The South Korean men's epee fencing team has advanced to the final of the team event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, securing at least a silver medal.

The men's epee team—consisting of Park Sang-young, Jang Hyo-min (both from Ulsan City Hall), Nam Yeon-ho (Korea National Sport University), and Kwon O-min (Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps)—defeated Japan 38-37 in the semifinals held on the 27th at the Aichi Sky Expo in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Having achieved three consecutive titles in the Asian Games men's epee team event at the 2006 Doha, 2010 Guangzhou, and 2014 Incheon Games, South Korea settled for consecutive bronze medals at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games and the 2022 Hangzhou Games (held in 2023), returning to the final after 12 years.

The final match is scheduled to take place at 6:40 PM, where South Korea will compete for the gold medal against the winner of the match between Hong Kong and Kazakhstan.

The men's epee team event is held in a tournament format with brackets determined by the seeds assigned based on the individual rankings of each country's participating athletes.

After receiving a bye in the round of 32, South Korea defeated Uzbekistan 45-33 in the round of 16 and overcame China 45-36 in the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, they clashed with powerhouse Japan, which won the last two titles in the Asian Games team event and claimed the team silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Trailing 7-10 through the second round, South Korea took control in the third round when Park Sang-young turned the match around 13-11 against Ryu Matsumoto.

In the fourth round, Nam Yeon-ho, substituted in for Kwon O-min, widened the gap to 20-16 against Masaru Yamada, and Jang Hyo-min pulled away to 25-17 against Matsumoto in the fifth round.

However, the gap narrowed to 28-22 in the sixth round as Park Sang-young faced Koki Kano—the gold medalist of the Hangzhou Asian Games, the Paris Olympics, and the individual event at this tournament—before Nam Yeon-ho allowed Matsumoto to close in at 31-27 in the seventh round.

In the eighth round, Park Sang-young allowed Yamada to tie the score at 34-34, and in the final ninth round, Jang Hyo-min gave up consecutive points early to Kano, allowing an overturn and placing South Korea in crisis.

Nevertheless, Jang Hyo-min struck back with two consecutive points to end the ninth round level, sending the match into overtime. Following a simultaneous hit, Jang Hyo-min landed the decisive blow with 37 seconds remaining to complete a dramatic advance to the final.