February Round-up
Brazil Wheelchair World Cup
Gemma Collis won gold in the epee! She had a bye through the round of poules and also through L16. In the following round, she defeated Thiti Pengprasittipong (THA) 15-5 and made it to the semi-finals. In the semi-final, she defeated Zsuzsanna Krajnyak (HUN) 11-15 and made it to the semi-finals where she fenced against Linor Kelman (ISR) and won 15-13 securing the first position.
Gemma Collis went 4V1D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L16, she defeated Maria Ivanilda Santos (BRA) 15-2. In the following round, she lost to Rayssa Veras (BRA).
Congratulations to Gemma Collis for winning gold medal in Epee.
Final Placings:
Senior Women's Epee (12)
🥇 Gemma Collis
Senior Women's Sabre (13)
6. Gemma Collis
LPJS King’s Canterbury Epee 2025
Elliot Fung won silver! He went 3V2D in the poules and had a bye through the L32. In L16, he defeated Dillon Duda 12-9. In the following round, he defeated Damian Tovar and made it to the semifinals where he fenced against Antony Liu and won. in the finals he lost to Benjamin McConnell securing a second position.
Kaeto Ngoka went 2V2D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L32, she defeated Sophia Kiyo Kakubamarsh 12-2. In the following round she lost to Zara Stuart.
Yifan Zhu won gold! He won all his fights in poules, and had a bye through the L16. In the following round, he defeated Marvin Tang and made it to the semi-finals where he defeated Nikolai Klimenkov 10-1. In the final round, he defeated Nick Vin securing a first position.
Kaeto Ngoka also won gold! She won all her fights in poules, and had a bye through the L16. In L8 she defeated Bridget Chan 10-4 and made it to the semi finals where she defeated Mila Turkmen 10-9. In the finals, she went against Victoria Stanway and won securing a first position.
Congratulations to Yifan Zhu and Kaeto Ngoka for winning gold and Elliot Fung for winning a silver.
Final Placings:
U-14 Men's Epee (18)
🥈 Elliot Fung
U-14 Women's Epee (22)
12. Kaeto Ngoka
U-10 Men's Epee (13)
🥇 Yifan Zhu
U-12 Women's Epee (12)
🥇 Kaeto Ngoka
Surrey Youth Foil
William Maiden won bronze! He defeated Cyrus Chan and made It to the semi finals. In the semi-finals he lost to Alex Veazey securing a third place finish.
Congratulations to William Maiden for winning a bronze!
Final Placings:
U-10 Boy's Foil (7)
🥉 William Maiden
11th Leon Paul Foil Open
Oliver Strange won bronze! He went 5V1D in the round of poules and had a bye through the L64. In the following rounds he defeated Jack Davies, Andrew Grass and Tengku Amran Sharif and made it to the semi-finals where he lost to Danielius Juras - securing a third place finish.
Quince Tsz Huen Fung went 1V5D in the round of poules and did not make it to the main tableau. In the plate, he had a bye through the L16 but was eliminated in the L8 by Sven Sinnes.
Eliana Gilbert-Heitler went 6V1D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L16, she defeated Zara Ali 15-12. In the following round, she lost to Oriane Nermond.
Congratulations to Oliver Strange for winning a bronze!
Final Placings:
Senior Men's Foil (48)
🥉 Oliver Strange
40. Quince Tsz Huen Fung
Senior Men's Foil Plate (12)
5. Quince Tsz Huen Fung
Senior Women's Foil (16)
6. Eliana Gilbert-Heitler
Newham Swords Foil Series 2024-25
Felix Berndorfer won silver! He went 3V2D in the round of poules and had a bye through the L64. In the following round he defeated Antonio Carrero 12-4. In L16, he fenced against Hei Tristan Ching and won. In L8, he defeated Jacopo Hipps 12-0, and made it to the semifinals where he defeated Ammar Al-Mohsin. In the finals, he lost to Jeremy Chan securing second place.
William Maiden went 3V3D in the poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L16, he defeated Alex Wouters 10-9. In the following round, he lost to Lorcan Withey.
Edmund Dawson went 5V1D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L32, he defeated Ran Hu 10-0. In the following round, he was defeated by Edoardo Bedina.
Persephone Dawson went 2V4D in the poules. In the first DE rounds, she was defeated by Clea Surjan.
Sofia Shoker went 1V5D in the poules. She made the cut to the tableau but was then defeated by Isabella Dullage in the first round.
Congratulations to Felix Berndorfer for winning silver!
