Two Vietnamese earned their best in the last 32 round of the Seoul Fencing Grand Prix men’s and women’s sabre events yesterday.

Fencer Vu Thanh An finds his berth in the second round of the Grand Prix in Seoul.

The Rio Olympian Vu Thanh An defeated his Hungarian rival Iliasz Nicolasz 15-8 while teammate Nguyen Xuan Loi beat French Ballarca Fabien 15-11.

An, ranked 25 in the world, will play world No 5 Daryl Homer of the United States and No 161 Loi will meet German Matyas Szabo, seeded No 12 in the world.

Three other Vietnamese To Duc Anh, Vu Van Hung and the only female fencer Bui Thi Thu Ha were disqualified.

The South Korean tournament which has seen nearly 250 athletes competing will wrap up today. 

VNS