21. Epee after Doha Grand Prix

Another medal for Sergey Bida (RUS), this time gold, moves him to the top of the rankings. Not yet mathematically qualified - but very close.

The most important result for the rankings was a superb 5th place result from Bas Verwijlen (NED). Bas moves ahead of Radoslaw Zawrotniak (POL) for the second European place.

A bronze medal to Yamada Masuru (JPN) confirms he is the best of the Japanese fencers - I suspect they'll use host nation places though.

The Doha winner in the Women's event, Ana Maria Popescu (ROU), is world number 1 and top of the rankings. She’s not mathematically qualified yet – but that’s not far away.

A tough match for Vivian Kong (HKG) in the 64, losing to 2013 world champion and 2017 team world champion Julia Beljajeva (EST).

Marie-Florence Candassamy (FRA) closed the gap slightly with Coraline Vitalis (FRA) – but still has a long way to go.

The two Japanese frontrunners matched results with a last-64 finish. No change there with three competitions to go.