HAMILTON PLACES 8TH IN CABRIES, FRANCE; JUNIOR WOMEN’S FOIL TEAM PLACE 7TH IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

By CFF • December 9, 2019

Canada had two fencers travel to Cabries, France the weekend of December 1-2, Sabrina Fang and Bogdan Hamilton, to compete in the cadet circuit in foil. Hamilton, with his best finish this season, placed 8th.

In the pool stage, Hamilton won 4 of 6 bouts which earned him a bye in the table of 256. In the following round, Hamilton beat out France’s Guillaume Caulier with a close bout of 15-13, followed by another win in the table of 64 over William Kelly of the USA (15-13). The table of 32 saw Hamilton’s victory over Germany’s Bastian Kappus 15-5. In the home stretch, Bogdan beat the USA’s Ethan Xiao 15-4 in the table of 16, but unfortunately fell in the table of 8 to Brandon Li 15-10, also of the USA. Bogdan Hamilton is currently ranked 46th in the world for foil cadets, and is the top male Canadian athlete for this category.

As well, the women’s junior foil team received a 7th place finish at the World Cup in Bucharest on December 8th, 2019. The team of Ying Cao (TFC, Ontario), Jane Caulfield (EFC, Alberta), Cynthia Liu (OTT, Ontario), and Isabella Sabatini (TFC, Ontario) faced the host team of Romania in the first round, coming out victorious 44-20. Unfortunately, they found defeat in the quarter-finals against Russia. The Italian team, who earned a bye in the first round, climbed to the top of the podium with ease, beating out their opponents Ukraine (45-20), Poland (45-22), and Germany (45-25). This was the last World Cup competition for these Canadian juniors before the holiday season.

Next week, senior men’s and women’s foil, junior men’s and women’s epee, and senior women’s sabre athletes will participate in their last FIE competition of 2019.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

A reminder that registration for the Canada Cup 2, being held in Gatineau, QC, January 24th-26th 2020, is now open!
Register here: https://events.fencing.ca/events/2020-canada-cup-2/

As well, registration for the Grand Prix Open in Montreal is open. This event is for sabre athletes and will be held on January 2nd. The top ranked individuals from this one-day event will earn an invitation to the Sabre Grand Prix in Montreal, January 10-12, 2020.
For more information, and registration, please visit: http://fencing.ca/montreal-will-host-the-first-sabre-grand-prix-held-in-canada/