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The Fencing Academy is one of the newest academies set up in Singapore Sports School in 2011. Student-athletes in the Fencing Academy enjoy many opportunities to compete overseas with top fencers in their age-group to up their game.
The Academy had the privilege of benefitting from visiting consultant Michael Marx, an 8-time US Foil champion and 5-time Olympian. Michael visited the Sports School in 2015 to validate the Fencing Academy’s programme and suggested improvements so as to raise the level of Fencing in Singapore.
Since the start of 2016, fencers have been able to maximise their training hours with a new dedicated fencing hall.
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Sports School Goes To Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games: List Of Confirmed Athletes Posted: 14 July 2017 In slightly over a month’s time, at least 40 past and present Singapore Sports School student-athletes will be fighting for national glory in our neighbouring country. Thirty-nine student-athletes and alumni, including one staff, have received confirmation of their participation at the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games which officially opens on 19 August. At the previous edition of the SEA Games on homeground in 2015, Sports School’s past and present student-athletes contributed a creditable 38% of the gold medal haul to Team Singapore’s tally. Prominent athletes such as kegler Jazreel Tan Shi Hua (Women’s Masters), swimmer Amanda Lim Xiang Qi (Women’s 50m Freestyle) and waterskier Sasha Siew Hoon Christian (Women’s Slalom and Wakeboard) will be fighting to defend their titles at the SEA Games. Meanwhile, 12 of the confirmed 39 Sports School athletes will be making their debut at the regional Games. Nine current secondary and post-secondary student-athletes, which includes World Cadet Foil bronze medallist Amita Berthier and Men’s 10m Air Rifle National Record holder Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman, seek to benefit from the experience of competing at a major game and fly Singapore’s flag high. Several sports such as Badminton, Football and Track and Field have yet to announce their final list of athletes competing at the 29th edition of the biennial Games. Bowling Basil Dill Ng Jui Chang Bernice Lim Hui Ying Daphne Tan Shi Jing Darren Ong Wei Siong Jazreel Tan Shi Hua Keith Saw Hui-Xun Muhammad Jaris Goh Ali Akbar Goh New Hui Fen Timothy Theodore Tham Fu Rong Cricket Shafina Mahesh Tan Zay Hua Fencing Ahmad Huzaifah Saharudin Amita Berthier Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan Golf Abdul Hadi Uda Thith Callista Chen Wan Qing Gregory Raymund Foo Yongen Jacqueline De Los Reyes Young Joshua Shou Minqing Marc Ong Chong Ching Nicole Mok Shue Ying Netball Kimberly Lim Wei Yan Melody Teo Nur ‘Aqilah Afiqah Andin Agustino Saman Shooting Martina Lindsay P Veloso Mohamad Irwan Abdul Rahman Nigel Lim Swee Hon (Staff) Swimming Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Benedict Boon Ji Chao Chantal Liew Li-Shan Chin Khar Yi Erasmus Ang Zhong Qing Hoong En Qi Roanne Ho Ru’En Pang Sheng Jun Table Tennis Clarence Chew Zhe Yu Ethan Poh Shao Feng Pang Xue Jie Yee Herng Hwee Waterskiing Sasha Siew Hoon Christian Amita Holds Her Own Against World No.5 2017 US Fencing National Championships Posted: 14 July 2017  Amita Berthier barely missed out on claiming the biggest scalp of her fencing career and a bronze medal at the 2017 US Fencing National Championships on 3 July 2017 when she lost narrowly to the world’s No. 5 fencer, Nicole Ross from America, in her Quarter-Final bout. The 16-year-old fencer from Singapore Sports School found her footing early on in the tournament. She won four of five matches in her poule, losing only to Nicole who was seeded top in the Division 1 Women’s Foil category. With 22 points won and just 8 touches made against her, Amita climbed 23 spots to rank 10th before entering the elimination rounds. Amita then cruised through the elimination rounds, defeating three American fencers with not more than 10 points made against her in each match to reach the Quarter-Finals. The young Singaporean advanced into the group of top 8 fencers to meet Nicole once again to deliver a seat-gripping match against her 28-year-old opponent, an Olympian at the London 2012 Games. World No. 137-ranked Amita, at one point of the bout, managed to gain a 1-point lead over her more experienced opponent to make it 10-9. However, Nicole eventually regained the lead to win 15-11. Amita finished 5th in the US tournament, a ranking decided based on the quality of her opponents fenced during the competition. This is Amita’s first time contesting in the senior category. Alumnus Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan also featured in the tournament and ranked 38th in the overall standings. Fencers Bring In 13 Medals At SYOF 2017 Singapore Youth Olympic Festival (Fencing) Posted: 14 July 2017  Singapore Sports School’s male fencers showed their prowess at the 2017 Singapore Youth Olympic Festival from 30 June to 2 July 2017, sweeping up titles in all three weapon categories – Epee, Foil and Sabre. Fencing Academy student-athletes won 4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in the eight events contested at the competition. Our fencers filled the podium with Sports School colours in the Boys Foil and Sabre individual events, securing 1st, 2nd and a joint-3rd position. The gold medallists comprised Ryan Tan Jun Quan (Boys Epee), Matthew James Lim Quan Rong (Boys Foil), James Ng Xuan-Xin (Boys Sabre) and Jean Koh (Girls Under 14 Sabre). Jean was Sports School’s only double medallist, winning a silver medal in the Girls Sabre individual which is open to fencers 16 years old and under. Results Boys Epee Individual 1st Ryan Tan Jun Quan 2nd Simon Lee Renjie Boys Foil Individual 1st Matthew James Lim