British Fencing
April 2011 £5.00
British Fencing
April 2011 £5.00
New Series No.101 April 2011
Front Cover: Alex Tofalides,winner of the men’sfoil Junior World Cup in Mödling (photo: BOA)
FENCING NEWS 5
WOMEN’S SABRE SENIOR WORLD CUP 10 British Fencing Graham Morrison presents aphoto-report on Britain’spremier FIE A-grade event 1BaronʼsGate, 33 Rothschild Road, London W4 5HT,Tel: 0208 742 3032, Fax: 0208 742 3033. HOWTOPREVENT LOWER LEG INJURIES 14 Website: http//www.BritishFencing.com e-mail: [email protected] Lindsay Bottoms,Andy Greenhalgh &Jonnie Sinclair look at how President: Keith Smith different shoes and floor surfaces can affect afencer’s legs Chief Executive: Piers Martin FENCING AND COACHING AT UNIVERSITY 16 Editor: Malcolm Fare Bill Penson describes the differences between club and university fencing Pyndar Lodge, Hanley Swan, both for fencers and coaches Worcs WR8 0DN Tel: 01684 311197 Fax: 01684 311250 OBITUARIES 19 email: [email protected] Jim Calvesbert, Dave Bird
Print and Layout: Warwick Printing Co Ltd LETTERS 21 Caswell Road, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. CV31 1QD Tel: 01926 883355 Fax: 01926 883575 ROUND-UP 22 Thomas,O’Sullivan Cup,Vet’sNews,Stourbridge 50th anniversary Advertising: BFA Tel: 0208 742 3032 Email: [email protected] YOUNG FENCER 26 Tofalides &Davis,Experiences of afirst-time captain, Camden cadet sabre, British Fencing accepts no responsibility Profile –Alex Tofalides for the contents of advertisementsand reserves the right to refuse inclusion. The Sword,aquarterly magazine, is RESULTS 33 distributed to all individual and club members of British Fencing and its affiliates. It can also be obtained on subscription –UK£20 Overseas airmail £26 –direct from HQ. Contributions are welcome. Photographs should include the names of those pictured and the photographer. Views expressed in The Sword do not necessarily reflect those of British Fencing. No part of the magazine may Next deadline: 23 MAY be reproduced without permission from the editor/photographer. British Fencing The SWORD 3
Marcus Mepstead promotes the ticketing Sign Up campaign £1M SPONSORSHIP FOR BRITISH LONDON 2012 TICKETS FENCING Applications for Olympic Games tickets can now be Beazley,the specialist Lloyd’sinsurer,has entered into afive-year made at www.tickets.london2012.com.Tickets are on sale for partnership worth £1 million with British Fencing, becoming its 40 days closing on 26 April 2011, but will not be sold on afirst- principal sponsor,aswell as official insurer,until the end of 2015. come-first-served basis.For sessions where demand exceeds Beazley’ssponsorship will increase British Fencing’scurrent level supply,anautomated and random selection process will be used. of funding by 32% and could double the number of fencers able to dedicate themselves to full-time professional training. There are four price bands for the fencing events,which will take place from Saturday 28 July through to Sunday 5August (see Andrew Horton, Beazley Chief Executive,said: “Fencing is asport table): £20, £30, £45 &£65 for preliminary rounds and £30, £45, to which we can makeameaningful contribution, both at the £65 &£95 for finals.There are also special prices for young highest competitive level and through fencing schools people and seniors.Those who are 16 years old or younger (at 27 throughout the country.” July 2012) will pay their age for aticket, while seniors aged 60 and over (at 27 July 2012) will pay £16. The£1m investment will be split across: Youchoose aprice category rather than aspecific seat and can ● GB teams (including Paralympic hopefuls) for the purposes of indicate the lowest and/or highest prices you are willing to pay supporting athletes,their training, competition attendance for tickets to asession;this will increase your chances of being and equipment. allocated tickets. ● National Academy,including venue hire,equipment and travel Special packages will be offered by Thomas Cook and Prestige to international competitions. Ticketing; details from ● Increasing grassroots participation. www.thomascooklondon2012.com ● BF run tournaments,including World Cup events,which will Thomas Cook London 2012 website and help build aworld class events programme in Britain and prestigeticketing.london2012.com develop our athletes. Prestige Ticketing website. ● Marketing and promotion of the sport to build interest and Paralympic Games ticket applications will open on Friday 9 participation. September 2011.
Pricecategory Medal Session Ticket Date SessiontimeSessiondescription session code AA ABCDElimit Individual Foil:round of 64,round of 32,round of 16, 10:30–15:30 FE001 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 quarter-finals 28 July Individual Foil:semi-finals, bronze medalmatch, 18:00–20:30 FE002 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 gold medalmatch,victoryceremony Individual Sabre: roundof64, roundof32, roundof16, 10:30–14:00 FE003 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 quarter-finals 29 July Individual Sabre: semi-finals, bronze medalmatch, 18:00–19:50 FE004 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 gold medalmatch,victoryceremony Individual Epée:round of 64,round of 32,round of 16, 10:30–15:30 FE005 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 quarter-finals 30 July Individual Epée:semi-finals, bronze medalmatch, 18:00–20:30 FE006 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 gold medalmatch,victoryceremony Individual Foil:round of 64,round of 32,round of 16, 10:30–15:30 FE007 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 quarter-finals 31 July Individual Foil:semi-finals, bronze medalmatch, 18:00–20:30 FE008 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 gold medalmatch,victoryceremony Individual Epée:round of 32,round of 16,quarter-finals 09:00–15:40 FE009 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 Individual Sabre: roundof32, roundof16, quarter-finals
1Aug Individual Epée:semi-finals, bronze medalmatch, gold medalmatch,victoryceremony 17:30–21:20 FE010 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 Individual Sabre: semi-finals, bronze medalmatch, gold medalmatch,victoryceremony Team Foil:round of 16,quarter-finals,classifications 09:00–16:30 FE011 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 (5th-8thplaces), semi-finals 2Aug Team Foil:bronzemedal match, gold medalmatch, 18:00–20:50 FE012 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 victoryceremony Team Sabre: roundof16, quarter-finals, classifications 10:30–15:30 FE013 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 (5th-8thplaces), semi-finals 3Aug Team Sabre: bronze medalmatch,gold medalmatch, 18:00–19:50 FE014 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 victoryceremony Team Epée:round of 16,quarter-finals,classifications 09:00–16:30 FE015 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 (5th-8thplaces), semi-finals 4Aug Team Epée:bronzemedal match, gold medalmatch, 18:00–20:50 FE016 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 victoryceremony Team Foil:round of 16,quarter-finals,classifications 09:00–16:30 FE017 –£65 £45£30 £20 –20 (5th-8thplaces), semi-finals 5Aug Team Foil:bronzemedal match, gold medalmatch, 18:00–20:50 FE018 –£95 £65£45 £30– 6 victoryceremony
Men’sevent Women’s event Specialprices available in this pricecategory Medalsession The SWORD 5 Fencing News
WATTS STEPS DOWN AS PERFORMANCE DIRECTOR Following UK Sport’sWorld Class Performance Programme (WCPP) funding review after the world championships,Graham Watts has stepped down from his position as British Fencing’s Performance Director.The WCPP will now be overseen by a Performance Management Group led by afull-time Performance Manager.Graham Watts held the positionofPerformance Director forten years,both as avolunteer and apart-time contractor.
SPORTS MUSEUM WEBSITE TheNational Fencing Museum is featured on anew website – www.sportcloseup.co.uk. This online visitors' guide lists more Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood recently visited than 80 sports museums,tours and other visitor attractions in Espada Fencing Club at the Littledown Leisure Centre, where the United Kingdom, from large museums at Manchester United he watched over 50 club fencers in action and took part in and Wimbledon through to personal collections open by warm up exercises before receiving afencing lesson. He is appointment. seen here with (from left) the club’s oldest fencer, 81-year-old Dennis Ward, chair Marilyn Wheelband and Thewebsitehas impartial reviews and all the information you coach Brian Speight. need to plan avisit, including exhibits on show,maps,contact details and links.You can find the entry for the National Fencing Museum under the Midlands and Olympic sports sections. There's an e-mail newsletter to keep up with the latest news about museums and other attractions and atwitter feed – BOAATHLETE OF THE YEAR @sportcloseup. To mark her outstanding performances in 2010, Chrystall Nicoll has been named BOAOlympic athlete of the year by British Fencing. Twobronze medals –atKlagenfurt and Koblenz –and LONDON 2012 50p COIN three L16 places at senior A-grade events during the year,have When the Royal Mint launched acompetition to design aseries confirmed Nicoll as one of fencing’smost consistently successful of new 50p coins to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic performers.She finished the year ranked 25th in the world. Games,itreceived over 30,000entries.The fencing design was won by Ruth Summerfield, aradiologist from Stoke-on-Trent. She studied art for her GCSEs,but then pursued acareer in medicine. VOLUNTEERS FOR EUROPEAN Although not afencer herself,she has afriend who is and was CHAMPIONSHIPS inspired by the exciting shapes that fencers can get into when British Fencing is looking for volunteers to help at the senior fencing. The Royal Mint’s European championships being held in Sheffield, 14-19 July.The 50p pack top fencers in Europe will takepart in these championships and volunteers will have the opportunity to be in their company just Ruth Summerfield one year away from the Olympic Games in London. If you have with agiant image signed up to volunteer at the Olympics,this will be agreat of her 50p coin opportunity to see what things may be like. Over 100 daily volunteer posts have been identified in awide variety of positions: welcoming guests (at local airports,train stations,hotels,aswell as at the venue), interpreters,drivers, transport control, administration (accreditation, information provision), the competition (access control, time-keepers, scorers,video jockeys,call room), merchandising, medical care and health. Youcan register at www.euvolunteers.com or email the FriendlyFaces VolunteerManagement Team at [email protected].
CHINA APPOINTS TOPSABRE COACH 63-year-old Hungarian sabre coach Laszlo Szepesi has signed a contract with the Chinese Fencing Association that will expire after the London Olympic Games.Having led Hungarian and French sabre teams to an Olympic bronze medal,asenior world championship title and ajunior world title,healso groomed China's former sabre coach, Frenchman Christian Bauer,who masterminded Zhong Man's journey to China's first men's Olympic individual sabre gold in the Beijing Games.
"When Icoached the French national team in 1982, Christian wasmyassistant for six years.He's asmart guy who learnt alot from me and achieved much more than me as acoach," said Szepesi.
The 6 SWORD Fencing News
Bauer left China in May and the effect of his departure was obviously felt in the Asian Games,inwhich South Korea outperformed China, winning seven gold medals out of 12. "We all missed Bauer alot," said Olympic champion Zhong, and felt at aloose end without him."
Szepesi's obligation is clear –tolead the Chinese sabre team to amedal in the Olympics.LikeBauer before him, his contract is believed to be worth around 100,000 euros ayear.
