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'35-27 → 44-45.'
The South Korean women's fencing sabre team lost the gold medal by one point, allowing a reversal of the match after leading rival Japan by eight points.
The women's sabre team consisting of Jeon Ha-young (world No. 1), Choi Se-bin (world No. 10 and Daejeon City Hall), Jungmi Kim (world No. 20), and Seo Ji-yeon (world No. 54 and Ansan City Hall) maintained an edge in the final match of the women's sabre team event against Japan at the 2025 Asian Championship in Bali, Indonesia, on the 21st. The last eight and nine bouts were shaken, 44 to 45, and they lost by a clean margin.
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It was a match that put the pride of South Korea, ranked fourth in the Fencing Federation (FIE) team, and Japan, ranked fifth. At the SK Telecom Grand Prix held in Korea last month, Japan, which lost gold and silver medals to Korea's Ha Yong-young (world No. 1) and Jungmi Kim, seemed to be determined to avenge the Asian championship. Japan's counterattack, consisting of Emura, Yuina Kaneko (49th in the world), Seri Ozaki (26th in the world), and Yuyi Sano (70th in the world), was stronger than expected at the last minute.
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1 Bout Emura, who won his second consecutive individual competition in this tournament, and bronze medalist Jungmi Kim clashed. Jungmi Kim took the lead with a score of 5-3. 2 Bout Jeon Ha-young turned Ozaki 5-2 to lead by 10-5, and 3 Bout Choi Se-bin and Kaneko tied 5-5, maintaining a 15-10, 5-point advantage. The women's sabre team, which won the silver medal with the best performance ever at the Paris Olympics last year, faced off with confidence.
The 4-bout Jungmi Kim fell behind Ozaki 5-7 to 20-17, reducing the gap, but Choi Se-bin, a 5-bout player, pushed Emura 5-4, making it 25-21, again four points apart. After 6 Bout Jeon Ha-young drew 5-5 with Kaneko, 7 Bout Choi Se-bin overpowered Ozaki 5-1, and the score widened to 35-27, 8 points again.
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However, it was pushed back by Japan's earnest background. The 8-bout Jungmi Kim fell behind Kaneko 5-11, 40-38, and Japan followed by two points. In the last nine bouts, Ha-young and Emura faced off in the ace war between the two countries, and Emura, who gained momentum, pushed through the whole time and allowed the reversal. In the end, he gave up 44-45, a come-from-behind victory. The Japanese national team, which captured Korea, hugged each other and shed tears of joy.
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| Japanese women's sabre team win. Photo courtesy = FIE |
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The previous day 'New Avengers' men's sabre team lost 41 to 45 in the final match between Korea and Japan and lost the gold medal, and the fencing team turned on a red light ahead of next year's Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan.
Japanese fencing in this tournament has made remarkable strides. Following the gold medal of the women's foil individual gold, silver, and bronze (Ueno Yuka gold, Tsuji Sumire silver, Kiguchi Komaki) and the women's sabre individual gold medal 'Top Ranker', Misaki Emura won the gold medal in the women's team event on the 20th, the women's foil, the men's sabre, the men's epee, and the women's sabre on the 21st.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
