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TRIO OF MEDALS FOR COLLIS: PARA FENCING WORLD CUP INDONESIA REPORT

GBR brought home a trio of medals from the Para Fencing World Cup, in Solo, Indonesia that ran from the 15-18th September 2025, including individual silver and bronze for Gemma Collis, and a historic silver for the Women’s Epee Team.

Results:

Gemma Collis, Women’s Epee A, Silver
Gemma Collis, Women’s Sabre A, Bronze
Team Women’s Epee, (Gemma Collis and Emily Holder), Silver

On the first day of the competition, Gemma Collis won the silver medal in the Women’s Epee A. She faced Hyo Kyeong Kwon in the final, in a narrow match ending with a score 12-11.

GBR’s Gemma Collis faced Hyo Kyeong Kwon in the final (Image courtesy of Gemma Collis).
Gemma Collis takes the silver medal in the Individual Women’s Epee A (Image courtesy of Gemma Collis).

Gemma said “To lose by just one hit is always a tough one, but overall I’m super proud of how I managed myself throughout the day, and can take a lot of confidence from the way I fenced.

“Plus I’m back up to World No 2 which is an added bonus!”

Emily Holder also competed in the Women’s Epee B, where she notably faced three time Paris Paralympic Champion Jana Saysunee (THA) in the poules, winning 5-3.

Emily Holder also competed in the Women’s Epee B (Image courtesy of Gemma Collis).

Emily came in 5th in the Women’s Epee B and Foil B, and 6th in Sabre B whilst setting her sights on the upcoming Women’s Epee team event (see below).

Gemma also brought home the bronze medal in the Women’s Sabre A.

Gemma returned to the podium, winning the bronze medal in the Women’s Sabre A (Image courtesy of Gemma Collis).

On the bronze medal Gemma said: “A mixed bag in terms of my fencing – some things to be proud of, some that could have been much better! But still super pleased to be back on the podium, and with the best bunch of women.”

In other squad news, following a strong showing in Iksan, Joshua Waddell continued to gather his global experience, placing 11th in the Men’s Foil A and 10th in the Men’s Epee A.

On the final day of the competition, history was made when GBR’s Emily Holder and Gemma Collis secured a historic silver medal in their match against Hong Kong, the world number 1 team. This is the first Para Fencing global medal for GBR in Women’s Team Epee.

Read the full report, here: First Ever Global Para Fencing Women’s Team Epee Medal

Emily Holder and Gemma Collis (Image courtesy of Gemma Collis).

Congratulations to the team!

See the full results for the 2025 Para Fencing World Cup here.

You can watch the livestreams here.

Could you be tomorrow’s Paralympic fencing champion? Contact BF at gbr_support@britishfencing.com to learn more.