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Mohamed wins Havana Grand Prix
Aida Mohamed defeated Valentina Vezzali of Italy 12-9 to claim the gold medal at the Havana Cuba Grand Prix event. Mohamed, a frequent resident of the medal podium at world cups, survived two close matches over Vezzali’s teammates in the quarterfinals and semifinals, winning 12-11 over Ilaria Salvatori in the round of 4.
Italy placed 4 fencers in the top 8 of the event. The remaining finalists were Caroline Golubitsky of Germany and Olga Lobyntseva of Russia, and Gabriella Varga of Hungary.
Emily Cross made the top 16 before losing a 15-6 match to Golubitsky. She placed 12th. Erin Smart placed 22nd and Iris Zimmermann 48th.
In the team event, the US pummeled Canada in the first round with a 45-15 victory, but that would end up being their only victory of the day. The US dropped it’s next match to China by 10 points (32-22.), and then lost in the placement rounds to Germany and Korea, both by 5.
Russia cruised through the tableu, meeting China in the final. China, who started the day with a one point victory of #4 seed Poland, went on to make the finals, losing to Russia 37-19.
Full Results: Tourni Nancy Uranga. Havana, Cuba
| Rank | Name | Nationality | |
| 1 | MOHAMED Aida | HUN | |
| 2 | VEZZALI Valentina | ITA | |
| 3 | SALVATORI Ilaria | ITA | |
| 3 | GOLUBYTSKYI Caroline | GER | |
| 5 | DI FRANCISCA Elisa | ITA | |
| 6 | PIGLIAPOCO Claudia | ITA | |
| 7 | LOBYNTSEVA Olga | RUS | |
| 8 | VARGA Gabriella | HUN | |
| 9 | GRANBASSI Margherita | ITA | |
| 10 | STAHL Cristina | ROU | |
| 11 | TRILLINI Giovanna | ITA | |
| 12 | CROSS Emily | USA | |
| 13 | ROUZAVINA Ianna | RUS | |
| 14 | SUGAWARA Chieko | JPN | |
| 15 | GONZALEZ Mariana | VEN | |
| 16 | CHANAEVA Aida | RUS | |
| 17 | NAM Hyun Hee | KOR | |
| 18 | KNAPEK Edina | HUN | |
| 19 | MUELLER Anja | GER | |
| 20 | LAMONOVA Eugyenia | RUS | |
| 21 | WAECHTER Katja | GER | |
| 22 | SMART Erinn | USA | |
| 23 | REPINA Polina | RUS | |
| 24 | JUNG Gil Ok | KOR | |
| 25 | KHAKIMOVA Julia | RUS | |
| 26 | SUN Chao | CHN | |
| 27 | SEIGNEUR Celine | FRA | |
| 28 | MAITREJEAN Corrine | FRA | |
| 29 | WUILLEME Adeline | FRA | |
| 30 | HATUEL Delila | ISR | |
| 31 | GHITA Cristina | ROU | |
| 32 | NISHIOKA Shiho | JPN | |
| 33 | GRUCHALA Sylwia | POL | |
| 34 | UJLAKI Virginie | HUN | |
| 35 | BOIKO Svetlana | RUS | |
| 36 | JEON Hee Sok | KOR | |
| 37 | KWAN Monica | CAN | |
| 38 | BINGENHEIMER Sandra | GER | |
| 39 | SU Wan Wen | CHN | |
| 40 | MROCZKIEWICZ Magda | POL | |
| 41 | SEO Mi Jung | KOR | |
