[Asian Games] Women's Fencing Foil, Silver Medal in Team Event After Close Match with China

The South Korean women's fencing foil team won the silver medal in the team event after a close match against China.

On the 28th, the South Korean women's fencing foil team (Chae Song-oh, Hong Hyo-jin, Hong Se-na, Hong Seo-in) narrowly lost to China 31-34 in the women's fencing foil final held at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium during the '2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.'

On the 28th, at the gymnasium of Hangzhou Dianzi University in Hangzhou, during the women's foil team fencing event at the Hangzhou Asian Games, Hong Sena of Korea is competing.
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On that day, the women's foil team crushed Macau 45-10 in the quarterfinals and Hong Kong 45-25 in the semifinals before engaging in a close battle with China in the final.

In the first round, Hong Se-na conceded one point to Huang Qianqian, but in the second round, Chae Song-oh tied the score 6-6 against Wang Yuting.

After the third round between Hong Hyo-jin and Chen Qingyuan, the score remained tied at 8-8, and Hong Se-na finished the fourth round against Wang Yuting at 10-10. The tight competition continued with scores tied at 12-12 in the fifth round and 15-15 in the sixth round.

In the seventh round, Hong Hyo-jin gained the upper hand against Wang Yuting, taking a 19-17 lead, but Hong Se-na fell behind 21-26 against Chen Qingyuan in the eighth round. Chae Song-oh fought her best against Huang Qianqian in the final round, but it was not enough to regain the lead.

South Korea had achieved five consecutive gold medals in the women's foil team event at the Asian Games from the 1998 Bangkok Games through the 2014 Incheon Games. They placed third at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, but secured the silver medal at this tournament.

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