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Cadet & Junior National Championships

September 15, 2026

Cadet Epee:

Timur Hursever had a strong pool, finishing with 4 victories and 1 defeat (4V1D) and entering the direct elimination as the 13th seed. After a bye, he defeated Rhys Griffiths  15–3 in the L32. He then beat Abdur-rahmaan Razzaq  15–12 in the L16 before defeating Xiao Matt 15–8 in the L8. Timur continued his series of victories with beating his clubmate Alfred Leech which secured him a medal. In the semi-finals he met with James Fairholme and beat him with a very close 15-14. In the finals he met with his another clubmate Solu Ngoka, where both of the fencers didn’t want to let the gold medal go, and Timur managed to claim the title by winning 15-14.

Solu Ngoka produced a perfect pool, winning all six of his fights (6V0D) and going into the direct elimination as the 2nd seed. After receiving a bye, Solu defeated Lucas Heath 15–10 in the L32. He continued his run in the L16 with a 15–10 victory over Dylan Helme 15-10 followed by victory against Ahmed Imad. Then Solu secured his place in top 4 by beating Timeo Cerdan 15-6 progressing into the final stages of the competition. In the final he unfortunately lost by just one touch to a clubmate Timur Hursever.

Alfred Leech had an excellent pool, winning 5 of his 6 matches and earning the 5th seed for the direct eliminations. After a bye, Alfred defeated Anand Toon  15–9 in the L32. He followed this with a strong 15–4 win over Benjamin Geens in the L16, before loosing to his clubmate Timur Hursever.

Harrison Hampton finished his pool with 4 victories and 1 defeat and was seeded 9th going into the direct eliminations. After a bye, Harrison beat Evan Romans 1-1  in the L32. He then continued with a 15–12 victory over Harry Wright. Unfortunately in the L8 he lost to James Fairholme 15-11.

James Martin finished his pool with 3 victories and 3 defeats. He entered the direct elimination round as the 29th seed. In his first DE he beat Ryan Farzaneh 15-9, but following to the next match he lost to Xiao Matt 15-11.

Mathew Seraphine had a solid pool at the British Cadet National Championships, going 4V2D. Seeded 11th going into the DEs, Seraphine received a bye before beating Maria Lebedeva 15–9. She then faced Thea Tchalenko and unfortunately lost 15–8.

Anqi Sun went 2V4D in the poule. Entering the DEs as the 45th seed, Anqi beat Constance King 15–6, followed by a very close 15–14 victory over Alma-Constance Denis-Smith. Her run then came to an end against Adel Timurkan, losing 15–4.

Alma-Constance Denis-Smith had a strong poule, finishing with 5V1D and earning the 13th seed for the DEs. After a bye, Alma faced teammate Anqi Sun and unfortunately lost a very close bout 15–14.

Kaeto Ngoka finished the poule with 3V3D and entered the DEs as the 23rd seed. Kaeto defeated Victoria Stanway  15–12 in the first round before narrowly losing 15–13 to Eva-Julie Renault.

Carmen Casadio Robinson went 2V4D in the poule and was seeded 48th for the DEs. Carmen progressed past Pollyanna Warman 15-12, before coming up against Mila Turkmen, where she unfortunately lost 15–8.

Xanthe Trim finished her poule with 3V3D and entered the DEs as the 30th seed. She faced Emma King  in the first DE and unfortunately lost 15–13 in a close contest.

Cadet Foil:

Tudor Prutica had an excellent start to the British Cadet & Junior National Championships, winning all six of his pool matches. Seeded 3rd going into the direct eliminations, Tudor received a bye before beating Oskar Chodakowski  15–3 in the L32. He continued his run with a 15–9 victory over Charles Stirling in the L16, before loosing to George Qin 15–12 in the L8 to secure his place in the top 8.

Felix Berndorfer produced a strong performance in the pool, finishing with 4 victories and 1 defeat. Seeded 11th for the direct eliminations, Felix received a bye into the L32, where he beat Ethan Pile  15–9. He followed this with a strong match against George Qin, which he unfortunately lost 15-12.

Oskar Picton-Tully had a very strong pool, winning 5 of his 6 matches and entering the direct elimination round as the 7th seed. After a bye, Oskar defeated Zixiu Huang 15–3 in the L32. He then lost to Ethan Li 15-13.

Cadet Sabre:

Bijan Muganwa had a perfect start to the British Cadet National Championships, winning all six of his pool fights and taking the 2nd seed into the direct eliminations. After a bye, Bijan defeated Akaash Pandya  15–6 in the L32 and then beat his clubmate Arthur Chen 15–9 in the L16. In the next match he unfortunately lost to Pietro Carnesecchi in the L8.

Dylan Ong also had an outstanding pool, going with 5V1D and entering the direct eliminations as the 5th seed. After a bye, Dylan defeated Aditya Bibra  15–4 in the L32. He then beat Thomas Walmsley  15–6 in the L16. Unfortunately in the next round Dylan lost to eventual winner of the competition Ashwyn Lyseyko 15-5.

