Last weekend, fencers from Ljubljana Fencing Club took part in the first competitions of the new season.
On Saturday, the children and a veteran travelled to Split, Croatia.
Jon and Leon fenced in the U-14 category (boys B).
In the pool, Jon won 3 bouts and lost 2, while Leon won 4 and lost 1. After the preliminary round, Leon was ranked 2nd and Jon 8th.
Leon then won one bout to 15 and narrowly lost the next 15:14 to the Italian Marziani, finishing 6th. Jon won two bouts to 15 and then lost 15:10 to Čubrić, finishing 3rd.
Lars, Brin, Leon and Bernard competed in cadet men's épée. Brin did best in the pools with 4 wins and 1 defeat. Lars had 3 wins and 2 defeats, and Bernard and Leon 2 wins and 3 defeats each.
After the preliminary round, Brin was ranked 4th, Lars 13th, Leon 15th and Bernard 17th.
Bernard and Leon lost their first elimination bouts: Leon finished 17th and Bernard 18th.
Thanks to his high ranking, Brin had a bye in the first elimination round – but his opponent was Lars, who had already won a bout to 15. After a duel between two friends, Lars won and Brin finished 11th. Lars didn't stop there: after beating Brin, he knocked out a Hungarian and two Croatian fencers, and ended the competition at the top of the podium! He fenced his way to an excellent first place!
Bernard then also fenced in junior men's épée, winning one bout and losing three in his pool. He was ranked 11th after the preliminary round, won one bout to 15 and lost the next to Šimunković, who finished 2nd. In the end Bernard placed 8th.
Dominik Černjak competed in veterans' épée, winning one bout in his pool before losing to the Polish fencer who went on to win, who is also a coach at MK Split. Dominik finished 3rd.
On Sunday, Tallin travelled to Udine, Italy, to compete at the Prova Selezione regionale Assoluti. She won 4 bouts and lost 2 in her pool, was ranked 10th after the preliminary round and won one elimination bout. She finished 10th.