| 42 | WOJTKOWIAK Malgorzata | POL | |
| 43 | KNOP Magdalena | POL | |
| 44 | ZHANG Lei | CHN | |
| 45 | IKEHATA Kanae | JPN | |
| 46 | NIKICHINA Viktoria | RUS | |
| 47 | OH Ha Na | KOR | |
| 48 | ZIMMERMANN Iris | USA | |
| 49 | HUANG Jialing | CHN | |
| 50 | KAWANISHI Maki | JPN | |
| 51 | LELEYKO Olga A. | UKR | |
| 52 | SUAREZ Yulitza | VEN | |
| 53 | MOUMAS Melanie | FRA | |
| 54 | KREISS Fanny | HUN | |
| 55 | CAMPANY LA O Misleydis | CUB | |
| 56 | THOMPSON Hanna | USA | |
| 57 | MERKL Larissa | GER | |
| 58 | KRYCZALO Katarzyna | POL | |
| 59 | BENTLEY Anna | GBR | |
| 60 | VARGAS SANCHEZ Yasnay | CUB | |
| 61 | O’MALLEY Nora | CAN | |
| 61 | LEE Hye Sun | KOR | |
| 63 | WRIGHT Elizabeth | GBR | |
| 64 | EMANUEL Martina | GBR | |
| 65 | TANASE Daniela | ROU | |
| 66 | DOECKER Anna | AUT | |
| 67 | FUENMAYOR CHOLES Johana beatriz | VEN | |
| 68 | TEO Serena | ITA | |
| 69 | MORI Yuki | JPN | |
| 70 | LUAN Jujie | CAN | |
| 71 | LIM Seung Min | KOR | |
| 72 | HAS Aurelia | POL | |
| 73 | ANGAD-GAUR Indra | NED | |
| 74 | DAOUST Elise | CAN | |
| 75 | KHISMATULINA Olena | UKR | |
| 76 | MAKISHITA Yoko | JPN | |
| 77 | VAN ERVEN Saskia | NED | |
| 78 | INDREI Corina | ROU | |
| 79 | DE CASTRO HERKLOTZ Maria Julia | BRA | |
| 80 | GEURTS Djinn | NED | |
| 81 | BOUCHARD Louise Helene | CAN | |
| 82 | CIPRIANI Valentina | ITA | |
| 83 | HALLS Joanna | AUS | |
| 84 | ECHEVARRIA RODRIGUEZ Anny | CUB | |
| 85 | HIDALGO HERRERA Elizabeyh | CUB | |
| 86 | THERRIEN Annie-Claude | CAN | |
| 87 | KIM Mi Jung | KOR | |
| 88 | PILA SANCHEZ Lidiet | CUB | |
| 89 | TERRY BOLANOS Yuleidy | CUB | |
| 90 | KOPPENWALLNER Barbara | AUT | |
| 91 | FUJIWARA Hitomi | JPN | |
| 92 | APSIMON Megan | CAN | |
| 93 | SAVCHENKO Tetyana | UKR | |
| 94 | KLEINBERGER Sandra | AUT | |
| 95 | BERTA Adrienn | HUN | |
| 96 | WILHELMI Annette | AUT | |
| 97 | RINCONES Marianny | VEN | |
| 98 | FERRER Jessica | MEX | |
| 99 | VOYCHENKO Nadiya | UKR | |
| 100 | OTOMO Satoi | JPN | |
| 101 | RIBOT LAUGOY Ariagne | CUB | |
| 102 | DE MORAIS ROCHEL Tais | BRA | |
| 102 | ROSS Nicole | USA | |
| 104 | RYAN Kelleigh | CAN | |
| 105 | BASANET Laura | VEN | |
| 106 | SILVA Paula | CHI | |
| 107 | MICHEL Nataly | MEX | |
| 108 | ROJA Alba | VEN | |
| 109 | ALVAREZ H. Isabel Patricia | COL | |
| 110 | KNAUER Lindsay | USA | |
| 111 | ARMENTERO CABRERA Nayra | CUB | |
| 112 | MARTINEZ Dayana | VEN | |
| 113 | SERNA Vanessa | COL | |
| 114 | BENNETT Claire | GBR | |
| 114 | AGUIRRE Andrea | MEX | |
| 116 | WINTER NUEVO Angela | CUB |
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