Three Golds and more at the Open Championships

 

Senior Men’s Sabre:

Jonathan Webb began his competition well, winning all six of his poule matches. He was seeded 4th and got a bye through the L128. In the L64 he fenced against Maximilian Mather and won the match 15-10. His L32 was against one of our younger fencers, Matthew Yeremeyev and Jonathan won the bout 15-7. He met Loek Janssen in the L16 where he fenced well and won 15-10. His L8 match was against Yu Ming Lee and he secured his place in the medal rounds, winning 15-7. Jonathan had an exciting Semi-Final match against his teammate, Samuel Allen. It was tight for the majority of the match but he pulled away at the end and took away a 15-12 victory. The final was against one of our sparring partners, Barnaby Halliwell and it began with Jonathan taking a very strong lead at the beginning. Though Barnaby started to collect some more touches as the fight went on, Jonathan’s lead was too great and concluded with a score of 15-10. Fantastic fencing from Jonathan for the entire day and a gold medal to show for it.

Samuel Allen also had a very strong poule and won all six of his matches. He seeded first and got a bye through the L128. He made light-work of his first DE against Sebastian Jago, winning 15-1. In the L32 he met one of our sparring partners, Ian Ho and with some very disciplined fencing won the bout 15-5. He met Jacob Barr in the L16 and Samuel continued his winning run with a 15-8 victory. His L8 bout was against Ashwyn Lyseyko and Sam confidently made his way into the Semi-Finals, winning 15-5. Though he put up a good fight against Jonathan Webb, he couldn’t quite find the win and lost 15-12. Regardless, he finished with a strong result and a bronze medal.

Max Cromie added to our list of fencers who dominated their poule, winning all of his matches. after being seeded 2nd he got a bye through the L128. His L64 was against Ben Isted and he won 15-9. He met mark Omoboriowo In the L32 and fenced confidently, winning 15-6. It was a similar story in his L16 against Alexander Lister, finishing 15-6 to Max. His L8 bout was against Mark Alvares-Peres and Max kept his cool, winning 15-11 and made his way into the medal rounds. His Semi-Final was an against Barnaby Halliwell. It was an incredibly evenly-matched fight which stayed neck and neck until the end. Unfortunately Max lost by the most narrow of margins, finishing 15-14 to Barnaby. He finished the competition with a bronze medal after a series of consistently well fought matches.

Olympios Gougoulias won all five of his matches, seeding him 11th and gaining him a bye through the L128. In the L64 he met George Lucas and comfortably won the match 15-5. His L32 was against Austin Macleod and Olympios continued his dominant performances, winning 15-4. He came up against Louis Bedford in the L16 which proved to be a more difficult match but he still managed to win by a confident margin, this time 15-9. In the L8 he fenced against Barnaby Halliwell. After going behind early on in the match it was always going to be a tough task and though he managed to claw back some touches as the fight went on, it resulted in a 15-9 loss.

Bijan Muganwa won five and lost one of his poule matches. He got a bye through the L128 and in the L64 he met Luca Campodifiori which resulted in a 15-5 victory. In the L32 he fenced against Yu Ming Lee and after some very dubious calls he was unfortunately handed a 15-14 loss. This is a very impressive result from Bijan who is only fourteen, showing that he can compete and win matches against the seniors.

Matthew Yeremeyev went 4V2D in his poule. He got a bye through the first round and in the L64 he fenced against Aum Khurana which he won 15-12. His L32 match was against Jonathan Webb and he lost the fight 15-7. Matthew also showed some very impressive fencing as a thirteen year-old competing in the senior category, winning matches and getting points against one of our most experienced fencers.

Charles Gellett won four and lost two in his poule. He got a bye through the L128 and in the L64 he fenced against Jack Geddes, unfortunately losing the fight 15-8.

Luke Haynes went 3V3D. He got a bye and lost to Mattia Plastow 15-14.

Owen Harms went 2V4D in the poules. He fenced Edgar Aceves Bech in the L128 and won 15-8. In the L64 he met Deco Mitchell-Rowe and lost the fight 15-11.

