A Piste of the Action

At the South East Asian Fencing Federation (SEAFF) Minime, Junior & Cadet Championships in Kuala Lumpur held from 6 to 8 August 2026, our fencers collected 8 gold medals, alongside a host of silver and bronze medals.

Among the standout performers were five individual champions. Hannah Isabella captured the U14 Women’s Sabre title, while Kitson Kok emerged victorious in the U14 Men’s Epee.

At the Junior level, Isabelle Lee took gold in the Women’s Epee, with teammate Mariem Maya Lounis joining her on the podium with bronze. Benjamin Lee was crowned Junior Men’s Epee champion, while Marcus Maximilian Tan completed the individual gold haul with victory in the Junior Men’s Sabre.

There was plenty more to celebrate in the individual events. Claire Yang earned silver in the U14 Women’s Epee, while Kai Seah Rajentheran took bronze in the U14 Men’s Sabre.

In the Junior Women’s Sabre, Natallie Chan secured silver, with Jaida Quah and Sarah Koh sharing the bronze-medal positions. Cevin Sun added a bronze in the Junior Men’s Epee, while Ashton Auw made it a one-two finish for Sports School in the Junior Men’s Sabre with silver behind Marcus.

The individual performances were followed by an equally impressive showing in the team events, where our fencers demonstrated the depth of the contingent. Lee En Qi, Annabelle Ong, Mariem Maya Lounis and Isabelle Lee combined to capture gold in the Junior Women’s Epee Team event.

Our Junior Women’s Sabre medallists then joined forces, with Natallie Chan, Jaida Quah and Sarah Koh turning their individual podium performances into a team gold.

There was another title in the Junior Men’s Epee Team event as Benjamin Lee, Cevin Sun, Kayden Kok and Ethan Tham fought their way to the top of the podium.

The Junior Women’s Foil team of Gianna Koh, Alyssa Tan and Maaravis Sita Naidu also contributed to the medal tally with a bronze.

With medals coming from different age groups, weapons and events, the championships reflected not only the individual abilities of our fencers, but also the collective strength of the fencing programme. Several who reached the podium individually returned to compete alongside their teammates in the team events, turning personal achievements into shared victories.

There was little time to put the swords away.

Two back-to-back weekends of competition followed at the Singapore Junior Trials II from 15 to 16 August and the Singapore Senior Trials I from 22 to 23 August, where our fencers continued their run of podium finishes across all three weapons.

Marcus Maximilian Tan carried his winning form from the SEAFF Championships into the Senior Trials, taking gold in the Men’s Sabre. His victory added another title to an impressive period that had already seen him crowned Junior Men’s Sabre champion in Kuala Lumpur.

At the Junior Trials, Ashton Auw went one better after his SEAFF silver by capturing gold in the Men’s Sabre, while Jae Lim took top honours in the Women’s Sabre.

There were medals throughout the squad as well. At the Senior Trials, Ashton added a Men’s Sabre silver, while Benjamin Lee and Lee En Qi claimed bronze in the Men’s and Women’s Epee respectively. Sarah Koh also secured silver in the Women’s Sabre.

The Junior Trials saw Benjamin Lee take silver in the Men’s Epee and Lee En Qi do likewise in the Women’s Epee. Tan Le Kai earned bronze in the Men’s Foil, while Cameron Alexander Tan Soliano, Isabelle Lee, Annabelle Ong and Sarah Koh also finished on the podium in their respective events.

The month of fencing action ended on a high with Cameron Alexander Tan Soliano clinching a gold medal in Men’s Sabre at the Asian Cadet Cup held in Singapore from 29 to 30 August 2026.

South East Asian Fencing Federation Minime, Junior & Cadet Championships

U14 Women's Epee
Silver – Claire Yang Kai Ting

U14 Women's Sabre
Gold – Hannah Isabella Muhammed Hafiz

U14 Men's Epee
Gold – Kitson Kok Zi Cheng

U14 Men's Sabre
Bronze – Kai Seah Rajentheran

Junior Women's Epee
Gold – Isabelle Lee Ern Swan
Bronze – Mariem Maya Lounis

Junior Women's Sabre
Silver – Natallie Chan Yin Xin
Joint Bronze – Jaida Quah Hao Xun
Joint Bronze – Sarah Koh Ya Qi

Junior Men's Epee
Gold – Benjamin Lee Shijie
Bronze – Cevin Sun Qi

Junior Men's Sabre
Gold – Marcus Maximilian Tan
Silver – Ashton Auw Sen Hon

Junior Women's Epee Team
Gold – Lee En Qi, Annabelle Ong Nhat Anh Thu, Mariem Maya Lounis, Isabelle Lee Ern Swan

Junior Women's Foil Team
Bronze – Gianna Koh Shao Yuan, Alyssa Tan Si En, Maaravis Sita Naidu
Junior Women's Sabre Team
Gold – Natallie Chan Yin Xin, Jaida Quah Hao Xun, Sarah Koh Ya Qi

Junior Men's Epee Team
Gold – Benjamin Lee Shijie, Cevin Sun Qi, Kayden Kok Zi Ming, Ethan Tham Yu Kip

Singapore Senior Trials I

Women’s Epee Individual
Silver - Esther Tan (alumna)
Bronze - Lee En Qi

Women’s Foil Individual
Silver - Cheung Kemei (alumna)

Women's Sabre Individual
Silver - Sarah Koh Ya Qi

Men's Epee Individual
Gold - Simon Lee Renjie (alumnus)
Bronze - Benjamin Lee Shijie
Bronze - Jefferson Cheong Jia Hui (alumnus)

Men’s Foil Individual
Bronze - Neo Tze Yang (alumnus)

Men's Sabre Individual
Gold - Marcus Maximilian Tan
Silver - Ashton Auw Sen Hon

Singapore Junior Trials II

Women's Epee Individual
Silver - Lee En Qi
Bronze - Isabelle Lee Ern Swan
Bronze - Annabelle Ong Nhat Anh Thu

Women's Sabre Individual
Gold - Jae Lim Jia En
Bronze - Sarah Koh Ya Qi

Men's Epee Individual
Silver - Benjamin Lee Shijie

Men's Foil Individual
Gold - Neo Tze Yang (alumnus)
Bronze - Tan Le Kai

Men's Sabre Individual
Gold - Ashton Auw Sen Hon
Bronze - Cameron Alexander Tan Soliano

Asian Cadet Cup: Singapore

Men's Sabre Individual
Gold - Cameron Alexander Tan Soliano