Nam defeats Guyart to win NYC World Cup

Prescod and Kiefer lead the US with top-16 performances.

Hyun Hee Nam defeated two French fencers in the semi-final and final matches of the 2010 Women’s Foil World Cup in Brooklyn, NY today to win the tournament. The diminutive Nam combined a series of long, fast attacks with brilliant and often acrobatic counter-attacks to defeat her more traditional opponents. Earlier in the day Nam had used her small size and hard-to-hit target to defeat US fencer Lee Kiefer 15-8 in the round of 16. In the round of 32, Kiefer - usually the smaller fencer on strip - had used similar tactics to defeat her taller Russian opponent, Viktoria Nikichina. Nzingha Prescod (USA) also fought her way to the round of 16 with a victory over Hye Sun Lee (KOR) before falling to the higher ranked Katja Waechter (GER). “I’m proud of my result,” said Prescod, “but I wanted to get farther.” On being in New York for the event, Prescod said that it was good because “a lot of my family were able to come and see me fence.” US National Women’s Foil coach Michael Pederson said that the young foil squad is on track, “This is a good finish for Nzingha and Lee, this has actually been building all season for both of them.” “They are a young group, a young team, and throughout the course of the season, there have been a few ups and downs, and this is a nice end to the season. It puts them in a good spot psychologically. It shows them they have the capacity to compete at the highest level internationally.” Pederson said that the focus is on holding a good team position and building off of that in Paris and on to the next season: “Right now we’re sixth in the world and that’s a really good slot for us to be in. It sets us up for World Championships in Paris, really well with a good draw in the first round. Overall, I’m really happy with the entire group.” Pederson pointed out that all of the bouts, including Nicole Ross’ 15-14 loss to Sandra Bingenheimer (GER) show that the US fencers, though young, have the tools to compete with the top fencers on the world stage.

Final Results - 2010 New York World Cup - Women’s Foil From top 32

1	SHANAEVA Aida	RUS
			SHANAEVA Aida
32	BINGENHEIMER Sandra	GER	15/10
			12:45 piste 4
17	IKEHATA Kanae	JPN
			LAMONOVA Eugyenia
16	LAMONOVA Eugyenia	RUS	15/5
9	GUYART Astrid	FRA
			GUYART Astrid
24	ZACKE Martina	GER	15/13
			13:05 piste 4
25	OH Ha Na	KOR
			OH Ha Na
8	KOROBEINIKOVA Larisa	RUS	15/7
5	GRUCHALA Sylwia	POL
			GRUCHALA Sylwia
28	KIM Mi Na	KOR	15/7
			12:45 piste 6
21	WADA Naoko	JPN
			UJLAKY Virginie
12	UJLAKY Virginie	FRA	15/3
13	MERKL Larissa	GER
			ROUZAVINA Ianna
20	ROUZAVINA Ianna	RUS	15/8
			13:05 piste 6
29	CIPRIANI Valentina	ITA
			JEON Hee Sook
4	JEON Hee Sook	KOR	15/13
3	WAECHTER Katja	GER
			WAECHTER Katja
30	SYNORADZKA Martyna	POL	15/7
			12:45 piste 8
19	LEE Hye Sun	KOR
			PRESCOD Nzingha
14	PRESCOD Nzingha	USA	15/7
11	BOUBAKRI Ines	TUN
			DERIGLAZOVA Inna
22	DERIGLAZOVA Inna	RUS	15/3
			13:05 piste 8
27	HIRATA Kyomi	JPN
			MAITREJEAN Corrine
6	MAITREJEAN Corrine	FRA	15/12
7	VARGA Gabriella	HUN
			WOHLGEMUTH Olivia
26	WOHLGEMUTH Olivia	AUT	15/7
			12:45 piste 10
23	GONZALEZ Mariana	VEN
			BIRIOUKOVA Julia
10	BIRIOUKOVA Julia	RUS	15/8
15	NIKICHINA Viktoria	RUS
			KIEFER Lee
18	KIEFER Lee	USA	15/11
			13:05 piste 10
31	NISHIOKA Shiho	JPN
			NAM Hyun Hee
2	NAM Hyun Hee	KOR	15/7

Top 16

1	SHANAEVA Aida	RUS
			SHANAEVA Aida
16	LAMONOVA Eugyenia	RUS	15/7
				GUYART Astrid
9	GUYART Astrid	FRA		15/11
			GUYART Astrid
8	OH Ha Na	KOR	15/6
					GUYART Astrid
5	GRUCHALA Sylwia	POL			15/9
			GRUCHALA Sylwia
12	UJLAKY Virginie	FRA	15/8
				GRUCHALA Sylwia
13	ROUZAVINA Ianna	RUS		12/8
			ROUZAVINA Ianna
4	JEON Hee Sook	KOR	9/8
						NAM Hyun Hee
3	WAECHTER Katja	GER				15/11
			WAECHTER Katja
14	PRESCOD Nzingha	USA	15/12
				MAITREJEAN Corrine
11	DERIGLAZOVA Inna	RUS		15/10
			MAITREJEAN Corrine
6	MAITREJEAN Corrine	FRA	15/10
					NAM Hyun Hee
7	WOHLGEMUTH Olivia	AUT			15/10
			BIRIOUKOVA Julia
10	BIRIOUKOVA Julia	RUS	15/10
				NAM Hyun Hee
15	KIEFER Lee	USA		15/6
			NAM Hyun Hee
2	NAM Hyun Hee	KOR	15/8