Johnston regains British title.
Calum Johnston (Edinburgh FencingClub) is British Epee Champion after defeating Olympic Modern Pentathlon gold medalist Joseph Choong at the Sports Dock this afternoon.
Calum dropped one poule match to be seeded 10th going into the DEs and proceed to cut through his side of the draw 15-10, 15-13, 15-3 and 15-11 to reach the final where he faced off against the Team GB Tokyo medalist Choong, winning 15-11.
Jonathan Woollard (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 8th) had a very productive day making the L8 putting out fellow Scot Campbell Thomson (Brixton, 10th) in the L16, before he fell to British Number 1 Phillip Marsh, who also dispatched Dylan Morrison (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 22nd) in the L32.
Alex Papadopoulos (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 19th), Jamie Firth (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 20th) made the L32 while Isaac McKerr (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 53rd) and Tom Hoffman (Edinburgh Fencing Club 58th) who put out former Olympian Hugh Kernohan (Salle Paul, 71st) in the L128, went out in the L64. Robbie Brown (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 82nd))also made the L128.
In the women’s epee Georgina Usher (Salle Paul) continued her remarkable return to competition by winning a bronze medal. Like Calum she battled her way from being seeded 10th coming out of the poules to the podium.
Alex Stewart (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 29th) made the L32 with Lucy Grant (University of Dundee, 38th), Dana Fielding (West Fife, 53rd), Keira Papadopoulos (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 56th), Voe Counter (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 59th) and Rachel Lever (University of Nottingham, 60th).
In the men’s foil Jaimie Cook (Salle Holyrood) won silver.
The 16 year old had an incredible run to the final of the men’s foil and came within a match of adding to his Junior and U23 British titles.
His poule performance earned him a bye to the L64 where a win over fellow Scotland teammate Alexander Jones (Salle Boston, 61st) started a run of victories that carried him all the way to the silver medal.
Junior international Joe Donaghue (Fencers Club London, 7th) also had a very good day. Again good poule results had earned him a bye to the L64 and he battled through the next 3 DEs to claim a L8. Another fantastic result.
Continuing the theme of youthful success cadet Callum Penman (Salle Holyrood, 9th) blitzed his poule to be second seed going into the DEs, before losing out in the L16.
Elsewhere in the men’s event Keith Cook )Salle Holyrood, 18th) made the L32 with Jonathan Woollard (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 39th), Nye Ulferts-Kilpatrick (Salle Holyrood, 52nd), and Shaun Alderman (Salle Holyrood, 59th) all making the L64.
Mike McKay (Sheffield Buccaneers, 72nd), Michael Ramage (Salle Holyrood, 77th), Dylan Roberts (Salle Boston, 81st), Nick Dootson (Salle Holyrood, 88th) and Iain Fielding (West Fife, 97th) all went out in the L128.
In the women’s event Chloe Dickson (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 7th) was the highest placed Scottish fencer as she clinched a L8 finish. Chloe was seeded 10tth out of the poules and then won impressively 15-1, 15-3 and 15-11 to reach the L8 where she lost 12-7.
Sarah Barrett (West Fife, 14th) and Zoe Sudderick (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 16th) made the L16 with Katie Smith (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 17th), Mhairi McLaughlin (Salle Holyrood 22nd), Hannah Fielding (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 30th) and Chloe Campbell (Forth Valley Fencing, 32nd) all reaching the L32.
Alex Htet-Marshall (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 53rd) and Ellen Buckley (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 54th) both lost out in the L64.
Jessica Corby (Leon Paul Project) collected the fourth Scottish medal of the weekend as she won bronze in the women’s sabre.
After a difficult start in the poule Jessica rallied to progress 15-9, 15-13 and 15-14 through her DEs to reach the semi final where she lost out to eventual winner Caitlin Maxwell.
Lucy Higham (Salle Ossian, 12th) and Elsie Llewellyn (Sancroft Blades, 13th) reached the L16 while Rosalind Graham (Sancroft Blades, 20th) made the L32.
In the men’s event Rory McLellan (Salle Ossian, 19th) and Ethan Llewellyn (Sancroft Blades, 22nd) progressed as far as the L32.
Running alongside the Senior British Championship was a very well attended Cadet Sabre BRC.
In the women’s event all the Scottish fencers hailed from that sabre hotbed in Perth, Salle Ossian Fencing Club.
Honor Paul (9th) and Sophia Mline (15) were the best placed with L16 finishes. Lucia Paul (19th), Rosie Shaw (20th) and Eve Symons (23rd) made the L32.
In the men’s event 5 Scottish fencers made the L32, Joshua Bryden (Salle Ossian, 18th), Oisin Lindsay-Dorward (Salle Ossian, 26th), Miller Hetherington (Salle Ossian, 27th), Griffin Manning (Edinburgh Fencing Club, 30th) and Calum Kettles (Salle Ossian, 31st).
Hugo Shaw (Salle Ossian, 37th), Brodie MacDonald (West Lothian, 38th) and Guy Lumsden (West Lothian, 40th) all made the L64.
Scottish Fencing would to thank all the fencers, clubs, coaches and parents for all their amazing hard work and dedication. To have over 70 fencers competing in London over the weekend is remarkable.
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