Benjamin STEFFEN
🇨🇭 SUI · Left-handed
Men’s Épée, 2005–2021
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About this fencer
FIE 6086
- Club
- Fechtgesellschaft Basel: Switzerland
- Coach
- Silvio Fernandez (national); Paul Fausser (national)
- World Championships team
- 1 Gold1 Silver1 Bronze
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 145
- Podiums
- 8
- Competitions won
- 0
- FIE ranking
- 68th Senior Épée · 2020–21
- Best FIE ranking
- 8th 2015–16
- Best finish
- 2nd of 183, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2006
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 29th of 36, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Olympic Games, Tokyo, July 2021, 2021-07-26 56th of 229, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Kazan 2021, 2021-03-20 290th of 302, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2020, 2020-03-06 26th of 199, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2020, 2020-02-07 62nd of 218, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2020, 2020-01-24 79th of 331, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2020, 2020-01-09 127th of 323, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2019, 2019-11-22 28th of 225, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Budapest 2019, 2019-07-17 66th of 97, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Düsseldorf 2019, 2019-06-19 73rd of 371, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2019, 2019-05-17 134th of 183, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cali 2019, 2019-05-03 43rd of 214, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2019, 2019-03-22 75th of 316, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2019, 2019-03-08 50th of 195, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2019, 2019-02-08 108th of 205, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2019, 2019-01-25 51st of 323, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2019, 2019-01-10 27th of 289, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2018, 2018-11-23 7th of 179, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Wuxi 2018, 2018-07-21 38th of 104, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Novi Sad 2018, 2018-06-18 53rd of 324, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2018, 2018-05-11 61st of 289, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2018, 2018-03-23 13th of 184, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2018, 2018-02-16 60th of 316, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2018, 2018-01-25 51st of 181, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2017, 2017-12-08 19th of 215, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Leipzig 2017, 2017-07-20 18th of 97, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Tbilisi 2017, 2017-06-15 34th of 113, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bogota 2017, 2017-05-26 17th of 302, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2017, 2017-05-12 36th of 275, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2017, 2017-03-24 36th of 164, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2017, 2017-02-17 34th of 310, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2017, 2017-01-26 36th of 176, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2016, 2016-12-09 34th of 240, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2016, 2016-10-28 4th of 38, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Olympic Games, Rio De Janeiro 2016, 2016-08-10 62nd of 93, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Torun 2016, 2016-06-22 12th of 217, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2016, 2016-05-20 2nd of 127, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Rio De Janeiro 2016, 2016-04-22 29th of 281, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2016, 2016-03-18 44th of 191, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2016, 2016-02-12 120th of 309, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2016, 2016-01-21 21st of 186, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2015, 2015-12-05 8th of 277, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2015, 2015-11-13 11th of 259, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2015, 2015-10-23 21st of 208, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Moscow 2015, 2015-07-15 21st of 98, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Montreux 2015, 2015-06-08 21st of 190, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Rio De Janeiro 2015, 2015-05-23 21st of 324, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2015, 2015-05-01 3rd of 295, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2015, 2015-03-20 23rd of 177, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2015, 2015-02-13 29th of 274, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2015, 2015-01-22 10th of 150, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha, December 2014, 2014-12-06 22nd of 246, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn, November 2014, 2014-11-14 6th of 217, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2014, 2014-10-24 24th of 90, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Geneva 2014, 2014-10-04 32nd of 186, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Kazan 2014, 2014-07-17 58th of 88, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Strasbourg 2014, 2014-06-07 24th of 149, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2014, 2014-05-23 58th of 177, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bern 2014, 2014-05-10 42nd of 255, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2014, 2014-05-02 40th of 105, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Vancouver 2014, 2014-03-22 53rd of 235, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn, February 2014, 2014-02-21 52nd of 255, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2014, 2014-02-14 15th of 245, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano, January 2014, 2014-01-24 78th of 153, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha, January 2014, 2014-01-16 43rd of 207, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Budapest 2013, 2013-08-06 6th of 100, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Zagreb 2013, 2013-06-16 50th of 149, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2013, 2013-05-24 93rd of 159, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bern 2013, 2013-05-11 24th of 265, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2013, 2013-05-03 