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COOK & SOSNOV ACHIEVE TOP 8 AT SENIOR WORLD CUPS

At recent Senior Foil World Cups in Istanbul and Shanghai, Jaimie Cook and David Sosnov achieved a brilliant top eight finish, respectively.

The FIE Senior Foil World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey, took place between the 30th April and 3rd May 2026. More recently on 15th-17th May, another Senior Foil World Cup took place in Shanghai, China. In the individual events at these events, GBR foilists David Sosnov and Jaimie Cook both achieved a seventh place finish.

Jaimie in action at the World Cup (Photo: Augusto Bizzi #BizziTeam).

In Istanbul, Jaimie won all of his poule fights to secure his place on day two. Seeded 24th, his fight direct elimination fight was against Bastian Kappus (GER) in the tableau of 64. After defeating Kappus 15-13, he faced strong competition from Egypt’s Abdelrahman Tolba in the last 32. With a strong and confident performance, Jaimie defeated him 15-13, earning a place in the last 16. There, he faced Iskander Bulatov (AIN) and defeated him 15-10. Jaimie’s path to the podium was cut short by Italy’s Giuseppe Franzoni in the quaterfinal – where he was defeated 11-15 – earning him an excellent seventh place finish from a field of 261.

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Jaimie celebrates a victory in Istanbul (Photo: Augusto Bizzi #BizziTeam).

Likewise, David earned a top eight result at the more recent Senior Foil World Cup in Shanghai. Winning five of his six poule fights, David earned a bye into the second day and tableau of 64. His first direct elimination fight was against Tae Hwan Kim (KOR), which David won 15-9 to go into the last 32. Afterwards, a strong 15-9 victory in the last 32 against Marcello Olivares (USA) – seeded fifth – put David into the last 16. His next opponent was Kyosuke Matsuyama (JPN), and after a 15-11 win, David went on to face Kirill Borodachev (AIN) but was defeated 15-9. David’s brilliant fencing throughout the World Cup resulted in him finishing seventh out of a field of 233.

A GBR foil fencer yells and celebrates a victory against a USA fencer
David celebrates a victory against Olivares (Photo: Augusto Bizzi #BizziTeam via FIE Fencing on Facebook).

These achievements are just another success for David and Jaimie. Both previously achieved strong results at the Senior World Cup in Fukuoka, Japan, at the end of 2025. David was also crowned 2026 Junior European Champion in February this year.

Two foil fencers in action, one representing GBR and the other Japan
David in action against Matsuyama (Photo: Augusto Bizzi #BizziTeam via FIE Fencing on Facebook).

As of December 2025, Jaimie receives Athlete Performance Award (APA) funding from UK Sport, recognising his continued progress and potential on the world stage. The award is designed to support the UK’s most promising and high-performing athletes as they prepare for major international competitions.

Click here to view the full results from Istanbul.

Click here to view the full results from Shanghai.

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This post is related to the BF 2030 Strategy goal to Deliver GBR success. You can read more about the Strategy here.