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16.9.2007 Sydney
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Overall ranking

Ranking Name First name Country

1 SOMEROJA Marja-Liisa Tuulikki FIN
2 KALLUS Diane USA
3= GREUNKE Brigitte GER
3= SHINKI Masako JPN
5 DOBLOUG Astrid Elisabeth NOR
6 BEDROSIAN Patricia USA
7 MEIJER-EVERS Dinie NED
8 MARTIN Brigitte FRA
9 GRAHAM Bettie USA
10 BROWN Sylvia GBR
11 TISSIER Nicole FRA
12 HEMPELMANN Marianne GER
13 EARL Silvia GBR
14 KITAMI Motoko JPN
15 SEHEULT Carole GBR
16 RUBIN Kathryn USA
17 BUNN Irina GER
18 NUESSER Waltraud GER
19 ADAM Constance GBR
20 THALY DUPONT Marie Josee FRA
21 TACHIBANA Yoshiko JPN
22 SHEVLIN Leonie AUS
22 YANO Yukiko JPN

Document Engarde - 16/09/2007 6:34:38 PM

Women's Epee Category B Semifinals

16 September 2007

Finland's Marja Liisa Tuulikki Someroja made it though to her second final in two days at the 2007 Veterans World Championships with her victory in the semifinals of the Women's Foil Category B at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Halls on Sunday.

After finishing with the silver medal in the Women's Foil Category B final on Saturday, Someroja will be hoping to go one better in the final of the Epee on Sunday.

A victory in Sunday's Epee final would provide some solace for Someroja, who was defeated in her Foil final on Saturday in the dying seconds.

Germany's Brigitte Greunke made the Finn fight for her place in the final, Someroja eventually claiming a nail-biting 10-9 victory after leading Greunke 5-4 after the first period.

In Someroja's way will be Diane Kallus of the United States who overcame Japan's Musako Shinki in the second semifinal.

With the score 4-3 in the American's favour after the first period, Kallus gradually assumed control of the match, eventually winning the bout 10-7.

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Women's Epee Category B Final

16 September 2007

Finland's Marja-Liisa Tuulikki Someroja has won gold in the Women's Category B Epee final in a commanding display over Diane Kallus from the United States, wining 10-6.

Someroja, who led for the entire bout, held off a late flurry of attacks from Kallus in the second period to secure the gold medal. Someroja was also able to improve on the silver medal she won in the Women's Category B Foil final.

The win also takes her total veterans' world titles in Epee to five after taking out the Category A title from 2001-2003 and in 2005.

"It was such a long day today, but I feel so great now I have won. Yesterday was really just a warm up for this moment, I have always been stronger in Epee," Someroja said.

"Losing in the final last night didn't change anything for tonight. Winning this was always my main focus. In Epee you have to be patient, in foil you have to take more risks."

Kallus who also finished second at the 2005 Veteran's World Championships in the Category A Epee event, put her loss down to a combination of confidence and movement.

"My main fault was that I wasn't confident enough, I didn't move very well, I need to improve that. I also have to learn not to rush," Kallus said.

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