tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20023777839375817032024-02-07T12:25:43.749+00:00Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships - Belfast 2009News and results from the 2009 Belfast Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-81828556276440907042009-05-05T20:36:00.002+01:002009-05-05T20:39:54.337+01:00New photos!Thanks to everyone who followed the blog during the Cadet and Junior World Championships, I hope you all enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed producing it.<br /><br />We have now been able to put more of our best photos on to the blog album and there are now just shy of 200 images! You can see the whole album by clicking on the slideshow from the main blog page.<br /><br />Happy viewing!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-44647609052635105222009-04-13T19:01:00.000+01:002009-04-13T19:19:49.556+01:00Men's foil teams - Italy sweep to goldItaly completed a clean sweep of the men's foil titles at these championships, adding the team gold to the individual cadet and junior titles by beating USA 45-34. The Italians took a decisive 8 hit lead in the 4th fight by Foconi and although the Americans fought hard the result was never really in doubt from that point and Tomasso Lari duly finished off the Italian medal charge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-5610625714165409142009-04-13T18:19:00.000+01:002009-04-13T18:30:48.338+01:00Russia takes women's epee goldA tense technical and tactical battle in the women's epee team final Russia and Poland were virtually inseparable for most of the match. The Russians held a one hit lead going into the final fight at 30-29. A flurry of hits took Russia into a 4 hit lead at one stage and time was running out for the last Polish fencer and with just 8 seconds left Russia led 44-42 but two lightning attacks brought single lights for Poland and the match went into the extra minute. Russia had priority and as the Polish girl tried to press, the Russian coolly hit to leg to clinch the victory. <br /><br />Final placings: <br />1. Russia <br />2. Poland <br />3. USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-33412804167829384292009-04-13T17:11:00.000+01:002009-04-13T17:20:23.989+01:00Men's foil teams - Russia take bronzeRussia shrugged off the disappointment of a narrow semi-final defeat to take the bronze medal in the men's foil team event beating Korea 45-31. The Russians established a 20-9 lead by the end of the 4th fight and, despite a wobble in the 7th fight where the Koreans closed the gap to 5 points, Russia were soon back on track to claim the medal from an initial seeding of 14th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-60131871543111919952009-04-13T15:58:00.000+01:002009-04-13T16:16:52.363+01:00Women's epee teams - USA clinch bronzeHungary clawed back an early deficit to level the women's epee bronze medal play-off against USA at 35 all going into the final fight. A cagey first half kept the teams even but the American Hurley took a decisive 2 hit lead at 39-37 with a minute remaining and as Antal tried to catch up Hurley picked her off to take bronze for her team 45-40.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-54546954393496090802009-04-13T15:15:00.001+01:002009-04-13T17:24:02.024+01:00Junior Men's Foil - Italy and USA into finalItaly overcame a determined Korean team 45-35 in the semi-final of the junior men's foil team event.<br /><br />The other semi-final was a much closer encounter with neither the giant-killing Russians nor USA able to establish a convincing lead and the final fight was level at 37-37 with just over a minute remaining. A flurry of hits followed and the Americans seemed to have taken the advantage with a 2 hit lead but Russia made a final frantic push to level again at 42 all before time ran out. Meinhardt of the USA had priority in the extra minute and finally clinched the match 43-42 with a calm riposte. <br /><br />Russia will have regroup for their bronze medal match against Korea while Italy and USA prepare to battle for gold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-50177632192115018002009-04-13T14:55:00.000+01:002009-04-13T14:59:09.967+01:00Women's epee teams semi-finalsPoland made short work of Hungary in the semi-final of the women's epee team event, winning 45-28 to progress to the final where they will fence Russia who had a relatively comfortable 45-34 win against the Americans. USA and Hungary will fence off for the bronze medal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-87284006728892467492009-04-13T14:37:00.001+01:002009-04-13T14:39:55.735+01:00Ed Jefferies Interview - click hereEd Jefferies, British silver medallist in the Junior Men's foil at the World Championships in Belfast talks about his performance, training, determination and ambition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-13593072740589089432009-04-13T13:26:00.000+01:002009-04-13T13:35:24.597+01:00Men's foil team quarter-finalsItaly were in magnificent form to sweep aside Poland 45-16 in the first quarter-final and will meet Korea who controlled their match against China to win 45-34.<br /><br />Russia continued to defy their initial lowly seeding to beat Ukraine 45-36 and will have USA in the semis as the Americans stretched away from Japan to run out comfortable 45-26 winners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-76822227736834217462009-04-13T12:29:00.000+01:002009-04-13T12:35:11.320+01:00Women's epee team quarter-finalsPoland 45 beat Sweden 36<br />Hungary 45 beat Italy 42 <br />USA 45 beat Ukraine 35 <br />Russia 45 beat Estonia 27 <br /><br />Would love to give you some in-depth comment and analysis but I was watching the men's foil!<br /><br />The semi-finals will be: <br />Poland v Hungary <br />USA v RussiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-26449957857054523122009-04-13T12:09:00.000+01:002009-04-13T12:21:41.239+01:00Men's foil teams last 16aThe British foilists lost 45-32 to Poland when, after a promising start, the match got away from them in the 4th, 5th and 6th fights, and Poland held a commanding lead to the end and will now face top seeds Italy in the quarter-finals after the Italians also won 45-32 against Slovakia. China beat Belarus 44-30, Ukraine beat Denmark 45-31, Japan beat Canada 45-30 and USA beat Egypt 45-38. The upset of the round was Russia comfortably beating 3rd seeds France 45-32 and undoubtedly the best match was the clash between Hungary and Korea. The match was close all the way but the Koreans edged 3 hits clear with less than a minute remaining but the last Hungarian went on the rampage and equalised at 44 all with 1 second remaining but in the extra minute Korea took the match with a single light to take their place in the last 8. <br /><br />The quarter-final line-up is: <br /><br />Italy v Poland <br />Korea v China <br />Russia v Ukraine <br />Japan v USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-76397075095660001382009-04-13T11:04:00.000+01:002009-04-13T11:14:24.286+01:00Women's epee team last 16Russia proved too strong for the British epeeists in the last 16, winning 45-21. Poland beat Czech Republics 45-31, Italy beat France 45-35, Hungary edged past Korea 45-44 and Ukraine had a similarly tense 44-43 win over Israel. USA beat neighbours Canada 35-26 and Estonia beat China 45-35. But special mention must go to the Sweden v Germany match which was level at 1 hit each after 3 fights and eventually went the way of the Swedes 17-16 in what can generously be described as a tense tactical battle. <br /><br />The quarter-finals are: <br /><br />Poland v Sweden <br />Italy v Hungary <br />Ukraine v USA <br />Estonia v RussiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-26875582602595513612009-04-13T10:12:00.000+01:002009-04-13T10:24:56.389+01:00Men's foil teams last 32sIn the matches in the last 32 stage of the men's foil teams, Denmark thrashed New Zealand 45-12 and Japan were even more ruthless in disposing of South Africa 45-10. Egypt beat Hong Kong 45-34, Slovakia beat Czech Republic 45-31, Hungary beat Brazil 45-35 and Belarus beat Portugal 45-39. In the closest match of the round Russia just edged past Holland 45-43. <br /><br />The last 16 matches are: <br /><br />Italy v Slovakia<br />Poland v Great Britain<br />Korea v Hungary<br />China v Belarus<br />France v Russia <br />Ukraine v Denmark <br />Canada v Japan <br />USA v EgyptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-61263943549508490372009-04-13T09:21:00.000+01:002009-04-13T09:32:22.084+01:00Women's epee teams last 32The Great Britain women's epeeists beat Switzerland 45-36 to progress into the last 16 where they will meet 2nd seeds Russia. Most of the matches in the last 32 round were fairly straightforward - France beat Japan 41-24, Hungary beat Brazil 45-29, Israel beat Austria 45-28, Canada beat Holland 45-31 and China beat South Africa 45-16 but Czech Republic only just edged out Hong Kong 45-44.<br /><br />The last 16 matches are: <br /><br />Poland v Czech Republic<br />Sweden v Germany<br />Italy v France<br />Hungary v Korea <br />Ukraine v Israel<br />Canada v USA <br />Estonia v China <br />Great Britain v RussiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-67244699751394684642009-04-13T08:51:00.000+01:002009-04-13T09:01:16.066+01:00Day 9The 9th and final day of the World cadet and junior championships sees women's epee and men's foil teams in action. <br /><br />There are 23 teams in the women's epee with the top 3 seeds Poland, Russia and Ukraine. Great Britain are seeded 15th and face Switzerland in the last 32 stage. <br /><br />In men's foil the top seeds are Italy, USA and France with Great Britain seeded 8th and a bye into the last 16 where they face Poland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-43636496572383626462009-04-12T18:32:00.002+01:002009-04-12T18:41:44.832+01:00Italy have fenced their way to the gold medal in the final of the men's epee team event against the Ukraine. In a battle of weapons and wits the Italians took an early lead but by match 5 the score had equalized to 22-22 with some spectacular hits coming from both teams. Ukraine pulled back a 1 point lead by the end of match 6 but matches 7 and 8 saw an uncanny set of double hits, leading to scores of 35-35 right up to 40-40 by the end of match 8. The Ukraine held on with a spirited defence but Italy pulled just into the lead lunging their way to victory and a gold medal with a final score of 45-42.<br /><br />To recap, the medallists today are:<br /><br />Ladies' sabre: <br /><br />Gold - Ukraine<br />Silver - Italy<br />Bronze - Russia<br /><br />Mens' Epee:<br /><br />Gold - Italy<br />Silver - Ukraine<br />Bronze - HungaryDenisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-17098756156112941182009-04-12T17:43:00.002+01:002009-04-12T17:52:02.970+01:00Ukraine have beaten Italy to win the gold medal in the final of the ladies' sabre team event. While Italy started out in the lead with a score of 8-5 after the second match, Ukraine soon pulled ahead in match 3 and remained in the lead with some superbly delivered lunges. The gap widened after match 7 to Ukraine 35 Italy 24 but silver medallists Italy narrowed it again with some brilliant attacks in the 8th match to Ukraine 40 Italy 32. Ukraine fenced their way to victory with a final score of 45-35 and the gold medal.