The Hungarian fencer triumphed in the men’s sabre category A competition as the World Cup season opened at the Hotel Eger and Park.

Osvath advance through to the final by earning a 15-5 win over Russia’s Mikhail Karpov in the quarter-finals, before beating Italy’s Edoardo Giordan 15-7 in the last four.

He would face the challenge of Viktor Dronov in the gold-medal bout, after the Russian won his semi-final 15-7 over Britain’s Piers Gilliver.

An impressive series of performances was completed by Osvath when he beat Dronov 15-8 in the final.

Both Girodan and Gilliver received bronze medals in the event, after their defeats in the semi-final stage of the event.

Britain’s Dimitri Coutya celebrated victory in the men’s foil category B competition.

Coutya clinched a hard-fought 15-11 win over Poland’s Jacek Gaworski in the final.

Both fencers had earlier come through challenging semi-finals, with Coutya having won 15-9 against Russia’s Albert Kamalov while Gaworski beat France’s Maxime Valet 15-12.

Hungary’s Amarilla Veres impressed at her home event by reaching the women’s epée category A final, after beating South Korea’s Kim Sun-mi 15-13.

She faced Russia’s Iuliia Maya, who won her semi-final 15-9 against Zsuzsanna Krajnyak of Hungary.

Maya ended Veres hopes of gold as the Russian fencer earned a 15-6 victory in the final.

The women’s epée category B competition saw a battle between the top seeds in the final.

Top seed Viktoria Boykova of Russia advanced to the final courtesy of a 15-9 win over Belarus’ Kristina Fiaklistava, while Thailand’s Jana Saysunee won 15-12 against Russia’s Ludmila Vasileva at the same stage.

Boykova earned a 15-12 win over Jana in the final.

Competition will continue tomorrow.