 15-11.

Earlier, Limbach had done much the same thing in a 15-9 win over Italian fencer Luigi Tarantino. As Tarantino looked to attack, Limbach was just faster off the line and was able to win his actions. A frustrated Tarantino seemed out of the match with 3 touches to go and could not pull himself back into the match. During the other semi-final bout, Dumitrescu used his height advantage over Tamas Decsi of Hungary to catch Decsi with early counter-attacks. Dumitrescu won that match 15-10.

2009 Men’s Sabre World Championship - Top 8

1 LIMBACH Nicolas GER      
      LIMBACH Nicolas    
8 OH Eun Seok KOR 15/10    
        LIMBACH Nicolas  
5 TARANTINO Luigi ITA   15/9  
      TARANTINO Luigi    
4 LUKASHENKO Vladimir UKR 15/12    
          LIMBACH Nicolas
3 MONTANO Aldo ITA     15/11
      DUMITRESCU Rares    
6 DUMITRESCU Rares ROU 15/14    
        DUMITRESCU Rares  
7 DECSI Tamas HUN   15/10  
      DECSI Tamas    
2 ZALOMIR Gelu Florin ROU 15/13    

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2009 Men’s Sabre World Championship - Top 64

1 LIMBACH Nicolas GER      
      LIMBACH Nicolas    
64 HUTCHISON Neil GBR 15/13    
        LIMBACH Nicolas  
33 DOLNICEANU Tiberiu ROU   15/11  
      LAM Hin Chung    
32 LAM Hin Chung HKG 15/7    
          LIMBACH Nicolas
17 OCCHIUZZI Diego ITA     15/11
      OCCHIUZZI Diego    
48 LONTAY Balazs HUN 15/12    
        LAPKES Dmitri  
49 SHIMAMURA Tomohiro JPN   15/12  
      LAPKES Dmitri    
16 LAPKES Dmitri BLR 15/5    
           
9 ZHONG Man CHN      
      ZHONG Man    
56 JIANG Ke Lu CHN 15/10    
        SANSON Boris  
41 LIKHACHEUSKI Aliaksei BLR   15/11  
      SANSON Boris    
24 SANSON Boris FRA 15/14    
          OH Eun Seok
25 OH Eun Seok KOR     15/12
      OH Eun Seok    
40 GORSKI Mateusz POL 15/9    
        OH Eun Seok  
57 GIONOV Dobrin BUL   15/13  
      PASTORE Giampiero    
8 PASTORE Giampiero ITA 15/2    
           
5 TARANTINO Luigi ITA      
      TARANTINO Luigi    
60 BEAUDRY Philippe CAN 15/11    
        TARANTINO Luigi  
37 WILLIAMS James USA   15/14  
      KOVALEV Nikolay    
28 KOVALEV Nikolay RUS 15/13    
          TARANTINO Luigi
21 HANCEANU Cosmin ROU     15/13
      HANCEANU Cosmin    
44 BOYKO Dmytro UKR 15/9    
        LIU Xiao  
53 LIU Xiao CHN   15/11  
      LIU Xiao    
12 MOREHOUSE Timothy USA 15/12    
           
13 NEMCSIK Zsolt HUN      
      NEMCSIK Zsolt    
52 SHTURBABIN Oleg UKR 15/10    
        NEMCSIK Zsolt  
45 MAYER Nicolas CAN   15/7  
      SKRODZKI Adam    
20 SKRODZKI Adam POL 15/4    
          LUKASHENKO Vladimir
29 MORENO Pablo ESP     15/13
      MORENO Pablo    
36 BAZADZE Beka GEO 15/6    
        LUKASHENKO Vladimir  
61 LUKASHENKO Vladimir UKR   15/10  
      LUKASHENKO Vladimir    
4 PILLET Julien FRA 15/14    
           
3 MONTANO Aldo ITA      
      MONTANO Aldo    
62 PARK In KOR 15/7    
        MONTANO Aldo  
35 RESHETNIKOV Veniamin RUS   15/8  
      RESHETNIKOV Veniamin    
30 CERANOWICZ Jakub POL 15/9    
          MONTANO Aldo
19 HUEBNER Bjoern GER     15/12
      HUEBNER Bjoern    
46 GU Bon Gil KOR 15/10    
        SZILAGYI Aron  
51 COUTURIER Vincent CAN   15/14  
      SZILAGYI Aron    
14 SZILAGYI Aron HUN 15/9    
           
