05/05/2026
Ace fencers had great success at the Super Youth and Regional Junior/Cadet Circuit held at the Anaheim Convention Center over the first weekend of May.
Ace fencer Liam Ni struck gold in Y8 Men's Epee with an outstanding performance, adapting his strategy for each opponent to go undefeated on the day. After a 5-0 pool start, Liam seeded 2nd into direct elimination, earning a bye into the round of 16. He won his first bout 10-5 over an athlete from Canada. In the table of 8, Liam beat the #7 seed from Academy of Fencing Masters 10-7, then went 10-8 over the #3 seed from Bida Fencing Academy to reach the final on the main stage. His opponent from clear across the bracket was the #1 seed from Swords Fencing Studio, whom Liam bested 10-5. Watch the final livestreamed here on YouTube, featuring a new A.I. "play-by-play" breakdown before the match and during the break:
https://www.youtube.com/live/ZRnbIhR4kw4?si=nC4wEYrktjyVRa7O
Wizard Toussaint made a run deep into the direct elimination rounds in Junior Men's Epee--two full age-groups above his own--to finish 16th out of 108 athletes. Wizard took awhile to warm-up, going 1-4 in his pool, but his fencing clicked into place for the d.e. Seeding 85th, Wizard upset the #44 seed from Swords Fencing Studio 15-10 in the table of 128, then edged out a victory over the #21 seed from Fresno Fencing Club 9-8. He then upset the 53 seed from Bayside Fencing Club to reach the top 16 and earn his "C26" rating. Wizard also gets the "iron-man" award, having fenced all three days of competition, in Y14 and Cadet as well! He finished 49th and 29th respectively in those events, and earned national points towards a ranking in Y14.
Great job to two of our Y10 fencers, who finished in the top 40% of their Super Circuit event and by doing so also earned national points. Spencer Pinchuk finished 21st and Ethan Shi 29th out of 79 athletes in Y10 Men's Epee. Spencer is currently ranked 30th in the nation and adds to his points total with this finish, and Ethan will be making his debut in the national rankings when the updated list posts. 🤺