quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. (The format was designed for 9 fencers in each pool, but Belgium—which received byes to the quarterfinals—had no individual fencers, so the three pools which would have had Belgian fencers had 8 fencers instead of 9.) Semifinals: There were 2 pools of 8 fencers each. The top 4 fencers in each semifinal advanced to the final. Final: The final pool had 8 fencers. Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) Results Round 1 The top 3 finishers in each pool advanced to the quarterfinals. Fencers from the four teams that advanced to the final of the men's team sabre event received byes through round 1, though Belgium had no individual competitors: Hungary: Tibor Berczelly, Aladár Gerevich, and Pál Kovács Italy: Gastone Darè, Vincenzo Pinton, and Carlo Turcato United States: Dean Cetrulo, Tibor Nyilas, and George Worth Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4 Pool 5 Pool 6 Pool 7 Gramain and Zulficar defeated Zaczyk in a three-way barrage for second and third place. Pool 8 Sarria defeated Eriksson in a barrage for third place. Quarterfinals The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the semifinals. Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2 Quarterfinal 3 Haro defeated Tredgold and Kuijpers in a three-way barrage for fourth place. Quarterfinal 4 Semifinals The top 4 finishers in each pool advanced to the final. Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final References Sabre men Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics