The ranking round consisted of 18 rounds each, with every athlete fencing with an epee weapon twice. One touch on an opponent would mark a victory in a one-minute bout, and a no-touch through the bout would result in no victory.
After each athlete completed 36 bouts, Schleu led the way with a 29-6 record. Her score of 274 gave her a 30 point lead on Kim, who had five fewer wins but more defeats. In third, Coyle ran as the sole female for Ireland, earning 238 points with a 23-12 record. The American Samantha Schultz finished second to last with just nine wins for 154 points. Rio silver medalist Elodie Clouvel of France was in a four-way tie for 12th place with 196 points as she finished with 16 victories and 19 defeats.
On the men’s side of the event, Choong and Lifanov were tied with matching records of 25-10 for 250 points. The difference came on victories with the tied group and the British pentathlete earning one during the round. Ilya Palazkov of Belarus and Justinas Kinderis from Lithuania also had matching records for second place. The difference went to the Belorussian, who had one victory tied to his group of fencers.
Jinhwa Jung of South Korea and Jan Kuf of the Czech Republic finished with a 23-12 record for 238 points, making it very close between the top three pairs of pentathletes. Returning from Rio 2016 was silver medalist Pavlo Tymoschenko of Ukraine, who finished in a tie for fourth with 22 wins and 13 defeats. The women would finish the remainder of their event Friday with a winner to be decided in the laser run portion. The men continued their competition Saturday with medals being awarded after the conclusion of the laser run.
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