Mo Masoori went 3V3D in his poule. In the L128 he fenced against Benjamin Mitchell and lost the match 15-13.

Armaan Khalife didn’t manage to win in his poule. This placed him into the Plate competition. In the L32 he fenced against Aditya Bibra and lost the match 15-5. This was a good learning experience for Armaan, who has not been fencing for long and has only just started competing.

 

Senior Women’s Sabre:

Keira D-Sallows had a very strong poule, winning all six of her matches. She seeded 1st going into the DEs and she got a bye through the L64. Her L32 match was against Maiya Choi and she comfortably won 15-4. In the L16 she met Jessica Fereday and put in another good performance, finishing 15-6. She came up against her teammate, Sophia Potter in the L8. This was a greater test for Keira but she stayed calm and forced a 15-13 win after a very close match. In the Semi-Finals she met Bethany Brierley and Keira put in a good shift in a tough stage of the tournament, winning 15-11. It was an exciting final against Maya Sutton and Keira concluded a day of excellent fencing by winning 15-12 and going home with the gold medal.

Maria Chart also won all of her matches in the poule which seeded her 2nd and got her a bye to pass through the L64. She met our younger fencer, Sophia Chiesa, in the L32 and came away with a 15-5 win. She met another teammate in the L16, this time against Clara Shimmin. Maria showed her experience and won the bout 15-8. She came up against Hui Xin Sezille in the L8 and though this wasn’t an easy fight, Maria managed to win by a comfortable margin of 15-10. In the Semi-Final she had a close fight with Maya Sutton but unfortunately couldn’t get to 15, losing the match 15-12. Though she would have been hoping for the gold, a bronze medal still marks a good day of fencing from Maria.

Hannah Jane O’Reilly went 5V0D in the poules. Seeded 4th, she got a bye through the L64. She fenced Emily Berry in the L32 and won the match 15-7. Her L16 was against Anneke Zegers and Hannah kept up the good form, winning 15-10. She lost in the L8 to Bethany Brierley, 15-9.

Sophia Potter went 3V2D in the poules. She got bye through the L64 and then fenced against Mariia Sheviakova, resulting in a 15-7 victory. Her L16 was against Laura Gladdish and Sophia won this by a comfortable score of 15-6. She had a very tight match in the L8 against her teammate, Keira but lost the match 15-13.

Eva Aziz-Picardet won five and lost one of her poule matches. She got a bye through the L64 after being seeded 6th. Her L32 was against Dora Szegedi and Eva came away with a 15-10 win. She came up against Emily Fereday in the L16 and though she kept it close, eventually lost the match 15-11.

Clara Shimmin won four and lost two matches 5-4 in her poule. She got a bye through there L64 and in the L32 fought against Kylie Abay, winning the bout 15-3. Her L16 was against her teammate, Maria Chart and Clara lost this match 15-8.

Jenna Bray went 3V2D in her poule. A bye took her through the first round and in the L32 she fenced against Erin Corcoran. This match finished 15-8 to Jenna. She lost to Hui Xin Sezille in the L16, 15-6.

Sophia Chiesa won 2 and lost 3 of her poule matches. In the L64 she fenced against Charlotte Franklin and won the match 15-9. She met Maria in the L32, lost the match 15-5. Sophia was another of our youth fencers who entered and it was great to see her competing well in the senior category.

 

U14 Boys’ Sabre:

Matthew Yeremeyev also competed a second day, this time in the U14 category. He won all seven of his poule matches which seeded him first going into the DEs. In the L16 he fenced against Vincent Wang and put the fight away nicely with a 12-3 victory. He continued with this level of confidence in the L8, where he fenced Haysen Woo and won 12-2. The standard didn’t drop in the Semi-Final and he beat Chin Long Ko 12-2. He finished off a fantastic day of fencing by winning the final against Karam Nelson 12-3.