Quan Rong 2nd Paolo Cheung Kele 3rd Max Neo Wei Kit Boys Sabre Individual 1st James Ng Xuan-Xin 2nd Chan Phu Xien 3rd Tee Zong Ren Girls Foil Individual 2nd Eleanor Tan Shu Ya Girls Sabre Individual 2nd Jean Koh Girls Under 14 Epee Individual 3rd Elisa Tan Shu Tsi Girls Under 14 Foil Individual 3rd Anna Tay Wan Enn Girls Under 14 Sabre Individual 1st Jean Koh Matthew Secures Bronze At Inaugural Asian Foil Cadet Circuit Asian Foil Cadet Circuit Wu Jie Coach, Fencing Academy Posted: 14 July 2017  Matthew James Lim Quan Rong wrote himself into the history books after he won a Cadet Boys bronze at the first-ever Asian Foil Cadet Circuit in Manilla, Philippines on 9 July 2017. The 15-year-old beat India’s Ananya Lev Chadha 15-13 to secure his place in the semis before falling 14-15 to Hans Yoong of Malaysia. It was a good performance from Matthew especially when one considers the Secondary 3 student-athlete had even taken a 14-13 lead against the Kuala Lumpur 2017 Southeast Asian Games bound Hans, before his opponent responded with a late rally to take victory. “It is always a good feeling to win medals for Singapore, and I will continue to work hard to bring more glory for Singapore. The formation of this new Asian Cadet Circuit will also give me multiple opportunities to spar with other fencers and hasten my development,” Matthew said. Matthew will have his next chance to win another Asian Foil Cadet Circuit medal when he participates in the Singapore leg of the tournament from 28 to 30 July. The Asian Cadet Circuit is a new competition organised by the Fencing Confederation of Asia to maximise the exposure of cadet fencers and hasten the overall competitiveness of Asian fencers in the world of fencing. The competition is also seen as a key event in the fencing calender as the ranking points from the tournament will be used to determine the participants at the 2018 Fencing World Cadet Championship. Sihan 'Epee' With Gold, Silver Hong Kong Under 20 Fencing Championships Posted: 15 June 2017 Victory definitely tasted sweet for epeeist Yu Sihan when she grabbed the Under 17 gold medal in her final match of the 2017 Hong Kong Under 20 Fencing Championships. The U17 Epee Final was the 15-year-old fencer’s fourth consecutive match of the day, after gruelling contests in the U20 and U17 semi-finals and U20 final. Fighting off fatigue from her previous three bouts, Sihan gave an excellent display of skill, agility and strategy to thwart the attacks of local fencer Kaylin Hsieh Sin Yan. She won the gold-medal playoff 15-9. Just minutes before the U17 final, Sihan faced off with Hong Kong’s Karina Leung Kay Sze in the U20 final. She succumbed to her older and more experienced opponent by a 6-point margin. She chucked the minor setback aside, recomposed herself, and stepped up to the piste to square off against Kaylin. Fencing against competitors up to 5 years her senior, Sihan refused to let age be an excuse nor obstacle in the attainment of her goals. The Hong Kong tournament on 3 and 4 June 2017 also provided good experience for Secondary 2’s Simon Lee Renjie who also fenced in both U17 and U20 age-groups. It was both a challenge and test of endurance having to compete in back-to-back matches all in a single day. For Simon and Ryan Tan Jun Quan, U17 Epee joint-bronze medals were a good finish for them in their debut Championships in Hong Kong. Neville Lim Woon Juin (alumnus), Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui, Lee Kar Moon and Tatiana Wong Yu Rong (post-secondary student-athletes) also contributed 1 silver and 3 bronze medals to bring Singapore Sports School’s total medal tally to 1 gold, 2 silvers and 5 bronzes. Results Epee Boys U17 3rd Simon Lee Renjie, Ryan Tan Jun Quan Girls U17 1st Yu Sihan Boys U20 2nd Neville Lim Woon Juin 3rd Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui Girls U20 2nd Yu Sihan Foil Girls U20 3rd Tatiana Wong Yu Rong Sabre Girls U20 3rd Lee Kar Moon Measuring Up At Local Meets Singapore Junior Fencing Championships 1, Singapore Senior Fencing Championships 2 Posted: 15 June 2017 Singapore Sports School’s Fencing Academy continues to enjoy a good streak of results in the local tournaments. In the Singapore Junior Fencing Championships 1 and Senior Fencing Championships 2, student-athletes and alumni garnered a total of 6 gold, 5 silver and 5 bronze medals in both tournaments organised by Fencing Singapore. The competitions provide a platform for our fencers to pit their skills and abilities against their peers and acts as a gauge of their development in the sport. Results Singapore Junior Fencing Championships 1 Epee Men’s Individual 1st Tan Weixuan 2nd Neville Lim Woon Juin (alumnus) Women’s Individual 2nd Yu Sihan Men’s Team 1st Ryan Yeo Yuan Zhen, Simon Lee Renjie, Tan Weixuan, Xavier Chan Jun Xi Women’s Team 3rd Aaliyaa Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan, Siti Nursuhailah Selamat, Veralyn Tan Chou Xin, Yu Sihan Foil Men’s Individual 1st Ryan Ong Ren-An Men’s Team 3rd Brian Koh Shao Yang, Matthew James Lim Quan Rong, Max Neo Wei Kit Sabre Men’s Individual 1st Fong Zheng Jie (alumnus) 2nd Ahmad Huzaifah Saharudin Women’s Individual 3rd Nicole Wee Sher Tynn Men’s Team 2nd Ahmad Huzaifah Saharudin, Daniel Haqim Mohammed Sophian, James Ng Xuan-Xin, Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li Women’s Team 1st Jean Koh, Lee Kar Moon, Megan Au Cheok Tung Singapore Senior Fencing Championships 2 Men’s Epee Individual 3rd Simon Lee Renjie Women’s Epee Individual 1st Yu Sihan 3rd Cheryl Lim (alumnus) Women's Foil Individual 2nd Tatiana Wong Yu Rong Girls Top 3 In Singapore Seniors 2017 Singapore Senior Fencing Championships Posted: 15 May 2017 Singapore Sports School’s female fencers did the school proud at the 2017 Singapore Senior Fencing Championships from 29 to 30 April 2017 when they won a bronze medal in each of the weapon categories. Post-secondary