Cadet Dominance
Foil and epee cadet competitions this past weekend meant a lot of action for Salle Paul fencers.
Leon Paul Cadet Epee BRC
The Leon Paul Centre hosted a cadet epee BRC over the weekend. Seven Salle Paul fencers entered the event taking place on home-turf.
In the women's event, Zina and Emma both lost 15-14 in the earlier DE rounds. While Zoya fenced a more defensive style throughout the day, holding onto leads built up in the first part of the fights to win her semifinal match 9-5 and then the final 13-12.
In the men's, Casey and Amani were ranked joint second after poules. Both carved their way through the field until they met in the semi-finals, where Amani emerged victorious. In the final Amani was down early then staged a spirited comeback to level at 14-all before losing the last hit and having to settle for silver.
Congratulations to our medalists and thank you to Oana, Sam, and Roman for their support at the event.
Cadet women’s epee (49): Zoya 1st, Emma 21st, Zina 35th
Cadet men’s epee (56): Amani 2nd, Casey 3rd, David 29th, Solu 34th, Ayman 39th
Liverpool Cadet Foil BRC
Yaqub, Aiden, Tudor, and Jessica travelled to Liverpool for the cadet foil BRC held in the birth place of The Beatles over the weekend.
Congratulations to Yaqub, winning a silver medal at the event. This is a well deserved result after some strong fencing at recent event without the reward.
A plate competition was also offered to those eliminated in the first round of the DEs. Well done to Aiden for winning the men's plate.
Cadet women’s foil (28): Jessica 13th
Cadet men’s foil (34): Yaqub 2nd, Aiden 19th, Tudor 28th
Leszno Junior World Cup
Oliver Strange qualified for the Junior World Cup in Leszno, Poland. With a very solid four victories and two close losses in the poules, he went into the qualification round ranked 41st. He comfortably won his first tableau match, before being defeated by Ethan Um of the USA in the L64.
Our thanks to Tony for his support at the competition.
Junior men’s foil (182): Oliver 41st