MISSING KIT At the Slough Open acarrier bag of Leon Paul equipment belonging to Peter Baron disappeared. He would be glad to hear from anyonecoming across it or being offered brand new Paul kit that ‘fell off the back of alorry’. Contact: [email protected]
100 YEARS AGO Alphonse Kirchhoffer struck down by gangrene Described as the Mozart of fencing,the French left-handed fencing master Alphonse Kirchhoffer first made aname for himself at the age of 22 in 1896, when he won the first international foil tournament for fencing masters.Hewent on to win first prize at the Universal Exhibition tournament in 1900 and in 1902 he defeated the great Italian foilist Eugenio Pini in An illustrationbyFrederic Régamey of Kirchhoffer acelebrated Franco-Italian match. But tragedy struck seven wearing the cross of the Legion of Honour years later when Kirchhoffer contracted gangrene and in 1911, receiving the salute of fencers taking part in a at the age of 37, he had to have both feet amputated. He was awarded the Legion d’Honneur on his sick bed, the first fencer to gala display for his benefit in February 1911 be so honoured, and died in 1913. ■ Fencing News
SPONSORSHIP National Academy and development OLYMPIC TEST EVENT Themost important development in work, including the England An Olympic test event under the control British Fencing since my last News Development Project, which is run by of Hilary Philbin, the London 2012 has been the signing of the sponsorship British Fencing.Much of this work is Fencing Competition Manager,will take contract with Beazley.Beazleywill be only possible owing to Sport England place on 26th/27th November at the supporting British Fencing with funding. Membership is being looked Excel Centre (venue for the Olympic £200,000 per year up to the 2016 at in detail by aworking group and fencing events in 2012). It will be a Olympic Games.This will provide much new proposals are being discussed to men’sfoil event involving 32 individual needed funding for our World Cups, improve membership figures and fencers and the top eight teams from the Academy and also our teams.Iam services.Clearly the development of last year’sworld championships.The very pleased that Piers Martin, David our sportbybroadeningthe base and aim is to replicate the events at Games King and our fencers made such a having more volunteers and coaches is time,testing all the logistics and positive impression on Beazley that crucial to the future successoffencing. volunteers,referees,armourers, they wanted to sponsor us.This funding Iampleased that therewill be another Directoire Technique,technicians and will be particularlyimportant post- National Academy residential camp information services.Itwill also give 2012, as we move into amore this summer as well as the regional our men’sfoil team the chance to unknown financial landscape.The academies that have been holding compete against the best in the world positive impact of this support is weekend sessions.Iwasatasessionin in the Olympic venue. already being felt. Birmingham and it wasgreat to seeour younger fencers both enjoying and WOMEN’S WORLD CUP INDEPENDENT CHAIR clearly benefitting from the tuition and Thesenior women’ssabre world cup British Fencing now has anew expertise on offer. event washeld at the Crystal Palace independent chairman, David Teasdale, National Sports Centre in February.It who took office on the 1st March. This PERFORMANCE attracted 27 countries,143 fencers and is in line with UK Sport policy.Iam sure An Olympic Steering Group has been 14 teams.The event wassplendidly that David will be areal asset, as he set up chaired by Piers Martin to look at staged this year,aswehad Beazley has vast governmentaland business our Performance Programme to 2016. sponsorship,which enabled the budget experience,which will enable the Board Together with anew Performance to be much enhanced. It shows what to think more strategically.David’srole Manager,itwill be responsible for can be done,when approximately is to ensure that the Board is aware of developing and implementing our £50,000 is spent on acompetition. The keysporting and funding issues and Olympic Pathway to 2016. Now that we venue wasvery good, the plasma maximises its capabilities,ensuring are in the run-up to London 2012, every screens and presentation excellent and that governance is carried out to best FIE world cup or Grand Prix will be we had Jon Milner running the effect. Iamsure that we will be a immensely strong. Theselectioncriteria organisation, with Katie Dolan and Jack stronger organisation for his arrival. I for our fencers and in particularthe Boteler looking after the many would liketothank David King for his eight host nation places is awaiting volunteers and also the vital logistics. tenure as Acting Chair. final approval from the British Olympic Our volunteers were aged from 11 to Association. Iwould liketowish all 81, showing the enthusiasm and our aspiring Olympians every success dedication to fencing that we are so DEVELOPMENT in the Olympic qualification period lucky to have in the sport. As always our PROGRAMMES which begins in April and ends in armourers,ably led by Peter Huggins, At the last Board meeting, Ben March 2012. This period will be worked extremely hard, our two medics, Campion,our National Development followed by the zonal qualifying events Clare Halsted and Gareth Bashir,were Manager,made an impressive and very and finally the selection of the host fortunatelynot neededfor any major important presentation about the nation places. injuries,and Karim Bashir,the newly
The 8 SWORD Fencing News appointedCommunications Manager, Gildas is now approved as an FIE sabre watch the championships and see the wasatthe competitiononthe Sunday and epee referee and Julian at sabre. best fencers in Europe and in many to look after representatives from Tristan will have to wait till another cases the world. Our Great Britain team Beazley and handle the media. TheFIE observationcompetition nextseason will be competing and this event is part supervisor praised the competition, before he can be approved as an FIE foil of the Olympic qualification system for saying that the organisation was referee.With the new system, you have the London Olympics.Iam sure our perfect. Allinall, an excellentweekend to be observed refereeing in two junior fencers will really value your support. to show how fencing can look with worldcups by members of the Thank you to all those who have attention to detail and the necessary Refereeing Commission. Iwas,for volunteered to help so far.This really is financial support. example,inBudapest. It is good to see amajor event and we want to present it younger referees qualifying. We do need in the best possible manner. CAMDEN CADET SABRE more foil referees and Iknow the BFA My thanks to Ronald Velden, Patricia Referees Committee is working on this. BRITISH FENCING Aiyenuro and Camden Fencing Club for At championship level, MikeThornton CELEBRATION 2012 organising this European cadet circuit and Gildas Brainewere selected for the European cadet championships and Work is proceeding on organising this competition. There wasanexcellent event. It is envisaged as an evening of entry on both days.Camden’sown Aliya Huw Barton has been selected for the European under-23 championships by good food, good wine,good fencing Itzkowitz wassecond and both the and good company,with music and Mayor of Camden and GLL were at the the European Confederation. At FIE level, the Refereeing Commission that I dancing. It will be held in London at the competition. GLL help sponsor the end of June 2012. We hope to present event, for which we are grateful and sit on has selected Gildas Braine for the cadet and junior world championships, our team for London 2012 at the Camden Council give agreat deal of evening. Details will be released as soon tangible helptothe event.Weare Keith Bowers for the World University Games and NickPayne for the senior as possible.Mythanks to Brian Speight fortunate to have in Ronald Velden in and Cristina Nelson in particular,who Camden and Natalia Kiss in Bolton two world championships.Iwasalso pleased to see Steve Glaister refereeing in have done so much leg work looking at dedicated, hard working and generous hotels,etc. Malcolm Fare is looking into competition organisers. Tauberbischofsheim in the women’sfoil world cup and Keith Bowers refereeing publicationstomark our 110th birthday and our hosting of the Olympic Games REFEREEING in the team world cup final in London, with Murray Morrison in the bronze in London. Iampleased that the French Federation medal match. Thenext FIE exams are has invited us to send two younger likely to be in October or November. As you can see,agreat deal has been referees to atraining course to be held going on since Ilast wrote.Iwould like in Vichy this summer.The referees will to thank the professional staff at British be selected shortly.InJanuary Tristan EUROPEAN Fencing,the Board and the vast Hale (foil), Gildas Braine (epee) and CHAMPIONSHIPS numbers of volunteerswho every Julian Rose (sabre) all passed their FIE We are hosting the senior European weekend give of their time and exams.Gildas and Julian were able to championships at the EIS in Sheffield enthusiasm to makefencing run. ■ go to the junior world cup in Budapest from 14th to 19th July.Ireally hope that and were observed in competition. as many people as possible will come to Keith Smith
COVENTRYOPEN: ENTRYFORM 29/30 OCTOBER 2011 COVENTRYOPEN: 29/30.10.11
Venue: The Moat House LeisureCentre, Winston Avenue, Coventry, Weapon(s): MF /WF/ME/WE /MS/WS Fee: ...... CV2 1DX Name:...... Date of Birth:...... Events Check-in closes Club:...... BFAnumber:...... 29th October Men’sFoil 09.00 Women’sFoil 10.00 Age group: Cadet /Junior /Senior /Veteran Women’sSabre 14.00 Telephone:...... 30th October Men’sEpee 09.00 Address:...... Women’sEpee 10.00 ...... Postcode:...... Men’sSabre 14.00 Email:...... Entry Fee: £20 per weapon (£25 late entry per weapon) Emergency contact name and telephone number: Cheques payable to: Salle Ursa Fencing Club ...... Entries to: Peter Rome, 45 Limbrick Avenue, Coventry,CV4 9EX Closing Date: 23 October 2011 Iaccept that the organisers cannot be held responsible for any accident, loss or damage sustained at the tournament. Notes: One round of poules then DE. BFAmembership required. For information and directions call 07906 607 692 or email Signed:...... Date:...... [email protected]. (Parent/Guardian if under 18)
The SWORD 9 Women’sSabre Senior World Cup
Photo report by Graham Morrison
It wasZagunis who stopped Nicoll’sprogress in the L16. Nicoll led in the early stages and stayed with Zagunis to 10-all before the world champion edged ahead to takethe hrystall Nicoll claimed the top British slot in the fight 15-12. But Nicoll, now ranked world No.21, had women’ssabre senior World Cup,the England done enough to impress and underline her claim for a CTrophy,atCrystal Palace,ending in 15th place,just London 2012 place. ahead of Louise Bond-Williamsin19th. Olga Kharlan of the Ukraine collected the gold medal, overcoming the Louise Bond-Williamslost 13-15 in the L32 to Loreta Italian Gioia Marzocca 15-11 in the final. USA’s Mariel Gulotta of Italy.The round before she had beaten China’s Zagunis,double Olympic and reigning world champion, Shan Liu 15-14 in the closest of fights,with the referee settled for bronze after going down 12-15 to Marzocca. going direct to the video before awarding the final hit.
Shan Liu (CHN) leaps to avoid an attack from Louise Bond-Williams
Bond-Williams ripostes against Liu in the L64 Bond-Williams wins the fight 15-14 Women’sSabre Senior World Cup
Bond-Williams enjoyed abetter time in the poules than Nicoll, emerging as 18th seed after six victories from six fights,whereas Nicoll’sranking for the start of DE was 49th after four wins.
This wasatough event, with virtually all the world’sbest fencers present, led by top dog Zagunis and young pretender Kharlan. Both were below par on the day,but still impressive,although Zagunis consistently allowed opponents asmall lead at the start of her fights.Areprise of the 2010 world championship final wasonthe cards,as both progressed though the field. UnlikeParis though, when Zagunis restricted all but one opponent to single- figure scores,this time all but one took her to double figures.
Thehoped-for encounter failed to materialise.Zagunis succumbed to Marzocca but retained her world No.1 slot. Kharlan edged out Russia’sSophia Velikaia 15-14 in the semi-finals and went on to aclean victory over Marzocca for gold. Three of the four London medallists occupy the top three world ranking slots,with Zagunis and Kharlan clear of the field with just 44 points separating them.
Eleven nations entered the team competition on the last of what is now athree-day event. China won gold with a 45-36 win over Russia. Forbronze,Poland just beat Italy 45-44. Poland looked to have the match all wrapped up as they dominated most of the way, but Italy came back strongly in the latter stages,threatening to upset what Nicoll advances on Mariel Zagunis in the L16 seemed aforgone conclusion.
Christall Nicoll attacks Agnieszka Zdrojewska (POL) on her way to victory in the L32
The SWORD 11 Medallists (from left) Marzocca, Kharlan, Zagunis and Velikaia
Thepreviously dominant USA team, now missing Sada Jacobsonwho has retired, Emily Jacobson who has dropped out and Rebecca Ward, settled for 7th position after losing to China 39-45. With team women’ssabre missing from the 2012 Olympic programme,there seems little incentive to fight for aplace against adominant compatriot. But the USA’s new intakewill aim for astrong return for Rio in 2016, doubtless with Zagunis still their No.1.
Britain’swomen lost out to Poland 36-45 in their first match, but then beat Iceland 45-18 and Mexico 45-28. Finally,they met Germany and built up acommanding lead before snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and going down 39-45 to end 11th.
TheEngland Trophy wasthe first major BFAevent to benefit from the Beazley sponsorship,which allowed a significant upgrade in facilities and presentation. ■
Olga Kharlan (UKR)powers through the defence of Sophia Velikaia (RUS) in the semi-finals Nicoll and Zagunis shake hands after their fight
The 12 SWORD Joanna Hutchison catches Stefanie Kubissa in preparation to put GB 22-16 up against Germany
Nicoll and Hutchison watch Bond-Williams in action
Irena Wieckowska strikes aballetic pose in parrying Nicoll during the GB vPoland match
Min Zhu executes another fine lunge as China moves towards a45-36 victory over Russia in the team final
The SWORD 13 How to prevent lower leg injuries
hen lunging, the noise heard as afencer’s foot However,the front foot, which is involved in propelling slams into the piste is indicative of the large the athlete backwards,applies sheer force through the Wforces that are transferredfrom the ground front part (not the heel section) of the shoe. throughthe body.This ground reaction force causes a shock-wave to travel up through the fencer’s Thehuman body has the ability to feel pressure applied musculoskeletal system and may result in overuse to the bottom of the foot (known as the plantar surface). injuries,particularly in the shins.Itisnoteworthy that the By performing afew fencing movements,you should be majority of fencing shoes are designed for more efficient able to feel the pressure under the back foot as you movement up and down the piste rather than for move forward, while in the front foot it should be cushioning the leading foot. Less cushioning can provide focussed at the front of the plantar surface.These greater stability and allow increased speed of observations suggest that fencing footwear requires movement, avital component for success in fencing. reasonably hard court shoe soles across the length of the Stability is only required from the area of the bottom of back foot and the front section of the front foot, to the shoe that is applying the frictional force to the provide good stability on foot-to-ground contact and ground (known as sheer force) in order to propel the enhance performance. fencer in the desired direction. Theback foot applies the sheer force that propels the fencer forwards,through the However,this is not the case for the heel area of the footwear to the ground across the length of the foot. front foot where cushioning properties do not have
This photo shows the set up for the experiment, with afencer lunging and hitting adummy
The 14 SWORD This photo illustrates the set up of the accelerometer on the front of the lower leg.