student-athletes Lee Kar Moon and Tatiana Wong Yu Rong were joint-third in the Sabre and Foil events, while Secondary 2’s Yu Sihan medalled in the Epee event. In the Women’s Epee, Sihan advanced into the Semi-Finals after defeating teammate Siti Nursuhailah Selamat and alumna Cheryl Lim. However, her journey to the top was halted by Harlene Raguin of Philippines, losing 12-15. Tatiana also had a smooth first round in the Women’s Foil, defeating Singaporean Felicia Tan 15-3. The foilist then advanced to meet national fencer Lau Ysien in the Quarter-Finals where she proved superior to take the match after a hard-fought 13-12. Tatiana eventually lost to Nunta Chantasuvannasin of Thailand in the Semi-Finals. Kar Moon faced a similar fate in the Women’s Sabre, with one victory over Candice Lee (15-13) but a semi-final loss against Jolie Lee (5-15) meant that she had to settle for a joint-third position. Results Women’s Epee Individual 3rd Yu Sihan Women’s Foil Individual 3rd Tatiana Wong Yu Rong Women’s Sabre Individual 3rd Lee Kar Moon Kieron Wins Two Medals In Tangshan China Fencing League, Leg 2 Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy Posted: 15 May 2017 Kieron Kok Zi Hua returned with 2 medals to emerge as Sports School’s top performer at the China Fencing League, Leg 2. The Secondary 1 student-athlete won a bronze in the Under-14 “B” Division Men’s Epee Individual event before he teamed up with Ryan Tan Jun Quan, Simon Lee Renjie and Yu Zonglin to clinch the Men’s Epee Team silver in the same age group. Paolo Cheung Kele also added a bronze in the U16 “B” Division Men’s Foil Individual event to make it a hat-trick of medals won by our student-athletes from 5 to 7 May. The newly launched China Fencing League consists of six stations and a grand final held in Kunshan, Tangshan, Nanchang, Haikou, Changchun and Hengdian, with about 20,000 amateur and professional fencers expected to take part in the entire tournament. Overall, our 20 students were able to pick up valuable lessons in Tangshan, China, due to the high level of competition. The experience will enable them to learn from their shortcomings and work even harder for future competitions. Results U14 “B” Division Men’s Epee Individual 3rd: Kieron Kok Zi Hua U14 Category Men’s Epee Team 2nd: Kieron Kok Zi Hua, Ryan Tan Jun Quan, Simon Lee Renjie and Yu Zonglin U16 “B” Division Men’s Foil individual 3rd: Paolo Cheung Kele Amita Wins Singapore’s Second Ever Medal 2017 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy Posted: 13 April 2017  She may have suffered a narrow 10-12 loss in the semi-finals, but Amita Berthier will still leave Plodiv, Bulgaria with a smile on her face. After all, she improved on her top-eight finish in 2016 to clinch a bronze at the 2017 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, becoming only the second Singaporean fencer to win a medal at the Championships, vindicating her decision to leave her family and move to Boston, United States to train. She defeated Ukraine’s Anna Taranenenko 15-6 to reach the foil semi-finals of the Under-17 (cadet) division and guarantee herself a bronze medal in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, before losing to Nora Hajas of Hungary in the semi-finals. Amita’s bronze on 3 April is the latest string of achievements by the left hander. Not only did she clinch Singapore’s first ever-gold medal at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships, she has also been rewarded with a Sports Excellence Scholarship from Sport Singapore. Ze Hou: Learning To Fence To ‘C’ Division Champion In Under 3 Years 2017 National School Games Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy Posted: 13 April 2017 Singapore Sports School reinforced its position as one of Singapore’s top fencing schools by clinching three divisional titles at the recent National Schools Fencing Championships held on 20 to 24 March. Not only did they secure the Boys “C” Division and Girls “B” Division titles for the third and fourth year running, but they also clinched the Boys “B” Division crown for the first time since 2015. Among the 5 golds, 7 silvers and 8 bronzes was a Boys “C” Division Foil gold medal for Chern Ze Hou. While his victory over Hwa Chong Institution’s Caleb Yong is a commendable achievement, his victory is even more noteworthy considering he only picked up the sport in December 2014. “It feels great to win this since I only picked up fencing through the Learn-To-Fence Programme two and a half years ago. Furthermore, to win my first gold medal against such an experienced opponent is a much sweeter experience,” Ze Hou said. Sports School’s Learn-To-Fence Programme is a programme designed by Sports School coaches which seeks to introduce primary school pupils to the sport through short 3-4 session introductory courses and then selected students are admitted to the once weekly classes. One of the coaches involved is Wu Jie, Ze Hou’s foil coach. “Coach Wu Jie has played a key role in my development. He has put in a lot of effort to guide me during trainings and competitions, especially in my footwork. I must also thank my General Manager Ms Loo Zhao Rong Luan, my ex-coach Ralf Bissdorf and my teammates who have always pushed me. “With this win, I am now more confident, and I want to aim for a medal at my next competition in Tangshan, China next month,” Ze Hou said. In fact, Ze Hou’s victory has not just pushed him to work harder, but also inspired some of his teammates, including Yu Sihan, who won the Girls “B” Division Epee title for the second consecutive year. “Ze Hou was from the Learn-To-Fence Programme, yet he never used his inexperience as an excuse,” Sihan said, “and this inspires me to work even harder to do well since I have been fencing from a very young age.” Results Overall Girls 'A' Division – 2nd Boys 'B' Division – 1st Girls 'B' Division – 1st Boys 'C' Division – 1st Girls 