title: Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's épée
text: # Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's épée
  
  The men's épée competition of the fencing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 24 at the Multipurpose Gymnasium. The defending champion was Andrés Carrillo from Cuba.
  
  The épée competition consisted of a qualification round followed by a single-elimination bracket with a bronze medal match between the two semifinal losers. Fencing was done to 15 touches or to the completion of three three-minute rounds if neither fencer reached 15 touches by then. At the end of time, the higher-scoring fencer was the winner; a tie resulted in an additional one-minute sudden-death time period. This sudden-death period was further modified by the selection of a draw-winner beforehand; if neither fencer scored a touch during the minute, the predetermined draw-winner won the bout.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | October 24, 2011 | 9:00 | Qualification pools |
  | October 24, 2011 | 11:10 | Round of 16 |
  | October 24, 2011 | 12:45 | Quarterfinals |
  | October 24, 2011 | 18:50 | Semifinals |
  | October 24, 2011 | 20:10 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Qualification
  
  All 18 fencers were put into three groups of six athletes, were each fencer would have five individual matches. The top 16 athletes overall would qualify for next round.
  
  | Rank | Name | Nation | Victories | TG | TR | Dif. | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Silvio Fernandez | Venezuela | 4 | 21 | 6 | +15 | Q |
  | 2 | Ringo Quintero | Cuba | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | Q |
  | 3 | Paris Inostroza | Chile | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | Q |
  | 4 | Soren Thompson | United States | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | Q |
  | 5 | Ruben Limardo | Venezuela | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | Q |
  | 6 | Weston Kelsey | United States | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | Q |
  | 7 | Reynier Henriquez | Cuba | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | Q |
  | 7 | Andres Campos | Colombia | 3 | 22 | 19 | +3 | Q |
  | 9 | Tigran Bajgoric | Canada | 3 | 21 | 19 | +2 | Q |
  | 10 | Jhon Rodriguez | Colombia | 3 | 18 | 18 | 0 | Q |
  | 11 | Jose Dominguez | Argentina | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | Q |
  | 12 | Vincent Pelletier | Canada | 2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | Q |
  | 13 | Rolf Nickel | Chile | 2 | 18 | 23 | -5 | Q |
  | 14 | Gerson Ramirez | El Salvador | 1 | 18 | 23 | -5 | Q |
  | 15 | Omar Carrillo | Mexico | 1 | 15 | 22 | -7 | Q |
  | 16 | David Ramirez | El Salvador | 1 | 13 | 23 | -10 | Q |
  | 16 | Gabriel Ochoa | Mexico | 1 | 13 | 23 | -10 | |
  | 18 | Gerber Morales | Guatemala | 0 | 11 | 25 | -14 | |
  
  ### Elimination round
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Silvio Fernández (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | David Ramirez (ESA) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | David Ramirez (ESA) | 11 | 1 | Silvio Fernández (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 9 | Tigran Bajgoric (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Tigran Bajgoric (CAN) | 15 | 9 | Tigran Bajgoric (CAN) | 10 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Andres Campos (COL) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Andres Campos (COL) | 11 | | | | 1 | Silvio Fernández (VEN) | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 5 | Ruben Limardo (VEN) | 4 | | | | |
  | 5 | Ruben Limardo (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | 5 | Ruben Limardo (VEN) | 4 | | | | |
  | 12 | Vincent Pelletier (CAN) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Vincent Pelletier (CAN) | 7 | 5 | Ruben Limardo (VEN) | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 4 | Soren Thompson (USA) | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Rolf Nickel (CHI) | 6 | 4 | Soren Thompson (USA) | 11 | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Soren Thompson (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Soren Thompson (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | | 5 | Ruben Limardo (VEN) | 10 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 12 |
  | 3 | Paris Inostroza (CHI) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 12 |
  | 14 | Gerson Ramirez (ESA) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Gerson Ramirez (ESA) | 3 | 3 | Paris Inostroza (CHI) | 8 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 12 | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Jose Dominguez (ARG) | 8 | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 12 | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 15 | | | | 6 | Weston Kelsey (USA) | 13 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | 7 | Reynier Henriquez (CUB) | 10 | | | | |
  | 7 | Reynier Henriquez (CUB) | 14 | | | | | | | 7 | Reynier Henriquez (CUB) | 10 | | | | |
  | 10 | Jhon Rodriguez (COL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Jhon Rodriguez (COL) | 3 | 7 | Reynier Henriquez (CUB) | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | 2 | Ringo Quintero (CUB) | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Omar Carrillo (MEX) | 12 | 2 | Ringo Quintero (CUB) | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Ringo Quintero (CUB) | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  