Misaki Emura (JPN) is the defending world champion in the women's individual sabre and she is leading the world rankings in this event. In 2023, Emura claimed one Grand Prix bronze (Seoul) and one World Cup bronze (Tashkent).
Sara Balzer (FRA) is the current world No.2, she just claimed silver in European Championships. In 2023, she also got 3 World Cup medals (2 gold and 1 bronze) and 1 Grand Prix silver.
Theodora Gkountoura (GRE, bronze in 2019) and Despina Georgiadou (GRE, bronze in 2022) have both won bronze medals for Greece before. In 2023, the current world No.3 Gkountoura got one Grand Prix gold (Seoul) and four World Cup medals (1 silver and 3 bronze), plus with two bronzes in European Championships and in European Games.
In 2023, Georgiadou (world No.4) claimed one Grand Prix title (Tunis) and one World Cup title (Tashkent).
The current world No.5 Lucia Martin-Portugues (ESP) won the World Cup title in Alger in the past season. Her teammate Araceli Navarro (ESP) took bronze in the women's individual sabre at the world championships in 2022.
Manon Apithy-Brunet (FRA) is the reigning European champion. The current world No.6 also took a Grand Prix silver in Orléans in the 22/23 season.
The finals of Women's Individual Sabre will be staged at the Milan Convention Center (MiCo) on Thursday 27 July, 2023. Please visit the official website for the Championships, where full information is available regarding the event.