'C' Division – 3rd Boys 'A' Division Foil 3rd Yeo Jing Zhe Girls 'A' Division Epee 2nd Michelle Lee Chuan Ling Foil 2nd Tatiana Wong Yu Rong 3rd Chua Yi Jia Boys 'B' Division Foil 1st Matthew James Lim Quan Rong 2nd Max Neo Wei Kit 3rd Paolo Cheung Kele Sabre 1st Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li 3rd Jared Ng Jun Heng Girls 'B' Division Epee 1st Yu Sihan 3rd Aaliyaa Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan Sabre 2nd Megan Au Cheok Tung Boys 'C' Division Epee 1st Simon Lee Renjie 2nd Ryan Tan Jun Quan Foil 1st Chern Ze Hou 3rd Emil Chua Wen Xun Sabre 2nd Chan Phu Xien 3rd Dan Wei Zuo Girls 'C' Division Epee 2nd Elisa Tan Shu Tsi Sabre 3rd Jean Koh Sabre Bronze To Savour 2017 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships Posted: 15 February 2017  Women's Cadet Sabre bronze medallists: From left, Nicole Wee Sher Tynn, Nicole Goh, Lee Kar Moon, Lau Ywen. Picture courtesy of Fencing Singapore. Fourteen Singapore Sports School student-athletes and alumni had the opportunity to represent Singapore at the 2017 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships from 24 February to 5 March in Korat, Thailand. Sabre fencers Lee Kar Moon and Nicole Wee Sher Tynn contributed to the Team bronze won by Team Singapore in the Women’s Cadet category. Kar Moon and Nicole, Year 1 post-secondary student-athletes in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, teamed up with Lau Ywen and Nicole Goh to clinch a bronze medal for Singapore. The Sabre Team held their ground against Uzbekistan in the Quarter-Finals to win 45-43 and advance into the Semi-Finals against Asian powerhouse Korea. Despite a 39-45 defeat by their Korean opponents, the Singapore team came back strong in the bronze-medal match against Japan to win 45-38, securing their spot on the podium. Several student-athletes and alumni also did well to finish in the Top 16 of their weapon categories. Singapore Sports School Student-Athlete and Alumni Representatives Ahmad Huzaifah Saharudin (Post-Secondary) Amita Berthier Danial Haqim Mohammed Sophian (Post-Secondary) Fong Zheng Jie (Alumnus) Grace Mun Si En (Alumnus) Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui (Post-Secondary) Lee Kar Moon (Post-Secondary) Neville Lim Woon Juin (Alumnus) Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan (Alumnus) Nicole Wee Sher Tynn (Post-Secondary) Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li Tan Weixuan (Post-Secondary) Tatiana Wong Yu Rong (Post-Secondary) Yeo Jing Zhe (Post-Secondary) Fencers Feel Chuffed From Camden GLL Camden International Cadet Sabre Tournament Etropolski Sabre David Chen Coach, Fencing Academy Posted: 15 November 2016 They may have competed at the GLL Camden International Cadet (U17) Sabre Tournament without a reserve fencer, but that was not a problem for Singapore Sports School student-athletes Lee Kar Moon, Nicole Wee Sher Tynn and fellow Singaporean Nicole Goh. The fact that it was Singapore’s maiden appearance at the tournament also did not faze them as the trio defeated Belgium 45-35 to clinch gold in the Women’s Team event on 30 October 2016. “Although we had to fence without a reserve, I was not affected as I had full faith in Nicole and Kar Moon,” said Nicole Wee. The trio had come up tops against 13 other teams from eight countries at the tournament in London, United Kingdom. The girls found their footing on the second day of the competition. The resilience and fighting spirit they demonstrated were exceptional. Initially ranked 6th out of the 14 teams, they fought their way to gold. The gold medal symbolises the growth of the Singapore Women’s Sabre Team as a whole. This group of young ladies, together Singapore’s World Cadet Champion, Ywen Lau, are making podium at various international events, establishing the reputation of Singapore as a formidable force in the event. For all the coaches behind the scene, nothing beats watching the fencers grow and mature into athletes who demonstrate sportsmanship and the right values. Meanwhile, there was more good news for the Fencing Academy when Megan Au Cheok Tung returned from her European debut with a medal. The Secondary 2 student-athlete clinched silver in the Women’s Sabre Cadet U14 at the Etropolski Sabre in Sofia, Bulgaria on 7 November 2016. RESULTS GLL Camden International Cadet Sabre Tournament Women’s Team 1 Lee Kar Moon, Nicole Wee Sher Tynn Etropolski Sabre Women’s Sabre Cadet 2 Megan Au Cheok Tung 9 Named Best Sportsboy, Sportsgirl 46th Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Awards Posted: 14 October 2016 It was a proud day for Singapore Sports School after nine of our student-athletes were named Best Sportsboy and Sportsgirl at the 46th Singapore Schools Sports Council Colours Awards on 16 September 2016. They were among 47 students who competed in the 28 SSSC sports and games and were presented the Best Sportsboy and Sportsgirl Awards at CHIJ Saint Theresa’s Convent in front of about 250 family members, teachers and students. Sports School student-athletes were presented a total of 99 Colours (Distinction) Awards as well as 351 Colours Awards. The annual event recognises outstanding athletes for their excellent performance in various sports and to officially close the National Schools Games for 2016. SINGAPORE SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL’S BEST SPORTSBOY AND SPORTSGIRL Adele Tan Qian Xiu (Shooting) Akmal Azman (Football) Amabel Chua Jia Ying (Bowling) Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier (Fencing) Avelyn Leong Kit Yan (Netball) Chan Jun Kai (Wushu) Crystal Wong Jia Ying (Badminton) Michele Petrova Lau Xin Ling (Gymnastics) Tia Louise Rozario (Track and Field) Not Disadvantaged By Young Age South East Asian Fencing Federation Championships Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy Posted: 15 September 2016 Student-athletes Tatiana Wong Yu Rong and Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier proved that age was no barrier to success when the two youngsters won gold medals in the Women’s Foil Team event at the South East Asian Fencing Federation Championships. Indeed, 17-year-old Tatiana and 15-year-old Amita felt no nerves at the OCBC Arena Hall 5 as they teamed up with fellow youngster Ysien Lau to defeat Vietnam 45-27 in the final. Not only were the three girls competing against older opponents, Vietnam is also considered as one of the traditional powerhouses in fencing in Southeast Asia. “I am really happy because everyone fenced her heart out as one team to overcome the odds to win the gold medal for Singapore, in Singapore,” said Tatiana. Altogether, past and present Singapore Sports School student-athletes took home 1 gold, 2 silvers and 2 bronzes at the Championships from 3 to 6 September 2016. RESULTS Men’s Epee Team 2 Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui Women’s Epee Team 3 Michelle Lee Chuan Ling, Veralyn Tan Chou Xin Women’s Foil Individual 3 Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan Women’s Foil Team 1 Amita Berthier, Tatiana Wong Yu Rong Men’s Sabre Team 2 Ahmad Huzaifah Saharudin, Danial Haqim Mohammed Sophian, Fong Zheng Jie 15 Medals In First Overseas Ranking Competition Australia U15 and Cadet Fencing Championship 2016 Coach, Fencing Academy Posted: 15 July 2016  The Australia U15 and Cadet Fencing Championship 2016 is an event recognised by Fencing Singapore as one of the ranking events in the new local ranking system. Being the first overseas ranking competition for the 2016/2017 fencing season, the event saw many Singaporeans participating – besides Singapore Sports School. It is also the first time since our Academy’s inception that we had 33 student-athletes across five levels (Secondary 1 to IBDP Year 5), three coaches and one General Manager involved in one event, making it the largest team in our Academy’s history. Sports School fencers brought home 4 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 7 bronze medals. Secondary 1’s Yu Sihan scored double gold in both the U15 and Cadet (U17) Individual Women’s Epee event, while Secondary 4’s Nicole Wee Sher Tynn won the gold medal in the Cadet Individual Women’s Sabre event. She then led the gold medal team consisting of Secondary 4’s Lee Kar Moon, Secondary 2’s Megan Au Cheok Tung and Secondary 1’s Jean Koh. Our fencers’ next competitions are the National Cadet Fencing Championships on 22 July and 24 July, followed by the Hong Kong U20 Open Fencing Championship during the last week of July. To help save costs and to enable our student-athletes to learn to be more independent, we decided to stay in a hostel and relied on public transport to get to the venue each day, instead of chartering a bus. Our student-athletes did their own grocery shopping, prepared their own breakfast and did their own laundry. On a lighter side, the Fencing Academy had the chance to interact and train with Australian fencers. We toured famous attractions such as the Sydney Opera House and participated in an exciting jet boat ride at the harbour. RESULTS Cadet Men’s Foil Individual – Silver (Brian Koh Shao Yang) Cadet Women’s Epee Individual – Gold (Yu Sihan) Cadet Women’s Foil Individual – Silver (Tatiana Wong Yu Rong) Cadet Women’s Sabre Individual – Gold (Nicole Wee Sher Tynn) Cadet Men’s Epee Team – Bronze (Xavier Chan Jun Xi, Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui, Simon Lee Renjie, Ryan Yeo Yuan Zhen) Cadet Men’s Foil Team – Silver (Brian Koh Shao Yang, Matthew James Lim Quan Rong, Max Neo Wei Kit, Joven Tey Qi Long) Cadet Men’s Sabre Team – Silver (Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li, Danial Haqim Mohammad Sophian, Jared Ng Jun Heng, Ahmad Huzaifah Saharudin) Cadet Women’s Epee Team – Bronze (Siti Nursuhailah Selamat, Aaliyaa Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan, Veralyn Tan Chou Xin, Yu Sihan) Cadet Women’s Foil Team – Bronze (Chua Yi Jia, Eleanor Tan Shu Ya, Tatiana Wong Yu Rong) Cadet Women’s Sabre Team – Gold (Megan Au Cheok Tung, Jean Koh, Lee Kar Moon, Nicole Wee Sher Tynn) U15 Men’s Epee Individual – Silver (Simon Lee Renjie) U15 Men’s Sabre Individual – Bronze (Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li) U15 Women’s Epee Individual – Gold (Yu Sihan) U15 Women’s Foil Individual – Bronze (Eleanor Tan Shu Ya) U15 Women’s Sabre Individual – Bronze (Megan Au Cheok Tung) U15 Men’s Sabre Team – Silver (Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li, Jared Ng Jun Heng, James Ng Xuan-Xin, Chan Phu Xien) U15 Women’s Sabre Team – Silver (Megan Au Cheok Tung, Jean Koh) Celebrating Champions 2016 Singapore Sports Awards Posted: 15 July 2016  Past and present student-athletes and one staff from Singapore Sports School strode up the stage 66 times to receive the Singapore Sports Awards on 23 June 2016 – the majority of who had won gold medals at the 28th Southeast Asian Games on home soil in 2015. New Hui Fen, Kimberly Lim Wei Yan and Shelby Lian Koh were the big winners at Raffles City Convention Centre after they took home the top prizes in the Team of the Year category. Bowling alumnus Hui Fen won her second consecutive Team of the Year (Event) award after partnering Shayna Ng and Cherie Tan to win silver in the Bowling Trios Team event at the 2015 World Women’s Championships. She also won the Meritorious Awards (Individual) and Meritorious Awards (Event) prizes as a member of the Women’s Trios team at the Asian Bowling Championship and Women’s Team at the World Women’s Championship, together with fellow alumni Daphne Tan Shi Jing and Jazreel Tan Shi Hua. Meanwhile, Kimberly and Shelby, along with the National Netball Squad, were recognised in the Team of the Year (Team Sport) category after winning the gold medal in the netball tournament at the 28th Sea Games. Like Hui Fen, this is also Kimberly’s second