 

Senior Men’s Epee:

Cyrus Lee started his tournament off with a clean sweep in his poule. He was seeded 4th going into the DEs and got a bye through the L128. He fenced Muaadh Alam in the L64 and competed well, finishing the match 15-11. He took confidence from this going into the L32 where he met Jacob Houghton and won by a comfortable score of 15-4. In the L16 he went up against Campbell Thomson and won the bout 15-10. He had a tricky L8 but managed to continue his winning streak by beating James Fairholme 15-14. His Semi-Final was against Antoine Belot and Cyrus put in a good shift but couldn’t quite make it to the final, losing 14-11. This finished an excellent day for Cyrus who left the competition with a bronze medal, no mean feat for a cadet fencer competing in the senior category.

Tristan Lumineau won five of his six poule matches. He got a bye through to the L64 where he met Fabian Evans and won the match 15-5. He got a tough draw in the L32 which was against James Jeal and he lost the match 15-8.

Aurelien Degorce won four and lost one match 5-4. In the L128 he faced against James Dunmall and moved on with a 15-12 victory. His L64 was against Brandon Jack and won the bout comfortably, 15-5. In the L32 he met second seeded Alec Brooke and lost the match 15-5.

Harrison Hampton won four and lost two matches 5-4 in his poule. His L28 bout was against William Bews and he won 15-10. He had a tough L64 but clutched a 15-14 win against David Perkins. In the L32 he lost to Timeo Cerdan 15-8.

Stanley Leech also went 4V2D with two 5-4 losses. he won his L128 against William Kihlstrom 15-10. He then won by the same score in the L64 against Tarriq Roach. In the L32 he fenced Hugo Smith and lost the match 15-9.

Luca Pellegrinello finished his poule with 3V3D. His L128 was against Harrison Banks and he won 15-12. In the L64 he met first seeded Matthew Cooper. This was a tough match to get at this stage of the tournament but Luca prevailed and won the bout 15-14. In the L32 he met Antoine Belot and lost the match 15-11.

Hugh Kernohan won five of his six bouts in the poules. This was enough for him to get a bye through the L128. In the L64 he fenced against Noah Goryn and lost the match 15-10.

Jame Gowen won four and lost one match 5-4. He fenced well in the L128, beating Stephen Domek 13-9. In the L64 he lost to Joshua Goh 15-7.

Timur Hursever got 4V1D in his poule. He fenced his teammate Francisco Tudela in the L128 and won the bout 15-10. His L64 was against Jacob Houghton. He made it a close fight but couldn’t cross the finish line and lost 15-13.

William Ferguson went 4V2D in his poule. He beat Thomas Sharples in the L128, winning 15-11. His L64 was against Nurlan Kuluev and he lost 15-9.

Jacob Pritchard went 3V3D in the poules. He fenced Sebastian Degen in the L128 and lost 15-11.

Solu Ngoka won three and lost three of his poule fights. He lost in the L128, 15-12 to Leo Varkey.

Samuel Luckman went 3V3D in the poules, He lost to Muaadh Alam in the L128, 15-11.

Daniel Shulman won three of his six poule bouts. He lost to Giovanni Ferraioli 15-11 in the L128.

Francisco Tudela won two and lost four poule fights. He unfortunately met his teammate, Timur Hursever in the L128 and lost 15-10.

Samuel Cobb went 2V4D in his poule. He lost a close fight to Edward Scott-Payne in the L128, 15-13.

Oscar Casadio Robinson went 1V4D in his poule. He was placed in the Plate which began with him getting a bye through the L64. In the L32 he fenced Callum Wake and won 15-7. He beat Noah Hooper in the L16 by 15-11. His L8 was against Matt Xiao and he won 15-10. In the Semi-Finals he beat Alexander Lilov-Hood 15-11. He just missed out on winning the plate, losing 15-7 to Oliver Atkinson.

Elliot Fung went 1V5D in the poule and placed in the Plate. He got a bye through the L64 and in the L32 he fenced Ruaridh Mcnair and lost 15-9.

