Over the weekend of 16-18 July, a team of 10 Australian fencers visited Christchurch, New Zealand for the Oceania Junior Championships. The event was also attended by a team from New Caledonia, and by juniors from all parts of New Zealand. Cameron Smith was the nominated Australian manager / referee / coach, supported by Michelle McAuslan.

In the Mens' Epee, Australia fielded six fencers. The top two Australians, Cosmin Mihailescu and Alex Hunter, met in the quarter-finals of the DE. After Cosmin's win, he progressed through to the final where he lost to the New Zealander Alex Chan 10-15. Final rankings were Cosmin Mihailescu (2), Alex Hunter (7), Nick Davies (10), Reagan Clarke (14), Robert Snell (18), and Patrick Daley (19). In the team event, Australia beat New Zealand 45-32.

In the Womens' Epee, Australian fencers Ioana Mihailescu and Amy Reynolds also met in the quarter-finals of the DE. Ioana won, and she progressed through to the final where she won against New Caledonian Clarisse Gally 15-10. Final rankings were Ioana Mihailescu (1), Amy Reynolds (=3). There was no official team event, so the two Australian girls and the New Caledonian formed a "goodwill team" and beat New Zealand 45-31.

In the Mens' Foil, Australia fielded four fencers, all of whom won their pools and made the 8. The final was between Australians Sam Mooney-Grand and Robert Snell, which Sam won 15-9. Final rankings were Sam Mooney-Grand (1), Robert Snell (2), TC Reynolds (5), and Patrick Daley (7). In the team event, Australia again beat New Zealand, this time 44-35.

Finally, in the Mens' Sabre, Australian Nick Davies lost in the semi-finals 8-15 to eventual winner Alex Chan from New Zealand, for a final ranking of equal third.

Australia medalled in all events contested, picking up three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.

Final time table for the 'Be Active' WA International Fencing Tournament.  Note a slight change of some of the start times.

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Womens Epee Teams - 15 teams. 1 CHN 19-16 2 KOR, 3 HKG 25-24 4 TPE. AUS seeded 14 lost to 3-HKG, in 9-16 30-45 vs 15-PHI, fenced off for 11th place with QAT and won 45-28.

Womens Foil Teams - 11 countries. 1 KOR 45-18 2 JPN, 3 CHN 45-36 4 SIN. AUS lost to VIE 32-45 in incomplete 16, then to KAZ 26-41 in 9-12. Final place 11.

Mens Sabre Teams -12 countries. AUS lost 44-45 to QAT in incomplete 16.  AUS d IND 45-44 to place 11th.

Refereeing: Stephen Darragh refereed one women's epee match in the 16, then foil from the 16 down to match for 3rd.

All Fencers selected are also required for the team events.

Mens Epee - 62 fencers, 18 eliminated after pools. Results: 1Kim SG KOR 15-6. 2 Nishida S JPN, 3 Park KD KOR, Kim SM KOR. AUS results: Will Dolley =53, Ross Austen 52, James Lewis 48, Zac Casagrande seeded 9 from pools, fenced 24-Sedaghaty IRI 13-15 in 32, final placing 19. NZL results Adrian Saw 61, Will Bishop 58.

Womens Sabre - 39 fencers, 11 eliminated after pools. Results: 1 Tan X CHN 15-9. 2 Zhu M CHN, 3 Kim KH KOR, Mo HJ KOR. AUS results: Jess Brooks =37, Cheryl Chan 34, Alex Andre 32.

Mens Foil - 49 fencers, 14 eliminated after pools. Results: 1 Huang LC CHN (15-8) 2 Lei S CHN, 3 Miyake JPN Zhu J CHN. AUS results: Matthew Donald 46, Max Peek 44, Hugh Cotman 39, 25-Dean Williams through with a bye to 32. Faced 8-Ota JPN. After first period was 5-7. Finally 9-15. Final place 25.

Womens Epee - 58 fencers, 16 eliminated after pools. Results: 1 Jung HJ KOR (4-3 on time) 2 Luo XJ CHN, 3 Yin MF CHN, Oh HY KOR. AUS results: Emma Ryan 49, Catherine Mackay 47, Vicki Wilks 44, Jo Halls through to 16 lost 14-15 (!) final place 16. Jess Beer NZL 15.

Mens Sabre - 49 fencers. Dropped 14 after pools, incomplete 64 of 35. Results: 1 Gu BG KOR 2 Oh ES KOR, 3 Jiang KL CHN, Wang JZ CHN. AUS results: Mitchell Fox 49, Adam Wilcock 45 (both eliminated after pools), Sutherlan Scudds 33 [11-15 Balabayev KAZ in 64], James Walsh 24 [5-15 Won KOR in 32].

Womens Foil - 43 fencers, dropped 12 after pools, incomplete DE of 31. Results: 1 Nam HH KOR 2 Jeon HS KOR, 3 Ikehata JPN, Oh HN KOR. AUS results, Claire Daniel 38, Jenny Bonney-Millet 30, Sarah Berger 25, Jade Sarah 24.

Congratulations to Stephen Darragh for refereeing the last 8, as well as video ref for a semi-final in the Women's Foil event  and refereed the first men's individual foil semi-final, assesseur for the other semi and the final and video ref'd women's sabre up to the 8, and  video for all three finals of epee (semi 1, semi 2, final). On Sunday Stephen refereed women's foil teams from the 8 down to match for third place

One final word on the recent National Cadet/U15 Championships held in Sydney. Australian Fencing extends a big THANK YOU! to  all the volunteers that helped to make the U-15/Cadet National Championships a successful tournament. To sustain a major event over five long days takes a lot of hard work and dedication with days lasting between 8-12 hours!. In particular, AFF would like to thank the DT team (Alex Donaldson, Denise Dapre, Gordon Christie and Anna Fitzgerald) the volunteer referees headed by Cameron Smith.  Also 'thankyou and well done' to NSWFA for hosting one of the biggest events on the Australian Fencing Calendar.

Next Stop:  Perth for AFF #3 !

Congratulations to Victoria in taking out the Janet Haswell Cup - Overall Cadet Point Score.  The battle was a close one, with just 2 points separating the 2 top places.  Victoria had 96 points, New South Wales - 98 points, New Zealand - 107 points, Western Australia - 109 points, Queensland - 111 points, South Australia - 118 points, and Australian Capital Territory - 120 points. (the lower the number of points the better.)