straight year winning the award. Additionally, Shooting Coach and Range Executive Nigel Lim Swee Hon was presented a Meritorious Award for winning the 50m Free Pistol Men’s Team gold medal in shooting at the 28th Sea Games. SINGAPORE SPORTS AWARDS WINNERS Team of the Year (Event) Bowling Trios Team (2015 World Women’s Championships) New Hui Fen Team of the Year (Team Sport) Netball Team (28th Sea Games) Kimberly Lim Wei Yan Shelby Lian Koh Meritorious Awards – Sportsboy/ Sportsgirl (Individual) Fencing Amita Marie Nicolette Berthier Neville Lim Woon Juin Ryan Ong Ren An Pencak Silat Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau’ddin Track and Field Veronica Shanti Pereira Meritorious Awards – Sportsboy/ Sportsgirl (Event) Gymnastics: Women’s Team (28th Sea Games) Zeng Qiyan Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Women’s Team (ISSF Junior Cup) Adele Tan Qian Xiu Ho Xiu Yi Martina Lindsay P Veloso Meritorious Awards (Individual) Bowling Daphne Tan Shi Jing Jazreel Tan Shi Hua New Hui Fen Pencak Silat Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Rahman Muhammad Nur Alfian Juma’en Nurul Suhaila Mohd Saiful Swimming Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Roanne Ho Ru’en Tao Li Waterski and Wakeboard Sasha Siew Hoon Christian Meritorious Awards (Event) Badminton: Girls’ Doubles (Asia Youth Championship) Crystal Wong Jia Ying Yeo Jiamin Bowling: Women’s Trios (Asian Bowling Championship) New Hui Fen Bowling: Women’s Team (World Women’s Championship) Daphne Tan Shi Jing Jazreel Tan Shi Hua New Hui Fen Bowling: Men’s Doubles (28th Sea Games) Howard Saw Hui-Zhe Keith Saw Hui-Xun Bowling: Women’s Trios (28th Sea Games) Bernice Lim Hui Ying Fencing: Foil Women’s Team (28th Sea Games) Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan Gymnastics: Women’s Rhythmic (28th Sea Games) Edlyn Ho Zen Yee Pencak Silat: Artistic Male Doubles (16th World Pencak Silat Championship) Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alau’ddin Pencak Silat: Artistic Female Team (16th World Pencak Silat Championship) Nur Fazlin Juma’en Nur Shafiqa Sheik Alau’ddin Nurul Khairunnisa Azlani Pencak Silat: Artistic Male Team (16th World Pencak Silat Championship) Hamillatu Arash Juffrie Muhammad Haziq Zainal Abidin Sailing: Female Fleet Racing Keelboat (28th Sea Games) Daniella Ng Hui Min Jovina Choo Bei Fen Sailing: Mixed Nacra 17 Fleet (ISAF Sailing World Cup) Denise Lim Kexin Sailing: Men’s 470 (28th Sea Games) Darren Choy Wong Loong Sailing: Women’s Skiff 49er (28th Sea Games) Griselda Khng Shooting: 10m Air Rifle Women’s Team (28th Sea Games) Martina Lindsay P Veloso Shooting: 50m Free Pistol Men’s Team (28th Sea Games) Nigel Lim Swee Hon (Staff) Swimming: Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team (28th Sea Games) Clement Lim Yong’En Swimming: Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Team (28th Sea Games) Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Hoong En Qi Swimming: Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay Team (28th Sea Games) Clement Lim Yong’En Swimming: Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Team (28th Sea Games) Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Roanne Ho Ru’en Tao Li Swimming: Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team (28th Sea Games) Pang Sheng Jun Swimming: Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team (28th Sea Games) Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Synchronised Swimming: Team Routine (28th Sea Games) Crystal Yap Yu Hui Debbie Soh Li Fei Gwyneth Goh Xiao Hui Lee Mei Shuang Natalie Chen Mei Qing Stephanie Chen Mei Qi Table Tennis: Men’s Team (28th Sea Games) Clarence Chew Zhe Yu Table Tennis: Women’s Team (20th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship) Pearlyn Koh Kai Xin Yee Herng Hwee Zhang Wanling Table Tennis: Women’s Team (28th Sea Games) Isabelle Li Siyun Fencing 101 Holiday Camp Cum Learn To Fence Programme Loo Zhao Rong Luan General Manager, Fencing Academy Posted: 15 July 2016 Singapore Sports School’s Under 14 fencers had an opportunity to pit themselves against their peers in the biggest age-group competition in Singapore a week ahead of the 2016 National Schools Fencing Championships. The Fencing Academy collected 7 golds, 3 silvers and 4 bronzes at the Singapore Minime Fencing Championships from 12 to 15 March 2016.
Secondary 2 student-athlete Matthew James Lim Quan Rong locked his name as the top foil specialist in his age-group, securing the individual and team gold medals. His third gold medal came in the Sabre Team event, while adding a silver medal in the Individual event of the same weapon.
Other multiple gold medallists include Aaliya Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan (Girls Epee Individual and Team) and Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li (Boys Sabre Individual and Team).
RESULTS
Individual
Boys Epee
1 Simon Lee Renjie
3 Ryan Tan Jun Quan
Girls Epee
1 Aaliya Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan
2 Siti Nursuhailah Selamat
Boys Foil
1 Matthew James Lim Quan Rong
3 Paolo Cheung Kele
Boys Sabre
1 Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li
2 Matthew James Lim Quan Rong
3 Jared Ng Jun Heng
Girls Sabre
2 Megan Au Cheok Tung
Team
Girls Epee
1 Aaliya Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan, Jean Koh, Natalie Kuan Rui Lin, Siti Nursuhailah Selamat
Boys Foil
1 Joel Chiu Ka Jyn, Matthew James Lim Quan Rong, Max Neo Wei Kit, Paolo Cheung Kele
3 Chan Phu Xien, Chern Ze Hou, Legolas Lee Zhao Yu, Wilger Loo Jun Kai
Boys Sabre
1 James Ng Xuan-Xin, Jared Ng Jun Heng, Matthew James Lim Quan Rong, Sean Elisha Koh Tze Li
Sports School Fencers Retain Two Titles
2016 National Schools Fencing Championships
Posted: 15 April 2016
Singapore Sports School managed to retain its Boys “C” and Girls “B” Division titles at the National Schools Fencing Championships from 21 to 28 March 2016.
