Devon County Fencing Union news

Newshound
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Posted Friday, February 20, 2015 - 11:10am

More than 40 fencers competed in the 2015 Devon Foil Championships at Isca College in Exeter.

Grace Williams and Jason Shillingford claimed gold medals in the senior Women's and Men's categories, Alexis Jouan took the under-14s junior title and Edward Hall topped the under-11s age group.

Grace Williams skilfully beat Jade Clarke in the final, Clarke being the formidably talented Great Britain under-17 Champion and winner of the 2014 British Cadet Women’s Foil Fencing Championships. Jason Shillingford’s victory in the Men's final was against his brother Warren. (Slow motion clips on YouTube, Shillingford vs Shillingford!)

Hosted by the Devon County Fencing Union, this year's strong attendance made for an excellent event. Foilists came to Exeter from locations all over the county such as Barnstaple, Okehampton, Plymouth, Sidmouth, Totnes and Tiverton.

Next on the county calendar is the Devon Sabre Championships on Sunday 1 March.

The three disciplines in the modern sport of fencing are Epee, Foil and Sabre – which each have different targets and hence different styles. Foil fencers score points on their opponent's lamé jacket target with the foil's electronic tip – said to be the second fastest object in the Olympics – so the action is often fast and frenetic, but the rules demand respect and every bout finishes politely with a salute and handshake.

Find full results and more details about the Devon County Fencing Union atdevonfencing.co.uk or look on Facebook.

Results

WOMEN'S FOIL

Gold: WILLIAMS, Grace. Club: SIDMOUTH & EAST DEVON.
Silver: CLARKE, Jade. Club: EXETER CITY.
Bronze: TROW, Kat. Club: TIVERTON SWORDS.
Bronze: CHAPPLOW, Natasha. Club: PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY.

MEN'S FOIL

Gold: SHILLINGFORD, Jason. Club: Salle Lawrence (Plymouth).
Silver: SHILLINGFORD, Warren. Club: Salle Lawrence (Plymouth).
Bronze (+ Best Veteran): BALL, Jason. Club: Tiverton Swords.
Bronze: JESSEL KENYON, Misha. Club: Exeter University.

UNDER-14s FOIL

Gold: JOUAN, Alexis. Club: Sidmouth & East Devon.
Silver: ROUND, Guy. Club: Sidmouth & East Devon.
Bronze: SYNEKHERD, Isabella. Club: Sidmouth & East Devon.
Bronze: KAUFMAN-HILL, Joel. Club(s): Barnstaple.

UNDER-11s FOIL

Gold: HALL, Edward. Club: Salle Lawrence (Plymouth).
Silver: IRELAND, Zoe. Club: Salle Lawrence (Plymouth).
Bronze: HEATON, Thomas. Club: Barnstaple.
Bronze: MILLS, Eleanor. Club: Sidmouth & East Devon.

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