Sword Fighters Australia is proud to be a Bronze sponsor for the Commonwealth Fencing Championships to be held in Melbourne September 2010.      Good luck to all participating Athletes!link:  http://www.cfc10.org/

Please note some important information for athletes competing at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in September 2010. (NEW UPDATES BELOW)

The use of conductive foil bibs is required for both the Veteran and Senior events. 
As an international event recognised by the FIE, all competitors must hold an FIE Licence.

Commonwealth Veteran’s Fencing Association – Competition Handbook
The following information is provided to assist Home Country Fencing Federations in the running of Commonwealth Veterans Fencing Championships (CVFC).
All fencing should be conducted according to current FIE rules and regulations with the exceptions noted below.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Individual events are open to all fencers who qualify under current Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF) rules and are over 40 on the first day of the event. Fencers need to be members of Commonwealth countries who are in good standing with the CFF and have paid their subscription to the CVFA.

Format
2 rounds of pools – everyone to qualify
DE ranking over the 2 rounds
Complete DE – 10 hits (2 x 3 minutes)
(sabre break at 5 hits)
Gold, silver and 2 bronze medals awarded
Age Group Gold’s will be awarded for the best over 40, over 50, over 60 and over70.
Age Group fight-offs will be between the two best-placed fencers in the final ranking.
Should the overall gold and silver medal winners be from the same age group they will not fight again.

Here are the links for further information:

http://www.commonwealthfencing.org/docs/CFFChampionshipRules.pdf 

http://www.commonwealthfencing.org/docs/CVFACompetitionHandbookDRAFT.pdf

and another http://www.cfc10.org/docs/CFCEntryByNumber.doc

this was posted overnight http://www.cfc10.org/docs/bulletin2.pdf

Following on from our Asian Championships……
The Europeans have their Titles in Leipzig, Germany 16/7/10-22/7/10

for more info www.fie.ch

http://www.eurofencing.info/tournaments/details/germany-leipzig-2010

A large contingent of Australian competitors fenced in the International Epee - Challenge Australia
                                                                                                      Sydney 22nd - 23rd May:
For full results details below and see the results link

Mens Epee: 1 W.Kelsey USA, 2 K.Sakamoto JAP, =3 T.Bajgoric CAN =3 J.Videira POR
(Best of the Aussies : James Lewis 16th).

Womens Epee: 1 I.Duplitzer GER, 2 S.Tol NED, =3 B.Heidemann GER =3 M.Sozanska GER 
(Evelyn Halls 8th, Jo Halls 10th, Sarah Osvath 13th, Abi Nutt 14th, Dianna Sher 15th).

Full List of Australian competitors.

Mens Epee: 30/71
Scott Arnold, Ross Austen, Justin Bewsher, Sam Blackman, Luc Cartillier, Zac Casagrande,Reagan Clarke,
Nick Davies, Will Dolley, John Downes, Bobby Emmanuel, Duncan Fairweather, Roy Groncki, Oscar Hargreaves,
Xavier Hicks, Alex Hunter, Marek Jamrozy, Stephen Javens, James Lewis, Richard Lewith, Alexander Lovell,
Luke Mansfield, Cosmin Mihailescu, Michael Nelson, Kristian Radford, Shannon Reid, Jeremy Shelley,
Robert Snell, Simon Summerfield, Benjamin Wilcock.

Womens Epee: 27/49
Frances Chow, Alice Cuddy, Angie Darby, Angela Dobson Block, Dianna Gu, Malindi Haggett,Evelyn Halls,
Jo Halls, Michelle Hawkins, Mita Hill, Laura Kent, Sarah MacFarlane, Catherine Mackay,Jane Menary,
Ursula Menz, Ioana Mihaelescu, Rowena Newcombe, Abi Nutt, Caryl Oliver, Sarah Osvath, Emma Ryan,
Julie Seggie, Diana Sher, Leah Tausan, Victoria Wilks, Seri Wilson, Kathryn Woodward.

Results to be posted on sunday: Official website for updates and top 64 D/E’s : link /

Competition in Baku Azerbaijan 2-10 April 2010,

Day 1. Womens Cadet Epee: Diana Sher 16.!

Day 2. Womens Cadet Foil: Lishan Sung 42nd.

Day 3. Mens Cadet Foil: Chris Nagle 32 !, Alasdair Dunham 64th.

Day 4. Womens Junior Epee: Diana Sher 80, Mita Hill 86th.

Day 4. Mens Junior Sabre: Sutherlan Scudds 69th

Day 5. Mens Junior Epee: John Downes 28th !,  Nick Davies 86th, Alex Hunter 137th

Day 5. Womens Junior Foil: Lishan Sung 73rd.

Day 6. Mens Junior Foil: (Junior Womens Sabre) No Aussies involved.

Mens Cadet Epee: Australia had an adopted Bronze medalist…! Yuval Shalom Frielich (ISR) won a Bronze medal, Yuval is an Australian Citizen and lived in Sydney for a year… Congrats Yuval! Link
 

Check out the Youtube Video…….

 Video : Youtube FIE Link: Here

Medal Table…updated

Nation		gold	silver	bronze	Total
	Russia	3		2	5
	Hungary	2	1	1	4
	Germany	1	1		2
	Ukraine	1		1	2
	Egypt	1			1
	Estonia	1			1
	Suede	1			1
	France		3	2	5
	U.S.		2	2	4
	Italy		1	3	4
	South Korea		1		1
	Canada		1		1
	China			2	2
	Poland			2	2
	Czech Republic			1	1
	Tunisia			1	1
	Switzerland			1	1

Check out the Youtube Video…….

 Video : Youtube FIE Link: Here

Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships held in Pasig City [Manila Metro], Philippines 

from 5 to 14 March 2010.

Results:

Cadets Girls Epee: Ioana Mihailescu 2nd!,

Cadet Boys Epee: Roy Groncki top 8,

Cadet Girls Foil: Lishan Sung top 8

for more results check out AFF :link

FIE suspends use of Transparent Mask 

Due to the recent failure of a transparent mask, the FIE have decided to suspend and forbid, until further notice the use of the transparent mask at foil and epee at all FIE official competitions. The FIE urgent letter and the conclusions of the laboratory are at http://www.fie.ch/Fencing/Letters.aspx

Since the notice a statement has been released from Leon Paul. uk

”This weekend following the receipt of a technical report regarding the failure of a Ulhmann transparent mask at the Junior European Championships the F.I.E. have temporarily suspended their use at its competitions for foil and epee. Leon Paul have reviewed all the technical evidence and the reports from the independent technical advisor who tested the mask that failed and two other independent experts. All of this confirms our continued belief that a mask that is made according to the FIE rules that incorporates in its design all of the features that are suggested in the FIE rules is perfectly safe provided it is used according to the manufacturer’s instructions.”

Until further notice this means the transparent masks wont be used…

2 Australian Epeeists competed in a Senior Grand Prix in Legnano, Italy, last weekend…

Ross Austen: 168 / 191

Jeremy Shelley: 174 / 191.

more info check out fie.ch

Also the annual Mens Individual Foil was held in Paris (C.I.P) with some interesting results !

2 Australian Women competed in the World Cup in Doha, Qatar 23/1/10

69th / 122 Jo Halls.

90th / 122 Victoria Wilks.

for full details fie link