Fencers Rise To Challenge With 29-Medal Haul

2021 Singapore Cadet, Junior, Senior Challenge

Singapore Sports School’s fencers were a force to be reckoned with at the Singapore Junior Challenge from 8 to 10 January 2021 as they finished on all rungs of the podium in the Men’s events, including a clean sweep of all medals in the Junior Epee.

Post-secondary fencer Simon Lee Renjie (DBS Year 2) reaffirmed his position as Singapore’s top epeeist in the Under 20 age-group with a second consecutive win in back-to-back competitions. Si To Jian Tong (DBS Year 2) picked up the Junior Epee silver medal, while Tim Shee Zhe Guang (DBS Year 1) and Neo Se Ian (Secondary 4) finished joint-third.

Over three weeks, the Singapore Challenge for Junior (8 to 10 January), Cadet (15 to 17 January) and Senior (23 to 24 January) fencers were organised by Fencing Singapore in an effort to create competition opportunities for local athletes. Sports School’s present and past Fencing Academy student-athletes reaped a haul of 29 medals – 7 gold, 11 silver and 11 bronze.

In addition to the 1-2-3 finishes in the Junior Men’s Epee, Foil and Sabre, student-athletes also achieved similar feats in the Men’s Senior Epee and Women’s Cadet Foil.

After a defeat to Simon in the Junior event, epeeist Jian Tong improved on his performance two weeks later to emerge victorious in the Senior division in which student-athletes claimed three of the four medals on offer.

Another stand-out performer was 16-year-old sabreur Dan Wei Zuo (DBS Year 1) who remained undefeated over 20 bouts in the Cadet and Junior tournaments. Following a win in the Singapore Senior Nationals in December 2020, Wei Zuo continued his winning streak, outfencing his opponents in the Under 17 and Under 20 age-groups to win both gold medals.

RESULTS

Singapore Cadet Challenge

Men’s Epee

2nd – Tim Shee Zhe Guang

Women’s Epee

2nd – Filzah Hidayah Nor Anuar

Men’s Foil

1st – Zephaniah Ian Kiew

3rd – Emil Chua Wen Xun

Women’s Foil

1st – Cheung Kemei

2nd – Anna Tay Wan Enn

3rd – Tiffany Seet He Yun

Men’s Sabre

1st – Dan Wei Zuo

Women’s Sabre

2nd – Juliet Heng Jie Min

Singapore Junior Challenge

Men’s Epee

1st – Simon Lee Renjie

2nd – Si To Jian Tong

3rd – Tim Shee Zhe Guang, Neo Se Ian

Men’s Foil

1st – Max Neo Wei Kit

2nd – Matthew James Lim Quan Rong

3rd – Zephaniah Ian Kiew

Women’s Foil

3rd – Cheung Kemei

Men’s Sabre

1st – Dan Wei Zuo

2nd – Chan Phu Xien

3rd – Tee Zong Ren

Singapore Senior Challenge

Men’s Epee

1st – Si To Jian Tong

2nd – Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui

3rd – Bron Sheum Han Shen

Men’s Foil

3rd – Max Neo Wei Kit

Women’s Foil

2nd – Cheung Kemei

3rd – Nabihah Raiedah Mohammad Fadly

Men’s Sabre

2nd – Chan Phu Xien

Women’s Sabre

2nd – Lee Kar Moon (Alumna)

3rd – Nicole Wee Sher Tynn (Alumna)