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2023 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships

Welcome to the hub for the 2023 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships, which was held April 1–9, 2023, in Plovdiv, the second-largest city in Bulgaria and its cultural capital.

Team USA led the medal county with 15 total medals, including eight golds. Read our recaps below!

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Epee

Junior Women's Epee

  • Hadley Husisian (Oakton, Va./Fencers Club, Princeton University, Elite Fencing Academy, DC Fencers Club)
  • Ketki Ketkar (Sammamish, Wash./Cornell University, Kaizen Academy LLC)
  • Faith Park (Lorton, Va./DC Fencers Club, Harvard University)
  • Tierna Oxenreider (Reynoldsburg, Ohio/Columbia University)

Junior Men's Epee

  • Samuel Imrek (Missouri City, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy)

  • Miles Weiss (Houston, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy and The Ohio State University)

  • Henry Lawson (New York, N.Y./Fencers Club Inc.)

  • Gabriel Feinberg (Lincoln, Mass./Olympia Fencing Center and The Ohio State University)

Cadet Women's Epee

  • Leehi Machulsky (San Jose, Calif./Academy of Fencing Masters (AFM))

  • Sarah Gu (Warren, N.J./Medeo Fencing Club)

  • Yasmine Khamis (McKinney, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy)

Cadet Men's Epee

  • Luka Loncar (Belmont, Mass./Olympia Fencing Center)

  • Alexander Bezrodnov (Mountainside, N.J./Medeo Fencing Club)

  • Sergei Kudriavtcev (Houston, Texas/Alliance Fencing Academy)


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Photo by Eva Pavía/#BizziTeam

Foil

Junior Women's Foil

  • Lauren Scruggs (Queens, N.Y./Peter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers Club Inc. and Harvard University)

  • Zander Rhodes (South Orange, N.J./V Fencing Club, Le Club Touche and Columbia University)

  • Ryanne Leslie (Philadelphia, PA./V Fencing Club and Piste Fencing Academy)

  • Emily Jing (Roxbury, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

Junior Men's Foil

  • Samarth Kumbla (San Jose, Calif./Silicon Valley Fencing Center)
  • Brandon Li (Acton, Mass./Princeton University, Marx Fencing Academy)
  • Andrew Chen (Lexington, KY./Bluegrass Fencers' Club)
  • Daniel Zhang (Belmont, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

Cadet Women's Foil

  • Emily Jing (Roxbury, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

  • Katerina Lung (Lexington, Mass./Moe Fencing Club LLC)

  • Jia Chen (Franklin Lakes, N.J./V Fencing Club and Le Club Touche)

Cadet Men's Foil

  • Roy Graham (Needham, Mass./Jovanovic Fencing)

  • Castor Kao (Needham, Mass./Star Fencing Academy)

  • Renzo Fukuda (San Francisco, Calif./Massialas Foundation (M Team))


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Saber

Junior Women's Saber

  • Magda Skarbonkiewicz (Portland, Ore./Oregon Fencing Alliance)
  • Tatiana Nazlymov (Bethesda, Md./Nazlymov Fencing Foundation)
  • Zoe Kim (Basking Ridge, N.J./Harvard University, Nellya Fencers Club)
  • Kaitlyn Pak (Jersey City, N.J./Manhattan Fencing Center)

Junior Men's Saber

  • Colin Heathcock (Palo Alto, Calif./Manhattan Fencing Center)

  • William Morrill (New York, N.Y./Scarsdale Fencing Center and Fencers Club Inc.)

  • Cody Walter Ji (Atlanta, Ga./Nellya Fencers)

  • Lev BenAvram (Bethesda, Md./Nazlymov Fencing Foundation and Brandeis University)

Cadet Women's Saber

  • Jenna Shoman (Short Hills, N.J./Manhattan Fencing Center)

  • Sophie Liu (North Potomac, Md./Capital Fencing Academy)

  • Hannah Lee (Wellesley, Mass./Boston Fencing Club)

Cadet Men's Saber

  • William Morrill (New York, N.Y./Scarsdale Fencing Center and Fencers Club Inc.)

