Men’s epee eldest brother Kwon Young-joon (36, Iksan City Government) completed the Korean fencing team’s podium finish at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. The Korean men’s epee team of Kwon, Kim Jae-won (Chungbuk Fencing Association), Ma Se-gun (Busan Metropolitan Government) and Son Tae-jin (Sejong City Sports Association) won bronze in the team event on Monday at the Hangzhou Electronics University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China .The bronze medal came after the men’s sabre, fleur de lys, and women’s epée teams won gold, the women’s fleur de lys team won silver, and the women’s sabre team won bronze in the final event of the tournament. The men’s epee team led 15-8 after four rounds in their quarterfinal match against China before gradually closing the gap to 36-35 after eight rounds. Kwon conceded the first point of the ninth and final round against Lan Minghao to tie the score at 36-36, but held on and scored the next nine points to secure a 45-41 victory and a place in the medal round. Speaking to Yonhap after the tournament, Kwon said, “I felt a lot of pressure coming in last because there were a lot of gold medals in other events. I didn’t have a winner in the men’s individual epee, and I couldn’t sleep because I thought it would be a shame to go without a medal,” he said. “I’m grateful that I was able to finish the quarterfinals well and take home a medal with my juniors .”The semifinal against Japan was a bit of a disappointment, as they were unable to regain the early lead and lost 34-45.”We won both of our World Cup matches against Japan this season,” said Kwon, “but I think they were very well prepared. We went in with a game plan to take the lead early on, but it didn’t work out and we panicked throughout. “The men’s epee team hasn’t been the same since the departure of veterans Jung Jin-sun and Park Kyung-doo, who were together until the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, and the loss of Rio de Janeiro 2016 individual gold medalist Park Sang-young, who failed to make the squad. Kwon Young-joon and Kim Jae-won competed in the individual event, but were eliminated in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, respectively, while the team narrowly missed out on the quarterfinals. With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, securing a spot is an immediate challenge. There are eight spots up for grabs in the Olympic fencing team event, not including the host nation option .The first through fourth place in the team world rankings through March of next year will be prioritized, with the remaining four spots going to the highest ranked team in each of the four zones from fifth through 16th place. South Korea’s men’s epee team is currently ranked fourth. “The World Cup season starts in early November,” said Kwon. We need to maintain our current ranking,” said Kwon. “We will prepare well to qualify for the Olympic Games and win a medal in Paris. 바카라사이트 It’s not an easy situation, as I always feel like I’m on the edge of a cliff, but I’m going to give it my all.”