James Martin got 1V5D in his poule and fenced in the Plate. He lost to Callum Wake in the L64, 15-11.

Richard Roseblade went 1V5D in the poules and was put in the Plate. In the L64 he fenced Alonzo Pontin and won 15-14. He lost to Noah Hooper in the L32, 15-10.

 

U14 Girls’ Epee:

Kaeto Ngoka began her tournament winning four and losing one fight 5-4 in the poules. Seeded 5th, she got a bye through to the L16 where she fenced against Sum-Yau Chak and comfortably won 12-3. She had another confident match in the L8 where she met Frankie Fowler and won 12-5. She eventually lost in the Semi-Final to Katrine Hung by 12-9. She finished with a strong third place and a bronze medal.

 

U14 Boys’ Epee:

Alfredo Luis-Gomes won four and lost two of his poule matches. He was seeded 7th and in the L32 he fenced against Archie Sharples and won 12-4. He had a close L16 against Theo De Ry but managed to win 8-7. In the L8 he fenced second seeded Lucas Cerny and won the bout 12-6. His Semi-Final was extremely tight and Alfredo just missed out on making it to the final, losing 8-7 to Rory Mitchell.

Nick Yin won five and lost two of his poule fights. He had a close L32 but he managed to come out on top by beating Miles McMullen 7-6. He faced Cheuk Fung Leung in the L16 and had another close bout, winning 4-3. He exited the competition in the L8, losing 12-7 to Vincent Smith.

Antonios Moraitis went 3V3D in his poule. He fenced Alfie Nichols in the L32 and lost the match 12-4.

 

Senior Women’s Epee:

Georgina Usher won all six of her poule matches and seeded first going into the DEs. She got a bye into the L64 where she fenced against Bonnie Cheung and won 15-11. In the L32 she fenced her club mate Kseniya Kushtan and won 15-10. In the L16 she beat Isabella Howser 15-10. Unfortunately Georgina couldn’t make it through to the Semi-Final as she took a medical withdrawal. Though she finished the competition earlier than she would’ve hoped, a L8 is by no means a bad result.

Jessica Rogerson went 4V2D in her poule. She got a bye into the L64 where she fenced Aleksandra Charkiewicz and won 15-7. Her L32 but was against Jessica Rumble and she won 15-9. Her tournament ended in the L16 where she lost to Imogen Bulman 15-8.

Kseniya Kushtan won four and lost two of her poule matches. She got a bye into the L64 and fenced Daria Yousofian-Kenari and won 15-9. She unfortunately met Georgina in the L32 and lost 15-10.

Emma Mitzova won all five of her poule matches. She got a bye through the L128 and in the L64 she lost to Amelie Russell 15-9.

Zoya Suresh went 4V2D in her poule. She got a bye through to the L64, fenced against Isabella-Andreea Niculai and lost the match 15-11.

Seraphine Matthew went 2V4D in the poules. She was placed into the Plate and won her first DE against Saffiya-May Sanghera 15-6. In the L16 she lost to Soha Jamal 15-12.

Xanthe Trim went 1V4D in her poule. She went into the Plate where she fenced Mako Sasaki in th L32 and won 15-6. She met her teammate, Gabriella Ortega in the L16 and lost 15-11.

Gabriella Ortega went 1V5D in her poule and went into the Plate competition. She beat Aasiyah Razzaq in the L32 by 15-9. She beat Xanthe in the L16 and in the L8 fenced against Soha Jamal and won 15-11. In the Semi-Final she went up against another teammate, Alma-Constance Denis-Smith and won the match 15-8. She lost the final of the Plate to Anime Thompson 15-12.

Alma-Constance Denis-Smith didn’t manage to win in the poules and went into the Plate tournament. She beat Marilyn Hardy in the L32 by 15-7. Her L16 was against Caroline Lewis, which she won 15-11. In the L8 she went up against Emily De Bono and won the bout 15-12. As mentioned, she lost to Gabriella in the Semi-Final.

