At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on July 31, in the women's epee team bronze medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Chinese team lost 31-32 to Poland and finished fourth.
In the women's team 1/4 finals first held on the evening of the 30th, the Chinese women's epee team defeated the Ukraine women's epee team with a total score of 45-41 and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the Chinese team lost to Italy 24-45 and missed the final.
In this women's epee team bronze medal match, the Chinese team sent Sun Yiwen, Yu Sihan and substitute Xu Promise to face three players from Poland's Alexandra, Martina and Renata.
In the first game, China sent Sun Yiwen to play against Alexandra, and in the game, Sun Yiwen failed to score and lost 0-2. In the second game, Yu Sihan played against Martina, and the opponent drew 4-4, and the Chinese team fell behind 4-6. In the third game, Xu promised to play against Renata and drew 3-3 with the opponent, and the Chinese team fell behind 7-9 and still 2 points behind the opponent.
In the fourth game, Sun Yiwen played for the second time against Martina. With his excellent performance, Sun Yiwen 7-3 Martina in the game to help the Chinese team overtake the score, 14-12. In the fifth game, Xu promised to play Alexandra and played 2-3, and the Chinese team led the Poland team by one point at 16-15. In the sixth game, Yu Sihan played and drew 2-2 with Renata, and the Chinese team still led by 1 point after the end of the game.
In the seventh game, 2-3 Martina promised, Poland tied the score at 20-20. In the crucial eighth game, Sun Yiwen played and fought with Renata to 5-5, and the two sides entered the final game with a 25-25 draw.
In the ninth game of the decisive game, Yu Sihan played against Alexandra. In the opening stage, Yu Sihan took a 2-0 lead, and then Alexandra chased two points in a row to draw 2-2. Next, the scores alternated, and the two sides played to a 4-4 draw. After that, Yu Sihan withstood the pressure and fought to a 6-6 draw with his opponent. After the time ran out of the game, the two sides were tied at 31-31 and the game was dragged into overtime.
Entering overtime, Yu Sihan lost to Alexandra by one sword, and finally the Chinese team won the fourth place in the women's epee team.