much to do with the dynamic changesindirection hard floor.Importantlyfor required for fencing. What they are definitely involved in competition purposes,nosignificant is the transmissionofthe ground reaction forces to the differenceswere foundbetween the fencer’smusculoskeletal system during lunge sprung floor on its own or with ametal movements.Ifdifferent designs of cushioninginnon- or carpet piste on top.Itistherefore fencing shoes can decrease the stresses experienced recommended that fencers train on a during foot-to-ground impact in alunge,ahybrid fencing sprung floor to reduce the stress on the shoe with improved cushioning to the heel area of the lower limbs.This is particularly front foot may be the best design for protecting fencers important for fencers with ahistory of from injury without decreasing performance. overuse injuries or those returning from aperiod of absence from training and It waswith this in mind that we decided to investigate competition. the impact force during the lunge with different footwear.Wetested two different fencing shoes (Hi-Tec Thebody does have the ability to blade and Adidasenguard) and compared them to adapt itself to conditions given squash shoes (which many fencers wear) and also suitable lengths of time.Fencers running shoes.Nineteen fencers performed ten lunges should takethis into using each of the different footwear and the impact consideration and not train shock of the lower leg wasdetermined using an excessively immediately after accelerometer.The results showed that running shoes switching surfaces.For example considerably reduced impact shock, which wasalso training with day gaps reduced using squash shoes.Consequently,fencers may betweensessions hasbeen wish to consider wearing amore cushioned shoe (e.g. a shown to reduce the squash shoe) on the front foot and adifferent shoe on occurrences of overuse the back foot, as our feet perform different jobs during injuries and would be a fencing. Fencing footwear manufacturers may also recommended strategy.To consider designing footwear that incorporates increased summarise,itisimportant to cushioning properties of the front foot heel area. try and reduce the risk of injury to the lower leg Impact shock to the lower leg is affected not only by during fencing. To do this, footwear,but also by the surface used in fencing. fencers should consider Therefore,weundertook astudy at the LondonOpen their shoes,aswell as the where we asked 13 fencers to lunge on four different surfaces they fence on. ■ surfaces –hard floor,sprung sports floor,carpet piste on top of the sprung sports floor and ametal piste again on Lindsay Bottoms,Andy top of the sprung sports floor.Not surprisingly,the Greenhalgh &Jonnie results showed that the impact shock wasgreatest on a Sinclair
NORFOLK OPEN: 16th/17th July 2011 ENTRYFORM Venue: Sportspark, University of East Anglia, EarlhamRoad, Norwich, NORFOLK OPEN 16/17.07.11 NR4 7TJ Event(s):...... Events Latest Report Time Saturday 16th July Men’sFoil 09.30 Name:...... Women’sFoil 11.00 Address:...... Men’sSabre 12.00 ...... Sunday 17th July Men’sEpee 09.30 Women’sEpee 09.45 ...... Postcode:...... Women’sSabre 10.30 Tel:...... Entry Fee: £17 per weapon; £28 for twoweapons; late entries additional £5 per Email:...... weapon. Only entries with fees will be accepted. Club: Cheques payable to: Norfolk Fencing Club ...... BFANo:...... Entries to: Tony Rose, 4Big Back Lane, Chedgrave, Norfolk NR14 6BH. Veteran: Yes/No (delete as appropriate) Tel: 01508 520651. Fax: 01603 430651. Email: [email protected] Entry fee:...... Info: www.norfolkfencingclub.co.uk SAE foracceptance slip...... Map:...... Closing Date: 8th July 2011 Will youbeable to referee at the event? Yes/No (delete as appropriate) Notes: Medalswill be awarded to the top four and the highest placed veteran. Plate competitions will be held at the organisers’discretion. Forhotel/B&B information, phone Norwich Tourist Information Centreon01603 Iaccept that the organisers cannot be held responsible for any 727927. Equipment stand, armouryservice and electricpisteequipment supplied by Leon Paul. All clothing must accident, loss or damage sustained at the tournament comply with the current regulations. BFAmembership or your national equivalent is compulsory–membership will be checked. It is nownolonger possible to join the BFAonthe dayofthe competition. Minimum age forentrants is 13 at 01/01/11. Contact number forthose running late on the day: 07803 270 864. Please note that Signed:...... Date:...... thereisa60p entryfee into the Sportspark fornon-fencers. (Parent/Guardian if under 18)
The SWORD 15 Fencing and Coaching
by BillPenson Senior Lecturer/Teacher Fellow at Leeds Metropolitan University, fencing coach at Bradford University and has coached at the University of Wales
FINDING OUT ABOUT experienced fencer who arrives in involved in the club exec; it might YOUR CLUB this period, don’t be afraid to be worth checking if all the Prospective students can find out offer ahand under the posts/roles have been filled in the about theirfutureclub on the supervisionofyour club coach, previous elections.Rememberthe university website,often via the but also makesure you taketime club doesn’t run without an exec, athletics association or union. If to maintain your training. so support it and put yourself there are contact details forward. available, do not be afraid of EXECUTIVE dropping the club aline to find COMMITTEE BUCS out about their training and Theclub executive,or‘exec’, is British universities still honour competition programmes. responsible for running the club Wednesday afternoonsfor Freshers’ week is often agood withinthe institution’srulesfor competitive sport and should your time to signuptoyour newclub students,the athletics fencing club enter BUCS,they will –let them knowyou are afencer association/union regulations be competing most Wednesdays, and, if youalready compete,let and the club mission statement home and away,from October the team captainknow as soon or equivalent. Theexec tends to throughMay.You may find it as possible; it’samazing how be formed in the latter part of the useful to view the webpage: quickly you can end up on a previous year and is re-elected on www.bucs.org.uk/sport.asp?sec university team. an annual basis.Ineffect, it is the tion=883§ionTitle=Fencing. coach’semployer,but exec Not all clubsenter and register ANNUAL CYCLE members may well value the for BUCS and some may be Unlikeany other club,the annual advice of the coachinareas other inclined more to recreation and lifecycleofauniversity club is on than trainingand technique:for pastime than to competitive the whole very predictable. instance,inhow besttospend sport. Forthe many clubsthat do Membership is likely to rise club funds on kit. University compete,depending on your dramatically in the first part of fencers and execmembers are involvement and circumstances, the year and drop to aregular building experience for lifeand coaches may never get to see level soon afterwards.Acoach adding value to their CV as well their fencers as ateam. Fostering may find it helpful to treat the as enjoyingthe sport, competing asenseofmutualsupport, being first few weeks as being about and socialising. Thecoach can agood sportsperson, and tasting the sport to increase the model leadership, respectful cooperation can makea possibilityofstudentretention. In participation, fair mindedness, difference to how your fencers tandem withthis,the club will be mediation, problem solving and experience competing in BUCS starting the competition season realisticgoal setting. Conversely, and indeed their performance. in earnest so some plan needs to coaches must knowthe limits of Both the coach and club be in place for the rapid theirrole and decision-making members are responsible for a preparation aclub team willneed powers.Student fencers wanting good teamspirit.For coaches, to undertake, alongside the to develop their CV should encouraging and advising on beginners.Ifyou are an seriously think about getting areas such as warming up,
The 16 SWORD Fencing and Coaching tactical discussion and post- and so their preparation needs to clear and firm line on match debriefing is crucial.You reflectthis.Choosing teams can disrespectful behaviour and may want to consider how all be atough process,especially if language, perhaps exemplified club members get informed of fencers appear to be performing best in the club’sconstitution. In results. Additionally,for some equally well. Iwould advise particular,aclub should treat its young fencersthis may be some against too static ateam, and women’sand men’steamsand of the first competitions they makethe decision-making activitiesasequally important. enter without acoach or family process of team selection From this sound base the club encouraging from the sidelines. transparent –you can’t bring can demand of its fencer’sgood fencers on if theydon’t get to try piste etiquette –hand shakes, CONTINUITY out.Similarly,in-club pools may saluting, etc –and penalise prima Despite the club handover of give you an indication, butdon’t donna or poorsportspersonlike duties on an annual basis,one of stop there.Think about overall behaviour. This willhave an effect therealitiesofuniversity life is performance, engagementinthe on how your club is viewed that every year your club willlose club, playing to strengths, etc. externally both on friendly and experience and talent. So,the formal events; certainly the coach may become one of the MANAGING FENCERS formerare easier to arrange if few constants in the club’s life Therangeoffencers and club your club has areputationfor and may see issues and tensions members willbewide withsome good behaviour. resolved in previous years serious competitive athletes, resurfacewith anew year.Itmay alongside casual learners.A EX-COACH be appealing to step in and set coach in such aclub needs to RELATIONSHIP things right.However,thereare have some discussionwith the Manyexperienced fencers keep two caveats to this: firstly,being exec about where thebest use of in touch with their ‘old’ coach involved in universitysport as a theirtime is,but alsotomake and may fence at their local club studentisabout developing a sure that beginners or in vacation periods.Clearly it is range of qualities and learninga experienced but non-competitive important not to disrespect range of skills, not just fencing, fencersare not neglected. This is another coach’swork and to such as problem solving, also where experienced fencers acknowledge that there are negotiationand team work. can really help out, by being different styles of teaching and Secondly,the execruns the club available for signposting, coaching; the fencer/student and answers to the athletic encouragementand tips.Being needs to decide what feels association/union for their available to beginners is very comfortable and makes sense for performance,not to the coach, rewarding and is capacity their fencing. Afencer mightlike and will likelybebriefed about building for the club,and more your wayofcoaching, but prefer things beyond your role as broadly for coaching. However,in the technical development given coach. apressured competition year,and by another coach. At university, with many clubs having just one students are expected to become TRAINING SCHEDULE coach, it is easy to respond increasinglyself-conscious and Given that BUCS kicks off earlyin primarily to the team’sneeds self-determining in the process of the new academic year,training only. learning, which makes sense in has to get underway swiftlyand preparation for post-university effectively.One areaoftraining CLUB CULTURE life.And fencingisasport within that is weakest across university Theculture of theclub is very whichaperson can develop their clubs is fitness and conditioning. important to both recruiting and own signature,and afencer has Coach and exec will need to retaining fencers,and a to be self-reliant and self-aware decide how the team will get its competitiveclub neednot be an on the piste. training.While it is good to have unwelcoming one.Inits most beginners around and for them to generic sense,club exec members CONCLUSION fencemore experiencedfencers, and the coach ought to take In many respects,coachingina theteam also needs to have their opportunities for diversity university resembles coaching in game pushed.Inwhatever way training that the institution might any club.However,the mainly 18- you do it, makesure that your run –all walks of lifeshouldbe 25 age range,the annual team know who they are,who able to enjoyfencing without turnover,the aspirations of their captains are and how they fear of disrespectfulattitudes. student fencersand the location will get trained. Some of your Whilebanter and games appears of the club in alarger fencers will be doing three part of university life,the club organisation are elements that weapons,which is demanding execand coach should have a require special attention. ■
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Obituaries
JIM CALVESBERT 1927-2010
Thecoach Ivor Octavius Calvesbert, known as Jim, has died at the age of 83. He started fencing with the Four Sisters club in Suffolk and went on to become an AFAcoach, attending many courses at Lilleshall.Hecoached at the FE Ipswich Suffolk College and at RAF Bawdsey.One of his WRAF pupils,Maureen Watterson, won the inter-services women’sfoil championship in 1967, and later developed into atop rider and shooter.
DAVE BIRD 1943-2011
Dave Bird of Chelmsford &Anglia Ruskin University Fencing Club has died at the age of 68. He will be rememberedasacheerful, sociable and charming individual who wasone of those rare things these days –athoroughly nice bloke.
Dave wasakeen sabreur and member of the club for over 20 years.Heheld the post of treasurer for many of these years and wasavaluable member of the team that won the Eastern Region's Anita Balestrophy on four consecutive occasions.His prowess at the 10-pin bowling alley will be rememberedbyall those who competed in the club socials –especially his unplanned trip down the lane one year!
Fencing wasn’t Dave’sonly passion; he wasalso a keen rock climber,skier,photographer, cyclist and member of the Triumph Sports Car Owners Club.Itis, however,onthe fencing piste that his enthusiasm and infectious smile will be most remembered. We last saw him at our Christmas Dinner and it wasa measureofthe man that despite being in the advanced stages of cancer,hewas still determined to put on his dinner suit and join his fencing companions for,what wastobe, the last time.