Sports School’s “C” Boys foilists dominated the competition, collecting medals of all three colours. Matthew James Lim Quan Rong bettered his performance in the weapon category in 2015, clinching the gold medal this time. Joel Chiu Ka Jyn and Max Neo Wei Kit finished second and third respectively. Matthew also took home a bronze medal in the Epee event.
Yu Sihan was the top performer amongst the Sports School girls, winning a gold medal in the “B” Girls Epee and a bronze in the Foil event.
Sports School’s Boys “B” and Girls “C” Division teams finished second overall, while the Girls “A” Division team, comprising Michelle Lee Chuan Ling from the Swimming Academy and Tatiana Wong Yu Rong, won 2 silver medals to emerge 4th out of eight schools in the overall standings.
RESULTS
‘C’ Division Boys (Overall 1st)
Epee
2 Simon Lee Renjie
3 Matthew James Lim Quan Rong
3 Ryan Tan Jun Quan
Foil
1 Matthew James Lim Quan Rong
2 Joel Chiu Ka Jyn
3 Max Neo Wei Kit
Sabre
3 Jared Ng Jun Heng
‘C’ Division Girls (Overall 2nd)
Epee
1 Aaliyaa Shu Qi Omar Marcus Tan
Sabre
2 Megan Au Cheok Tung
‘B’ Division Boys (Overall 2nd)
Epee
1 Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui
Foil
3 Brian Koh Shao Yang
Sabre
2 Brian Koh Shao Yang
3 Danial Haqim Mohammed Sophian
‘B’ Division Girls (Overall Champion)
Epee
1 Yu Sihan
Foil
3 Yu Sihan
Sabre
1 Nicole Wee Sher Tynn
‘A’ Division Girls (Overall 4th)
Epee
2 Michelle Lee Chuan Ling
Foil
2 Tatiana Wong Yu Rong
Singapore Fences Into History Books
2016 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships
Ralf Bissdorf
Head Coach, Fencing Academy
Posted: 15 March 2016
Singapore’s youth fencers penned a chapter in the history books when they won a total of 3 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals at the 2016 Asian Junior and Cadet Championships in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Nine Singapore Sports School past and present student-athletes contributed to all three historic wins at the competition.
In the tournament that ran from 20 to 29 February 2016, Secondary 4’s Amita Berthier won the Cadet Women’s Foil Individual gold medal, while IBDP’s Tatiana Wong Yu Rong took the bronze medal. This is Singapore’s first top-place finish in this U17 event at the Championships. This is also the second consecutive year that Singapore has won two individual medals in this event. In the 2015 Championships, alumnus Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan and Amita finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
Sports School fencers achieved a few more milestones in the Team events. Amita and Tatiana were members of the Cadet Foil team that won Singapore’s first Team gold medal at the Championships. Secondary 4’s Nicole Wee Sher Tynn won another gold medal for Singapore in the Cadet Sabre Team event.
Student-athletes added another 1 silver and 3 bronze medals to Team Singapore’s medal count. These medals won at an Asian Championships are a big achievement for a fencer and a significant milestone in their journey to becoming a world-class athlete.
Results
Women's Cadet Foil Individual
1 Amita Berthier
3 Tatiana Wong Yu Rong
Men's Cadet Foil Team
2 Akira Goh Yu Xiang , Darren Tan, Ryan Ong Ren-An , Yeo Jing Zhe
Women's Cadet Epee Team
3 Esther Lai, Grace Mun Si En , Kiria Tikanah, Rebecca Wong
Women's Cadet Foil Team
1 Aarya Berthier, Amita Berthier , Tatiana Wong Yu Rong , Maxine Wong
Women's Cadet Sabre Team
1 Jessica Ong, Lau Ywen, Nicole Goh, Nicole Wee Sher Tynn
Women's Junior Epee Team
3 Esther Lai, Grace Mun Si En , Kiria Tikanah, Nicole Aw
Women's Junior Foil Team
3 Aarya Berthier, Amita Berthier , Lau Ywen, Nicole Mae Wong Hui Shan
Foreign Players Help To Stretch Local Potential
Visits By Overseas Teams
Posted: 15 February 2016
Singapore Sports School occasionally hosts foreign sport teams to train and spar with student-athletes. The different training methods and skills that international players bring allows our student-athletes to learn from more skilful players to improve their quality of play.
Badminton
The Japan Institute of Sports Science sent a team of U12 badminton players for a training camp in Singapore Sports School in January 2016. Ten Japanese shuttlers were handpicked by JISS to undergo the 5-day training stint.
Sports School student-athletes and coaches alike benefited from the exchange of skills, tactics and training methods. Lower Secondary student-athletes trained, sparred and underwent physical testing with the Japanese players. While training with the Japanese players was a refreshing change for our student-athletes, the higher level of training intensity saw our shuttlers pushing their boundaries at every training session. Japan’s National Junior Coach who accompanied the team introduced a new dimension into Sports School’s training to help elevate our student-athletes’ game.
Sport scientists who were part of the JISS team were able to give valuable advice and tips to Sports School coaches. Badminton coaches and sport scientists from JISS, the National Youth Sports Institute and Sports School were able to exchange ideas and training techniques to help improve our student-athletes’ quality of game.
Fencing
Singapore Sports School hosted 15 fencers from Australia and Brunei Darussalam, as they prepared for the 2016 Singapore Cadet World Cup from 23 to 26 January.
Sports School’s Fencing Academy was able to benefit from the high level of skill which the foreign fencers brought. The Australian team of 13 fencers and two coaches include top local Sabre fencers from the Men’s and Women’s teams, while the two Bruneians were part of the bronze medal-winning Boys Sabre Team at the Singapore Minime Fencing Championships in 2015. Several members of the Australian team will also be competing in the World Cadet Championships in April 2016.
Sports School’s Sabre fencers had opportunities to train and spar with the foreign fencers on four occasions, exposing them to different styles of fencing. The sparring sessions pushed Sports School student-athletes to stretch their boundaries and perform beyond their comfort zones.
