Sullivan Fencing:early 2026 National and International Results
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Edinburgh Open
On the 10th of January SU fencer Cassidy Ogle began the new year by taking part in the 2026 Edinburgh Open. Competing against Scotland’s best female foil fencers she finished 9th overall. However, this also qualified her to compete in a secondary foil competition for those finishing outside the last 8. In this she was seeded 3rd after the poule stage and then went on to beat the no.1 seed in the final.
Leon Paul Foil Open
Myles Wilkinson travelled to London on the 1st of February for the Leon Paul Foil Open, one of the UK’s major foil competitions. In a very tough field Myles finished 49th, but as in the Edinburgh Open, this event also included a secondary foil competition which he then entered. Myles made the semi-finals where he lost to the eventual winner to finish joint 3rd.
CEP Marathon Fleuret
While Myles was in London, Cassidy spent the weekend 31st Jan - 1st Feb in Paris at the CEP Marathon Fleuret competition (fleuret = foil in english). This is a world famous junior foil competition run by the Cercle des Escrimeurs Parisiens club, where the competitors fence multiple times across Saturday and Sunday in 3 poule stages followed by a knock-out stage. Cassidy, in the U17F category, was competing in a field of 107 of the best young female fencers from around the world. In her first poule of day one, after a nervous start she finished 101st, but after gathering confidence bettered this to finish 65th in the second. In her third poule on day two she placed 80th, then after the knock-out stage achieved an overall finish of 81st.
Well done Cassidy and Myles, a great start to 2026, both fencers gaining valuable competition experience and growing their competition skills and confidence.
{video: Cassidy in red shoes on piste 108}
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