Ummi Green Finishes in the Top 8 at the March NAC in Cleveland
Ummi Green (first row, second from left) takes 7th place at March NAC.
MARCH 12, 2017, Cleveland, Ohio . . . Congratulations to EBFG’s own Ummi Green who finished 7th in the Y12 Men’s Epee event at the March North American Championship (NAC). Ummi battle through a field of 95 competitors from across the United States to make it to the quarterfinals! The 12th seed after pools, Ummi had a strong finish, knocking off the 4th seed to make it to the round of 8. Congratulations to Ummi (and he earned his E Rating!)
The 2016-17 Bay Cup season is underway! We’ll post top finishes by EBFG fencers as the season progresses. Over the years, EBFG fencers have taken season honors in a variety of events–from youth to Vet.
Div1 Men’s Epee
Oct. 1, at En Garde Fencing
Tepedelenlioglu, Mehmet, 2nd Place
Yamasaki, Kyle, 3rd Place
March 26, at East Bay Fencer’s Gym
Yamasaki, Kyle, 1st Place
Kiliccote, Atahan, 3rd
Philippine, Thibault, 3rd
Div2 Women’s Epee
Oct. 1, at En Garde Fencing
Beittel, Chloe, 1st Place
Hoge, Natalie, 2nd Place
Div2 Men’s Epee
Sept. 4, at Davis Fencing Academy
Kaufman, Joel, 2nd Place
Div3 VetCombined Mixed Epee
Jan. 2, at Halberstadt
Kaufman, Joel, 1st Place
Sept. 25, at EBFG
Kaufman, Joel, 1st Place
Beittel, David, 2nd Place
Sloan, Ryan, 3rd Place
Senior Women’s Epee
Sept. 18, at Marin Fencing Academy
Beittel, Chloe, 2nd Place
Hoge, Natalie, 3rd Place
Oct. 23, at North Bay Fencing Academy
Hoge, Natalie, 3rd Place
Jan. 22, at EBFG
Beittel, Chloe, 1st Place
Kornguth, Lindsay, 2nd Place
Rath, Lauren, 3rd Place
May 21, Golden Gate Fencing Club
Kornguth, Lindsay, 2nd Place
Beittel, Chloe, 3rd Place
June 4, Halberstadt
Rath, Lauren, 1st Place
Senior Mixed Epee
Sept. 25, at EBFG
Tepedelenlioglu, Mehmet, 1st Place
Lichten, Keith, 3rd Place
Yamasaki, Kyle, 3rd Place
Nov. 20, at EBFG
Tepedelenlioglu, Mehmet, 1st Place
Lichten, Keith, 2nd Place
Yamasaki, Kyle, 3rd Place
Feb. 12, at EBFG
Khayat, Ziad, 1st Place
Yamasaki, Kyle, 5th Place
Philippine, Thibault, 6th Place
April 9, at Marin Fencing Academy
Tepedelenlioglu, Mehmet, 1st Place
Lichten, Keith, 2nd Place
Yamasaki, Kyle, 3rd Place
June 18, at EBFG
Yamasaki, Kyle, 2nd Place
Philippine, Thibault, 3rd Place
Tepedelenlioglu, Mehmet, 3rd Place
VetCombined Mixed Epee
Mixed Team Epee
2nd Place (Weingarten, Solomon; Rood, Alex; Downey, Jerry)
Jan. 2, at Halberstadt
Weingarten, Solomon, 1st Place
Altman, Jeff, 3rd Place
Sept. 24, at Golden Gate Fencing Club
Altman, Jeff, 1st Place
Downey, Jerry, 2nd Place
Nov. 20, at EBFG
Rood, Alex, 3rd Place
June 18, at EBFG
Gerring, Phillip, 3rd
Junior Men’s Epee
Oct. 23, at North Bay Fencing Academy
Khayat, Ziad, 3rd Place
Feb. 12, at EBF
Khayat, Ziad, 1st Place
Junior Women’s Epee
Sept. 4, at Davis Fencing Academy
Beittel, Chloe, 1st Place
May 21, at Golden Gate Fencing Club
Beittel, Chloe, 1st Place
Y14 Men’s Epee
Sept. 4, at Davis Fencing Academy
Fyrst, Espen, 3rd Place
April 9, at Marin Fencing Academy
Chon, Josh, 2nd Place
Fyrst, Espen, 5th Place
Y14 Women’s Epee
April, at Halberstadt
Stenger, Kate, 3rd Place
Y12 Men’s Epee
Mar. 26, at EBFG
Green, Ummi, 1st Place
Green, Jabreel, 2nd
About The Bay Cup: The Bay Cup spans three divisions within USA Fencing: Northern California, Central California, and Mountain Valley. Bay Cup tournaments are hosted by fencing clubs from Santa Cruz to Santa Rosa to Sacramento. The Bay Cup uses a rolling point system to display standings within each series during the season. Final standings are calculated at the end of the season. Prizes are awarded to the top finishers in each series after the end-of-season rankings are determined.