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-89069460448531756012009-04-12T17:02:00.002+01:002009-04-12T17:07:42.073+01:00Hungary are the winners of the bronze medal in today's mens' epee team event. Korea's admirable defence wasn't quite enough to prevent Hungary, who are seeded 11, having a comfortable lead in every match of the game, but the number 21 seeds Korea put up a very admirable performance with some spectacular lunging. By match 5 the score was Hungary 25 Korea 14 and Hungary stayed ahead to come out triumphant 45-35.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-70828760831341276022009-04-12T16:14:00.002+01:002009-04-12T16:19:56.862+01:00The ladies' sabre fight for 3rd place was won by Russia (seeded 6)in a clash of blades that had France (seeded 5) in the lead from the start. Russia were never more than 4 points behind France, but in the 7th match Russia suddenly pulled ahead with a score of 35-32. France recalimed a one point lead in match 8 but the final attack by Russia meant a bronze medal and a winning score of 45-42.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-32715985751562326702009-04-12T16:09:00.003+01:002009-04-12T16:14:24.440+01:00The Ukraine pulled off a spectacular victory against Hungary in their Mens' epee semi final game. The score for both teams climbed steadily and by the end of match 7 the score was Ukraine 31 Hungary 32. After no change in the score for match 8 the pace quickened in match 9 with some superbly delivered lunges bringing the score to 37-37 with 2 mins 10 secs to go. The Ukraine pulled ahead suddenly and clinched the victory with a final hit, winning 45-43.<br /><br />Italy enjoyed a win by a considerable margin over Korea with a final score of 45-28.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-76317854149616798242009-04-12T14:29:00.002+01:002009-04-12T14:37:32.993+01:00Some very impressive bladework was seen during the mens' epee quarter final between Italy and France. It was a tense game with the scores equalising to 29-29 during match 7. Italy then pulled ahead in match 8 with a score of 35-31, but France were never far behind and closed the gap to Italy 40 France 39 with some exciting clashes during match 9. Italy however pulled further ahead again and won the game 45-41.<br /><br />Korea and Germany enjoyed a close game towards the end of match 9 when the scores were 44-44. The match did not go to priority however and Korea scored the winning point.<br /><br />Canada lost to Ukraine 24-20 in a more leisurely game while Hungary were victorious in their game with Russia coming out with a strong lead of 45-21.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-68244119801086713942009-04-12T13:19:00.002+01:002009-04-12T13:27:14.077+01:00Some very close matches in the mens' epee 16 event - France narrowly beat Switzerland 37-36, Italy just pulled ahead to beat Israel 45-42, Czech Republic lost to Korea 45-43 and Germany won their match against Finland in a close 44-43. <br />The USA lost to Hungary by a considerable margin in a score of 45-29 as did Britain who were beaten by the Ukraine 45-22. Russia enjoyed a victory over China scoring 45-36 and Canada had a close shave with Belarus but came out top 27-26.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-21372921598280381962009-04-12T12:38:00.002+01:002009-04-12T12:48:22.480+01:00France and Poland had a close start in the ladies' sabre quarter finals and the scores stayed close until they reached 20-20 by the start of the 5th match. France however pulled steadily ahead and won the event 45-37. Other scores in the quarter finals: Ukraine beat USA 45-37, China lost to Italy 45-36 and Russia were victorious in their game with Hungary also with a score of 45-37.<br /><br />There was an exciting match between France and the Ukraine in the ladies' sabre semi-finals when the score was 42-42 in the 9th match. Ukraine clinched the victory at the last minute, coming out top with 45-42.<br /><br />Also in the semi-finals Italy beat Russia by a considerable margin. In the 6th match Italy were ahead 29-13, and despite the Russian team gaining more points in the next two matches Italy remained steadily ahead and won the game 45-27.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-20443770682451778372009-04-12T11:49:00.002+01:002009-04-12T12:07:20.981+01:00More results for the ladies' sabre 16: Hungary beat Azerbaidjan 45-27, Russia enjoyed a strong victory over Spain 45-31, China beat Kazakhstan 45-37 and Italy were victorious in their match against Britain with a score of 45-19.<br /><br />Good news for the Great British team though in the mens' epee 32 - the team lagged behind all the way through their match with Kazakhstan until the last match when Ben White pulled ahead to a nail-biting 44-44 score. Priority went to Kazahstan but Ben held his nerve to score the winning point.<br /><br />There was a close match between China and Sweden with Sweden scoring hits in the last few seconds, pulling up their score. China held the lead though and won the match 38-36.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2002377783937581703.post-34209291213361235352009-04-12T10:17:00.002+01:002009-04-12T10:23:12.582+01:00Some results for the ladies' sabre team event, which is down to the table of 16: Ukraine have beaten Islande (45-21), the USA team won their event against South Korea 45-38, France beat Hong Kong 45-37, and Poland came out top against Germany 45-38. The other 4 ladies sabre bouts are taking place right now - more results soon.Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10211386890104692257noreply@blogger.com