Regional Open Championships and other events (2017-18)

EBFG at BladeRunner 2017!

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 Yamasaki who 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 Yamasaki who finished 1st! Ziad Khayat finished in 3rd place. In addition, Ziad won the Men’s Junior Epee event.

A great day for fencing and thanks to everyone who came out and participated. Click here to see the final results on askfred.net.

Great Showing by EBFG at Battle of the Bay!

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.

A great day for fencing and thanks to everyone who came out and participated. Click here to see the final results on askfred.net.

EBFG Fencers Sweep Top Spots at A2 Rated Event

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.