  • Cody Walter Ji (Atlanta, Ga./Nellya Fencers)

  • Taylor Chon (Carrollton, Texas/Globus Fencing Academy)

  • Men’s Epee Coach: Franco Cerutti
  • Women’s Epee Coach: Natalie Dostert
  • Men’s Saber Coach: Terrence Lasker
  • Women’s Saber Coach: Adam Skarbonkiewicz
  • Men’s Foil Coach: Greg Massialas
  • Women’s Foil Coach: Ralf Bissdorf
  • Sports Med: Peggy Chin & Tomy Ton; from Mt. Sinai: Catherine Mills & Deborah Pacik
  • Chief of Mission: Saul Mendoza
  • Team Captain: Ben Bratton
  • Armorers: Brian Rosen & Al Merritt
  • Media: Bryan Wendell
  • Team Leader: Kaitlyn Litten

Junior Women’s Saber

  • Gold: Magda Skarbonkiewicz
    • Oregon Fencing Alliance
    • Coaches: Adam Skarbonkiewicz, Ian Farr, Jefferson Larson
  • 8th: Zoe Kim
    • Harvard University, Nellya Fencers Club
    • Coaches: Daria Schneider, Terrence Lasker
  • 12th: Tatiana Nazlymov
    • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation
    • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev and Vitali Nazlymov
  • 81st: Kaitlyn Pak
    • Manhattan Fencing Center
    • Coach: Aliaksei Likhacheuski

Junior Men’s Saber

  • Gold: Colin Heathcock
    • Christian Bauer Academy, Manhattan Fencing Center
    • Coach: Christian Bauer
  • 13th: Lev BenAvram
    • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation, Brandeis University
    • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev, Vitali Nazlymov, Matthew Zich
  • Tied-23rd: William Morrill
    • Scarsdale Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.
    • Coach: Achiko Lortkipanidze
  • 35th: Cody Walter Ji
    • Nellya Fencers
    • Coach: Terrence Lasker

Cadet Women’s Saber

  • Bronze: Jenna Shoman
    • Manhattan Fencing Center
    • Coaches: Sergey Isayenko, Yury Gelman
  • 6th: Sophie Liu
    • Capital Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Dariusz Gilman, Elliott Clinton
  • T-45th: Hannah Lee
    • Boston Fencing Club
    • Coach: Matthew Zich

Cadet Men’s Saber

  • Gold: Will Morrill
    • Scarsdale Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.
    • Coach: Achiko Lortkipanidze
  • Bronze: Taylor Chon
    • Globus Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Hyo Kun Lee, Andrew Fischl, Bernard Witek
  • 19th: Cody Walter Ji
    • Nellya Fencers
    • Coach: Terrence Lasker

Junior Women’s Saber — Team Event

  • 5th Place, Team USA
    • Magda Skarbonkiewicz
      • Oregon Fencing Alliance
      • Coaches: Adam Skarbonkiewicz, Ian Farr, Jefferson Larson 
    • Tatiana Nazlymov
      • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation
      • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev and Vitali Nazlymov
    • Zoe Kim
      • Harvard University, Nellya Fencers Club
      • Coaches: Daria Schneider, Terrence Lasker
    • Kaitlyn Pak
      • Manhattan Fencing Center
      • Coach: Aliaksei Likhacheuski

Junior Men’s Saber — Team Event

  • Gold, Team USA
    • Colin Heathcock
      • Christian Bauer Academy, Manhattan Fencing Center
      • Coach: Christian Bauer
    • William Morrill
      • Scarsdale Fencing Center, Fencers Club Inc.
      • Coach: Achiko Lortkipanidze
    • Cody Walter Ji
      • Nellya Fencers
      • Coach: Terrence Lasker
    • Lev BenAvram
      • Nazlymov Fencing Foundation, Brandeis University
      • Coaches: Fikrat Valiyev, Vitali Nazlymov, Matthew Zich

