A few sabruers (and non-sabruers) attended the Sabre 48er in Linlithgow.  As usual, there was some team fencing to get everyone warmed up and then on to the individual competition.  The 'Universally Challenged' team won the team event.

The free prize draw was won by Jonathan Jacobs who collected a new electric sabre donated by Leon Paul Scotland.

Results for our club members and visitors:

Results for our members and visitors who braved the cold of Meadownbank Stadium for the Scottish Open 2016.  Entries down this year, hope to see some of our recent beginners starting to compete in competitions this year.

Saturday

Men's Foil

• 15th - Thomas Crowe

Women's Epee

• 6th - Laura Jamieson
• 17th - Sarah Cheung
• 18th - Eleanor Akers

Great results for some of our younger club members at this year's Scottish Fencing Secondary Schools Individuals Championships.  Including the Junior Boys' Master-at-Arms trophy being awarded to Joe Donaghue.

Saturday

Boys U18 Foil

• Silver - Thomas Crowe
• 6th - Jack Chateau-Loney

Boys U14 Foil

• Bronze - Joe Donaghue

Sunday

Boys U14 Epee

• Bronze - Joe Donaghue

A good turnout from the usual suspects for this year's M8 Open - with no snow and easy entry to the building everything ran to time and we even finished early on Sunday.

Results for our club members and regular visitors:

Saturday

Men's Epee

• Silver - Adam Gazalet
• 5th - Bjarne Hoglund
• 7th - Mark McKenzie
• 15th - Daniel Bee
• 16th - Kris Moodley
• 21st - Lukas Vascila
• 25th - Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol
• 34th - Ruadh Drummond

A small band of regular (and irregular) visitors to GWEFC went to the Highland Open 2015.  This tournament is now growing again - this year's entry including some Spannish visitors from the C. E. Madrid club. 

Saturday

Men’s Epee

• 5th - Bjarne Hoglund
• 9th - Kris Moodley

Women’s Epee

• 5th - Eleanor Akers
• 9th - Alex Wren
• 12th - Laura Jamieson

The first Glasgow Master-at-Arms tournament was held at Caledonian University on Saturday 18th July.  In this event, all competitors must fence all 3 weapons in a single day.  This was a challenge for the fencers and the organisers.

The overall Master-at-Arms were Alexandre Arbelet (Salle Holyrood) and Marianna Lanza (University of St Andrews).  

As in previous years, a party from the West went down to Carlisle on mission to bring back some booty.  Good humoured competition and excellent pie were had, and a reasonable haul of medals.

Men's Foil

• Bronze - Thomas Crowe
• 6th - Jack Chateau-Lone
• 8th - Colin MacInnes

Men's Epee

• 8th Mark McKenzie
• 12th - Kris Moodley
• 14th - Ruadh Drummond

Women's Epee

• Bronze - Alex Wren

The Scottish Intermediates has resurfaced after a being missing for many years.  The competition is designed to encourage new fencers into competitions, with entry being limited to those who have yet to win a medal in a Scottish Open.

The event was run by Wallace Fencing Academy at their usual Linlithgow venue and was attended by some members of our club and/or irregular visitors.

Saturday

Men's Epee

• 15th - Kris Moodley

Women's Epee

After an exciting weekend of fencing the final ordering came down to the last match, Women's Team Foil between Scotland and England.  In the end it was a convicing win 45-29 by the Scottish team of Sheila Anderson, Maria Cabrelli and Helen Pitt.

The final results of the team competition being

• 1st England
• 2nd Scotland
• 3rd Ireland
• 4th Wales

Results from our club members competing at the Glasgow Open

Men's Epee

• 30th - Kris MOODLEY
• 35th - Mark MCKENZIE
• 53rd - Ruadh DRUMMOND
• 58th - Colin MACINNES

Women's Epee

• 13th - Eleanor AKERS

Men's Sabre

• 7th - Mark MCKENZIE
• 9th - Colin MACINNES
• 10th - Ruadh DRUMMOND

Women's Sabre

• 9th - Siobhan TOON
• 12th - Katie WILKIE