A sports face guard for a sports headgear, the sports face guard comprising: a plurality of interconnected wires; an interconnected double bar wire assembly characterized by comprising; a first tapered wire having a base end and a tip end; and a second wire element, and wherein the first tapered wire is disposed adjacent to the second wire element; the first tapered wire of the double bar wire assembly having a base end and a tip end, wherein a cross section of the first tapered wire comprises: a first longest dimension (L1), the first longest dimension (L1) of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction of a major axis (X) of the wire ; a second longest dimension (L2), the second longest dimension (L2) of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction that is perpendicular to the major axis (X) of the wire , the second longest dimension (L2) being less than the first longest dimension (L1); wherein the first longest dimension (L1) is between 3mm and 15 mm, and a ratio between the first longest dimension (L1) and the second longest dimension (L2) is greater than 1.2; wherein the surface of the wire , when divided into two part surfaces (S1 and S2) by a straight line (y1) crossing the end points (a, b) of the second longest dimension (L2), comprises: a first tapered surface (S1) and a second base surface (S2), the first tapered surface having a larger area than the second surface (S2) and comprising a tip end with an end point (c) of the first longest dimension (L1); wherein a distance from the end point (c) to the straight line (y1) is longer than a distance from the second surface (S2) to the straight line (y1)a first tapered surface (S1) being larger and extending further away from the straight line (y1); and a second base surface (S2) being smaller and extending closer to the straight line (y1). a plurality of interconnected wires; an interconnected double bar wire assembly characterized by comprising; a first tapered wire having a base end and a tip end; and a second wire element, and wherein the first tapered wire is disposed adjacent to the second wire element; a first longest dimension (L1), the first longest dimension (L1) of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction of a major axis (X) of the wire ; a second longest dimension (L2), the second longest dimension (L2) of the cross-section of the wire being in a direction that is perpendicular to the major axis (X) of the wire , the second longest dimension (L2) being less than the first longest dimension (L1); wherein the first longest dimension (L1) is between 3mm and 15 mm, and a ratio between the first longest dimension (L1) and the second longest dimension (L2) is greater than 1.2; wherein the surface of the wire , when divided into two part surfaces (S1 and S2) by a straight line (y1) crossing the end points (a, b) of the second longest dimension (L2), comprises: a first tapered surface (S1) and a second base surface (S2), the first tapered surface having a larger area than the second surface (S2) and comprising a tip end with an end point (c) of the first longest dimension (L1); wherein a distance from the end point (c) to the straight line (y1) is longer than a distance from the second surface (S2) to the straight line (y1)a first tapered surface (S1) being larger and extending further away from the straight line (y1); and a second base surface (S2) being smaller and extending closer to the straight line (y1). <EOS>