EBFG fencers did great at BladeRunner 20167 held on the campus of UC San Diego. BladeRunner is UCSD’S and the SD Division’s premier 6 event Open! It is also a USA Fencing Regional Open Circuit (ROC)! EBFG had fencers participate in the Junior Epee (Men and Women) and the Senior Open (Men and Women) events.
In the Men’s Senior Open, 90 fencers of all ratings participated, making this an A4 event. Top 10 EBFG finishers included Kyle Yamasakiwho finished 2nd! Chloe Beittel finished in 5th in the Junior Women’s event.
2017 Battle in Seattle Division 1-A ROC
Seventy-five fencers battled it out at this year’s Battle in Seattle. Ziad Khayat finished in 3rd place. Kyle Yamasaki finished 6th. Paul Chandler finished 16th.
EBFG Shines at BladeRunner 2016!
Nov. 6-7, 2016 . . . EBFG fencers did great at BladeRunner 2016. In the Men’s Senior Open top 10 EBFG finishers included Kyle Yamasakiwho finished 1st! Ziad Khayat finished in 3rd place. In addition, Ziad won the Men’s Junior Epee event.
SUNDAY, Sept. 9, 2016 . . . EBFG fencers did great at the third annual Battle of the Bay. Presented and run by The Bay Cup this event is now a DIV1A ROC (Regional Open Championship).
In the women’s event, thirty-eight fencers of all ratings participated, making this an A2 event. Top 10 EBFG finishers included Lindsay Kornguth who finished 3rd, Lauren Rath who finished 8th, and Natalie Hoge, who finished 10th.
In the men’s event, eighty-two fencers participated–an A4 event. Top ten finishers from EBFG included Keith Lichten (3rd), Kyle Yamasaki (6th), Thibault Philippine (7th), and Andy Faubert (9th).
In the Vet event, Barry Leonardini finished in 6th place.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2016 . . . EBFG fencers swept the top 6 spots in the opening tournament of the season to be hosted at East Bay Fencer’s Gym. Thirty-nine fencers of all ratings participated in this recent Open Senior Mixed Epee event, making this an A2 event. First place honors went to Thibault Philippine who defeated Mehmet Tepedelenlioglu in a hard fought finals. Placing third, in a fence off, was Ziad Khayat. The top female honors went to Chloe Beittel, who finished 16th. A great day for fencing and thanks to everyone who came out and participated. Click here to see the final results on askfred.net.
Just a reminder to all EBFG members to renew your membership with US Fencing. If you don’t plan on competing this year, you must still renew as a non-competitor. We require this for insurance purposes. Thanks for being a member. Here’s the link!
Congratulations to all our youth fencers! Here are some recent Top finishes. We’ll update this list as the season progresses and post results from youth circuit, and national events for youth, cadet, and juniors. Training, practice, and more practice!
Rain City Super Youth Circuit, April 28
Green, Ummi; Y12 Men’s Epee (1st Place)
Silicon Valley RYC; March 31
Chon, Josh, Y14 Men’s Epee, (3rd Place)
Green, Ummi; Y14 Men’s Epee (8th Place)
Green, Jabreel; y12 Men’s Epee (6th Place)
Cooper, Rowan; Y12 Men’s Epee (7th Place)
March NAC (North American Championship), Cleveland
Green, Ummi; Y12 Men’s Epee (7th Place)
Swords by the Bay SYC; March 3
Fyrst, Espen; Y14 Men’s Epee (8th Place)
Green, Ummi; Y12 Men’s Epee (1st Place)
Green, Jabreel; Y12 Men’s Epee (3rd Place)
South Coast Invitational RYC – Region 4; Jan 14
Green, Jabreel; Y12 Men’s Epee (5th Place)
Redwood Empire RYC – Region 4; Jan 14
Hoge, Natalie; Y14 Women’s Epee (1st Place)
Junior Olympics: Northern California Qualifiers; Dec. 18
Qualifiers for 2017 JO’s
Kiliccote, Atahan; Junior Men’s Epee (2nd Place)
Green, Ummi; Cadet Men’s Epee (2nd Place)
Fyrst, Espen; Cadet Men’s Epee (4th Place)
Beittel, Chloe; Junior and Cadet Women’s Epee (1st Place)
Hoge, Natalie; Junior and Cadet Women’s Epee (2nd Place)
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