11 MARTI Jaime ESP      
      MARTI Jaime    
54 CASARES Fernando ESP 15/7    
        MARTI Jaime  
43 KLEBES Johannes GER   15/6  
      KLEBES Johannes    
22 JANSEN Hernan VEN 15/12    
          DUMITRESCU Rares
27 POLOSSIFAKIS Joseph CAN     15/9
      POLOSSIFAKIS Joseph    
38 ANSTETT Vincent FRA 15/11    
        DUMITRESCU Rares  
59 KEITA Mamoudou SEN   15/3  
      DUMITRESCU Rares    
6 DUMITRESCU Rares ROU 15/5    
           
7 DECSI Tamas HUN      
      DECSI Tamas    
58 ABEDINI SHORMASTI Mojtara IRI 15/8    
        DECSI Tamas  
39 MOKRETSOV Ilia RUS   15/12  
      PRYIEMKA Valery    
26 PRYIEMKA Valery BLR 15/8    
          DECSI Tamas
23 HOMER Daryl USA     15/14
      HOMER Daryl    
42 TORCHUK Oleksandr UKR 15/13    
        PINA Jorge  
55 TURLYBEKOV Zhanserik KAZ   15/12  
      PINA Jorge    
10 PINA Jorge ESP 15/8    
           
15 IGOE Benjamin USA      
      KIM Jung Hwan    
50 KIM Jung Hwan KOR 15/9    
        ZALOMIR Gelu Florin  
47 BUIKEVICH Aliaksandr BLR   15/13  
      ZALOMIR Gelu Florin    
18 ZALOMIR Gelu Florin ROU 15/12    
          ZALOMIR Gelu Florin
31 BEISHEIM Benedikt GER     15/14
      BEISHEIM Benedikt    
34 YAMAMOTO Koji JPN 15/13    
        LOPEZ Nicolas  
63 O’CONNELL Alexander GBR   15/13  
      LOPEZ Nicolas    
2 LOPEZ Nicolas FRA 15/8    

2009 Men’s Sabre World Championships - Final Ranking

1 LIMBACH Nicolas GER
2 DUMITRESCU Rares ROU
3 DECSI Tamas HUN
3 TARANTINO Luigi ITA
5 MONTANO Aldo ITA
6 ZALOMIR Gelu Florin ROU
7 OH Eun Seok KOR
8 LUKASHENKO Vladimir UKR
9 LOPEZ Nicolas FRA
10 PINA Jorge ESP
11 MARTI Jaime ESP
12 NEMCSIK Zsolt HUN
13 SZILAGYI Aron HUN
14 LAPKES Dmitri BLR
15 SANSON Boris FRA
16 LIU Xiao CHN
17 PASTORE Giampiero ITA
18 ZHONG Man CHN
19 OCCHIUZZI Diego ITA
20 HUEBNER Bjoern GER
21 SKRODZKI Adam POL
22 HANCEANU Cosmin ROU
23 HOMER Daryl USA
24 PRYIEMKA Valery BLR
25 POLOSSIFAKIS Joseph CAN
26 KOVALEV Nikolay RUS
27 MORENO Pablo ESP
28 BEISHEIM Benedikt GER
29 LAM Hin Chung HKG
30 RESHETNIKOV Veniamin RUS
31 KLEBES Johannes GER
32 KIM Jung Hwan KOR
33 PILLET Julien FRA
34 MOREHOUSE Timothy USA
35 IGOE Benjamin USA
36 JANSEN Hernan VEN
37 CERANOWICZ Jakub POL
38 DOLNICEANU Tiberiu ROU
39 YAMAMOTO Koji JPN
40 BAZADZE Beka GEO
41 WILLIAMS James USA
42 ANSTETT Vincent FRA
43 MOKRETSOV Ilia RUS
44 GORSKI Mateusz POL
45 LIKHACHEUSKI Aliaksei BLR
46 TORCHUK Oleksandr UKR
47 BOYKO Dmytro UKR
47 MAYER Nicolas CAN
49 GU Bon Gil KOR
50 BUIKEVICH Aliaksandr BLR
51 LONTAY Balazs HUN
52 SHIMAMURA Tomohiro JPN
53 COUTURIER Vincent CAN
54 SHTURBABIN Oleg UKR
55 CASARES Fernando ESP
56 TURLYBEKOV Zhanserik KAZ
57 JIANG Ke Lu CHN
58 GIONOV Dobrin BUL
59 ABEDINI SHORMASTI Mojtara IRI
60 BEAUDRY Philippe CAN
60 KEITA Mamoudou SEN
62 PARK In KOR
63 O’CONNELL Alexander GBR
64 HUTCHISON Neil GBR
65 KEITA Ibrahima SEN
66 TILENSHIYEV Yeraly KAZ
67 KIZILDAG Erdogan TUR
68 MAMMADOV Samir AZE
69 YILDIRIM Kerem S. TUR
70 ZEYTOUNLIAN Willian BRA
71 VAN HOLSBEKE Seppe BEL
72 HE Wei CHN
73 OGAWA Satoshi JPN
74 BALABAYEV Andrey KAZ
75 SEQUERA Jose VEN
76 EL SIDDIQ Ahmed QAT
77 AKGUN Hakan TUR
78 MONGONDJI MAMBELE Roger COD
79 KUDO Shinya JPN
80 IZAGUIRRE SANCHEZ Marco A. HON
81 SARRIS Evangelos GRE
82 STANISLAWSKI Adrian POL
83 DOLEZAL Jan CZE
83 MAIMON Yaniv ISR
85 KOSIKOV Vardan RUS
86 BUNIYATOV Ilham AZE
87 MIKELADZE Lasha GEO
88 FROLOV Yevgeniy KAZ
89 MARAIS Ashley RSA
90 AYDIN Ali TUR
91 IVANOV Antonio BUL
92 KAMATE MWERA John COD
93 DARVISHIJANI Parviz IRI
94 OUEDRAOGO Julien BUR
95 CANTAROVICH Diego ARG
95 FOTOUHI Mohammad IRI
97 SCHWARTZ Paul RSA
98 DIAGNE Moustapha SEN
99 AMIROV Ramin AZE
100 MAULIADHANI Ruli INA
101 ALTHUFAIRI Fahed KUW
102 TITUS Marius RSA
103 KURIC Miroslav CZE
104 TAHERKHANI Hamidreza IRI