Dave is survived by his wife Sylvie and daughters Adele and Jacqui. Trevor Richards
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FROM THE CHAIR Over the past year,British Fencing has gone through asignificant number of changes.Spurred on by the results of aUKSport/Sport England governance audit at the beginning of 2010, the Board has sought to bring our sport into line with the best practices of the most successful national governing bodies for Olympic sports in the UK. Duringthat time we have re-aligned our internationaland weapons committees,brought committee oversight to other parts of the organisation and encouraged greater participation of our membership in seeking to add new experience and abilities to that of those who continue to makeour sport happen, both at the grassroots level and on the international stage. This process has brought challenges,but also opportunitiestomakeBritish Fencing abetter and more responsive organisation. Our Chief Executive,Piers Martin, and his excellent staff have taken us well down the path of making us aprofessionally run and properly serviced organisation. When we made our governance changes in 2010, this meant that the role of President and Board Chair had to be separated and this wasratified at our AGMinAugust 2010. At that time,Itook on the role of Chair where Ihave continued to serve along with my Board oversight responsibilities for David Teasdale communication and marketing. During this period we have added two major corporate sponsors to our fencing family,Lloyd &Partners and Beazley.These partners have provided funding that will takeusto2016 and hopefully beyond, with the ability to provide better funding and support for our athletes and our development programmes.Soon, we hope to announce anew initiative –sponsor and donor funded –that will create afencing foundationtohelp parents who sometimes struggle to manage the costs associated with competition expenses. This funding has alsohelped us raise our game in terms of the types of international competitions we put on, the most recent example being the women’ssabre World Cup,which our internationalpartners found very impressive.Asweprepare to host the European Championships in Sheffield in July,this becomes vital as astep towards asuccessful Olympic Games in 2012. Our President, Keith Smith, has carried on with his role of leading our international presence and, along with Peter Jacobs,Steve Higginson, Dr Clare Halsted and others,makes sure that our international influence remains at its most effective with the FIE, European Federation and beyond. There have also been difficult changes thatwehave had to face,most notably the restructuring of our World ClassPerformance programme,which has seen the departure of Performance Director Graham Watts and is now being guided by anew performance management group with invaluableassistance from UK Sport. In the coming weeks we look forward to the announcement of anew performance manager with an international sports background to makesure we meet our targets on the world stage,while ensuring that our future stars are given the support they need to reach the podium in years to come. As part of our governance reorganisation, we made akey decision to takeonanindependent Chair of the Board of British Fencing. It is my distinct pleasure to introduce the members of British Fencing to David Teasdale,who has agreed to takeonthe role effective 1st March 2011. Mr Teasdale may already be familiar to some in our organisation, as he has led our membership reorganisation drive over the past few months. David Teasdale has had asuccessful career in business,sport and government and brings awealth of experience to our organisation. He currently serves as Board Chair for Business in Sport &Leisure and the Institute of Groundsmanship,and has the gravitas, leadership skills and affability to guide us through the challenges we face as an organisation. As Istep down from the post of Chair,itiswith the knowledge that, while we faced anumber of difficult challenges and difficulties as aBoard and an organisation during this period, we weathered those challenges and moved forward. Progress wasmade,and I am confident that progress will continue. Icontinue now with responsibilities as aBoard member and encourage you all to welcome and support our new chair,David Teasdale. David King
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THOMAS WINS BRONZE VET’S NEWS In his first season as asenior epeeist, 19-year-old Gareth Photos by Rob Kirby Thomas produced an outstanding result at the satellite TheVeterans Championships in Gloucester attracted the event in Stockholm in January by winning abronze medal. largest entry so far,among them many new faces, In the quarter-finals,hefaced the No.3seed and Beijing including the oldest fencer in the land –92-year-old Olympic qualifier Torkilsden (NOR), having lost to him in Dennis Willcock, who fenced all three weapons. the poule.Despite being down three hits,herallied to draw level at 10-all and then produced the hit of the day Men’sfoil saw the two top seeds,John Troiano and Robert in extra time: awonderful stop-hit to arm. In the semis, he Kiss,proceed smoothly to the final, with only one incident wasdefeated by Gomez (SWE) 10-15. Thomassaid along the way. In the semi-final between Troiano and afterwards,“These guys are physically so strong and this GrahamPaul, the score had reached 7-5 to Troiano when is amassive step up from junior level. I’m very pleased to the referee, Steve Glaister,gave Paul ared card and, have scored my first senior international points.” His therefore,ahit against for turning, having already coach and father Neale added, “It will taketime to get to awarded him ayellow grips with the intensity of senior fencing, but this is a card for covering. good start to what promises to be an interestingseason.” When Paul protested, he received another O’SULLIVANCUP hit, making the George Hawksworth of Cardiff won this year's O'Sullivan score 9-5 and Cup.Amixed epee poule unique event, it attracted 22 further dissent competitors and George,aged 17, brought the fight to wasthe youngest winner in the an end at 10-5, the Cup’s22-year history.Phillip last three points Connor (Cardiff) wasrunner- being scored without Robert Kiss up and the 2010 winner, ahit being made – Max Weedon (unattached), possibly arecord. finishinginthird place after aspirited performance.
George Hawksworth Caron Hale
Paul Ballache had agood run to the other semi, where he found reigning champion Robert Kiss too strong for him and went down 5-10. Thefinal matched the two best fencers in the event, with Troiano making good use of his speedand reach, while the left-handedKiss displayed the nimblefootwork and accurate point control that won him aplace in two Hungarian Olympic teams.Hewon 10-5 and collected his second successive title.
Both top women’sfoil seeds,Gillian Worman and Jane Hutchison, fell in the quarter-finals,Worman to Kati Archer 10-7 and Hutchison to Maggie Myers 10-3. Archer then beat Lynda Norrie 10-5, but Myers fell 4-10 to Caron Hale, who went on to win her first veterans title by beating Archer 10-6 in the final.
The three oldest competitors at the championships had 194 years of fencing experiencebetween them. They are (from left): Austen Moore, 84, DennisWillcock, 92, and Dennis Ward, 81.
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Neal Mallett
Reigning men’sepee champion Neal Mallett emerged from the poules as No.2seed and glided through the DE to the semi-finals where he despatched the always difficultRobin Davenport with clinical precision 10-2. In the other half of the draw,Andrew Brown produced his best form, coming from 29th seed to eliminate 4th seed Graham Paul 10-7 and then Bill Osbaldeston10-4 before narrowly losing to Anton Pollard 9-10. In the semi-final Pollard claimed the scalp of newcomer and No.1seed George Liston.
Pollard found himself involved in two scrupulously correct Kate Smith decisions by different referees,but which struck many watching as unnecessarily officious and contrary to the spirit of veterans fencing. In the first, Duncan Rowland awarded him ayellow card in the semi-final for adjusting his bodywire withoutasking permission. Thesecond incident saw the finalists start cautiously only to be called for passivity after one minute by Peter Huggins.This reduced the fencing time to 3minutes at the end of which each had scored one hit. With priority to Mallett, Pollard had to force the pace and in aclash following his fleche attack one light appeared, to Mallett –anunsatisfactory finish to what might have been an enthralling contest.
Women’sepee produced two tense semi-finals,inone of which Kate Morwell-Neave was4-1 up against Kate Smith when alate hit wasgiven against her.Clearly upset,she could score only one more hit as Smith stormed back to win 10-5. Theother semi saw reigning champion Jane Clayton keep adetermined Sue Hanney at bay,winning 9-6.
In the final Claytonmoved 8-5 ahead with 30 seconds left, only for Smith to stage another escape act and equalise with one second on the clock; she clinched the fight in extra time to collect her third title.
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CLUB NEWS Stourbridge Fencing Club clocksupits 50th anniversary Richard Cohen this year,having been founded in the Spring of 1961. The club’soldest surviving member,Graham Woolfenden, joined in June of that year and wasone of the first county captains.After ableak period in the early 1970s,the club wasrevitalisedin1976 under the leadership of Peter Bird. Since then the club has never looked back. Peter ceased coaching in 1992, at the age of 75, and Peter Baron took over,having run the Hereford &Worcester Open for some 10 years.
In the late 1990s the club,inpartnership with Grange School, came close to winning £2m in lottery funding to set up aregional fencing developmentcentre,with the building of anew sports hall and the turning of the existing gym into adedicated fencing salle.The bid fell at the final hurdle,but the gym wasrefurbished in 2002 and Theindefatigable Richard Cohen flew in from New York, the club arranged for pistes to be marked out on the new beat everyone and flew off again after winning his 13th floor,becoming one of the few clubs in the area to have title,although Carl Morris ran him close,going down 8-10 that benefit. Acouple of years ago it won what wasthen in the semi-finals.The other half of the draw produced an the largest grant to afencing club from Awards for All, upset when Barry Coulter knocked out No.1seed Jim £10,000 for equipment, which included two roll-out Philbin 10-7. He then had two fights that could not be any carpet conductive pistes. closer,beating Keith Rogerson 10-9 and going down by the same score to Rob Penton in the semis.Inthe final Theclub wasthe first in the region to be equipped for Cohen overcame Penton 10-6. electric sabre.Since the mid 1980s,ithas had asteady flow of competitive success,both in team and individual Thetop women’ssabre seeds,Jane Hutchison and Beth events at county and regional level. Four members have Davidson, carved their waythrough the 20-strong group won representative honours for England and/or GB at with little difficulty,neither of them conceding more than veteran level over the last few years.In2003 two six hit over three DE fights.Davidson then claimed her members won European team bronze medals,followed by second consecutive title with a10-5 victory over European and world gold medals in the same year by one Hutchison. Sue Benney and Nickola Beck were the bronze member,who went on to takeaworld bronzein2008.This medallists. year another name has been added to the list of veteran MF medallists and world championship qualifiers. ■
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TOFALIDES &DAVIS TAKE Thefinal between James and Alex wasalways going to be WORLD CUP GOLD &SILVER tight, given that the fencers know each other so well. Both were passionate in their desire to win and the fight could Alex Tofalides and James Davis stormed through the 137- have gone either way, but at 14-all asimultaneous action strong field in the men’sfoil junior world cup in Mödling, resulted in just one light for Alex. Austria, to takegold and silver respectively.Both fencers started the day well, Davis winning all his poule fights to Britain now has four junior foilists in the world top 20: emerge as third seed, while Tofalides dropped one and Alex Tofalides,Husayan Rosowsky,James Davis and Jamie wasseeded 29th. Fitzgerald.
With abye to the L64, Davis had two relatively easy fights Sabreur James Honeybone put in two good world cup and then defeated Buquet (FRA) and Hartmann (GER) 15- performances in January: first in Lignano,Italy,followed a 12 to reach the semi-finals where he mixed defence with fortnight later in Dourdan, France,onboth occasions attacks on preparation to takeout Filipov (RUS) 15-11. finishing just outside the medals in fifth place. Meanwhile,Tofalides found himself facing four successive opponents all of whom were in the world top 10. First up wasWlosek (POL) who had beaten him in the European PROFILE championship,but this time Alex took an early lead and held on to win 15-11. Then came the experienced Gatai ALEX TOFALIDES (HUN) in afight that went to 14-all before Alex clinched it DOB: 13.03.1993 with afantastic attack. He followed that by knocking out Eden Cup winner Imboden (USA) 15-10 and went on to Weapon: foil meet European champion and world No.2Kroeplin (GER), Club: Salle Paul producing aseries of perfectly executed attacks to win Coach: Maciej Wojtkowiak 15-13. KeyAchievements: 1st –Junior World Cup Mödling 2011 (photo: BOA) Last 8–Youth Olympic Games 2010 Junior European Team Championship bronze medallist 2010 Last 8–Junior European Championship 2010 Cadet European Team Championship silver medallist 2010 Last 8–Cadet European Championship 2010 British U16 champion 2009 Age you first took up fencing? 11 How wereyou introduced to fencing? School What attracted you to fencing? Speed and ability to use sword What Olympian has inspired and why? Michael Phelps; his determination in order to achieve his record gold medals What is your sporting ambition? To be Olympic and World Cup champion Whoisyour sporting heroand why? Lance Armstrong, because he picked himself up from ahuge setback and was able to return to be the world’s best What’sonyour ipod? Dance, hip-hop, rap, reggae What’syour favourite film? The Godfather What’syour favourite food? Pasta and steak James Davis and Alex Tofalides in Mödling Favourite place in the world? Cyprus Young Fencer
EXPERIENCES OF AFIRST-TIME received numerous telephone calls and on one day over TEAM CAPTAIN 30 emails from parents with questions and complaints.At this point Ithought “Why am Idoing this?” Although When Itold peoplethat Ihad been appointed captain to guidance and support from Clare Halsted and Linda the cadet men’sfoil (CMF) team in the summer of 2010, Strachan proved invaluable,there were more problems in nearly all of them came back with comments like, “Do store.Afterthe competition there wasanincident you know what you have let yourself in for?” or “You between two cadets,which wasonly resolved by one have just taken on the poisoned chalice”. After three receiving aformal reprimand. foreign trips,Iam pleased to report that no one got locked up in jail and all returned home safely.And Iam Soon after our return from Salzburg, preparations began more than alittle saddened that over half the squad will for Cabries,France,inDecember.This wasamuch harder be too old next year. competition, especially with the presence of the Americans and Japanese,but it gave our cadets agreat TheCMF are aterrific bunch. They included: Kristjan opportunity to fence at ahigh level. Theformat wasthe Archer,George Hendrie,James Brosnan, Alex Savin, Alex same as Salzburg, two rounds of poules followed by DE, Lloyd, Jack Watson, Toby Lee,Tom Corlett, Callum De and it wasgood to note that our cadets were not Sainte Croix, George Bailey,Alex Beardmore,Freddy intimidated by such astrong field. Bennett, Hussain Sadiq, Charlie St John,Alex Schlindwein, Ronan Wilde,Daniel Feaster and Scott Ostacchini. On our return to Gatwick, Idiscovered that someone had leaked the fact that it wasmybirthday when the cadets Thetrips were chosen by British Fencing to trial an online formed acircle and sang “Happy Birthday” to me in front system. This involved emailing each cadet with an of all, and presented me with aT-shirt individually signed invitation which, once accepted, they had to follow up by by all of them. paying via the internet (not without problems). Without the help of Anne Hanrahan with all the admin work and Forthe final trip to Pisa, Italy,inJanuary,parents were Heather Hyman taking care of booking flights,transfers given the option of booking their own flights and and accommodation, this would have been impossible. accommodation, which proved to be acomplete administrative nightmare.Emails like“Ihave lost the will We took 15 fencers to Salzburg, Austria, in November to live” did worry me abit and questions like“Who am I 2010 and it proved to be adifficult trip.Once the team meeting at the airport, or hotel, when and where?” were wasannounced, the ‘fun’ started. On adaily basis I hard to answer.
