 Italy and the United States split the bouts in their match 8–8, with Italy prevailing on touches against (63–65).When Great Britain took a 9–3 lead in its match against Australia, the pool was declared finished as Great Britain and Italy were both guaranteed advancement at 2–0 compared to the other two teams at 0–2.In the first set of pairings, Hungary defeated Colombia 14–2 and the Soviet Union defeated Sweden 9–7.