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Ukrainian Sparks Bogdan Nikishin and Roman Svichkar failed to advance to the World Cup Final in China, after winning bronze medals.
Nikishin is ranked first in the world rankings. He first defeated Jacob Hoyle of the United States (10: 8) in 1/32, followed by Julien Pereira of Spain (15: 8). In the 1/8 finals, he won the Canadian Mark Anthony Blaise Bellinge (15: 6) and in the quarterfinals the American Curtis McDowell (15:10). In the semifinal, Nikishin gave up Ruben Limardo Gascon of Brazil (4: 7).
Svichkar began to qualify. In the main grid of the 1/32 finals, Peter Peñar Tournai was stronger (15: 3), in 1/16 finals he won the world champion Paolo Pizzo of Italy (15:14), then went won Uzbekiston Faizulla Alimova (15:14), In the quarterfinals, he became stronger than Bendajmina Steffen of Switzerland (15:12). In the semifinal, Frenchman Yannik Borel (11:15) lost.
Prior to that, the Ukrainians won only one medal in the history of the country at the World Singles Championships. He was Maxim Hvorost in 2003 with "money."
In May, the Ukrainian Olga Harlan won the International Fencing Tournament in Turkey .
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