France and Poland had a close start in the ladies' sabre quarter finals and the scores stayed close until they reached 20-20 by the start of the 5th match. France however pulled steadily ahead and won the event 45-37. Other scores in the quarter finals: Ukraine beat USA 45-37, China lost to Italy 45-36 and Russia were victorious in their game with Hungary also with a score of 45-37.
There was an exciting match between France and the Ukraine in the ladies' sabre semi-finals when the score was 42-42 in the 9th match. Ukraine clinched the victory at the last minute, coming out top with 45-42.
Also in the semi-finals Italy beat Russia by a considerable margin. In the 6th match Italy were ahead 29-13, and despite the Russian team gaining more points in the next two matches Italy remained steadily ahead and won the game 45-27.
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