Despite initial hopes following individual events that yielded two medals in women’s sabre, the French épée team, reigning world and European champions, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Estonia (34-45). The team struggled throughout the match, failing to recover from an early deficit. Similarly, the men’s foil team, recent European vice-champions, lost in the round of 16 to South Korea (43-45) after a poor start. After four days of competition, France remains with only two medals, a stark contrast to their ten podium finishes at the European Championships in June.