Epee News!
2016 Singapore Cadet World Cup (Epee)
Giorgio Guerrini
Coach, Fencing Academy
Posted: 15 February 2016
Grace Mun and Coach Giorgio Guerrini
Singapore Sports School’s Fencing Academy formed a team to compete in the 2016 Singapore Cadet World Cup (Epee) from 23 to 26 January 2016 and also had fencers in the Team Singapore A and B teams. It turned out to be a “epee” event as our Sports School team won the Team silver medal – ahead of Team Singapore B team.
Four of our fencers won gold medals – Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui won the Boys’ Individual gold medal and Yu Sihan won the Girls’ Individual gold medal; Jefferson and Ryan Yeo Yuan Zhen then teamed up with two other fencers and won the Boys’ Team gold medal. Grace Mun Si En, who was fencing for Team Singapore A team, also won Girls’ Team gold medal.
Sihan, Siti Nursuhailah Selamat, Natalie Kuan Rui Lin and Tan Shu Qi, who competed under the Sports School banner, won the Girls’ Team silver medal.
Veralyn Tan Chou Xin and Nicholas Yeo Xue Wen won bronze medals competing for Team Singapore B team.
Fencers Learn Fancy Footwork In Iksan
2016 Korea National Junior Winter Training Camp
Loo Zhao Rong Luan
General Manager, Fencing Academy
Thirteen Singapore Sports School fencers participated in Korea’s National Junior Winter Training Camp in Iksan, South Korea, from 27 January to 4 February 2016. For nine days, they moved to the rhythm of Girls Generation and Super Junior as they trained alongside top Korean National Junior fencers.
Sports School fencers who are in the national team, ranked top 6 nationally or have shown potential to be in the national team were selected for the training stint with the top 8 U20 Korean fencers in each event, for boys and girls. Top local provincial teams also joined in the intensive training camp which provided more sparring opportunities with stronger opponents to help our student-athletes step up their game. Our fencers were thrilled to have the opportunity to spar with 2015 World Cadet champions Kim Dongju (Men’s Sabre) and Kim Myeongki (Men’s Epee) and 2014 World Cadet bronze medallist Jeon Eunhye (Women’s Sabre).
Training with the Koreans was an eye-opener for our student-athletes with regard to training techniques and attitude. Fencers did their attack and defence footwork and handwork drills to different music which helped them to inculcate a sense of rhythm into their fencing. Training with music also added an element of fun so our fencers did not feel as tired while practising the drills.
The discipline displayed by the Koreans was also a good learning point for our student-athletes. Little time was wasted between activities which ensured more productive training sessions. Our fencers also learnt how to be good hosts to visitors after observing how courteous the Korean team was, even during mealtimes.
This training camp served as a good preparation ground for Sports School fencers heading to the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships and World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships.
Soaring Beyond Their Wings
‘N’, ‘O’ Levels, IBDP Examination Results
Lynn Quek
Head of Year, Secondary 4 and 5, 2015
Posted: 15 January 2016
The student-athletes of 2015 who sat for national and international examinations have done well.
IBDP
Seven in 10 of Singapore Sports School’s first cohort of student-athletes who sat for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Examinations in November 2015 has achieved 40 points and more, out of a maximum score of 45.
Among them, seven student-athletes were specially mentioned by Principal Tan Teck Hock when he released the results on 5 January 2016 afternoon – netball player Deborah Wong Weng Ee, pole vaulter Brian Ho Ren Jie, badminton players Bernard Ong Soon Yang and Clarabelle Koh Pei Lin, shooters Audrey Lim Jia Min and Nicole Tay Wei Ting, and bowler Daphne Oh Xin Yi. They were raised as role-models for having achieved commendable outcomes in both sports and studies.
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IBDP student-athletes, who were given special mention, from left: Bernard Ong Soon Yang, Deborah Wong Weng Ee and Daphne Oh Xin Yi.
GCE ‘O’ Level
In the GCE “O” Level Examinations, every one of our 42 candidates qualify for a place in a polytechnic and 97.6 per cent are eligible for progression to a junior college or Millennia Institute. All candidates had passes in 5 subjects or more. Our student-athletes sat for a total of 17 subjects, of which 15 subjects saw pass rates higher than the national average.
The top student-athlete for 2015 is Brian Cheong Sze Kai (Fencing Academy), who scored 5 distinctions and an L1R5 of 9 points. Brian has Type 1 Diabetes, also known as Juvenile Diabetes, and he needs daily insulin injections to cope with an immune system that destroys cells in his pancreas. To be able to manage such physical stress and still perform well in sports and studies is admirable.
Another student-athlete worthy of special mention is Sheana Ching Min Li (Bowling Academy). She joined the Sports School with a PSLE T-score of 169 and was admitted into the Normal Academic stream. She scored 2 distinctions and an L1R5 of 18 points. She will be continuing her post-secondary education at St Andrews Junior College via Direct School Admission.
GCE 'O' Level Examinations student-athletes who were specially mentioned by Principal, Mr Tan Teck Hock (left), when he announced the results – Sheana Ching Min Li, Cepheaus R Chee Jiong Nian, Brian Cheong Sze Kai, Danish Irfan Azman, Qiu Yue and Louis Tee Jun Jie. Next to Louis are Vice-Principal, Mr Ho Beng Kiat, and Head of Year, Ms Lynn Quek.
Normal Academic
Two Secondary 4 Normal Academic student-athletes, Nicole Kon Su-Ann (Swimming Academy) and Maneshaa Singh Gharu (Netball Academy) qualified for the Polytechnic Foundation programme.
Normal Technical
Secondary 4 Normal Technical student-athlete Gerald Joseph Ting Yen Hong (Football Academy) made it to the through-train programme for ITE (Sports Class).
Facebook posts (below) by Minister for Community, Culture and Youth, Ms Grace Fu.
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