British National Championships: Trio of Silver Medals
The Senior British Championships took place during the last weekend of April. It was a full weekend of fencing, with the individuals on Saturday and the teams on Sunday.
Individual Event
In the Men’s Epee, 16-year-old Tristan Lumineau won the SILVER medal. He achieved a perfect 6v0d record in poules, therefore earning a bye through the round of 64. He then won against Mike Maclennan, Edoardo Crisafulli, Hugo Smith and Tomas Curran-Jones to reach the finals. He lost to Ben Andrews in the final 15-6. This fantastic result demonstrated Tristan’s skill and finesse against fencers with a number of years more experience.
In the Women’s Epee, Kaya Burrows also won a brilliant SILVER medal. Having gone 5v1d in the poules, Kaya received a bye through the 64. She then won against Amy Radford, Erin Pedler, Louise Sadler, and Francesca Cavallo to reach the finals against Susan Sica; Susan won 15-11.
Two of our Women’s Sabreurs reached the L8 of the competition. Keira Donnelly-Sallows (3v3d) won her 32 against Jane Hutchison and her 16 against Bea Abram-Moore, but was eliminated in the 8 by Melissa Jane. Jess Corby (6v0d) was seeded first after the poules. She received a bye through the 32, then won against Ava Davies before being going out to Maria Chart.
Congratulations to Tristan and Kaya for their silver medals and thank you to all the coaches who supported our fencers across the weekend!
Team Event
On the Sunday, Salle Paul’s Women’s Epee team won the SILVER medal in the Championship. The team, made up of Jess Varley, Eleanor Taylor, Kaya Burrows, and Kseniya Kushtan, won against Edinburgh in the 8 and TMFC in the semi, before losing the finals against Malvern Hills, 40-45.
Congratulations to Tristan and Kaya for their silver medals in the individual event, and to Jess Varley, Eleanor Taylor, Kaya Burrows, and Kseniya Kushtan for their silver medal in the team event.
Final Placings:
Senior Men's Epee (70)
🥈 Tristan Lumineau
32. Aurelio Calipa
38. Will Sturgeon
45. James Gowen
65. Will Ferguson
69. Hugh Kernohan
Senior Men's Foil (54)
24. Oliver Strange
Senior Women's Epee (55)
🥈 Kaya Burrows
24. Juliet Lumineau
29. Eleanor Taylor
34. Jessica Varley
36. Zoya Suresh
37. Aleksandra Pedraszewska
Senior Women's Foil (32)
30. Amelia Ward
Senior Men's Sabre (50)
36. Meksel Direk
Senior Women's Sabre (26)
5. Jess Corby
7. Keira Donnelly-Sallows
Men's Team Epee (8)
5. Salle Paul 1 (Aurelio Calipa, James Gowen, Florin Mirica, Will Sturgeon)
6. Salle Paul 2 (Will Ferguson, Hugh Kernohan, Luca Pellegrinello)
Women's Team Epee (8)
🥈 Salle Paul (Kseniya Kushtan, Jess Varley, Eleanor Taylor, Kaya Burrows)