Some of the CMF and CWF squad at Pisa airport Young Fencer
Pisa being acombined CMF and CWF competition, we breakfast andare on the coach to the venue by 7am. No took 13 boys and 10 girls,with Linda Strachan as Chef de cadet has been late. Mission for CWF.Since the competition started at 8amon the Saturday,wetook all fencers’ masks and lamé jackets Once at the venue,without any prompting, the cadets go to weapon control on the Friday night. What should have through their warm-uproutines. On all three tripsPierre been astraight forward exercise ended up as 3hours of Harper and Glen Golding were the coaches. They did a getting hot and crushed, with Linda threateningtoreport fantastic job in making surethat allcadets received a the organisers if our equipment wasnot checked lesson. They were also constantly at the pisteside to immediately. offerencouragementand advice.Iam sure allthe cadets wouldjoin me in extending our thankstobothPierre Theorganisers changed the format to one round of poules and Glen. plusDE, with repechage from the L32. Our 13-strong squad in afield of 191 internationalfencerswas reduced My personalthanksalso go to Anne Hanrahan and by onlyone in the 30% cut, and we ended up with a Heather Hyman for keeping me sane, to SeanGrundy for highest result of 9th. providing refereeing support, and to Steve Glaister and Callum O’Donnell. Finally,huge thankstoall the cadets, Iwould liketomakereaders aware of the tremendous andthe best of lucktothosewho moveuptothe juniors efforts the cadets undertakewhen representing GB at –“Break aBlade”. these competitions. Not only do some of themtravel overnight to arrive at theairportatavery early hour, WouldIdoitagain? Bring it on! some areupat2am to do so.After theflight there are transfers,hotel check-in,evening meal andlights outby BaldipSahota 9.30 pm. Up between5and 5.30 am,theyhave an early TeamCaptain,GBCMF
The 28 SWORD Mathilda Taharo, winner
CAMDEN CADET INTERNATIONAL (Photos: Graham Morrison) Thefifth Camden Cadet Sabre International wasthe strongest event of its kind ever held in Britain, with nine of the world’stop ten men cadet sabreurs and six out of the top ten women taking part. Over 150 of the 210 competitors came from abroad and the strength of the opposition wasclearly seen at the L32 stage,which was reached by only four Brits: TomHendra of Truro,Aliya Itzkowitz of Camden, Alice Maidwell-Smith of Truro and Georgia Yates of Canterbury.Then, for the first time in many years,repechage wasintroduced. That gave Tom, Camden’s Aliya Itzkowitz, Alice and Georgia asecond chancebefore bowing out. runner-up
Meanwhile,Aliya wasliving dangerously,but having a good day.Undefeated in her poule,she beat Gomez (USA) 15-13 in the L32, and Balzer (FRA) 15-14 in the L16 before losing to Antipas (USA)11-15 in the quarter-finals. Repechage gave her another chance and she took it by beating Prokuda (UKR) 15-12 and then coming back from behind to edge out Mormille (ITA) 15-14, repeating the trick against Mamantova(UKR) in the semistoreach the final. Here she wasleading Taharo (FRA) 8-3 at the break and then 11-7 before losing concentration and going down 12-15.
Itzkowitz attacks Taharo in the final
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Themen’ssemi-finals saw Riccardi (ITA) quickly establish an 8-3 lead over Seitz (FRA) at the break before going on to win easily 15-6. In the other semi, Curatoli (ITA) and Mardaleishvili (GEO) traded hits to the break where the Italian held anarrow 8-7 advantage,but he then extended his lead to win 15-10. In the final Curatoli used his greater reach to pull out a7-3 lead, but Riccardi fought back to equalise.At10-all Curatoli forged ahead to score the next five hits and win the tournament.
Theteam events saw Italy dispute both finals.Inthe men’s event, Curatoli and Riccardi gave Italy agood start, but Fabre and Seitz retaliated for France so that there was nothing between the two teams after four fights.Then France moved smoothly ahead, consistentlycollecting five hits per bout to win 45-37.
Italy faced the USA in the women’sfinal and appeared to be cruisingtowards the title when one of the Americans decided to makeafight of it. Margaret McDonald, doing the work of three on her own, kicked off by pulling back seven hits,then collected another five in her second bout before coming on for the last at 23-40 down. She proceeded to freak out Criscio by scoring 16 hits before Luca Curatoli (right)and Alessandro Riccardi of Italy the Italian finally finished the match at 45-39. ■ MF
Lambert of France attacks Curatoli in the men’s team final
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Curatoli stretches to reach Riccardi in the final
McDonald shows her form against Italy’s Criscio
The SWORD 31 McDonald (inset) pulls back another hit in the last bout Results
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6. SUDDERICK Phoebe SCOTTISHOPEN: 5. COOK Keith (EFC) COMBINED (ALDERSHOT) 6. FIRTH Jamie (EUFC) EVENTS – HOME 7. POIL Georgia (ALDERSHOT) 8/9.1.11 7. SCHULZ Sebastian (ST 8. CHURCH Amy (ALDERSHOT) ANDREWS) Men’sFoil (45) 8. THOMSON Campbell JERSEY Men’sEpee (68) 1. COOK Keith (EFC) (LINLITHGOW) CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1. BENNETT Tom(LTFC) 2. DOOTSON Nick 9. DAVIDSON Craig (EFC) 21.12.10-4.1.11 2. MILLER Will (EASTBOURNE) (MANCHESTER) 10. GORDON Adam (EFC) 3= PAOLASINI Lorenzo 3= CORLETT Thomas (KISS) 11. DOOTSON Nick 3= HARTGraeme (RAF) Foil (9) (HAVERSTOCK) (MANCHESTER) 3= THOMAS Gareth (TIGER) 5. MACFADYEN Duncan 12. POCOCK Matt (WALLACE) 1. HILL Michael (GLASGOW WEST END) 2. CHRISTIE Ed 5. BARBASIEWICZ Phillippe 13. McBRYANDavid (IRL EFC) (READING) 6. TANNOCK Neill (ABERDEEN 14. McEWAN Mike (EFC) 3= BERNSTEIN Jonathan UNI) 3= HOWARD Matthew 6. UPCRAFT Alex (PARIS GRP) 15. LAUCHLAN Mark (HERIOT- 7. NICHOLLS Taran (REDHILL) 7. LOGGIE James (EFC) WATT) 8. WEBSTER John (HERIOT- Epee (8) 8. RIAHI Farhad (HAVERSTOCK) 16. HIBBERTPaul (SHETLAND) 9. KARLIN David (FENCING WATT) 1. BERNSTEIN Richard 9. CHALMERS Scott (ABERDEEN 2. HOWARD Matthew FACTORY) Women’sEpee (24) 10. BUZWELL Tim(LTFC) UNI) 1. STEWARTSarah-Jane (EFC) 3= STODDARTNeill 10. O'DONNELL Calum (WFFC) 3= PAINE Andrew 11. SNOW Josh (MPAGB) 2. DICKSON Chloe 12. LOWE Tom(STREATHAM) 11. HESLOP Adam (RCP) (DUNFERMLINE) 12. DE SAINTE CROIX Calum Sabre (8) 12. WORRALL Daniel (MPAGB) 3= THOMSON Natasha (WFFC) 14. COLETTI Emmanuel [WALLACE) 3= THOMSON Kirsty (WFFC) 1. BERNSTEINJonathan 13. SCHULZ Sebastian (ST 2. COOKE Steve (BEDFORD) 5. RIDSDALE Lucy (CARDIFF) 15. WILLIAMS Gareth (READING) ANDREWS) 6. HELYER Louise (MPAGB) 3= BERNSTEIN Richard 14. SIBERTPaul (NOTTINGHAM 3= STODDARTNeill 16. FLATT Robert (PLYMOUTH) 7. SIBERTCatriona (EFC) 17. LANE Tristan (LTFC) CAVALIERS) 8. JEANES Emily (EUFC) 18. NORTH Russell (MPAGB) 15. PERESSE Yann (ST ANDREWS) 9. LILLYWHITE Amanda ALDERSHOT OPEN: 19. AUSTIN Simon (U/A) 16. MOSCHOPOLOS Vangeli (EFC) (GLASGOW UNI) 19. DOMEK Stephen 10. GIFFORD Mhairi (SHETLAND) 8/9.1.11 (HAVERSTOCK) Women’sFoil (29) 11. EVANS Ali (WFFC) 21. TREDGERDudley (CRAWLEY) 1. McKENZIE Lisa (EFC) 12. MUIR Joanna (SALTIRES MPC) Men’sFoil (42) 22. STEINER Adam (GADASKI) 2. HANNAYGeorgia (BRISTOL) 13. COOMBS Charlotte (EUFC) 1. HENDRIE George (SUSSEX HS) 23. WALKER Paul (JOSEPH) 3= DE SAINTE CROIX Mhairi 14. DAVIDSON Mhairi (ROLLO) 2. ALLEN Richard (BOSTON) 24. BARBASIEWICZ Alain [WALLACE) 15. PRISE Eilidh (ABERDEEN) 3= CLARKE Thomas (A&C) (READING) 3= SIBERTCatriona (EFC) 16. SEHEULTCarole (LASZLO) 3= SADIQ Hussein (ACADEMY) 25. McNEIL Andrew (GUILDFORD) 5. THOMSON Natasha (WFFC) 5. STANDEN David (SAXON) 26. SIMPSON Gerry(BATH) 6. ANDERSON Sheila Men’sSabre (20) 6. FIHOSY Nick (BOSTON) 27. TOWNSON Paul (CADS) (BELLAHOUSTON) 1. MONCREIFF Harry(EUFC) 7. ST JOHN (Charlie SUSSEX HS) 28. WEEDON Max (ARMY) 7. CLARKE Ruth (WFFC) 2. O'DONNELL Calum (WFFC) 8. SAGE Richard (LANSDOWNE) 29. DUGGIN James (READING) 8. HALE Caron (RAVEN FC) 3= MONCREIFF James (GLASGOW 9. INNES Tim(CRAWLEY) 30. PINK Simon (TUNBRIDGE 9. BURNETT Anna (BOSTON) UNI) 10. CAUSTON Brian (BRIGHTON) WELLS) 10. DICKSON Chloe 3= VEITCH Robert (SHEFFIELD) 11. LEE Toby (CHICHESTER) 31. BURR Lawrence (DUNFERMLINE) 5. MOSCHOPOULOS Vangeli 12. WOOD-FISHER James (GLASTONBURY) 11. WRIGHT Liz (BOSTON) (EFC) (GWENT) 32. EDWARDS Alex (REDHILL) 12. McDERMENT Ailie (EFC) 6. ROCKS Stephen (SHETLAND) 13. WEEDON Max (ARMY) 13. DUXBURYVictoria (SULLIVAN) 7. WILLIAMSON Andrew (EFC) 14. TOPP Stephen (BOSTON) Women’sEpee (23) 14. DROSSO Sophie (SHETLAND) 8. HEYES Richard (ST ANDREWS) 15. MALDOOM Edz (126) 1. SPINLOVE Eryn (BIRMINGHAM 15. PITT Helen (U/A) 16. PRYOR John (TENTERDEN) UNI) 16. BURDON Amy (EUFC) Women’sSabre (18) 2. HOWELL Verity (READING) 1. FAIRHEAD Helen (SCIMITAR) Women’sFoil (16) 3= CLAYTON Jane (MALLARD) Men’sEpee (45) 2. CARSONVictoria (CITY) 1. McDERMOTT Chiara 3= PAYNE Libby (LTFC) 1. TANNOCK Neill (ABERDEEN 3= CREECHAN Louise (TRURO) (CRAWLEY) 5. FANNON Beatrice (CARDIFF) UNI) 3= PALFY Gabriella (DUNDEE UNI) 2. FIHOSY Ayesha (BOSTON) 6. MORRIS Jenny 2. LISTON George (RAF) 5. FARMER Naomi (EFC) 3= SEGALL Grace (SURREY) (PORTSMOUTH) 3= CHALMERS Scott (ABERDEEN 6. GERNERD Elisabeth (EFC) 3= TELLER Tarenn (BOSTON) 7. JONES Caitlin (ETON) UNI) 7. PICKERING Nicole (EFC) 5. SUDDERICKZoe (ALDERSHOT) 8. STEINER Christine (GADASKI) 3= PATERSON Robin (CULLODEN) 8. KEEF Caroline (SKIPTON)
The SWORD 33 Results
CAMBRIDGE WINTER 26. PATTERSON Liam (LEEDS UNI) (WINGERWORTH) 3= PATTISON Diane (CAMBRIDGE) 27. SAGE Richard (LANSDOWNE) 11. DOMEK Stephen (CAMBRIDGE) 5. KAPLANI Santra (GADASKI) TOURNAMENT: 28. INGLESON Lloyd 12. BRYANWayne (CADS) 6. CRANK Tara (TIGER) 15/16.1.11 (CAMBRIDGE) 13. DE BURGH Etienne [GADASKI) 7. ZIMMERMAN Tesha (KENT 29. MURRAYMark (BOSTON) 14. RAJ Jeremy (TUNBRIDGE UNI) Men’sFoil (51) 30. TORR James (GADASKI) WELLS) 8. ONIYE Margarette (LTFC) 1. LIM Alex (BOSTON) 31. HOAD James (CAMBRIDGE) 15. TRAN Moonley (UCL) 2. INGLESON Ross (CAMBRIDGE) 32. DE BURGH Etienne [GADASKI) 16. VANGEMEREN Evert Men’sSabre (29) (WINGERWORTH) 3= BROUGHAM Sam (LOUTH) 1. OAKES Marc(CITY) Women’sFoil (17) 17. HARDING Tim(REDHILL) 3= COOKE Chris (PAUL) 2. BALES Michael (CADS) 1. HARTAnna (PAUL) 18. WHITE David (ST ALBANS) 5. EXETER Tom(LEEDS UNI) 3= BETTLE William (CADS) 2. McDERMOTT Chiara 19. BUTCHER Richard (CITY) 6. OLIVER Kieran (A &C) 3= DELAHOCHE Jonathan [CRAWLEY) 20. COLETTI Emmanuel 7. SUMMERBELL Daniel (CAMBRIDGE) 3= DE SORDI Luisa [KENT UNI) (BEDFORD) (CAMBRIDGE) 5. KINSELLA Dominic (URSA) 3= SEGALL Grace (SURREY 21. FRASER Terry(HAVERSTOCK) 8. LOWEN Paul (SAXON) 6. GIBBS Sam (SWINDON) SWORDS) 22. BROWN Andrew 9. MOSS William (LOUTH) 7. AZUMA Keita (HULL UNI) 5. DE LARGE Kim [LOUTH) (HUNTINGDON) 10. MOLLARD Christopher 8. ROCKS Stephen (SHETLAND) 6. BRYANT Eleanor (A &C) 23. RODRIGUEZ Jamie (AFFONDO) (SAXON) 9. ESTEVES Nuno (ABINGDON) 7. HARRIS Kate (LOUTH) 24. JANET Jean-Luc 11. STANBRIDGE Paul (EFC) 10. BLACKHURST Jonathan (ST 8. TOWNSEND Dawn (SWAY) (HUNTINGDON) 12. HAZELWOOD Daniel (BOSTON) PAULS) 25. WARNER Mervyn (CADS) 13. MORRIS Richard (MELIA) 11. ESTEVES Jorge (OXFORD) Men’sEpee (63) 26. PHELPS Rob (GLOUCESTER) 14. CONYARD Anthony (PAUL) 12. NICKEL Joe (CITY) 1. TREDGER Dudley (CRAWLEY) 27. BOLTON Matt (FRISBY) 15. BAILLACHE Paul (CITY) 13. LEMON Jonathan (CITY) 2. DALTON Matthew 28. TOOLIS Thomas 16. THURSTON Dan (AFFONDO) 14. OTTLEY Will (LONDON) (HUNTINGDON) (HAVERSTOCK) 17. WEST Philip (DRAGON) 15. BAKER Mark (CITY) 3= HARRINGTON James 29. SMITH Alex (UCL) 18. KWAN Aaron (PAUL) 16. POTTER Steve (CARDIFF) 30. STIGANT Liam (CHICHESTER) 19. JENNINGS Chris (PAUL) (STOURBRIDGE) 20. DAVID Isaac (BRISTOL) 3= PRIME John (CAMBRIDGE) 31. POPEL Jurij (NONE) 21. PINTO WARD Miguel 5. FOLKES-MILLER Caine (CADS) 32. LOWE Tom(STREATHAM) [CARDIFF) 6. NORRIS Paul (CAMBRIDGE) Women’sSabre (11) 22. MALDOOM Edz (126) 7. DAVENPORTRobin Women’sEpee (19) 1. CARSON Victoria (CITY) 23. AGNEW Simon (SCARAMOUCHE) 1. SPINLOVE Eryn (BIRMINGHAM 2. YATES Georgia (CITY) (STOWMARKET) 8. FLATT Rob (PLYMOUTH) UNI) 3= GLADDISH Laura (MX) 24. TOBUTT Matt (BRISTOL) 9. TOWNSON Paul (CADS) 2. JARROLD Heather (ROSE) 3= POTTER Emma (BIRMINGHAM 25. LORENZ Volker (OXFORD) 10. KLENCZAR Anthony 3= FAWKES Abigail (NORFOLK) UNI)
LEN CAMIN OPEN: ENTRYFORM 11 JUNE 2011 LEN CAMIN OPEN: 11.06.11 Please complete in capital letters
Men and women’s Epee Name:......
