FINAL of the 2024 Kuwait Asian Championships between Matsuyama Kyosuke 松山 恭助 FIE Rank 7 and IImura Kazuki FIE Rank 12
On the Left - 松山 恭助 MATSUYAMA Kyouske of Japan
松山 恭助 Matsuyama won Gold at the 2022 Bonn Individual World Cup and Bronze at the 2023 Milan World Championships. Since 2021, Team Japan has been trained by Erwan Le Pechoux - ex Olympic Gold and Silver medalist and one of the most accomplished foilists of the 2000-2021 era. Le Pechoux is a small left handed fencer who spent his entire career fencing taller left handed fencers like Andrea Cassara and Lei Sheng, so he is one of the best candidates to coach Matsuyama for this match up.
On the Right - 飯村 一輝 IIMURA Kazuki of Japan
Iimura is the 2022 Junior World Champion and 2022 Senior Belgrade Grand Prix Bronze Medalist. Iimura, like Matsuyama, were on the Japanese team which won the 2023 Milan Team World Championships. During this season, Iimura won a Bronze at the 2024 Shanghai Grand Prix
Match up:
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 had fenced Iimura 4 times at international competitions, winning all 4 matchups.
2024 Washington GP
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/12 Iimura
2024 Cairo WC
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/5 Iimura
2023 Milan World Championships
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/7 Iimura
2022 Seoul Asian Championships
Matsuyama 松山 恭助 15/14 Iimura
24 июн 2024