Junior Women’s Foil

  • Gold: Zander Rhodes
    • V Fencing Club, Columbia University
    • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski
  • Silver: Lauren Scruggs
    • Peter Westbrook Foundation, Harvard University
    • Coach: Sean McClain
  • 6th place: Emily Jing
    • Star Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng
  • 78th place: Ryanne Leslie 
    • V Fencing Club, PISTE Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski

Junior Men’s Foil

  • Bronze place: Samarth Kumbla
    • Silicon Valley Fencing
    • Coaches: Aleksei Muruhin, Andre Raisch, Vil Nagimov
  • 10th place: Brandon Li
    • Princeton University, Marx Fencing Academy
    • Coach: Ralf Bissdorf
  • 19th place: Andrew Chen
    • Bluegrass Fencers' Club
    • Coach: Amgad Khazbak
  • 37th place: Daniel Zhang
    • Star Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Cadet Women’s Foil

  • Bronze: Emily Jing
    • Star Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng
  • 6th place: Jia Chen
    • V Fencing Club
    • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich and Vlad Lyshkovski
  • Tie-42nd: Katerina Lung
    • Moe Fencing Club
    • Coaches: Matteo Zennaro, Elif Sachs, Jason Sachs

Cadet Men’s Foil

  • 18th place: Roy Graham
    • Jovanovic Fencing Club
    • Coach: Bojan Jovanovic
  • 48th place: Renzo Fukuda
    • Massialas Foundation (MTeam)
    • Coaches: Greg Massialas, Cole Harkness, Lenny Orinsheyn
  • 69th place: Castor Kao
    • Star Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Junior Women’s Foil — Team Event

  • Gold: Team USA
    • Lauren Scruggs
      • Peter Westbrook Foundation, Harvard University
      • Coach: Sean McClain
    • Zander Rhodes
      • V Fencing Club, Columbia University
      • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski
    • Ryanne Leslie
      • V Fencing Club, PISTE Fencing Academy
      • Coaches: Serge Vashkevich, Vladimir Lyshkovski
    • Emily Jing
      • Star Fencing Academy
      • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Junior Men’s Foil — Team Event

  • Gold: Team USA
    • Samarth Kumbla
      • Silicon Valley Fencing
      • Coaches: Aleksei Muruhin, Andre Raisch, Vil Nagimov
    • Brandon Li
      • Princeton University, Marx Fencing Academy
      • Coach: Ralf Bissdorf
    • Andrew Chen
      • Bluegrass Fencers' Club
      • Coach: Amgad Khazbak
    • Daniel Zhang
      • Star Fencing Academy
      • Coaches: Kai Zhao, Tamer Tahoun, Shuang Meng

Junior Women’s Epee

  • Gold: Hadley Husisian
    • Fencers Club, Princeton University
    • Coach: Guillermo Madrigal
  • 33rd: Faith Park
    • DC Fencers Club, Harvard University
    • Coaches: Janusz Smolenski, Adam Maczik
  • 39th: Ketki Ketkar
    • Kaizen Academy LLC, Cornell University
    • Coaches: Yasser Eldarawani, Susan Jennings, Ariana Klinkov
  • 41st: Tierna Oxenreider
    • Columbia University
    • Coaches: Alex Zurabishvili, Michael Aufrichtig

Junior Men’s Epee

  • Bronze: Samuel Imrek
    • Alliance Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Natalie Dostert, Dorian Jimenez
  • 17th: Gabriel Feinberg
    • Olympia Fencer Center, The Ohio State University
    • Coaches: Daniel Hondor, Katarzyna Dabrowa
  • 37th: Miles Weiss
    • Alliance Fencing Academy, The Ohio State University
    • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Lewis Weiss and Kasia Dabrowa
  • 59th: Henry Lawson
    • Fencers Club
    • Coaches: Guillermo Madrigal, Dwight Smith

