News
< Great Start to the Season 2008-09 >
The season has started well for Scimitar fencers. The first competition of the year, and one of the largest ever UK Sabre tournaments, the Hamlet Open (Sat 6th Sep), proved very successful for our club. It was a very tough event and several fencers achieved personal best results. Top eight placings went to:
< Womens >
Jo Hutchison - 1st
< Mens >
Neil Hutchison - 1st
Julian Rose - 3rd
This was the first time that the club has won both mens and womens titles at the same competition. The following day Joe Nickel achieved 8th place at the Essex Open, which rounded off an excellent weekend for him. The links to both competitions' results are in Competition Results 2008-09.
< Senior British Championships 2008 >
Scimitar had another very successful British Championships on 12-13 July in Sheffield. A number of fencers achieved personal bests and top 8 placings were achieved by Jo Hutchison - 3rd, Neil Hutchison - 5th, and Julian Rose - 7th. In the team events, our Womens A team won gold, beating Brentwood 45-43 in a thrilling final. In another "nail biting" match, our Mens A team were narrowly beaten into 2nd place by Lazlos 43-45. Well done everybody !!
< Article in "h&f news" on 17 June 2008 >
Hammersmith and Fulham News ran an article about Jo Hutchison. Liks to the article and the photo.
< Club Tracksuit >
Club tracksuit will soon (end of summer 2008) be available!
< British Championships 2007 – 2 golds and 2 bronzes for Scimitar >
Individuals
Jo Hutchison won the womens individual beating Sophie Williams in the final. On-route she also beat Louise Bond-Williams (defending champion) in the quarter finals. In the Mens event Neil Hutchison took the bronze, losing to eventual winner Chris Buxton.
Team Events
Congratulations to the Scimitar Womens A team (Jo Hutchison, Jenna Ashton, Kira Roberts, Sarah Ellis) who won the gold medal beating Truro in the final. Our Mens A team (Neil Hutchison, Julian Rose, Gildas Braine, Murray Morrison) also performed well, bringing home a bronze medal, losing in the semi-final to eventual winners Brentwood.
Well done guys!!
Full Results
A full set of results for both individual and team events can be seen in our competitions section.