Final Placings:
U-14 Men's Foil (36)
🥈Felix Berndorfer
U-10 Men's Foil (15)
6. William Maiden
U-12 Men's Foil (28)
10. Edmund Dawson
U-12 Women's Foil (21)
18. Persephone Dawson
U-14 Women's Foil (26)
21. Sofia Shoker
South East Region Youth Championships
Jonathan Law won gold! He went 4V1D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In the following rounds he defeated Tyler Lam, Ho Ka Cheung and Zedd Saluna and made it to the smei-finals, where he defeated Harrison Hampton and made it to the finals. In the final round, he fenced against Fraser Maclean and won securing a first position.
Miles Ching Hei Law won bronze! In L16, he defeated Paul Bilski 10-6. In L8, he went against Miles McMullen and won 9-3. In the semi-finals, he lost to Lorenzo Rahman.
Congratulations to Jonathan Law for winning gold and Miles Ching Hei Law for winning bronze!
Final Placings:
U-16 Men's Epee (31)
🥇 Jonathan Law
U-12 Men's Epee (11)
🥉 Miles Ching Hei Law
London Region BYC Qualifiers
Well done to all the Salle Paul and Academy fencers who participated in the tournament. Unfortunately due to the results publication, we are unable to report on the events of the day. Special mention to all our medalists:
Congratulations to Emma Mitzova, Charlotte Geater, Aaron Zhang, Bijan Muganwa, Charlie Jorgeson, Charlotte Geater, Sophia Chiesa for winning gold and Arthur Chen for winning bronze.
We are pleased to announce that all Salle Paul and Academy fencers who competed this weekend qualified for the BYCs.
Final Placings:
U-12 Girl's Epee (11)
🥈 Kaeto Ngoka
U-14 Girl's Epee (12)
5. Xanthe Trim
U-16 Girl's Epee (10)
10. Aerin Russell
U-18 Girl's Epee (2)
🥇Emma Mitzova
U-14 Boy's Foil (27)
5. Felix Berndorfer
7. Quince Tsz Huen Fung
U-12 Girl's Foil (12)
7. Persephone Dawson
U-16 Girl's Foil (16)
7. Eliana Gilbert-Heitler
U-12 Boy's Sabre (2)
🥇 Aaron Zhang
U-14 Boy's Sabre (8)
🥇 Bijan Muganwa
🥉 Arthur Chen
U-18 Boy's Sabre (9)
🥇 Charlie Jorgeson
U-12 Girl's Sabre (5)
🥇 Charlotte Geater
U-14 Girl's Sabre (8)
🥇 Sophia Chiesa
8. Ariana Rashid
BUCS Individual Championships 2024-25
Florin Mirica won gold! He went all up in poules and had a bye through the first round. He defeated Nick Chan, Bowen Ran, Ed Scott-Payne, Hui Haang Chen and Isaac McKerr to make the finals, where he defeated Toby Berry 15-6. Nima Abbaszadeh went 5V1D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L128, he defeated Valter Barros 15-10. In the following round, he went against James Redford 15-11. In L32, he lost to Isaac Mckerr.
Amy Westwell had a bye through the round of poules and L64. In L32, she defeated Emma Holling 15-9. in L16, she went against Lucy Higham and lost. Huixin Ouyang went 4V1D in the poules and had a bye through L64. In the following round, she defeated Aneesah Khan 15-4. In L16, she lost to Lexie Craze.
Max Cromie won silver! He had a bye through the round of poules and L128. In the following rounds, he defeated Robbie Bouquet, Ho Tin,Nicholas Loo and Cho Hin Enoch Man and made it to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, he defeated Jacob Barr and went into the finals where he lost to Quentin Geoffroy securing his second position. Muhammad Abdullah Chishti went 1V5D in the round of poules and made it to the tableau. In L128, he defeated Jake Anderson 15-6. In L64, he fenced against Wei Chen Lee and won 15-9. In the following round, he lost to Patrick Moorehead.
Eleanor Knox went 3V2D in the round of poules. In L64, she defeated Azaria Eddy 15-5. In L32, she fenced against Ellen Buckley and won. In L16, she lost to Martha Carus Bird. Rachael Lever went 3V2D in the round of poules. In L64, she defeated Melissa Oprea 15-11. In the following round, she was defeated by Verity Sampson. Zoya Suresh went 3V2D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In the first round, she lost to Elidh Hall. Juliet Lumineau went 1V4D in the round of poules. In L64, she lost to Martha Carus Bird.
