Wang Wenying (second from left) won the gold medal in the women’s individual foil event. Wang’s finish is the Republic’s first in the championships’ 40-year history. (Photo 1 courtesy of Fencing Singapore)
Largs, Scotland, November 15, 2014 — Singapore topped the medal table at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships (CFC) for the first time, winning four golds, four silvers, and two bronzes.
They beat England and Scotland, who finished second and third respectively in the medal rankings.
The women’s foil team, the men’s and women’s epee teams, and Wang Wenying in the women’s individual foil delivered wins.
The men’s and women’s sabre teams, Ann Lee in the women’s individual sabre, and Zhang Zhenggang in the men’s individual foil each won silver.
Singapore’s bronze medals came through Cheryl Wong in the women’s individual foil and Wu Jie in the men’s individual foil.
Fencing Singapore’s achievement at CFC comes after they won their first medal ever — a bronze — at the Asian Games in September in Incheon, South Korea, through Lim Wei Wen in the men’s individual epee. Singapore won two silvers and two bronzes at the last CFC.
Results
Gold
Women’s Foil Team (Cheryl Wong, Wang Wenying, and Aarya Berthier) — 7 teams
Quarter-finals: received a bye into the semi-finals
Semi-finals: beat Canada 45–26
Final: beat Scotland 45–35
Women’s Epee Team (Goh Wan Qi, Cheryl Lim, Elizabeth Ann Lim, Victoria Ann Lim, Rania Herlina Rahardja) — 12 teams
Round of 16: beat Guernsey 45–23
Quarter-finals: beat Jamaica 40–39
Semi-finals: beat England 45–43
Final: beat South Africa 45–34
Men’s Epee Team (Lim Wei Wen, Willie Khoo, and Samson Lee) — 11 teams
Round of 16: received a bye into the quarter-finals
Quarter-finals: beat New Zealand 45–33
Semi-finals: beat England 45–33
Final: beat Wales 45–40
Wang Wenying, Women’s Individual Foil — 34 fencers
Round of 32: beat Rose Finter (Canada) 15–5
Round of 16: beat Ysien Lau (Singapore) 15–1
Quarter-finals: beat Yvonne Chart (England) 15–9
Semi-finals: beat Cheryl Wong (Singapore) 13–7
Final: beat Chloe Dickson (Scotland) 15–3
Silver
Men’s Sabre Team (Clive Leu, David Chan, and Choy Yu Yong) — 10 teams
Round of 16: received a bye into the quarter-finals
Quarter-finals: beat Northern Ireland 45–27
Semi-finals: beat Scotland 45–44
Final: lost to England 24–45
Women’s Sabre Team (Ywen Lau, Ann Lee Huimin, and Sharmaine Cheung) — 9 teams
Round of 16: received a bye into the quarter-finals
Quarter-finals: beat Northern Ireland 45–40
Semi-finals: beat England 45–39
Final: lost to Scotland 42–45
Ann Lee Huimin, Women’s Individual Sabre — 37 fencers
Round of 64: received a bye into round of 32
Round of 32: beat Anna Crawford (Australia) 15–8
Round of 16: beat Zoe Robinson (England) 15–13
Quarter-finals: beat CA Sundhararaman (India) 15–11
Semi-finals: beat Jennifer Sancroft (Scotland) 15–11
Final: lost to Katherine Kempe (Wales) 12–15
Zhang Zhenggang, Men’s Individual Foil — 50 fencers
Round of 64: received a bye into round of 32
Round of 32: beat Dan Robinson (England) 15–12
Round of 16: beat Ethan Ridsdale (Wales) 15–5
Quarter-finals: beat David Alexander (Northern Ireland) 15–10
Semi-finals: beat Wu Jie (Singapore) 15–10
Final: lost to Jamie Fitzgerald 2–15
Bronze
Cheryl Wong, Women’s Individual Foil — 34 fencers
Round of 32: beat Charlotte Dewsnap (New Zealand) 15–5
Round of 16: beat Aarya Berthier (Singapore) 15–10
Quarter-finals: beat Ayesha Fihosy (England) 15–11
Semi-finals: lost to Wang Wenying (Singapore) 7–13
Wu Jie, Men’s Individual Foil — 50 fencers
Round of 64: beat Arachchige Tharindu (Sri Lanka) 15–7
Round of 32: beat Alastair Keyes (Canada) 15–14
Round of 16: beat Matt Foster (Australia) 15–11
Quarter-finals: beat Jerrold Chan (Singapore) 15–8
Semi-finals: lost to Zhang Zhenggang (Singapore) 10–15
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