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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)