24th of 76, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Vancouver 2013, 2013-03-23 41st of 217, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2013, 2013-03-15 13th of 256, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2013, 2013-02-15 25th of 228, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2013, 2013-01-25 35th of 92, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Legnano 2012, 2012-06-15 8th of 118, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bern 2012, 2012-06-02 31st of 138, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2012, 2012-05-12 32nd of 186, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2012, 2012-04-27 61st of 238, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2012, 2012-03-02 120th of 143, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2012, 2012-02-10 52nd of 241, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2012, 2012-01-27 39th of 214, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Catania 2011, 2011-10-10 19th of 101, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Sheffield 2011, 2011-07-14 57th of 147, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Buenos Aires 2011, 2011-06-17 44th of 198, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bern 2011, 2011-06-04 113th of 189, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2011, 2011-05-14 53rd of 262, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim, April 2011, 2011-04-29 192nd of 251, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, March 2011, 2011-03-18 7th of 243, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2011, 2011-03-04 31st of 134, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2011, 2011-02-11 59th of 180, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2011, 2011-01-14 99th of 193, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Paris 2010, 2010-11-05 25th of 114, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Leipzig 2010, 2010-07-16 10th of 71, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Sydney 2010, 2010-05-22 37th of 200, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2010, 2010-05-07 12th of 183, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2010, 2010-03-26 121st of 189, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2010, 2010-03-05 16th of 175, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2010, 2010-02-27 6th of 119, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Lisbon 2010, 2010-02-06 59th of 190, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Legnano 2010, 2010-01-29 81st of 132, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2010, 2010-01-23 101st of 162, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Antalya, October 2009, 2009-10-02 57th of 104, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Plovdiv 2009, 2009-07-13 31st of 114, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Bogota 2009, 2009-06-12 8th of 160, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2009, 2009-05-09 70th of 196, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2009, 2009-03-27 16th of 169, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2009, 2009-03-06 20th of 140, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2009, 2009-02-28 3rd of 99, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Lisbon 2009, 2009-02-07 154th of 177, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Legnano 2009, 2009-01-30 36th of 124, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2009, 2009-01-24 41st of 126, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Kuwait City 2009, 2009-01-16 52nd of 103, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Kyiv 2008, 2008-07-04 31st of 111, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Montreal 2008, 2008-05-30 41st of 112, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2008, 2008-05-10 23rd of 205, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2008, 2008-03-28 3rd of 196, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2008, 2008-03-07 21st of 154, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2008, 2008-03-01 11th of 168, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2008, 2008-02-16 34th of 118, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Lisbon 2008, 2008-02-09 21st of 192, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Legnano 2008, 2008-02-01 47th of 162, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Kuwait City 2008, 2008-01-25 14th of 162, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2008, 2008-01-18 24th of 58, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Kish Island 2008, 2008-01-12 63rd of 168, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, St Petersburg, October 2007, 2007-10-03 31st of 108, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Zonal Championships, Ghent 2007, 2007-07-02 13th of 64, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bogota 2007, 2007-06-15 2nd of 108, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Caguas 2007, 2007-06-08 38th of 161, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Montreal 2007, 2007-06-01 65th of 220, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Paris, May 2007, 2007-05-11 11th of 96, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Carolina 2006, 2006-06-16 3rd of 128, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Lisbon 2006, 2006-06-03 9th of 191, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2006, 2006-05-05 11th of 194, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Heidenheim 2006, 2006-04-28 2nd of 183, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2006, 2006-03-10 34th of 131, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2006, 2006-03-04 57th of 138, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2006, 2006-02-10 24th of 140, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Kuwait City 2006, 2006-01-27 22nd of 177, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Championships, Leipzig 2005, 2005-10-10 37th of 128, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Lisbon 2005, 2005-06-04 33rd of 110, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2005, 2005-05-21 3rd of 141, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2005, 2005-05-06 91st of 198, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Heidenheim 2005, 2005-04-29 8th of 165, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Paris, March 2005, 2005-03-18 72nd of 159, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Stockholm 2005, 2005-03-11 72nd of 134, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Bern 2005, 2005-03-05