Venue: Acacia Hall, Dartford, Kent DA11DJ Address:......
Events CHECK-IN TIMES ...... MEN’S EPEE 9–9.30am ...... Postcode:...... WOMEN’S EPEE 10 –10.30am Tel:...... Entry Fee: £16 Late Entries: £25 at organisers’ discretion Cheques payable to: BexleyFencingClub Email:...... Entries to: DudleyTredgar,36Garlands Road, Redhill, SurreyRH1 6NT License No:...... Email: [email protected] DoB:...... Closing Date: 1June 2011 Club:...... Notes: This competition is open to fencers aged 13 and over on the day of the competition. All competitorsmust have avalid national fencing licence, which must be shown on the day. Free car parking is available at the venue foratleast 100 cars; thereare additional public car Ienclose achequepayable to Bexley FencingClub for£...... parkswithin walking distance. The venue is within 10 minutes walk of Dartfordstation. Iaccept that the organisers cannot be held responsible for any Acacia Hall has asocial club and hot and cold food will be available throughout the day.In accident, loss or damage sustained at the tournament. keeping with British Fencing regulations, aminimum of 350 Newton jacket, breeches and mask,and 800 Newton under-plastron arerequired. Anyone whose personal equipment fails to comply will not be allowed to fence. We arepleased to welcome Blades Brand who will be Signed:...... supplying an equipment stand forthe day.Should you have any equipment requests, please (Parent/Guardian if under 18) contact Chris Howser; email [email protected] Competitionwebsite: http://sites.google.com/site/bexleyopen/ Date:......
The 34 SWORD Results
NORTHERN IRELAND 3= KRAATZ Ingvar (LEEDS UNI) 14. FARINA Gianluca 3= PERRYDaniel (URSA) 5. BILLING Matthew (TRURO) (HAVERSTOCK) 5. SLANKARD Kirk (MX) OPEN: 15/16.1.11 6. MACCHIAROLA Alessandro 15. TOWL Christopher (LTFC) 6= DIXON Stuart (ST PAULS) (BOSTON) 16. BIRGET Philip (OXFORD UNI) 6= WALLER Adam (RIDINGS)) Men’sFoil (36) 7. LIM Alex (BOSTON) 17. SCRIMSHAWJason (LTFC) 8. DONALD Simon 1. ALEXANDER David (MELIA) 8. COOKE Chris (PAUL) 18. DALIBARD Valentin (BRENTWOOD) 2. LITTLE Clarke (GROSVENOR) 9. MAKUCEWICZ Alek (PAUL) (CAMBRIDGE UNI) 9. NICHOLLS Thomas 3= ALLEN Richard (BOSTON) 10. WILD Chris (LEEDS UNI) 19. BRYANWayne (CADS) (CHILWELL) 3= NAGLE Conor (PEMBROKE) 11. ALLEN Richard (BOSTON) 20. DEAN Matthew (REDHILL & 10. DOWSE Niall (MX) 5. JOHNSTON Alastair 12. SALE Joseph (ESPADA) REIGATE) 11. GHOSH Julian (EDINBURGH) (ABERDEEN UNI) 13. WILLIAMS Steven (BOSTON) 21. BRADLEY Jonathan (LTFC) 12. YOUNG Sebastian 6. WEEKES Jonathan (BOSTON) 14. SHEARMAN Mathew (BOSTON) 22. ROCKS Christopher (SHAKESPEARE) 7. JORDAN Chris (SULLIVAN) 15. SHARMAN Conor (SOAR) (SHETLAND) 13. ROCKS Stephen (SHETLAND) 8. HOULDSWORTH Alastair 16. KWAN Aaron (PAUL) 23. ORGE Alp (LTFC) 14. GIBBS Sam (SWINDON) (BELFAST) 17. ABIDOGUN Kola (BOSTON) 24. SMITH Oliver (MILTON 15. TANKARIA Maxim (ARMY) 9. BROWN Stephen 18. BRYANT Acland (PAUL) KEYNES) 16. EDMUNDSON Sam (SCIMITAR) (GROSVENOR) 19. WOOLLARD Max (PAUL) 25. NORTHAM Stephen 10. MARTIN Fergal (NUIM) 20. POWELL Matthew (SOLIHULL) (BIRMINGHAM) Women’sSabre (18) 11. BROWN Peter (BELFAST) 21. PRYOR John (TENTERDEN) 26. MASSEY Oliver 1. ROBERTS Kira (LAZLO) 12. CATHCARTSimeon (BELFAST) 22. EXETER Tom(LEEDS UNI) (ABERYSTWYTH) 2. HENDRA Katie (TRURO) 13. PATTERSON David 23. BRODIE Scott (U/A) 27. ROWLAND Matthew 3= CHEN Joanna (CARDFIFF) (GROSVENOR) 24. WILLIAMSON Alex (SAXON) (WARWICK UNI) 3= RIDGEON Verity (SCIMITAR) 14. WHITE David (BELFAST) 25. CHIVERS Callum (BRISTOL) 28. ADAM Fahim (HAVERSTOCK) 5. POTTER Emma 15. EVE Tony (GROSVENOR) 26. STANBRIDGE Paul 29. WOOD Daniel (TAMESIDE) (STOURBRIDGE) 16. YIM Felix (QUB) (EDINBURGH) 30. RIAHI Farhad (HAVERSTOCK) 6. LASANCE Rachel (TAMESIDE) 27. WATTS John (CRAWLEY) 31. STANDEN David (SAXON) 7. CARSON Victoria (CITY) Women’sFoil (17) 28. ALEXANDER David (MELIA) 32. RODRIGUEZ Jamie (AFFONDO) 8. LITTLE Emma-Louise 1. SMITH Anna (TCD) 29. ARCHER Kristjan (RIDINGS) 2. RAMALHO Joanna (UCD) (CAMBRIDGE) Women’sEpee (63) 3= DUXBURYVictoria (SULLIVAN) 30. ELLIKER Daniel 1. BEER Jessica (U/A) 3= GILLESPIE Katie (FLC) (BIRMINGHAM) 2. SMITH Katrina (TRURO] HAMPSHIRE OPEN: 5. HENDRYIrma (SULLIVAN) 31. LOWEN Paul (SAXON) 3= BOTTOMS Lindsay (MALVERN) 12/13.2.11 6. LOPEZCOLCLOUGH Chloe 32. HAZELWOOD Daniel (BOSTON) 3= LAWRENCE Anneka((LTFC) [GROSVENOR) 5. PAYNE Libby (LTFC) Men’sFoil (36) 7. BEGGS Kirsten (SULLIVAN) Women’sFoil (42) 6. PRENTICE Freyja 1. HENDRIE Tom(SUSSEX HS) 8. HINDENBERGER Julia (NUIM) 1. BENTLEY Anna (BOSTON) (PENTATHALON) 2. ALLEN Thomas (SUSSEX HS) 7. HELYER Louise Men’sEpee (23) 2. SHEPPARD Natalia (U/A) 3= ROBINSON Daniel (SUSSEX 3= BENNETT Claire (PAUL) (PENTATHALON) HS) 1. FENWICK Andrew (FLC) 3= NG Elizabeth (ALDERSHOT) 8. CROOKE Jayne (HAVERSTOCK) 3= QUESTIER Mike (CRAWLEY) 2. MUNN Stephan (HAVERSTOCK) 5. McKENZIE Lisa (EDINBURGH) 9. HIGHTON Elizabeth 5. BILLING Matthew (BRISTOL 3= O'DONNELL David (LJMU) 6. BARLOW Nikki (ALDERSHOT) (HAVERSTOCK) UNI) 3= POLLOCK Andrew (FLC) 7. MITCHELL Alice (SAXON) 10. LOMAS Megan (TAMESIDE) 6. SALE Joseph (ESPADA) 5. ADAMS Richard (QUB) 8. COOK Catherine (FRA) 11. JARROLD Heather (ROSE) 7. SHILLINGFORD Warren (UWE) 6. NOONAN Richard (DUFFY) 9. JOHNSON Lydia (U/A) 12. JEANES Emily (EDINBURGH) 8. SAVIN Alex (NEWHAM) 7. FLYNN Colm (DUFC) 10. PONZONI Eleonora 13. MATTHEWS Abbi 9. LEE Toby (ALDERSHOT) 8. WHELAN Shane (DUFFY) (ANTONINE) (HARROGATE) 10. HESLOP Adam (RCP) 14. ONIYE Marg (LTFC) Women’sEpee (9) 11. MASON Anita (MELIA) 11. PRYOR John (TENTERDEN) 12. SIBERTCatriona (EDINBURGH) 15. FELL Heather (PENTATHALON) 12. MITACharles (WARWICK UNI) 1. HIGHTON Louise (YORK UNI) 13. HALE Caron (RAVEN) 16. EVANS Ali (WEST FIFE) 13. HILLGARTH Tim(SUSSEX HS) 2. GRACEY Katharine (YORK UNI) 14. SEGALL Emma-tina (SURREY 17. HIGHTON Louise (YORK UNI) 14. LEGKOVSKY Mark 3= HALDANE Fiona (FOG) SWORDS) 18. RIDSDALE Lucy (CARDIFF) (WINCHESTER) 3= McGILL Lorraine (NUIM) 15. SOLLYHelen (SHEFFIELD 19. SPINLOVE Eryn (BIRMINGHAM 15. INNES Tim(CRAWLEY) UNI) Men’sSabre (15) BUCCS) 16. ST JOHN Charlie [SUSSEX HS) 16. McDERMOTT Chiara 20. DAVIDSON Laura 1. DOWNEY David (FLC) (CRAWLEY) (HAVERSTOCK) Women’sFoil (18) 2. NICHOLLS Thomas 21. HUTTER Clara (CITY OF 1. BARLOW,Nikki (ALDERSHOT) (CHILWELL) LONDON FREEMEN'S) 2. FRANCIS Raelle (ACADEMY) 3= CONCANNON Stephen (UCD) Men’sEpee (120) 22. WARDLE Charlotte (REDHILL & 3= KWOK Rachel (ACADEMY) 3= JACKSON David (GROSVENOR) 1. BURKHALTER Marc(U/A) REIGATE) 3= HALE Caron (RAVEN) 5. KITSON Lee (UU) 2. LAZZATI Alessandro 23. LORYMAN Hannah (SKIPTON) 5. POIL Georgia (ALDERSHOT) 6. MAGEE Richard (FLC) (HAVERSTOCK) 24. KEPPLER Bronagh 6. RICH Elaria (ALDERSHOT) 7. DOWSE Niall (MX) 3= BAKER Matthew (OXFORD UNI) (HAVERSTOCK) 7. TOWNSEND Dawn (SWAY) 8. McHUGH Jack [DUFC) 3= MALLETT Neal (OXFORD UNI) 5= DALTON Matt (HUNTS) 25. STEINER Christine (GADASKI) 8. SUDDERICK Zoe (ALDERSHOT) 26. DOUGLAS Rebecca (ETON) Women’sSabre (6) 5= HARRINGTON James 27. DACK Helen (NORTHUMBRIA) Men’sEpee (38) 1. COLLIER Ellie (LAZLO) (CARDIFF) 28. TOWNSEND Sarah (BRISTOL 1. TREDGER Dudley (CRAWLEY) 2. LEE Naomi (AFU) 7. LANE Tristan (LTFC) UNI) 2. DOMEK Stephen 3= NADDY Helen (U/A) 8. NICHOLS Harrison (REDHILL & 29. BARRINGTON Georgina (HAVERSTOCK) 3= SPENCE Niamh (FLC) REIGATE) 9. HARRIS James (PLYMOUTH) (PLYMOUTH) 3= SCRIMSHAWJason (LTFC) 10= BARBASIEWICZ Philippe 30. SPENCE Sara (HAVERSTOCK) 3= HILLIER David (READING) SLOUGH OPEN: (READING) 31. STEAD Imogen (KIMBERLEY) 5. ACKERMAN Jamie (TRURO) 5/6.2.11 10= ST CLAIR-JONES Gregory 32. MASON Mariette (CADS) 6. NORTH Russel (MPAGB) [STOCKPORT) 7. DUGGIN James (READING) Men’sFoil (87) 12. HIBBERD Andrew Men’sSabre (45) 8. STANBURYJohn 1. ANEN Cedric (LANSDOWNE) (KENILWORTH) 1. BOTELER Harry(ETON COL) (GLASTONBURY) 2. RATTAN Amol (NEWHAM) 13. DOMEK Stephen 2. KINSELLA Dominic (URSA) 9. WILLIAMS Gareth (READING) 3= DEAN Freddie (BOSTON) (HAVERSTOCK) 3= OAKES Marc(RONIN) 10. FOSTER Adam (BRIXTON)
