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The swords quartet with Schwyzer team leader Max Heinzer wins gold for the first time at the world championships in Wuxi, China, thus marking the history . The Swiss win the final against South Korea 36:31
Avenged in the quarterfinals: Max Heinzer (right) against Italian Andrea Santarelli. (Photo: Aleksandar Plavevski / EPA (Wuxi, July 26, 2018))
There has never been more than money in the World Cup team competitions for Switzerland. And there was only one gold medal here by Anja Straub at the 1989 Women's World Premiere Championship in Denver and Marcel Fischer at the 2004 Olympic Games. in Athens. Despite the profit of the previous year 's money, the renewed increase came unexpectedly. The Swiss Gold Quartet in China was formed by Max Heinzer, Benjamin Steffen, Michele Niggeler and Lucas Malcotti.
In the final, the former substitute of the shooter Malcotti replaced the only Seventh Steffen world championship. The Valaisian Malcotti quickly showed the Swiss the way to victory with a 5: 4 win over Jung Jinsun. The Ticino Niggeler then offered an outstanding performance. He increased the lead to Olympic champion Park Sangyeong at 10:07 and rose in his second bout with a 9:05 lead over Jung Jinsun until 19:13.
Successful Vengeance
Fewer records of Steffen and Heinzer melted their heads before the final duel between Steffen and Park until a sudden (25:24). But lefty Steffen then completed the blow with an 11: 7. "Our tactic was full, the South Koreans could not change and stop reacting, we acted and imposed our pace and style on the South Koreans," said Gabriel Nigon, head of the Swiss men's team. The Swiss were the 2015 Asian World Cup in Moscow in the semifinal with 37:45 of inferiority. In the last clash with world title fights at the Rio Olympics, they lost the battle (insignificant) for 5th place (36:45).
Switzerland was not one of the favorites. The assessment of Heinzer before the start of the World Cup had been restricted – despite the honorable 4th place at the European Championships a month ago. A classification of the top 8 concerns the potential. But Heinzer also said: "Of course, we will go at full throttle and believe in a feat." These words were followed by actions on the board. Not only in the final, the Swiss team has surpassed – even in the semifinal before against the previous unprecedented for Switzerland France, the quartet has shone. Heinzer is distinguished against the dethroned defending champion and Olympic champion himself. He took a 30:31 backlog and led in the penultimate bout with a 10: 2 over Alex Fava Switzerland to a pre-decisive lead 40:33.
Switzerland and France clashed last year in the World Cup final. At that moment, the Swiss missed the very first victory of the title in the Gossamer team competition. When team leader Heinzer had to leave the Board with a concussion at 32:29, Switzerland shot the short straw against the Olympic champion (43:45). In the quarterfinals, Switzerland had beaten the current second medal of Italy with 36:35. It was another successful revenge: a month ago, the Swiss lost at the European Championships in Novi Sad against the same opponent in the fight for the bronze medal 29:45
Cup of the world in Wuxi (CHN)
men. Degen. Teams: 1. Switzerland (Heinzer, Niggeler, Steffen, Malcotti). 2. South Korea. 3. Russia. 4. France. 5. Hungary. 6. Italy. – Final: Switzerland s. South Korea 36:31. – For the 3rd place: Russia s. France 45:35. – Semi-finals: Switzerland s. France (defending champion and Olympic champion) 45:38. South Korea s. Russia 45:35. – Quarter-finals (ao): Switzerland s. Italy 36:35. The women. Florett, Final: United States s. Italy 45:35. – For the 3rd place: France s. South Korea 35:26.
Interview after the victory: Max Heinzer, how was this historic success possible?
It was a special day. We also had our ups and downs. But we focused on controversial arbitration decisions and did not stray from our path.
Daniel Giger, a former Olympic medalist twice with the team, said that in the final they had seen the performance of Michele Niggeler. In the final against South Korea, Michele Niggeler and Luca Malcotti did an amazing job. Malcotti took us into the first fight in mind, Niggeler scored a lot of important goals. Everyone has done something special and has always supported each other.
After the fourth standings of the European Championship a month ago, you hardly thought that an increase in the World Cup was possible. After the European Championship, Silvio Fernandez, the former world-class fencer, called a video analyst. What is his share of success?
Fernandez provided us with an excellent contribution. He made us tactically smarter. We had already made our own videos to prepare the opponents. But now we have received everything that is presented on the service plate. It was much more detailed, for each of us he was individually suited to the adversaries with the inclusion of personal strengths. Before the battles, we again studied the images. Everyone knew exactly what to do when. So we could focus more on ourselves and even more on recovery.
Which elements were still effective on the way to earning gold?
The unshakeable belief in us. In the final of the World Cup, the cards are always mixed. And in the semifinal against France, we chose a different tactic this time. I was not the final fencer but I risked everything in the penultimate battle. Then Beni Steffen brought everything home with a 5: 5 against Borel. This gave us a huge self-confidence in the finale.
Is this the greatest achievement of your career?
Certainly one of them. The victory of the title could not be expected. But I've already won three European championship titles, more European championships and world championships and I have celebrated six World Cup victories in recent years. Seen this way, winning the title is not a sensation. (SDA)
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