UIPM World Cup #4 2011

Elodie Clovel (FRA) has withdrawn from the event due to illness. Clouvel who has been in great form all year apart from missing out on the final of World Cup #2.

Clouvel’s coach Christian Roudt stated “Elodie is not feeling very well and we all thought it was best that she pulls out looking ahead to the World Cup Final”

Leila Gyenesei (HUN) has again won the swim in a time of 2:10.12. The winner of the fencing Sarolta Kovacs (HUN) put in a strong performance to claim 2nd position which puts her in a commanding position overall heading into the riding event.

Junior World Champion Sarolta Kovacs (HUN) has stunned the field by produced her best ever fencing performance to win the fencing at the Women’s Final at World Cup #4. Kovacs scored 27 victories and 8 defeats, 2 ahead of Russian Ekaterina Khuraskina.

After the fencing Kovacs said: “I am so pleased with this result. At World Cup #3, I only got half the amounts of victories so I was very disappointed. I have worked very hard on my fencing over the past 3 weeks since and it has paid off.”

With Kovacs's best event, swimming still coming up, she stands to have a big lead heading into the ride.

Kovacs team mate Adrienn Toth (HUN) and 2009 World Champion Qian Chen were in 3rd, 5 victories behind.

World #5 Leila Gyenesei (HUN) had a disappointing fence finishing back in 19th position 10 victories off the pace. Fencing specialist Yane Marques (BRA) also had an off day finishing back in 20th position.

Full results at: http://www.pentathlon.org/results/competition-results/results/pentathlon/736-uipm-world-cup-4/senior/women/final

Check out all the shooting statistics from today's Men's qualification from World Cup #4. The performance of the day was Hanyu Wu (CHN) who shot 5 shots in 10.7 seconds. Just 0.5 seconds outside the World Record.

Re-live all the exciting action from today's Women's Qualification from World Cup #4 in Chengdu, China on the official Modern Pentathlon Facebook page or the Official Pentathlon.org gallery

With a lot of the top ranked women missing, tomorrow’s final will be an opportunity for a new face to become a World Cup Champion. Lena Schoneborn, Amelie Caze, Donata Rimsaite and Aya Medany have won 8 out of the last 9 World Cup’s between them, so with them absent there is a chance for someone else to take the spotlight.

Many top athletes failed to cope with the Chengdu heat today at World Cup #4 in Men’s Qualification. World #4 Ilia Frolov (RUS) was the biggest casualty as he missed out on qualification for the 2nd time in a row. Frolov struggled in the fence and shoot and finished an agonizing one place outside the qualification spots.

Hanyu Wu (CHN) has led the local Chinese charge in group C with 3 Chinese athletes qualifying for Sunday’s final.

World Champion Serguei Karyakin (RUS) will be a relieved man qualifying in 7th position as he missed out on qualification at World Cup #3.

World Cup #1 silver medalist Mikalai Gayanouski (BLR) just scrapped into the final in 12th place after having a late scare from a sprinting Alexander Nobis (GER) who went within a meter of snatching the final qualification place.

Full results: http://pentathlon.org/results/competition-results/results/pentathlon/736-uipm-world-cup-4/senior/men/semi-final-c

Ilia Frolov’s horror run of form continues as he misses out on his 2nd successive final at World Cup #3. The 2008 World Champion started in 11th position but dropped to 13th position just outside the 12 qualification places.

Double Olympic Champion Andrei Moiseev (RUS) has had a great fence to be leading Group B going into the Combined Event. Moiseev scored 19 wins and will now start first in the Combined Event 18 seconds ahead of Mustafa Nofal who scored 17 wins behind Moiseev.

2009 World Champion Ilia Frolov (RUS) is not having the best day and is back in 11th place heading into the combined event only 1 place in the qualification spots.