2009 Women’s Epee World Championship - Top 8

1 HEIDEMANN Britta GER      
      POCHKALOVA Anfisa    
8 POCHKALOVA Anfisa UKR 15/12    
        SHUTOVA Lubov  
5 SHUTOVA Lubov RUS   15/3  
      SHUTOVA Lubov    
4 FLESSEL-COLOVIC Laura FRA 8/7    
          SHUTOVA Lubov
3 XU Anqi CHN     9/8
      TOL Sonja    
6 TOL Sonja NED 15/12    
        SCHALM Sherraine  
7 DMOWSKA-ANDRZEJUK Danuta POL   15/11  
      SCHALM Sherraine    
2 SCHALM Sherraine CAN 11/10    

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2009 Women’s Epee World Championship - Top 64

1 HEIDEMANN Britta GER      
      HEIDEMANN Britta    
64 KOUBANI Vassiliki GRE 13/7    
        HEIDEMANN Britta  
33 ALEXANDRU Simona ROU   15/11  
      ALEXANDRU Simona    
32 PANUSCHKA Claudia AUT 15/10    
          HEIDEMANN Britta
17 LUO Xiaojuan CHN     15/13
      LUO Xiaojuan    
48 GEROUDET Tiffany SUI 15/13    
        LUO Xiaojuan  
49 CASCIOLI Cristiana ITA   15/12  
      CASCIOLI Cristiana    
16 MARKOVIC Marijana GER 12/10    
           
9 MAROIU Anca ROU      
      NELIP Ewa    
56 NELIP Ewa POL 15/11    
        POCHKALOVA Anfisa  
41 POCHKALOVA Anfisa UKR   15/4  
      POCHKALOVA Anfisa    
24 MACESEANU Iuliana ROU 15/14    
          POCHKALOVA Anfisa
25 MILLS Noam ISR     15/14
      MILLS Noam    
40 GALANTINE Vanessa FRA 15/10    
        MILLS Noam  
57 HURLEY Courtney USA   15/8  
      MOELLHAUSEN Nathalie    
8 MOELLHAUSEN Nathalie ITA 15/10    
           