Results
Results: 145
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2018 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2018FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 61st of 289 |
| 16 Feb 2018 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2018FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 13th of 184 |
| 25 Jan 2018 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2018FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 60th of 316 |
| 8 Dec 2017 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 51st of 181 |
| 20 Jul 2017 | FIE World Championships, Leipzig 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 19th of 215 |
| 15 Jun 2017 | FIE Zonal Championships, Tbilisi 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 18th of 97 |
| 26 May 2017 | FIE Grand Prix, Bogota 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 34th of 113 |
| 12 May 2017 | FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 17th of 302 |
| 24 Mar 2017 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 36th of 275 |
| 17 Feb 2017 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 36th of 164 |
| 26 Jan 2017 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2017FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 34th of 310 |
| 9 Dec 2016 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 36th of 176 |
| 28 Oct 2016 | FIE World Cup, Bern 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 34th of 240 |
| 10 Aug 2016 | FIE Olympic Games, Rio De Janeiro 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 4th of 38 |
| 22 Jun 2016 | FIE Zonal Championships, Torun 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 62nd of 93 |
| 20 May 2016 | FIE World Cup, Paris, May 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 12th of 217 |
| 22 Apr 2016 | FIE Grand Prix, Rio De Janeiro 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 2nd of 127 |
| 18 Mar 2016 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 29th of 281 |
| 12 Feb 2016 | FIE World Cup, Vancouver 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 44th of 191 |
| 21 Jan 2016 | FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2016FIE | Senior Men’s Épée | 120th of 309 |
Videos
Fencing Vision
· Table of 64 Individual bout Gergely SIKLOSI beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 15–13 FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2020 · Épée · 24 Jan 2020
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Sergey BIDA beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 15–12 FIE World Championships, Budapest 2019 · Épée · 17 Jul 2019
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Benjamin STEFFEN beat Gabriele CIMINI, 15–14 FIE World Championships, Budapest 2019 · Épée · 17 Jul 2019
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Masaru YAMADA beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 15–11 FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2019 · Épée · 10 Jan 2019
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· Table of 32 Individual bout Lucas MALCOTTI beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 15–7 FIE World Cup, Bern 2018 · Épée · 23 Nov 2018
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Benjamin STEFFEN beat Joao CORDEIRO, 15–12 FIE World Cup, Bern 2018 · Épée · 23 Nov 2018
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· Quarter-finals Individual bout Roman SVICHKAR beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 15–12 FIE World Championships, Wuxi 2018 · Épée · 21 Jul 2018
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· Table of 16 Individual bout Benjamin STEFFEN beat Yuval Shalom FREILICH, 15–10 FIE World Championships, Wuxi 2018 · Épée · 21 Jul 2018
All their bouts on video (4 more)
Fencing Vision
· Table of 32 Individual bout Benjamin STEFFEN beat Tien Nhat NGUYEN, 15–8 FIE World Championships, Wuxi 2018 · Épée · 21 Jul 2018
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Benjamin STEFFEN beat Jesus LIMARDO, 15–13 FIE World Championships, Wuxi 2018 · Épée · 21 Jul 2018
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Yannick BOREL beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 11–10 FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2018 · Épée · 23 Mar 2018
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· Table of 64 Individual bout Bogdan NIKISHIN beat Benjamin STEFFEN, 9–6 FIE World Cup, Heidenheim 2018 · Épée · 25 Jan 2018
Head to head
Against left-handers 55–26 · right-handers 186–90, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juri SALM | 2 | 3 | 17 Jul 2019 | |
| Yannick BOREL | 2 | 3 | 23 Mar 2018 | ▶ Watch |
| Alessandro TACCANI | 2 | 2 | 17 Feb 2017 | |
| Angel FABREGAT | 3 | 1 | 17 Jul 2019 | |
| Gabriele CIMINI | 2 | 2 | 24 Jan 2020 | ▶ Watch |
Everyone they’ve met (255 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 57th, 2001–02 Senior Épée 40th, 2002–03 Senior Épée 70th, 2003–04 Senior Épée 32nd, 2004–05 Senior Épée 12th, 2005–06 Senior Épée 57th, 2006–07 Senior Épée 29th, 2007–08 Senior Épée 35th, 2008–09 Senior Épée 50th, 2009–10 Senior Épée 41st, 2010–11 Senior Épée 37th, 2011–12 Senior Épée 29th, 2012–13 Senior Épée 55th, 2013–14 Senior Épée 13th, 2014–15 Senior Épée 8th, 2015–16 Senior Épée 55th, 2016–17 Senior Épée 29th, 2017–18 Senior Épée 109th, 2018–19 Senior Épée 79th, 2019–20 Senior Épée 68th, 2020–21
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Épée | 1,782 | 68th Senior |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,752 | 79th Senior |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,798 | 109th Senior |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,881 | 29th Senior |
| 2016–17 | Épée | 1,808 | 55th Senior |
| 2015–16 | Épée | 1,852 | 8th Senior |
| 2014–15 | Épée | 1,857 | 13th Senior |
| 2013–14 | Épée | 1,736 | 55th Senior |
| 2012–13 | Épée | 1,733 | 29th Senior |
| 2011–12 | Épée | 1,718 | 37th Senior |
| 2010–11 | Épée | 1,716 | 41st Senior |
| 2009–10 | Épée | 1,722 | 50th Senior |
| 2008–09 | Épée | 1,729 | 35th Senior |
| 2007–08 | Épée | 1,718 | 29th Senior |
| 2006–07 | Épée | 1,670 | 57th Senior |
| 2005–06 | Épée | 1,642 | 12th Senior |
| 2004–05 | Épée | 1,541 | 32nd Senior |
| 2003–04 | Épée | 70th Senior | |
| 2002–03 | Épée | 40th Senior | |
| 2001–02 | Épée | 57th Senior |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 154–62 71% | 4.1–2.9 | 45–27 |
| Tables | 87–54 62% | 13.2–11.4 | 12–13 |