 Up to 2012 she suffered from left-wrist pains and had to get medical attention after each competition.In the 2010 World Fencing Championships in Paris, Brânză was again eliminated early in the individual event, but won the first Romanian team gold in épée with Simona Gherman, Loredana Dinu and Anca Măroiu.Brânză contributed more than half the hits scored by Romania in the final against Germany.