Coach Cheryl at the Senior (Open) Barcelona World Cup 2022!

Photo Credit: Federació Catalana D'Esgrima

Coach Cheryl travelled to Barcelona, Spain to participate in the Senior Women's Epee World Cup. Representing Singapore was Abdul Rahman Kiria Tikanah, Siva Kumar Thhivya Ashti, Victoria Ann Lim Xiu Yan, Koh Elle Meihui and Coach Cheryl.

There were 275 fencers present, and 37 pools. It was Coach Cheryl's first return to an International Competition after taking a hiatus from competitive fencing since 2019.

In the pools stage, Coach Cheryl won 3 out of 6 of her bouts. Winning Torrente Lucia from Spain 4-3, Buki Lili from Hungary 5-4 and Gyurko Anna from Austria 5-1. She lost to Feygin Nicole from Israel 3-5, Kharkova Vlada from Ukraine 0-5 and Erturk Aleyna from Turkey 4-5.

Kiria won 3 out of 6 of her bouts. Winning Burkhard Isabelle from Switzerland 5-1, De Jong Cheryl from Nederland 5-3 and Engdahl Sophie from Sweden 5-4. She lost to Borsody Emma from Hungary 3-5, Raposo Dana from Spain 4-5 and Washington Isis from USA 2-5.

Elle won 1 out of 6 her bouts in her pools. Winning Nagai Anna from Japan 4-3. She lost to Von Kerssenbrock Diane from France 4-5, Aldana Naiara from Spain 4-5, Swatowska-Wenglarczyk Martyna from Poland 2-5, Gunac Gokce from Turkey 3-5 and Verret Alexanne from Canada 1-5.

Thhivya won 1 out of 5 of her bouts in her pools. Winning Marco Nuria from Spain 5-4. She lost to Husisian Hadley from USA 2-5, Foietta Nicol from Italy 1-5, Sliusareva Sofiia from Ukraine 4-5 and Lever Rachael from Great Britain 4-5.

Victoria unfortunately did not have any victories in her pool. 2-5 to Brokvko Inna from Ukraine, 0-2 to Lin Yik Hei Coco from Hong Kong, 1-5 to Yu Danwoo from Korea, 2-5 to De Wijn Day from Nederland, 2-4 to Piveteau Anne-Clemence from Switzerland and 3-4 to Vandingenen Aube from Belgium.

Both Kira and Coach Cheryl qualified into the Direct Elimination Round.

In the round of 256, Coach Cheryl fought a nail biting bout, before bowing out 14-15 to Mavrikiou Irina from Cyprus.

Kiria won her Table of 256 against Gunac Gokce from Turkey 15-14, progressing into 128, winning Toth Jazmin 15-6, before bowing out 9-15 to Buki Lili from Hungary.

Gold and Silver for our boys in the Novices Challenge 2022!

Representing SGF we have 2 boys, Tyler Chan (Gold) and Gong Zekai (Silver).

Tyler won 5 out of 6 of his bouts in the pools, and Zekai won 3 out of 6 of his bouts in pools.

In the Table of 16, Zekai upseeded rank 8 with a score of 15-10 to progress into the Quarter-Finals. Tyler convincingly won his Table of 16 bout, 15-9 to progress into the Quarter-Finals.

In the Top 8, Tyler and Zekai dominated their bouts 15-5 and 15-8 respectively and earned their place in the Top 4. Zekai remained calm and focused to take down his Semi Final bout 15-13, earning his place in the Finals. Same for Tyler who progressed into the Finals with a 15-8 win over the Semi Final opponent.

Teammates Zekai and Tyler fenced their own in the Finals, with Tyler winning Gold and Zekai winning Silver.

A superb performance from both boys! We are all very proud of both of you!

Results can be found here.

Gold! For Sherilyn in the Novices Challenge 2022!

Sherilyn was our sole representative in the Women's Epee Individual Event and she did us proud by winning the Gold Medal! In the pool stage, she won 4 out of 5 of her bouts, earning herself a bye into the Quarter-Finals. Confident, she won her opponent with a score of 15-7, progressing into Top 4. Sherilyn upseeded rank 2, 15-11, earning her a spot in the Finals. Sherilyn continued with her good form and dominance, winning her opponent 15-13 to take the Gold Medal!

Well done Sherilyn!

Results can be found here.