Archive for March, 2014
No training Thursday 3/04/2014
Monday, March 31st, 2014
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Bronze medal at the Invicta Open
Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
The 2014 Invicta Open results are as follows:
Men’s Sabre
Sun – last 32
Josh Li – last 32
Women’s Sabre
Constance Goulletquer – last 16
Zoe Sumra – last 16
Men’s Foil
David Standen – bronze
Christopher Mollard – quarter finals (6th)
Paul Lowen – last 16
Nick Mort – last 32
Raffaele Lagattolla – last 32
Patrick Dempsey – last 64
David Lennon – last 128
Women’s Foil
Seville Babaeva – last 16
Oxana Mikhaleva – last 16
Jasmin Porter – last 16
Zoe Sumra – last 16
Well done everyone.
Full results for all weapons can be found here
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3 Saxons selected for veteran 4 Nations
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014
3 Saxon fencers have been selected for the Veteran 4 Nations International in April, this year being held in Edinburgh. The fencers are:
– Nick Mort (Scotland)
– Paul Lowen (England)
– Michael Thomas (England)
With the Commonwealth and Veteran Commonwealth fencing championships coming up at the end of this year, these selections could prove to be important factors.
Congratulations
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London Youth Championships – Results
Monday, March 10th, 2014
A number of Saxon fencers competed at the London Youth Championships on the weekend of the 8th/9th March. The results were as follows:
Under 14 boys
Dougie Ashby – 5th
Under 14 girls
Fernanda Da Silva – 3rd
Under 16 boys
William Price – 2nd
David Cuss – 8th
David Hope – 10th
Dougie, Fernanda and William have all qualified for the national finals later in the year.
Congratulations
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National Rankings – March
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
Mens Foil
33 D Standen
51 N Mort
56 C Mollard
72 P Lowen
99 R Lagattolla
136 C Fare
173 P Dempsey
234 G Papp
338 P Harden
346 M Thomas
289 D Lennon
453 R Albesa
460 E Maldoom
Womens Foil
3 D Szokolovics
45 O Mikhaleva
136 Z Sumra
189 C Wilton
Mens Sabre
91 B Usher
163 Sun
190 A Medhurst
244 A Venn
295 L Knott
Womens Sabre
43 Z Sumra
75 C Goulletquer
Mens Epee
518 A Seale
627 A Gun Cunningham
Womens Epee
102 C Goulletquer
Full rankings lists can be found here
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Paul Lowen qualifies for Vet world championships
Wednesday, March 5th, 2014
A big congratulations to Paul Lowen, who has qualified for the Veteran Fencing World Championships by finishing 5th and the highest in his age group at the British Fencing Veteran National Championships this weekend.
A bit of background on the age groups
The age groups are:
– Category 1: 40+
– Category 2: 50+
– Category 3: 60+
– Category 4:70+
– Category 5:80+
At the nationals, all age groups are mixed and the top fencer in each age group is awarded a place on the team for the Veteran Fencing World Championships. The rest of the team for each age group team is determined at the qualifiers held later in the year.
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British Veteran National Championships Results
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
The results for the British Veteran National Championships.
Mens Foil
Paul Lowen – quarter finals (5th and category 3 medal)
Michael [Fred] Thomas – quarter finals (6th and category 1 medal)
Corsini King – last 64
Full results can be found here
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