# Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's épée A

The men's épée category A fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 5 September 2012 at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre in London. This class was for athletes who had good trunk control and their fencing arm was not affected by their impairment.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
| 5 September 2012 | 09:30 | Qualification |
| 5 September 2012 | 12:00 | Round of 16 |
| 5 September 2012 | 14:30 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 September 2012 | 17:45 | Semifinals |
| 5 September 2012 | 18:30 | Final |

## Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage. During a qualification round-robin, bouts last a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete has scored five hits. There is then a knockout phase, in which bouts last a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete has scored 15 hits.

## Results
### Qualification
#### Group A

| Athlete | B | V | V/B | HS | HD | China (CHN) | France (FRA) | Poland (POL) | Ukraine (UKR) | Hong Kong (HKG) |
| Tian Jianquan (CHN) | 4 | 4 | MAX | 20 | 6 | — | 5–0 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| Robert Citerne (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 15 | 6 | 0–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–2 | 5–1 |
| Dariusz Pender (POL) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 14 | 18 | 2–5 | 3–5 | — | 5–3 | 5–4 |
| Vadym Tsedryk (UKR) | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 11 | 17 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–5 | — | 5–2 |
| Wong Tang Tat (HKG) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | 2–5 | — |

#### Group B

| Athlete | B | V | V/B | HS | HD | China (CHN) | France (FRA) | Poland (POL) | Hungary (HUN) | Belarus (BLR) |
| Duan Yanfei (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 19 | 7 | — | 4–5 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| Romain Noble (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 17 | 12 | 5–4 | — | 2–5 | 5–0 | 5–3 |
| Radosław Stańczuk (POL) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 13 | 14 | 0–5 | 3–5 | — | 5–2 | 5–2 |
| Gyula Mató (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 13 | 16 | 1–5 | 5–2 | 2–5 | — | 5–4 |
| Martyn Kavalenia (BLR) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 1–5 | 3–5 | 2–5 | 4–5 | — |

#### Group C

| Athlete | B | V | V/B | HS | HD | Ukraine (UKR) | Russia (RUS) | Italy (ITA) | Hungary (HUN) | United States (USA) |
| Andrii Demchuk (UKR) | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 19 | 7 | — | 4–5 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 |
| Artur Yusupov (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 18 | 12 | 5–4 | — | 3–5 | 5–3 | 5–0 |
| Matteo Betti (ITA) | 4 | 3 | 0.75 | 17 | 12 | 5–3 | 4–5 | — | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| Tamás Juhász (HUN) | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 16 | 17 | 3–5 | 4–5 | 4–5 | — | 5–2 |
| Gary van der Wege (USA) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 0–5 | 4–5 | 0–5 | 2–5 | — |

#### Finals

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Dariusz Pender (POL) | Dariusz Pender (POL) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Radosław Stańczuk (POL) | Radosław Stańczuk (POL) | 11 | Tian Jianquan (CHN) | Tian Jianquan (CHN) | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dariusz Pender (POL) | Dariusz Pender (POL) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dariusz Pender (POL) | Dariusz Pender (POL) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Artur Yusupov (RUS) | Artur Yusupov (RUS) | 14 | | | |
| | | | Robert Citerne (FRA) | Robert Citerne (FRA) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Artur Yusupov (RUS) | Artur Yusupov (RUS) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Dariusz Pender (POL) | Dariusz Pender (POL) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | Romain Noble (FRA) | Romain Noble (FRA) | 9 |
| | | | Matteo Betti (ITA) | Matteo Betti (ITA) | 15 | | | |
| | | | Andrii Demchuk (UKR) | Andrii Demchuk (UKR) | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Matteo Betti (ITA) | Matteo Betti (ITA) | 9 | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | | | | Romain Noble (FRA) | Romain Noble (FRA) | 15 |
| | | | Romain Noble (FRA) | Romain Noble (FRA) | 15 | | | | Artur Yusupov (RUS) | Artur Yusupov (RUS) | 10 |
| Romain Noble (FRA) | Romain Noble (FRA) | 15 | Yanfei Duan (CHN) | Yanfei Duan (CHN) | 11 | | | | Matteo Betti (ITA) | Matteo Betti (ITA) | 15 |
| Gyula Mató (HUN) | Gyula Mató (HUN) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
Source: London2012.com