Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Europe Finishes in Madrid

LAUSANNE, Switz., April 26, 2021—The Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Europe has finished in Madrid, including six individual events that took place on April 24-25 for men and women in epee, foil and sabre. The winners of each event were Jakub Jurka (CZE, men’s epee), Olena Kryvytska (UKR, women’s epee), Alexander Choupenitch (CZE, men’s foil), Martyna Jelinska (POL, women’s foil), Iulian Teodosiu (ROU, men’s sabre) and Anna Bashta (AZE, women’s sabre). The competition took place at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Marques de Samaranch.

In men’s epee, Czech Republic’s Jakub Jurka won against Sweden’s Jonathan Svensson in the final match, 15-8. In the semifinal, Svensson beat Estonia’s Sten Priinits, 15-12, while Jurka beat Poland’s Radoslaw Zawrotniak, 15-11.

In women’s epee, Ukraine’s Olena Kryvytska won against Germany’s Alexandra Ndolo in the final match, 15-12. In the semifinal, Ndolo beat Belarus’ Katsiaryna Pasharneva, 15-9, while Kryvytska beat Great Britain’s Susan Maria Sica, 15-5.

In men’s foil, Czech Republic’s Alexander Choupenitch won against Cyprus’ Alex Tofalides in the final match, 15-6. In the semifinal, Tofalides beat Ukraine’s Klod Yunes, 15-12, while Choupenitch beat Serbia’s Veljko Cuk, 15-9.

In women’s foil, Poland’s Martyna Jelinska won against Spain’s Maria Marino in the final match, 12-9. In the semifinal, Marino beat Israel’s Nicole Pustilnik, 15-12, while Jelinska beat Sweden’s Ester Schreiber, 15-10.

In men’s sabre, Romania’s Iulian Teodosiu won against Ukraine’s Andriy Yagodka in the final match, 15-11. In the semifinal, Yagodka beat Great Britain’s William Deary, while Teodosiu beat Türkiye’s Enver Yildirim, 15-3.

In women’s sabre, Azerbaijan’s Anna Bashta won against Germany’s Anna Limbach in the final match, 15-13. In the semifinal, Limbach beat Bulgaria’s Yoana Ilieva, 15-10, while Bashta beat Poland’s Sylwia Matuszak, 15-11.

Final rankings included the following:

Men’s Epee

1^st Jakub Jurka (CZE)

2^nd Jonathan Svensson (SWE)

3^rd Radoslaw Zawrotniak (POL)

3^rd Sten Priinits (EST)

5^th Yuval Shalom Freilich (ISR)

6^th Yulen Pereira (ESP)

7^th Asterios Tsokas (GRE)

8^th Frederik Von Der Osten (DEN)

Women’s Epee

1^st Olena Kryvytska (UKR)

2^nd Alexandra Ndolo (GER)

3^rd Katsiaryna Pasharneva (BLR)

3^rd Susan Maria Sica (GBR)

5^th Paula Jukic (CRO)

6^th Anna Kun (HUN)

7^th Jana Grijak (SRB)

8^th Emma Poghosova (ARM)

Men’s Foil

1^st Alexander Choupenitch (CZE)

2^nd Alex Tofalides (CYP)

3^rd Klod Yunes (UKR)

3^rd Veljko Cuk (SRB)

5^th Michal Siess (POL)

6^th Alexander Tsoronis (DEN)

7^th Martino Minuto (TUR)

8^th Cedrik Serri (SVK)

Women’s Foil

1^st Martyna Jelinska (POL)

2^nd Maria Marino (ESP)

3^rd Nicole Pustilnik (ISR)

3^rd Ester Schreiber (SWE)

5^th Hanna Andreyenka (BLR)

6^th Yasmin Campbell (GBR)

7^th Andrea Bimova (CZE)

8^th Kateryna Chentsova (UKR)

Men’s Sabre

1^st Iulian Teodosiu (ROU)

2^nd Andriy Yagodka (UKR)

3^rd Enver Yildirim (TUR)

3^rd William Deary (GBR)

5^th Inaki Bravo (ESP)

6^th Arne De Ridder (BEL)

7^th Ivan Mandov (BUL)

8^th Andri Nikolaysson Mateev (ISL)

Women’s Sabre

1^st Anna Bashta (AZE)

2^nd Anna Limbach (GER)

3^rd Sylwia Matuszak (POL)

3^rd Yoana Ilieva (BUL)

5^th Teodora Kakhiani (GEO)

6^th Caitlin Maxwell (GBR)

7^th Deniz Selin Unludag (TUR)

8^th Bianca Pascu (ROU)

Official results and information may be found on the FIE Web site at www.FIE.org/competitions.