FINAL bout of the Fifth fencing event of the 2022 to 2023 Season - 2023 Cairo Men's Foil Fencing Team World Cup - Between Italy イタリア and Japan 日本.
On the Left - Italy
Italy is the reigning 2022 World Champion as well as 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018 World Champions. As of the previous season, Stefano Cerioni returned to be the head coach of Team Italy. Italy won Gold at the previous competition - Paris World Cup. Surprisingly, Alessio FOCONI was not picked to fence in the team event of this competition, and Bianchi was not picked to fence in his place. Filippo Macchi won his first Senior Medal at the previous competition - Silver at the 2023 Turin Grand Prix. Davide FILIPPI won his first Senior Medal (Bronze) in the individual competition a day beforehand. While at this moment, it is still likely for Foconi to be selected for the Tokyo Olympics, this switch to Macchi may endanger Bianchi's spot instead.
On the Right - Japan
Since Russia has been banned from competing, Japan has been making the semifinals of events more often - most often losing both bouts to come forth. Since the end of the previous season, Reigning Junior World Champion and 2022 Senior Belgrade Grand Prix Bronze Medalist, IIMURA Kazuki has replaced SAITO Toshiya for most team events. SUZUMURA Kenta is also now in the top 4 again. Since after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, French foil legend (including defeating Japan and winning Gold at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics) Erwan Le Pechoux has become the Head Coach of the Men's Foil Programme for Team Japan. He coached Iimura to win the Junior World Championships and Bronze at the 2022 Belgrade Grand Prix, and Matsuyama to win his first World Cup earlier this season in Bonn
Previous Match-ups:
Italy had famously defeated Japan at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Since then, Italy has defeated Japan every time for many seasons. However, at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, Japan upset Italy in the Quarterfinals. Earlier this season, Japan defeated Italy in the Semifinals of the 2022 Tokyo World Cup
Team JAPAN
SHIKINE Takahiro 敷根 崇裕
MATSUYAMA Kyosuke 松山 恭助
IIMURA Kazuki 太田 雄貴 2.0
SUZUMURA Kenta 鈴村健太 (R)
Team ITALY
Daniele GAROZZO
Tomasso MARINI
Filippo MACCHI
Guillaume BIANCHI (R)
0:00 Garozzo v Iimura
2:34 Macchi v Matsuyama
8:08 Marini v Iimura
13:39 Maccchi v Shikine
17:56 Garozzo v Matsuyama
22:32 Bianchi v Iimura
26:47 Marini v Matsuyama
30:28 Garozzo v Shikine
30 июл 2024
