0 3 ▁( this ▁event ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁fo il ▁competition ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁three - round ▁single - el im ination ▁bra cket ▁with ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁semif inal ▁los ers ▁and ▁classification ▁semif inals ▁and ▁final s ▁for ▁ 5 th ▁to ▁ 8 th ▁places . ▁Teams ▁consist ▁of ▁three ▁members ▁each . ▁Match es ▁consist ▁of ▁nine ▁b outs , ▁with ▁every ▁fen cer ▁on ▁one ▁team ▁facing ▁each ▁fen cer ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁team . ▁Sc oring ▁carried ▁over ▁between ▁b outs ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 4 5 ▁touch es ▁being ▁the ▁team ▁goal . ▁B outs ▁last ed ▁until ▁one ▁team ▁reached ▁the ▁target ▁multiple ▁of ▁ 5 ▁touch es . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁the ▁first ▁bout ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 - 3 , ▁that ▁score ▁would ▁remain ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁bout ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁bout ▁would ▁last ▁until ▁one ▁team ▁reached ▁ 1 0 ▁touch es . ▁B outs ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁maximum ▁time ▁of ▁three ▁minutes ▁each ; ▁if ▁the ▁final ▁bout ▁ended ▁before ▁either ▁team ▁reached ▁ 4 5 ▁touch es , ▁the ▁team ▁leading ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁won . ▁A ▁tie ▁at ▁that ▁point ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁an ▁additional ▁one - min ute ▁sudden - de ath ▁time ▁period . ▁This ▁sudden - de ath ▁period ▁was ▁further ▁modified ▁by ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁a ▁draw - w inner ▁before hand ; ▁if ▁neither ▁fen