Italy Dominates in Cuba
Chamley-Watson and Goldstein finish in top-16 for US Andrea Cassara (ITA) led the Italian contingent by winning the Havana Men’s Foil world cup with a
Kelsey Silvers in Montreal
Seth Kelsey follows up on his win in Australia with a 2nd place finish in the Montreal World Cup. Korean Seung Gu Kim came away with the 15-11 victory.
Russia wins Tianjin Team Sabre
Russia’s women’s sabre team defeated the United States in an exciting 45-44 semi-final match and went on to defeat the Ukraine 45-40. The US easily
Mariel Zagunis wins in Tianjin
Mariel Zagunis (left) in action at the 2009 World Championship. Photo S.Timacheff/FencingPhotos.com Mariel Zagunis (USA, left) won another round in her rivalry with Ukrainian sabre
Ota Wins Tokyo Grand Prix
2008 Olympic Silver Medalist Yuki Ota (JPN) defeated Valerio Aspromonte (ITA) 15-5 to win the Prince Takamado World Cup in Tokyo, Japan on May 14th. In the semi-finals, Aspromonte defeated 2008 Gold Medalist Benjamin Kleibrink (GER) 15-12 and Ota won over Laurence Halsted (GBR) 15-9.