5 SHUTOVA Lubov RUS      
      SHUTOVA Lubov    
60 ZVEREVA Yana RUS 5/4    
        SHUTOVA Lubov  
37 KIM Bo-Mi KOR   15/11  
      SHIMOOKAWA Ayaka    
28 SHIMOOKAWA Ayaka JPN 15/8    
          SHUTOVA Lubov
21 CAO Yulian CHN     11/10
      CAO Yulian    
44 WESTMAN Nina SWE 15/10    
        LAMON Sophie  
53 SWITZER Ainsley CAN   15/14  
      LAMON Sophie    
12 LAMON Sophie SUI 15/14    
           
13 SAMUELSSON Emma SWE      
      SAMUELSSON Emma    
52 NAEF Simone SUI 15/8    
        BARVESTAD Kinka  
45 BARVESTAD Kinka SWE   15/13  
      BARVESTAD Kinka    
20 NAKANO Nozomi JPN 9/8    
          FLESSEL-COLOVIC Laura
29 SUN Yujie CHN     15/7
      EMBRICH Irina    
36 EMBRICH Irina EST 15/13    
        FLESSEL-COLOVIC Laura  
61 MARTINEZ Maria VEN   15/14  
      FLESSEL-COLOVIC Laura    
4 FLESSEL-COLOVIC Laura FRA 15/4    
           
3 SZASZ Emese HUN      
      SZASZ Emese    
62 BELJAJEVA Julia EST 13/7    
        SZASZ Emese  
35 PIEKARSKA Magdalena POL   14/12  
      ORTIZ FUENTE Zuleidis    
30 ORTIZ FUENTE Zuleidis CUB 15/11    
          XU Anqi
19 XU Anqi CHN     15/14
      XU Anqi    
46 LAWRENCE Corinna GBR 15/12    
        XU Anqi  
51 JUNG Hyo-Jung KOR   15/10  
      JUNG Hyo-Jung    
14 SOZANSKA Monika GER 15/6    
           
11 TOL Sonja NED      
      TOL Sonja    
54 PARKINSON Amber AUS 15/5    
        TOL Sonja  
43 NISIMA Maureen FRA   15/9  
      NISIMA Maureen    
22 IZSO Katalin HUN 15/12    
          TOL Sonja
27 KRYVYTSKA Olena UKR     15/13
      SHEMYAKINA Yana    
38 SHEMYAKINA Yana UKR 15/14    
        SHEMYAKINA Yana  
59 RUBLEVSKA Jelena LAT   15/9  
      DUPLITZER Imke    
6 DUPLITZER Imke GER 15/7    
           
7 LOGOUNOVA Tatiana RUS      
      LOGOUNOVA Tatiana    
58 DOUBOVA Daniela CZE 15/4    
        DEL CARRETTO Bianca  
39 CAMPBELL Lindsay USA   13/7  
      DEL CARRETTO Bianca    
26 DEL CARRETTO Bianca ITA 15/8    
          DMOWSKA-ANDRZEJUK Danuta
23 DMOWSKA-ANDRZEJUK Danuta POL     15/11
      DMOWSKA-ANDRZEJUK Danuta    
42 PARK Se Ra KOR 15/13    
        DMOWSKA-ANDRZEJUK Danuta  
55 NARITA Hiroko JPN   15/7  
      KIRALY PICOT Hajnalka    
10 KIRALY PICOT Hajnalka FRA 12/8    
           
15 SCHALM Sherraine CAN      
      SCHALM Sherraine    
50 QUONDAMCARLO Francesca ITA 15/11    
        SCHALM Sherraine  
47 PARTALA Olga UKR   15/9  
      BEREZA Malgorzata    
18 BEREZA Malgorzata POL 15/9    
          SCHALM Sherraine
31 TOTH Hajnalka HUN     10/9
      KOCHNEVA Olga    
34 KOCHNEVA Olga RUS 15/6    
        BRANZA Ana  
63 OH Yun Hee KOR   15/10  
      BRANZA Ana    
2 BRANZA Ana ROU 15/10    

