International Convention Centre, Monday, August 16, 2010 — Singapore’s Lim Wei Hao bowed out in the quarter-finals of the men’s individual Epee when Canadian fencer Alexandre Lyssov defeated him 15-13.

This came after winning the round of 16 against Czech opponent Ondrej Novotny, 15-11.

In a hard-fought pool round, Wei Hao managed only one victory, and that was against Lyssov, who lost 5-3 to the Singaporean.

His first bout involved a bravely-fought encounter against Novotny, in which he narrowly lost 3-4.

After Wei Hao’s second bout against Canada’s Lyssov, he was unable to carry on his good form in the third round, due to the aggressive thrusts of his German opponent Nikolaus Bodoczi. The latter won 5-0.

Bouts four and five proved to be nail-biting encounters, as Wei Hao stumbled 3-5 against Costa Rica’s Julian Godov and 4-5 against Lucian Ciovica of Romania after matching their attacks thrust-for-thrust in the early stages of both bouts.

The final bout against Na Byeong Hun of South Korea proved a bridge too far for the defensively-styled Wei Hao, as he succumbed to a 2-5 defeat in the end.

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