 

Senior Men’s Foil:

Ashley Crees won five of his six poule matches. He got a bye through the L128 and in the L64 he went up against Nikodem Dyk and won 15-9. His L32 was against Yahia Mady and he lost the bout 15-7.

Oliver Strange went 4V2D in his poule. A bye took him through to the L64 where he fenced Jordan Griffiths and won 15-2. He met Joe Donaghue in the L32 and lost the match 15-8.

Aiden Robinson got 4V2D in his poule. This got him a bye through the L28 and in the L64 he fenced against Sam Holden and lost a very close match by 15-14.

Harry Roberts won 4 and lost 2 of his poule matches. He got a bye into the L64 where he met Jake Hurst and unfortunately lost 15-8.

Yaqub Wagdi went 3V3D in his poule. In the L128 he met Ali Al-Mohsin and won the fight 15-6. His L64 was against Mohammed Belbouab and Yaqub lost the fight 15-9.

Oskar Picton Tully won three of his six poule matches. In the L128 he met his teammate, Tudor Prutica and won the fight 15-9. He lost to Thomas Walton in the L64 by 15-4.

George Keogh went 2V3D in his poule. He won his first DE against Guillermo Hahn 15-8. In the L64 he fenced against Aarav Chaudhari and lost the match 15-6.

Felix Berndorfer won three of six poule matches. He lost his L128 match against Luca Ngai by 15-11.

Tudor Prutica won two and lost three of his poule fights. He lost to his teammate, Oskar Picton Tully in the L128, 15-9.

Quince Fung went 2V4D in his poule. He lost to Moyo Adesanya in the L128, 15-8.

 

Senior Women’s Foil:

Eleanor Knox won five and lost one match 5-4 in her poule. She was seeded 10th and got a bye through the L64. In the L32 she fenced against Emily Goodchild and lost the match 15-9.

 

 

Final Placing:

 

Men’s Sabre

🥇Jonathan Webb

🥉Samuel Allen

🥉Max Cromie

6. Olympios Gougoulias

21. Bijan Muganwa

27. Matthew Yeremeyev

43. Charles Gellett

48. Luke Haynes

63 Owen Harms

69. Mo Masoori

109. Armaan Khalife

 

Women’s Sabre

🥇Keira D-Sallows

🥉Maria Chart

5. Hannah O’Reilly

7. Sophia Potter

9. Eva Aziz-Picardet

12. Clara Shimmin

15. Jenna Bray

30. Sophia Chiesa

 

U14 Boys’ Sabre

🥇Matthew Yeremeyev

 

Men’s Epee

🥉Cyrus Lee

21. Tristan Lumineau

27. Aurelien Degorce

29. Harrison Hampton

30. Stanley Leech

31. Luca Pellegrinello

39. Hugh Kernohan

42. James Gowen

43. Timur Hursever

46. William Ferguson

71. Jacob Pritchard

74. Solu Ngoka

75. Samuel Luckman

76. Daniel Shulman

93. Francisco Tudela

97. Samuel Cobb

109. Oscar Casadio Robinson

119. Elliot Fung

124. James Martin

125. Richard Roseblade

 

U14 Girls’ Epee

🥉Kaeto Ngoka

 

U14 Boys’ Epee

🥉Alfredo Luis-Gomes

6. Nick Yin

19. Antonios Moraitis

 

Senior Women’s Epee

5. Georgina Usher

14. Jessica Rogerson

21. Kseniya Kushtan

33. Emma Mitzova

51. Zoya Suresh

83. Seraphine Matthew

88. Xanthe Trim

91. Gabriella Ortega

103. Alma-Constance Denis-Smith

 

Senior Men’s Foil

21. Ashley Crees

29. Oliver Strange

43. Aiden Robinson

44. Harry Roberts

50. Yaqub Wagdi

53. Oskar Picton Tully

61. George Keogh

74. Felix Berndorfer

77. Tudor Prutica

86. Quince Fung

 

Senior Women’s Foil

17. Eleanor Knox