The SWORD 35 Results
11. PAIGE Alex (EGHAM) 15. JUPP Chris (SEACOURT) VENICE: 5.3.11 10. BRAMWELL Jack (3 BLADES) 12. CURRAN JONES Tomas 16. CHAN Nicholas (HUNT-ROEDER) 11. ALLARD Jacob (FORM OS) [BRIXTON) Men’sSenior Grand Prix 12. HARDIE Alexander (OXFORD) 13. TUCKER Mark (CRAWLEY) Women’sSabre (11) (140) 13. URRYPatrick (BRENTWOOD) 14. BEADLE Peter (CHICHESTER) 1. HUNTER-THOMAS Laura (U/A) L16 -Richard Kruse 14. FOLLON Jaxom (LAMPETER) 15. KNOWLES Alan (SWINDON) 2. CARSON Victoria (CITY] 15. ATKIN Sam (HYMER'S COL) 16. NORRIS Andrew 3= NAREY Michelle (WHITE 16. BULL Gregory(HARROGATE) (CHICHESTER) EAGLE) FOIL – HOME 3= HEALYLaura (NORFOLK) Boys U11 (15) Women’sEpee (15) 1. DEERING Maximilian (126) 1. WEDGE-THOMAS Bryony LPJS KENILWORTH: 2. WEBSTER Morgan (LOUTH) (WELLINGTON) FOIL – ABROAD 16.1.11 3= GAUTAM Brij (FINCHLEY FOIL) 2. HUGHES Samantha (OXFORD) 3= MORRISON Duncan (WFFC) 3= WEBSTER Amanda (JOSEPH) Boys U15 (17) 5. MARTIN-TULLOCH Joey 3= DOUGLAS Rebecca (ETON) BRATISLAVA: 1. FEASTER John (MALVERN) (BRISTOL) 5. RUSSELL Charlotte (MALVERN] 21.11.10 2. MORLEY Alexander (RLS) 6. DOBSON Gabriel (ABINGDON 6. CRANK Tara (TIGER) 3= BEX Mckinley (FINCHLEY FOIL) PREP) 7. CLAYTON Jane (MALLARD) Men’sJunior World Cup 3= PETER Jordan (PAUL) 7. JOLLEY Isaac (CHICHESTER) 8. HOMAN Charlotte (ST (141) 5. SPENCER-TAYLOR Alex 8. GLARVEY Marshall (REDDITCH) SWITHINS) L16 -Jamie Fitzgerald, James (SHEFFIELD BUCCS) Davis 6. O'HARA Oscar (CHICHESTER) Boys U9 (4) Men’sSabre (25) 7. GALLIMORE-TALLEN William 1. ALFORD Oliver (KENILWORTH) 1. TOINTON Matthew (SCIMITAR) LIGNANO: 9.1.11 (FOUR OF CLUBS) 2. SMITH Joseph (KENILWORTH) 2. MOORE Steve (SCIMITAR) Men’sJunior World Cup 8. WINNEY Edward (N/A) 3= AU Jordan (ESPADA) (113) Girls U15 (5) 3= GIBBS Sam (SWINDON) Bronze -Husayan Rosowsky Boys U13 (32) 1. STANIER Lydia (OXFORD) 5. CHADWICK Martin (READING 1. KISS Daniel (KISS) 2. KURTIS Emma (HYMER'S COL) UNI) MÖDLING: 22.1.11 2. ARCHER Ciaran (CAMBRIDGE) 6. ROGERSON Keith (TRURO) 3= CLARKE Pearce (NEWHAM) Girls U13 (13) 7. SLAVINSKIY Viacheslav Men’sJunior World Cup 3= FEASTER Robert (MALVERN) 1. PANDE Avni (HYMER'S COL) (EXETER UNI) (137) 5. STEVENS Joshua 2. BRADLEY Laura (KISS) 8. FAYMichael (NORFOLK) Gold -Alex Tofalides (GLASTONBURY) 3= ARCHER Jessica (KISS) 9. HALL Richard (GUILDFORD) Silver -James Davis 6. WEBSTER Connor (LOUTH) 3= ELLIS Bethany (N/A) 10. LEMON Jonathan (CITY) 7. HATELEY Lucas 5. LAWSON Danielle (RGS 11. AMBROSE-WILLIAMS Clive WARSAW: (KENILWORTH) WORCESTER) (U/A) 8. PALLIER Sebastian 6. COPE Aimee (KISS) 12. BARON Peter (STOURBRIDGE) 12/13.2.11 (WICKFORD) 7. CHILD Catherine (BRENTWOOD) 13. AHEARNE Niall (ESPADA) Men’sCadet (168) 9. PHILLIPS-LANGLEY Thomas 8. GILBOURNE-REED Elizabeth (3 14. MORRIS Carl (SEACOURT) L8 -George Hendrie (DUNES) BLADES)
UNIVERSITYCOLLEGE LONDON UNION FENCING PRESENTS
15th LONDON INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES FENCING CUP: 18th/19th JUNE 2011 Venue: Somerstown Community Sports Centre, 134 Chalton Street, London NW1 1RX Timetable:Saturday –Foil: check in 09:00 –09:30, poules begin 10:00 Sunday –Epee: check in 09:00 –09:30, poules begin 10:00 Sabre: check in 10:00 –10:30, poules begin 11:00 The organisersregretthat no fencer may enter both Sabreand Epee NB: In keeping with UCL’s maxim of equality,men and womencompete together and on an equal footing Format: Mixed individual competition with the LIUF Cup awarded to the best university Eligibility: All university studentsand staff who can provide identification from their academic institution qualify forentry Entry Deadline: 1st June 2011 Entry Fee*: 1weapon =£10; 2weapons=£15; late entries =£5extra payment in cash on the day *Entry fee includes free lunch (sandwiches, fruit andmineral water) [email protected] www.liuftournament.com ------ENTRYFORM 15th London International Universities Fencing Cup: 18/19.06.11 NAME:...... UNIVERSITY:...... WEAPON:...... RETURN TO: LIUF Organising Committee, UCLU Fencing Club, CSC Centre, UCL Bloomsbury, Gordon Street, London, WC1H Results
Girls U11 (5) 26. GREGORYDavid (WREXHAM) 11. WORMAN Craig (MILLFIELD) 6. HIDE Victoria [HARROGATE] 1. POWELL Alexandra 27. WOOD Daniel (TAMESIDE) 12. WIGLEY Matthew (R&REC) 7. BALTAY Clara [CLFS] (REDDITCH) 28. THOMAS Gareth (TIGER) 13. STUARTJamie (R&REC) 8. PALLAS Georgia [KCSW] 2. HARDIE Heloise (OXFORD) 29. FARINA Gianluca 14. STIGANT Liam (CHICHESTER) (HAVERSTOCK) 15. BOYLE Samuel (SHEFFIELD U11 Girls (13) Girls U9 (2) 30. BEAUMONT Edward BUCCS) 1. SUMMERS Charlotte [R&REC] 1. RAIYAT Henna (MUCH (READING) 16. EDWARDS Alex (R&REC) 2. EDWARDS Alys [R&REC] WENLOCK) 31. SCRIMSHAWJason (LTFC) 3= SHEFFIELD Laura [FINTON HS] 2. BLUCK Kathryn (ASHTON) 32. CADMAN Tom(LTFC) U13 Boys (29) 3= SPICE Sarah [CLFS] 1. CLAYTON-HOLDER Zachar 5. CHUNG-HALPINInes Women’sMilner-Barry (ESPADA) [CHELSEA] Cup (79) 2. STEVENS Joshua 6. ELSTUB Emily [CLFS] EPEE – ABROAD 1. REVESZ Juliana (LTFC) (GLASTONBURY) 7. PARMAR Ellie [REIGATE 2. BEER Jess (U/A) 3= HATELEY Lucas PRIORY] STOCKHOLM: 3= DEPECKER-FENOUL Marie (KENILWORTH) 8. ADEYINKA April [STREATHAM (FRA) 3= LUCAS Tyler (GRAVESHAM) &CLAPHAM HIGH] 22.1.11 3= USHER Georgina 5. MARRINGTON-REEVE Benj (HAVERSTOCK) (R&REC) Men’sSatellite (72) 5. HIGHTON Elizabeth 6. WHITELAWAdam (ELTHAM LPJS WELLINGTON: Bronze -Gareth Thomas (HAVERSTOCK) COL] 12.2.11 6. JEANES Emily (EDINBURGH 7. DICKINSON Matthew UNI) (NEWCASTLE) Boys U17 (5) GÖTEBORG: 5/6.2.11 7. MACKINNONLeonora 8. COOK Noah (CADS) 1. STUARTJoshua (REDHILL & (MALVERN) 9. HUGHES Andrew (ELTHAM REIGATE) Men’sJunior World Cup 8. BEADSWORTH Jo COL] 2. WILLSON Daniel (235) (HAVERSTOCK) 10. DULAC Joseph (ESCRIME) (WELLINGTON) L8 -Jack Hudson 9. RAINERO Elena 11. HAYDEN Octavian (ACTIV8) (STRATHCLYDE) 12. DICKSON Thomas Boys U15 (5) Men’sCadet (182) 10. ALBINI Sissi (U/A) (NEWCASTLE) 1. WRIGLEY Josh (PLYMOUTH) L8 -Jack Hudson 11. MATTHEWS Abbi 13. RUSSELL James (ALDERSHOT) 2. STUARTJamie (REDHILL & L16 -Tim Kuchalski (HARROGATE) 14. BENZ Edward (KCSW) REIGATE) 12. BOTTOMS Lindsay (MALVERN) 15. DUNNE Nathan (CLFS) Women’sCadet (148) 13. CHANG Caitlin (HARROGATE) 16. JONES Luke (R&REC) Boys U13 (4) L8 -Amy Radford 14. THOMAS Rebecca (TIGER) 1. STEVENS Joshua 15. RADFORD Amy (MALVERN) U11 Boys (15) (GLASTONBURY) 16. O'NEILL Joelle (HARROGATE) 1. HOLTOscar (CADS) EPEE – HOME 2. CLAYTON-HOLDER Zachary 17. POWELL ElisabethElisabeth (MELIA)(MELIA) 2. ROACH Tarriq (BRIXTON) (ESPADA) 18. GRACEY KatharineKatharine (YORK UNI) 3= BERRYHugo (ESCRIME) LONDON 19. TOWNSEND Sarah 3= GARWOOD-WATKINS Joshu Boys U11 (4) (WELLINGTON) (BRIXTON) 1. SELLS Alexander (PLYMOUTH) INTERNATIONAL 20. HIGHTON Louise (YORK UNI) 5. ROBERTSON William (KINGS 2. GARWOOD-WATKINS Joshua OPEN: 11/12.12.10 21. LAWRENCE Anneka (LTFC) CANTERBURY] (BRIXTON) 22. McGEEVER Jenny (LTFC) 6. PINK Joshua (TUNBRIDGE Men’sMiller-Hallet Cup 