Oliver Strange won bronze! He had a bye through the round of poules and through the L128. In L64, he defeated Harrish Shivakumar 15-4. In L32, he defeated Duncan Ashby 15-6. In L16, he fenced against Charlie Robbins and won. In L8, he defeated Nicholas Williams and made it to the semi-finals where he lost to Lachlan Jarvis securing a third position.
Rachael Lever won gold! She had a bye through the round of poules and also through L64. In the following round she defeated Maisie Everett, Marie Gerardin, and Isabella-Andreea Niculai and admit to the smei-finals. in the semi-final, she fenced against Kate Haswell and won. In the final round, she won against Erin Pedler securing the first positon. Juliet Lumineau went 3V2D in the poules. In L64, she defeated Anna Mynors 15-8. In L16, she lost to Grace O'Neill. Zoya Suresh went 3V2D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L64, she fenced against Hannah Bradley and won. In L32, she lost to Isabella Andrea Nicuali.
Congratulations to Rachael Lever for winning gold, Max Cromie for winning silver, and Oliver Strange for winning bronze!
Final Placings:
Senior Mixed Epee (137)
🥇 Florin Mirica
24. Nima Abbaszadeh
Senior Women's Sabre (54)
9.Amy Westwell
13. Huixin Ouyan
Senior Mixed Sabre (115)
🥈Max Cromie
32. Muhammad Abdullah Chisti
Senior Women's Foil (74)
15. Eleanor Knox
23. Rachael Lever
38. Zoya Suresh
58. Juliet Lumineau
Senior Mixed Foil (114)
🥉 Oliver Strange
Senior Women's Epee (59)
🥇 Rachael Lever
16. Juliet Lumineau
28. Zoya Suresh
Welsh National Championships 2025
Oskar Picton Tully won bronze! He went 4V1D in the mixed poules. In the DEs, he defeated Robert Jones in L16. In the following round he fenced against Harri Picton Tully and won 15-8. In the semi-finals he lost to Nicholas Williams. Harri Picton Tully also took part in the competition. He went 3 and 1 in poules. He defeated David Victory 15-2 in the L16 but then lost to Oskar Picton Tully.
William Ferguson won bronze! William went 4V0D in the round of poules and made it to the tableau. In L16, he defeated Benedict Bray 15-9. In L8, he fenced against James Hughes and won 15-3 and made it to the semi-finals where he lost to Alex Edwards.
Congratulations to Oskar Picton Tully and William Ferguson for winning bronze!
Final Placings:
Senior Men's Foil (13)
🥉 Oskar Picton Tully
7. Harri Picton Tully
Senior Men's Epee (13)
🥉 William Ferguson
10th Leon Paul Sabre Open
Muhammad Abdullah Chisti went 3V2D in the round of poules and had a bye through L64. In L32, he defeated Griffin Manning 15-7. In the following round, he lost to Rubin Nash.
Bea Abram-Moore won gold! She went 5V2D in the round of poules. In L8, she defeated Shengyao Guo 15-1 and made it to the semi-finals where she fenced against Huixin Ouyang and won 15-12. In the finals, she defeated Helen Williams 15-8 securing the first position. Huixin Ouyang won bronze! She went 5V2D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L8, she defeated Alicia McDougall 15-7 and made it to the semi-finals where she lost to Bea Abram-Moore.
Congratulations to Bea Abram-Moore for winning gold medal and Huixin Ouyang for winning bronze medal. Our thanks to Noah for coaching the fencers at the event.
Final Placings:
Senior Men's Sabre (46)
14. Muhammad Abdullah Chisti
Senior Women's Sabre (8)
🥇 Bea Abram-Moore
🥉 Huixin Ouyang
LPJS St.Benedict’s Foil
William Maiden won bronze! He went 5V2D in the round of poules and made it to the DE rounds. In L8, he defeated Alfie Hobbs 10-1. In the semi-final round, he lost to Alexander Hunjan.
Felix Berndorfer won bronze! He went 4V1D in the round of poules and had a bye through L32. In L16, he went against Kairav Lachman and won 15-1. In L8, he defeated Jake Leung 15-14 and made it to the semi-finals where he lost to Seth Lernau-Callan and secured his third position.
Congratulations to William Maiden and Felix Berndorfer their bronze medals.
Final Placings:
U-10 Men's Foil (8)
🥉 William Maiden
U-17 Men's Foil (18)
🥉 Felix Berndorfer