2009 Women’s Epee World Championship - Final Ranking

1 SHUTOVA Lubov RUS
2 SCHALM Sherraine CAN
3 POCHKALOVA Anfisa UKR
3 TOL Sonja NED
5 HEIDEMANN Britta GER
6 FLESSEL-COLOVIC Laura FRA
7 XU Anqi CHN
8 DMOWSKA-ANDRZEJUK Danuta POL
9 BRANZA Ana ROU
10 SZASZ Emese HUN
11 LAMON Sophie SUI
12 LUO Xiaojuan CHN
13 MILLS Noam ISR
14 DEL CARRETTO Bianca ITA
15 SHEMYAKINA Yana UKR
16 BARVESTAD Kinka SWE
17 DUPLITZER Imke GER
18 MOELLHAUSEN Nathalie ITA
19 LOGOUNOVA Tatiana RUS
20 KIRALY PICOT Hajnalka FRA
21 SAMUELSSON Emma SWE
22 BEREZA Malgorzata POL
23 CAO Yulian CHN
24 SHIMOOKAWA Ayaka JPN
25 ORTIZ FUENTE Zuleidis CUB
26 ALEXANDRU Simona ROU
27 KOCHNEVA Olga RUS
28 EMBRICH Irina EST
29 NISIMA Maureen FRA
30 CASCIOLI Cristiana ITA
31 JUNG Hyo-Jung KOR
32 NELIP Ewa POL
33 MAROIU Anca ROU
34 SOZANSKA Monika GER
35 MARKOVIC Marijana GER
36 NAKANO Nozomi JPN
37 IZSO Katalin HUN
38 MACESEANU Iuliana ROU
39 KRYVYTSKA Olena UKR
40 SUN Yujie CHN
41 TOTH Hajnalka HUN
42 PANUSCHKA Claudia AUT
43 PIEKARSKA Magdalena POL
44 KIM Bo-Mi KOR
45 CAMPBELL Lindsay USA
46 GALANTINE Vanessa FRA
47 PARK Se Ra KOR
48 WESTMAN Nina SWE
49 LAWRENCE Corinna GBR
49 PARTALA Olga UKR
51 GEROUDET Tiffany SUI
52 QUONDAMCARLO Francesca ITA
53 NAEF Simone SUI
54 SWITZER Ainsley CAN
55 PARKINSON Amber AUS
56 NARITA Hiroko JPN
57 DOUBOVA Daniela CZE
57 HURLEY Courtney USA
59 RUBLEVSKA Jelena LAT
60 MARTINEZ Maria VEN
60 ZVEREVA Yana RUS
62 BELJAJEVA Julia EST
63 OH Yun Hee KOR
64 KOUBANI Vassiliki GRE
65 ZUIKOVA Julia EST
66 HURLEY Kelley USA
67 STEFFLOVA Tereza CZE
68 GUNAC Gokce TUR
69 DE RIDDER Irma NED
70 JORQUERA PALMER Daria CAN
71 BERGDAHL Johanna SWE
72 ALBINI Elisa GBR
73 DONMEZ Duygu TUR
74 RODIC Smiljka SRB
75 TAKACS Emese HUN
76 RAKHMETOVA Karina KAZ
77 ANDREEVA Larisa KGZ
78 PUIKYTE Namida LTU
79 BESBES Sarra TUN
80 KUUSK Kristina EST
81 HALLS Joanna AUS
82 AZUKAITE Agne LTU
83 HUANG Magdalene Xin’En SIN
84 ILIC Danijela SRB
85 HUANG Shih-Ya RSA
85 OLEXOVA Martina CZE
87 KAMINSKAYA Vera KGZ
88 DANTAS Bianca BRA
89 LAVOIE Gabrielle CAN
90 SVATKOVSKAYA Oxana KAZ
91 POURRAHMATI Mahsaossadat IRI
92 YUNUSBAYEVA Jamilya KAZ
93 YAITSEVSKAYA Julia KGZ
94 CHRISTIE Erika BOL
95 GUILHON Cleia BRA
96 KAYABAS Aslihan TUR
97 MOKUMESI Nelly COD
98 NADEALI Vahideh IRI
99 CHEUNG Sik Lui HKG
100 LUI Sabrina HKG
101 MAISONET Olimar PUR
102 YEUNG Chui Ling HKG
103 DIMITROVA Tatyana BUL
104 EM Irina KAZ
105 ABIEVA Mergul KGZ
106 YUKIMOTO Keiko JPN
107 SCANLAN Susannah USA
108 COSTA Rayssa BRA
109 SIMEAO Amanda BRA
110 POORDANA Maryam IRI
111 EVEQUOZ Eleonore SUI
112 KABA Thethe COD
113 DU PLOOY Adele RSA
114 KEMP Caroline RSA
115 YEPES MOLINA Dirley Janineth CRC
116 DEGER Seda TUR
117 BOLODJWA Beatrice COD
118 MUSELEFU Sylvie COD

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