23. ST CLAIR-JONES Sophie WELLS] Girls U17 (1) (134) (CAMBRIDGE UNI) 7. EDWARDS Sebastian (REIGATE 1. ELWORTHY Tyla 1. KNEIST Toni (GER) 24. WEBSTER Amanda (JOSEPH) PRIORY] (WELLINGTON) 2. PERRYNick (HAVERSTOCK) 25. DENHAM Toni (U/A) 8. TRAN Luc (CLFS) 3= MAYJonathan (HAVERSTOCK) 26. HARVEY Abigail (NEWCASTLE) Girls U15 (7) 3= MULTERER Niklas (GER) 27. SUMMERS Francesca U16 Girls (32) 1. GUNDRYJessica 5. TANNOCK Neill (DUNDEE UNI) (MALVERN) 1. GUNDRYJessica (WELLINGTON) 6. WILLIS Jon (GER) 28. SPINLOVE Eryn (BIRMINGHAM [WELLINGTON] 2. CLARKE Jade (WELLINGTON) 7. ALLEN Greg (HAVERSTOCK) UNI) 2. HUTTER Clara [R&REC] 3= BRADLEY Ellen (ESPADA) 8. ERRARD Alastair 29. RIDSDALE Lucy (CARDIFF) 3= SUMMERS Francesca [R&REC] 3= SHEEHAN Zoe (SWINDON) (HAVERSTOCK) 30. SPENCE Sara (HAVERSTOCK) 3= GRIFFIN Katy [CLFS] 9. REIN Steffen (GER) 31. KEPPLER Bronagh 5. MACKINLAYMariella [R&REC] Girls U13 (7) 10. THORNTON James (HAVERSTOCK) 6. LOWREY Zoe [CLFS] 1. SIMMS-LYMN Tia(PLYMOUTH) (NORTHUMBRIA) 32. GREETHAM Sadie 7. DULAC Emma [ESCRIME] 2. HIDE Amelia (HARROGATE) 11. HARRIS James(PLYMOUTH) (HARROGATE) 8. NESBITT Hannah 3= HORNBY Odette (READING) 12. CARTY Greg (STOCKPORT) [NEWCASTLE] 3= LAWSON Danielle(RGS 13. HAYChris (WELLINGTON) 9. PHILLIPSON Elsa [CADS] WORCESTER) 14. KELLYChris (HAVERSTOCK) EEJS EVENT 2: 10. HOMAN Charlotte [ST 15. BOMBRINI Andrea (ITA) SWITHINS] Girls U11 (2) 16. BRADLEY Jonathan 12.12.10 11. HAMZAOUI Nour [ESCRIME] 1. ANDREWS Emma (PLYMOUTH) (STOCKPORT) 12. VARLEY Jessica [R&REC] 2. HEDGCOCK Loveday 17. BENNETT Tom(LTFC) U16 Boys (45) 13. MEEK Florence [QUEENS GATE] (MILLFIELD PREP) 18. ST.CLAIR-JONES Gregory 1. BARNES Jahmal (BRIXTON) 14. FREWIN Gemma [CLFS] (STOCKPORT) 2. RIMMER Chris (R&REC) 15. BOYLE Hannah [SHEFFIELD 19. AGRENICH Alex 3= BRADLEY Sam (ESPADA)) BUCCS] (HAVERSTOCK) 3= BEAUMONT Nicholas 16. SHEEHAN Zoe [SWINDON] EEJS EVENT 3: 20. FENOUL Frederic (FRA) (DUROVERNUM) 19.02.11 21. HENDERSON Matt 5. BOLTON Matt (FRISBY) U13 Girls (19) (NEWCASTLE) 6. PEPLOW Laurence (RGS 1. SIMMS-LYMN Tia[PLYMOUTH] Boys U16 (44) 21. LANE Tristan(LTFC) GUILDFORD) 2. ELSTUB Stephanie [CLFS] 1. GREALEY William (R&REC) 23. RETTER Jason (HAVERSTOCK) 7. ATKIN Ben (HYMERS) 3= HIDE Amelia [HARROGATE] 2. NICHOLS Harrison (R&REC) 24. PAOLASINI Lorenzo 8. GREALEY William (R&REC) 3= TRENCHARD Lily-Mae 3= BARNES Jahmal (BRIXTON) (HAVERSTOCK) 9. HORNBY Edgar (EGHAM) [ELIZABETH COL] 3= AVIS Anthony (GUILDFORD) 25. SKIPP Michael (HAVERSTOCK) 10. McGLADE Daniel (R&REC] 5. BERRYOlivia [ESCRIME] 5. BOLTON Matt (FRISBY)
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6. PEPLOW Laurence (RGS- 8. HORNBY Odette (READING) 31. SENEGAS Remi [FRA] GUILDFORD) 32. HENDRA Thomas [GBR] 7. BRADLEY Sam (ESPADA) Girls U11 (11) 8. RIMMER Chris (R&REC) 1. SUMMERS Charlotte (R&REC) Women (88) 9. CANAUX Gabriel (BISH) 2. ELSTUB Emily (CLFS) 1. TAHARO Mathilda [FRA] 10. WIGLEY Matthew (R&REC) 3= EDWARDS Alys (R&REC) 2. ITZKOWITZ Aliya [GBR] 11. STUARTJamie (R&REC) 3= SHEFFIEND Laura (FIN) 3= DRAJKO Lili [HUN] 12. EDWARDS Alex (R&REC) 3= MAMONTOVAOleksandra 13. OFOSU-APPEAH Obuobi O’SULLIVAN CUP: [UKR] (HSTK) 5. PALMEDO Sage [USA] 14. ATKIN Ben (HYMERS COL) 20.2.11 (22) 6. MORMILE Chiara [ITA] 15. LAWRENCE Peteok 7. ANTIPAS Alexa [USA] (BRENTWOOD) 1. HAWKSWORTH George 8. BOUDAD Kenza [FRA] 16. LE MARCHENT Benjamin (Cardiff) 9. PROKUDA Olena [UKR] [ELIZABETH COL] 2. CONNOR Philip (Cardiff) 10. STONE Mary-Grace Margaret 3. WEEDON Max (U/A) [USA] Boys U13 (26) 4. MORGAN Alexander (Russell 11. CIARAGLIA Sofia [ITA] National 1. DICKSON Thomas Swords] 12. JOHNSON Lena [USA] Fencing (NEWCASTLE) 5= HAWKSWORTH Nick (Cardiff) 13. CABALD Audrey [FRA] 2. STEVENS Joshua (GLASGOW) 6= WILTSHIRE John (Whitchurch) 14. FONDI Camilla [ITA] Museum 3= JONES Luke (R&REC) 7. KENNEDY Gerard (Whitchurch) 15. BALZER Sara [FRA] 3= COOK Noah (CADS) 8. WARNER Gary(Ddraig Wern] 16. MAJOR Desirae [USA] 5. FARMER Jonathan (NAGP) 17. CRISCIO Martina [ITA] 6. JORDAN Owen (FRISBY) SABRE – ABROAD 18. KATONA Renta [HUN] 7. CLAYTON-HOLDER Zachary 19. MIHALIK Nora [HUN] (ESPADA) 20. McDONALD Margaret [USA] 8. HATELEY Lucas (KENILOR) LIGNANO: 9.1.11 21. SZILAGYI Eva-Viktoria[HUN] 9. ATKIN Sam (HYMERS COL) 22. GUINEBERTCaroline [FRA] 10. WHITELAWAdam (ELTHAM) Men’sJunior World Cup 23. FULOP Krisztina [HUN] 11. LUCAS Tyler (GVHAM) (125) 24. DONATI Federica [ITA] 12. VOLPI Marco (KNIGHT) L8 -James Honeybone 25. ZHAO Erica [USA] 13. PENTEADO Marcos (CLFS) 26. GOMEZ Alisha [USA] 14. DE LA INFIESTAFernando DOURDAN: 22.1.11 27. CROISET Lisa [FRA] [KNIGHT] 28. SIRE Clara [FRA] 15. HAYDEN Octavian (ACTIV8) Men’sJunior World Cup 29. FONDI Carlotta [ITA] 16. MARTYN George (SWINDON) (96) 30. JELACHI Aliona [MDA] L8 -James Honeybone 31. MAIDWELL-SMITH Alice [GBR] Boys U11 (20) 32. YATES Georgia [GBR] 1. ROBERTSON William (KCJ) 2. WILLCOX Joshua (KNIGHT) SABRE – HOME 3= PINK Joshua (TUN) ENGLAND TROPHY: 3= ROACH Tarriq (BRIXTON) CAMDEN CADET 26.2.11 5. HOLTOscar (CADS) 6. GARWOOD-WATKINS Joshua INTERNATIONAL: Women’sSenior World Cup (BRIXTON) 29/30.1.11 (141) 7. BERRYHugo (ESCRIME) 1. KHARLAN Olga [UKR] 8. GRINDLE Harry(CC) Men (106) 2. MARZOCCA Gioia [ITA] 1. CURATOLI Luca [ITA] 3= ZAGUNIS Mariel [USA] Girls U16 (30) 2. RICCARDI Alessandro [ITA] 3= VELIKAIA Sophia [RUS] 1. HUTTER Clara (R&REC) 3= MARDALEISHVILI Mikheil 5. DIATCHENKO Ekaterina [RUS] 2. MAYLE Rebecca (READING) [GEO] 6. KORMILITSYNA Svetlana 3= GUNDRYJessica 3= SEITZ Tom[FRA] [RUS] (WELLINGTON) 5. LOSS Geoffrey [USA] 7. PUNDYK Galyna [UKR] 3= BRADLEY Ellen (ESPADA) 6. PAKPeter [USA] 8. WIECKOWSKA Irena [POL] 5. NESBITT Hannah 7. VARENNE Victor [FRA] 9. PERRUS Leonore [FRA] (NEWCASTLE) 8. SINGER Martin [HUN] 10. KHOMROVAOlena [UKR] 6. PHILIPSON Elsa (CADS) 9. STATSENKO Oleksiy [UKR] 11. LEMBACH Charlotte [FRA] 7. GRIFFIN Katy (CLFS) 10. DE ROBBIO Francesco [ITA] 12. MIKINA Sabina [AZE] 8. STANIER Lydia (OXFORD) 11. BURNEV Lyuboslav [BUL] 13. KEDZIORA Katarzyna [POL] 9. TURLEY Alix (RHSW) 12. AHN Christofer [USA] 14. WOZNIAK Dagmara [USA] 10= DE BONO Isabel [FF] 13. BONSANTO Domenico [ITA] 15. NICOLL Chrystall [GBR] 10= HOMAN Chrlotte (STSW) 14. SANDOR Mate [HUN] 16. GULOTTALoreta [ITA] 12. DWORKIN Sasha (ACTIV8) 15. LECCI Marco [ITA] 17. KUBISSA Stefanie [GER] 13. SANCHEZ-LETHEM Sara 16. SZABO Toni [HUN] 18. VECCHI Irene [ITA] (BRIXTON) 17. ZAPOROJCENCO Nicolai [MDA] 19. BOND-WILLIAMS Louise [GBR] 14. BOYLE Hannah (SHEFFIELD) 18. COLLEAU Pierre [FRA] 20. NAKAYAMA Seira [JPN] 15. STOWE Leslie-Jean 19. LAMBERTMaxence [FRA] 21. DI TRANSO Irene [ITA] [BRENTWOOD] 20. FABRE Mehdi [FRA] 22. MARCOS Sandra [ESP] 16. MEEK Florence (QUEEN) 21. PASKOV Pancho [BUL] 23. CHEN Xiaodong [CHN] 22. DERSHWITZ Eli [USA] 24. MUHAMMAD Ibtihaj [USA] Girls U13 (17) 22. DUKHVALOV Denis [USA] 25. SASSINE Sandra [CAN] 1. SIMMS-LYMN Tia(PLYMOUTH) 24. KOSSUTH Balint [HUN] 26. MUNZ Eva [GER] 2. ELSTUB Stephanie (CLFS) 25. BUCHWALD Isaac [USA] 27. GUARNERI Paola [ITA] 3= TRENCHARD Lilly-Mae 26. MONTI Christopher [USA] 28. MARTIN-PORTUGUES Lucia (ELIZABETH COL) 27. MARTIN Paul [FRA] [ESP] 3= McKINLEY Giselle (R&REC) 28. DREOSSI Leonardo [ITA] 29. ZHOVNIR Olga [UKR] 5. FIRM Camilla (CHELSEA) 29. LARIVIERE Leo [FRA] 30. PETO Reka [HUN] 6. HIDE Amelia (HARROGATE) 30. DE VISSCHER Jules-Emile 31. KOVALEVAViktoriya [RUS] 7. BERRYOlivia (ESCRIME) [BEL] 32. LIMBACH Anna [GER]
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