Matthew Yeremeyev finished his pool with 4 victories and 1 defeat and was seeded 13th for the direct eliminations. After receiving a bye, Matthew defeated Veer Champaneria (Salle Ossian) 15–10 in the L32 and then beat Katarina Hone (USA) 15–11 in the L16. He continued his impressive run with a 15–12 victory over Ashwyn Lyseyko (Paul Davis Fencing Academy), reaching the medal stages.

Arthur Chen finished the pool with 4 victories and 2 defeats (4V2D) before entering the direct eliminations as the 15th seed. After a bye, Arthur defeated Veer Champaneria 15-11 before loosing to Ashwyn Lyseyko 15-12.

Sophia Chiesa had a strong pool, finishing 4V2D and entering the DEs as the 11th seed. She defeated Isabel Wong 15–10. Sophia then faced Alexandra Gay and unfortunately lost 15–9.

Junior Epee:

Harrison Hampton had a strong pool, finishing with a 4V2D and entering the DEs as the 14th seed. After a bye, Harrison defeated Brandon Jack 15–7 before facing teammate Alfred Leech, where he won 15–7. In the next match Harrison was defeated by  Lucas Farlam 15-7.

Oscar Casadio Robinson finished his pool with 3V3D and entered the DEs as the 27th seed. He defeated Jonathan Macdonald 15–12 before coming up against teammate Jack Beckley, losing 15–5.

Jack Beckley had an excellent pool, going 5V1D and earning the 6th seed for the DEs. After a bye, Jack defeated teammate Oscar Casadio Robinson 15–5, before losing 15–11 to Lucas Farlam.

Timur Hursever had a perfect pool, winning all six of his fights and earned the 2nd seed. After a bye, Timur defeated Musa Khan 15–10 before losing 15–9 to Harry Wright.

Solu Ngoka had a strong pool, finishing 4V1D and entering the DEs as the 10th seed. After a bye, Solu defeated Oskar van Heerden 15–11 and then progressed with a further 15–12 victory against Fin Bennet. Solu went on to repeat success from the previous day and secured himself a place in the semi-finals by Harry Wright. Unfortunately Lucas Farlam has stopped Solu in semi-finals and letting Solu get a great Junior bronze medal.

Alfred Leech produced an outstanding pool, winning all five of his fights and take the 3rd seed. After a bye, Alfred defeated Imad Ahmed 15–12 before loosing to teammate Harrison Hampton 15–7.

Emma Mitzova went 2V4D in the pool and entered the direct eliminations as the 32nd seed. She faced Eloise Russell in her first DE and was unfortunately defeated 15–12.

Alma-Constance Denis-Smith finished her pool with a 3V3D record and was seeded 26th for the direct eliminations. She beat Jessica Spolton 15–10 before losing 15–11 to Leena Zikara.

Seraphine Mathew had a 3V3D record in the pool and was seeded 27th going into the direct eliminations. She started with a 15–12 win over Isabella Cruickshank, followed by a 15–13 victory over Matilda Careless. Unluckily, in the L16 Seraphine lost to Lea Panyandee-Cappelli.

Junior Foil:

Harry Roberts had a strong pool, finishing 4V2D and entering the DEs as the 16th seed. After a bye, Harry faced teammate Tudor Prutica, winning 15–11 to progress further in the competition. Later he faced Mohammed Belbouab and lost 15-11.

Ashley Crees had an excellent pool, going 5V1D and taking the 4th seed into the DEs. After a bye, Ashley defeated Lawrence Coe  15–7 and continued his run with another victory, 15–10, against Ethan Li to progress further. In the L8 he unfortunately lost to Luca Florea 15-12.

Oskar Picton-Tully finished his pool with an impressive 5V1D, earning the 7th seed for the DEs. After a bye, Oskar defeated Ethan Dakin 15–4 before losing 15–12 to Yaqub Wagdi.

Tudor Prutica had a good pool, with a 4V2D. Seeded 17th for the DEs, Tudor received a bye before facing teammate Harry Roberts, where he unfortunately lost 15–11.

Felix Berndorfer finished the pool with 2V3D and entered the DEs as the 34th seed. He defeated Silas Ho 15–14 in a very close opening bout before losing 15–7 to David Kelly.

Aiden Robinson had a strong pool, going 4V1D and earning the 12th seed. After a bye in the DEs, Aiden beat Shoaib Farooq  15–8 before loosing to Luca Florea 15–12.

Yaqub Wagdi finished his pool with 4V1D and entered the DEs as the 10th seed. After a bye, Yaqub defeated Zixiu Huang  15–11, then continued his run with a 15–12 victory over teammate Oskar Picton-Tully. Unfortunately in the next match Yaqub lost to David Kelly.

Caitlin Nelmes-Crocker went 1V4D and lost in her first DE to Alexandra Salas.