Cadet Women’s Epee

  • 18th: Leehi Machulsky
    • Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
    • Coaches: Zhanna Bikkina, Slava Novoselov, Dima Chumak, Carmine Carpenito
  • 19th: Yasmine Khamis
    • Alliance Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Natalie Dostert, Dorian Jimenez
  • 34th: Sarah Gu
    • Medeo Fencing Club
    • Coaches: Yakov Danilenko, Fiona Fong, Alex Van Den Bergh

Cadet Men’s Epee

  • 19th: Sergei Kudriavtcev
    • Alliance Fencing Academy
    • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Sasha Smerdin, Dorian Jimenez
  • 31st: Alexander Bezrodnov
    • Medeo Fencing Club
    • Coaches: Yakov Danilenko, Fiona Fong, Alex Van Den Bergh
  • Tie-36th: Luka Loncar
    • Olympia Fencing Center
    • Coaches: Julian Rueda, Daniel Hondor

Junior Women’s Epee — Team Event

  • Team USA: Silver
    • Hadley Husisian
      • Fencers Club, Princeton University
      • Coach: Guillermo Madrigal
    • Ketki Ketkar
      • Kaizen Academy LLC, Cornell University
      • Coaches: Yasser Eldarawani, Susan Jennings, Ariana Klinkov
    • Faith Park
      • DC Fencers Club, Harvard University
      • Coaches: Janusz Smolenski, Adam Maczik
    • Tierna Oxenreider
      • Columbia University
      • Coaches: Alex Zurabishvili, Michael Aufrichtig

Junior Men’s Epee — Team Event

  • Team USA: 4th
    • Samuel Imrek
      • Alliance Fencing Academy
      • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Natalie Dostert, Dorian Jimenez
    • Gabriel Feinberg
      • Olympia Fencer Center, The Ohio State University
      • Coaches: Daniel Hondor, Katarzyna Dabrowa
    • Miles Weiss
      • Alliance Fencing Academy, The Ohio State University
      • Coaches: Andrey Geva, Lewis Weiss and Kasia Dabrowa
    • Henry Lawson
      • Fencers Club
      • Coaches: Guillermo Madrigal, Dwight Smith

Recent Host Cities

Here's where the past 10 Junior & Cadet Fencing World Championships have been held:

2014 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2015 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2016 - Bourges, France
2017 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
2018 - Verona, Italy
2019 - Toruń, Poland
2020 - The event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 - Cairo, Egypt
2022 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2023 - Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Last Time Out

Team USA won 15 medals at the 2022 Junior & Cadet Worlds in Dubai.

Gold and World Champion:

  • Hadley Husisian - Junior Women's Epee Individual
  • Lauren Scruggs - Junior Women's Foil Individual
  • Magda Skarbonkiewicz - Junior Women's Saber Individual
  • Junior Women's Foil Team (Maia Weintraub, Zander Rhodes, Lauren Scruggs, Rachael Kim)
  • Samuel Imrek - Cadet Men's Epee Individual
  • Magda Skarbonkiewicz - Cadet Women's Saber Individual

Silver:

  • Siobhan Sullivan - Cadet Women's Saber Individual
  • Honor Johnson - Junior Women's Saber Individual
  • Junior Men's Epee Team (Henry Lawson, Skyler Liverant, Justin Haddad, Gabriel Feinberg)

Bronze: 

  • Ketki Ketkar - Junior Women's Epee Individual
  • Junior Women's Epee Team (Hadley Husisian, Sarah Gu, Faith Park, Ketki Ketkar)
  • Chase Emmer - Junior Men's Foil Individual
  • Andrew Chen - Cadet Men's Foil Individual
  • Cody Ji - Cadet Men's Saber Individual
  • William Morrill - Cadet Men's Saber Individual 

The medal count from 2022.