# Fencing at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's individual épée

The men's individual épée competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan was held on 29 September at the Gangseo Gymnasium.

## Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Sunday, 29 September 2002 | 10:00 | Preliminary pool |
| Sunday, 29 September 2002 | 13:00 | 1/16 elimination |
| Sunday, 29 September 2002 | 13:00 | 1/8 elimination |
| Sunday, 29 September 2002 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Sunday, 29 September 2002 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, 29 September 2002 | 20:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Preliminary pool

| Rank | Pool | Athlete | W | L | W/M | TD | TF |
| 1 | 3 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | +15 | 20 |
| 2 | 4 | Zhao Gang (CHN) | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | +10 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | Lee Sang-yup (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +11 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | Ruslan Kudayev (UZB) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +8 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | Sergey Shabalin (KAZ) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 | 1 | Akihisa Mochida (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | +8 | 20 |
| 7 | 4 | Kenji Ota (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +5 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | Hamad Al-Awadhi (KUW) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +2 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | Nicola Lu (HKG) | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | +2 | 16 |
| 10 | 1 | Mirsait Mirdjaliev (KGZ) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +10 | 22 |
| 11 | 1 | Dmitriy Dimov (KAZ) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +6 | 19 |
| 12 | 2 | Hasan Malallah (KUW) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | +5 | 20 |
| 13 | 2 | Roman Bobrushko (UZB) | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | −2 | 19 |
| 14 | 5 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +3 | 18 |
| 15 | 5 | Evgeniy Chigrin (KGZ) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +3 | 17 |
| 16 | 4 | Majid Al-Thobity (KSA) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | +2 | 17 |
| 17 | 5 | Nawaf Al-Azwari (KSA) | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | −1 | 14 |
| 18 | 3 | Avelino Victorino (PHI) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −5 | 12 |
| 19 | 4 | Aleksandr Peregudow (TKM) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −6 | 12 |
| 20 | 3 | Hoi Kio Heng (MAC) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −6 | 11 |
| 21 | 3 | Victor Fayad (LIB) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −6 | 10 |
| 22 | 5 | Nurnepes Öwezow (TKM) | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | −7 | 11 |
| 23 | 2 | Mohammed Al-Dossary (QAT) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | −7 | 14 |
| 24 | 1 | Richard Gomez (PHI) | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | −9 | 13 |
| 25 | 2 | Sam Wai Hong (MAC) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | −15 | 10 |
| 26 | 4 | Fady Rumman (PLE) | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | −15 | 5 |
| 27 | 1 | Fahad Al-Yami (QAT) | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | −20 | 5 |

### Knockout round
#### Finals

| Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 12 |
| 2 | Zhao Gang (CHN) | 14 |
| 3rd–4th place | 3rd–4th place | 3rd–4th place |
| 5 | Sergey Shabalin (KAZ) | 15 |
| 14 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) | 14 |

#### Top half

| 1/16 elimination | 1/16 elimination | 1/16 elimination | 1/8 elimination | 1/8 elimination | 1/8 elimination | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 1 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Nawaf Al-Azwari (KSA) | 14 | 16 | Majid Al-Thobity (KSA) | 7 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Majid Al-Thobity (KSA) | 15 | | | | 1 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Hamad Al-Awadhi (KUW) | 12 | | | |
| | | | 9 | Nicola Lu (HKG) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Hamad Al-Awadhi (KUW) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Wang Lei (CHN) | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Sergey Shabalin (KAZ) | 7 |
| | | | 5 | Sergey Shabalin (KAZ) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 21 | Victor Fayad (LIB) | 15 | 21 | Victor Fayad (LIB) | 6 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Hssan Malallah (KUW) | 14 | | | | 5 | Sergey Shabalin (KAZ) | 10 | | | |
| 13 | Roman Bobrushko (UZB) | 15 | | | | 4 | Ruslan Kudayev (UZB) | 9 | | | |
| 20 | Hoi Kio Heng (MAC) | 10 | 13 | Roman Bobrushko (UZB) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ruslan Kudayev (UZB) | 15 | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half

| 1/16 elimination | 1/16 elimination | 1/16 elimination | 1/8 elimination | 1/8 elimination | 1/8 elimination | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | 3 | Lee Sang-yup (KOR) | 12 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Aleksandr Peregudow (TKM) | 4 | 14 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) | 15 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) | 15 | | | | 14 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Akihisa Mochida (JPN) | 14 | | | |
| | | | 11 | Dmitriy Dimov (KAZ) | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Akihisa Mochida (JPN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Zhao Gang (CHN) | 15 |
| | | | 7 | Kenji Ota (JPN) | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Mirsait Mirdjaliev (KGZ) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Kenji Ota (JPN) | 12 | | | |
| 15 | Evgeniy Chigrin (KGZ) | 15 | | | | 2 | Zhao Gang (CHN) | 15 | | | |
| 18 | Avelino Victorino (PHI) | 8 | 15 | Evgeniy Chigrin (KGZ) | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Zhao Gang (CHN) | 15 | | | | | | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Zhao Gang (CHN) |
| | Wang Lei (CHN) |
| | Sergey Shabalin (KAZ) |
| 4 | Ku Kyo-dong (KOR) |
| 5 | Ruslan Kudayev (UZB) |
| 6 | Akihisa Mochida (JPN) |
| 7 | Kenji Ota (JPN) |
| 8 | Hamad Al-Awadhi (KUW) |
| 9 | Lee Sang-yup (KOR) |
| 10 | Nicola Lu (HKG) |
| 11 | Mirsait Mirdjaliev (KGZ) |
| 12 | Dmitriy Dimov (KAZ) |
| 13 | Roman Bobrushko (UZB) |
| 14 | Evgeniy Chigrin (KGZ) |
| 15 | Majid Al-Thobity (KSA) |
| 16 | Victor Fayad (LIB) |
| 17 | Hssan Malallah (KUW) |
| 18 | Nawaf Al-Azwari (KSA) |
| 19 | Avelino Victorino (PHI) |
| 20 | Aleksandr Peregudow (TKM) |
| 21 | Hoi Kio Heng (MAC) |
| 22 | Nurnepes Öwezow (TKM) |
| 23 | Mohammed Al-Dossary (QAT) |
| 24 | Richard Gomez (PHI) |
| 25 | Sam Wai Hong (MAC) |
| 26 | Fady Rumman (PLE) |
| 27 | Fahad Al-Yami (QAT) |