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FENCING HIGHLIGHTS: BELGRADE, SABRE CUP, PARA WC, SOFIA, VET WORLDS

Fencing Highlights is a regular round-up of the latest stories and events from our community. In this snapshot, we take a look at the events that have recently happened or are taking place, including Belgrade U14, Ascendia Sabre Cup, the Para Fencing World Cup, Sofia U17, and the end of the Veteran World Championships.

Ratings

Well done to the fencers who achieved new ratings from competitions over the past week! You can see your rating via the UK Ratings website here. 

The BF Ratings Scheme is a great way to get a clear progression path to improve your fencing, and easily enter events that are suitable for your experience level.

Did you know that you can also do a head to head analysis of two fencers on the UK Ratings website? Check it out here.

Belgrade Round-up

Well done to our U14 fencers who took part in the EFC Foil & Epee competition in Belgrade, Serbia!

Seraphine Mathew won a silver medal in the epee event, and Jagoda Zegan won bronze.

Afterwards, Seraphine said:

“I found the experience highly rewarding, and I take great pride in representing Great Britain and winning a medal. I am sincerely grateful to my coaches and to British Fencing for their continued support and encouragement.”

A young fencer bites on a medal and holds up a certificate.
Seraphine and her silver medal (Image: Anuj Mathew).

Jagoda added:

“I would like to thank my coaches John Rees from Malvern Hills Sword Fencing, Ian Skitt from Stourbridge Fencing Club and Nick Chapman with whom I used to train.”

A young fencer holding up a certificate and medal smiles to the camera.
Jagoda Zegan won bronze (Image: Adam Nowak).

Sabre Cup, Bucharest

18 young fencers from Paul Davis Fencing Academy took part in the Ascendia Sabre Cup in Bucharest, Romania. Well done to Isaac Kou on winning silver, Haysen Woo and Oscar Davis on bronze, and Isaac Ho on placing 5th in the Under 10 men’s sabre event! In the Under 12 girls’ sabre event, Ella Hurst won bronze and Sophia Casey placed 6th – well done!

Four young fencers holding up certificates smile to the camera, alongside their coach.
Image: Paul Davis Fencing Academy.
Three young fencers, two holding up certificates, smile to the camera alongside their coach.
Image: Paul Davis Fencing Academy.

Para Fencing World Cup, Nakhon Ratchasima

In Thailand, meanwhile, Gemma Collis won two medals at the Para Fencing World Cup, part of the World Abilitysport Games 2025. On the opening day, she claimed bronze in the Women’s Sabre Category A, as well as silver in the Women’s Epee.

Click here to read the full report. Congratulations, Gemma!

The full results can be found here.

Image: SPADT Thailand.

EFC Cadet (U17) Sabre, Sofia

Well done to Hui Xin Sezille, who won a bronze medal in the EFC Cadet Sabre event in Sofia, Bulgaria!

Click here to read the full report.

A young fencer wearing a medal smiles to the camera.
Image: Paul Davis Fencing Academy.

Veteran World Fencing Championships Draw to a Close

We’ll share British Veterans Fencing’s full round-up report from Bahrain, but here are some of the highlights…

The Veteran Fencing World Championships took place between the 12th and 20th November in Manama, Bahrain. On the first day of the event, Michele Narey and Anton Pollard both won bronze in the Women’s Sabre 60+ and Men’s Epee 70+, respectively. On day three, the Women’s Sabre Grand Veteran team won bronze. The following day, Paul Wedge was crowned World Champion in the Men’s Foil 70+, and Graham Paul and Georgina Usher won bronze in the Men’s Foil 70+ and Women’s Epee 50-59, respectively.

On day six, the Veteran Women’s Epee team were crowned World Champions after a neck-and-neck battle against USA, and the Grand Veteran Men’s Foil team also won bronze. On the final day of the World Championships, the Grand Veteran Women’s Foil team won bronze.

Congratulations to all of the medallists!

The full line-up, results and livestream links can be found here.

Fencing Highlights: share your stories!

If you’ve got a story to share from a recent event, get in touch! Whether you’ve attended your first competition, won a medal, made a personal achievement, or just had a great experience at an event, we want to hear from you.

Tell us by emailing media@britishfencing.com, along with a photo if you like!

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