Junior Sabre:

Matthew Yeremeyev finished his pool with 3V3D. In the direct eliminations, he faced Guy Lumsden and lost 15–6.

Dylan Ong went 2V3D in the pool. In the direct eliminations, he faced Samuel Walmsley and won 15–12 while later loosing to Ashwyn Lyseyko.

Bijan Muganwa had a difficult pool, finishing with 0V5D and not making it to the DEs.

Eva Aziz-Picardet had a strong pool, finishing with 4V2D and entering the DEs as the 8th seed. She received a bye before beating Matilda Seaton 15–11.She then faced top seed Maya Sutton, where she unfortunately lost.

Sophia Chiesa went 1V4D in the pool and was seeded 21st for the direct eliminations. She faced Lauren Anderson in her first DE and unfortunately lost with a close score of 15–13.

Clara Shimmin finished her pool with an impressive 4V1D and was seeded 7th going into the DEs. After a bye, she defeated Emily Fereday  15–8, before losing 15–9 to 2nd seed Hui Xin Sezille.

U-14:

Epee:

Salma Wagdi had a solid pool, finishing with 3V3D. Seeded 12th going into the direct eliminations, she beat Eva Savic 12–10. She then continued her run with a 12–9 victory over Isha Miller before winning another close bout 12–11 to progress further. In the semi-finals Salma lost to Mila Turkmen securing herself a bronze medal.

Kaeto Ngoka had a great pool with the 4V1D. Seeded 6th for the direct eliminations, Kaeto received a bye before beating Yuk Kwan Lam 12–6. Unfortunately in the next round she lost to Katrine Hung.

Antonios Moraitis finished his pool with 2V4D. Seeded 14th going into the direct eliminations, he beat Lorenzo Rehman 7–6 and then lost 12–7  to Rory Mitchell.

Nick Yin had a difficult pool. Seeded 28th, he won from the top seeded Miles Mcmullen, then bear Reardon Edward 12-10. He unfortunately lost in the next round to Vincent Smith in the L8.

Alfredo Luis-Gomes had a strong pool, finishing 5V1D and going into the direct eliminations as the 7th seed. He beat George Hignett 12–6 before narrowly losing 12–11 to Frederick Howard.

Foil:

Sabre:

Emilie Chen went 2V2D in the pool and won first DE against Tsz Ying Chan with the score 12-7. Unfortunately in the L8 she lost to Camelia Cornigeanu finishing 6th overall.

Matthew Yeremeyev didn’t give a chance to his opponents in this competition. He won all his matches in the pool, and had a confident fight in the DEs. Had a bye through the first round, then an easy win against Ning Sang Cheng (12-1).  Then he didn’t leave a chance to Joseph Haigh by beating him 12-3. He got a confident win over Adrian Cheuk Fung Yip (12-5). And finished his successful day by winning gold medal match against Karam Nelson.

Yiheng Zhao had an unlucky day at the tournament as he lost in the first DE to Joseph Haigh.

Final results:

Cadet Men’s Foil:

5. Tudor Prutica

9. Oskar Picton Tully

10. Felix Berndorfer

Cadet Men’s Epee:

🥇Timur Hursever

🥈Solu Ngoka

5. Alfred Leech

6.Harrison Hampton

27. James Martin

Cadet Men’s Sabre:

5. Bijan Muganwa

6. Dylan Ong

13. Matthew Yeremeyev

14. Arthur Chen

Cadet Women’s Epee:

11. Seraphien Mathew

16. Anqi Sun

18. Alma-Constance Denis-Smith

22. Kaeto Ngoka

32. Carmen Casadio Robinson

36. Xanthe Trim

Cadet Women’s Sabre:

10. Sophia Chiesa

Junior Men’s Foil:

5. Ashley Crees

8. Yaqub Wagdi

9. Oskar Picton Tully

11. Aiden Robinson

15. Harry Roberts

18. Tudor Prutica

29. Felix Berndorfer

Junior Men’s Epee:

🥉Solu Ngoka

6. Harrison Hampton

9. Timur Hursever

10. Alfred Leech

11. Jack Beckley

23. Oscar Casadio Robinson

Junior Men’s Sabre:

16. Dylan Ong

24. Matthew Yeremeyev

34. Bijan Muganwa

Junior Women’s Foil:

34. Caitlin Nelmes-Crocker

Junior Women’s Epee:

15. Seraphine Mathew

27. Alma-Constance Denis-Smith

34. Emma Mitzova

Junior Women’s Sabre:

6. Clara Shimmin

7. Eva Aziz-Picardet

21. Sophia Chiesa

U-14 Women’s Epee:

🥉Salma Wagdi

5. Kaeto Ngoka

U-14 Men’s Epee:

8. Nick Yin

9. Alfredo Luis-Gomes

U-14 Women’s Sabre:

6. Emilie Chen

U-14 Men’s Sabre:

🥇Matthew Yeremeyev

23. Yiheng Zhao

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