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Tuesday, 1st July = 2008

Fencing - SPFC=20 Malta Open

Alexander claims = new sabre=20 title

The main fencing = event of=20 the season, the St Paul Fencing Club Malta Open, was recently held over = an=20 action-packed weekend at the Mtarfa = gymnasium. This=20 competition gave fencers an ideal opportunity to gain international = experience=20 without having to leave our shores.

The first edition = was held=20 in 1998 and since then the Malta Open has been held each year without=20 interruption.

A group of = foreign fencers,=20 led by Jim Pilkington, again took part.

Three weapon = categories=20 were held, foil, epee and, for the first time, sabre. In addition, the=20 organisers also held a mixed epee team competition. The fencing bouts = were=20 presided by Sicilian referee Fabrizio Di Lauria, = accredited to=20 the Federazione Italiana=20 Scherma (FIS). The allocation of Italian = referees for=20 competitions in Malta was made possible = under the=20 terms of a protocol signed between the two associations in = 2004.

In men's foil, = Andre Zahra=20 won his first event claiming the gold with a 15-12 score against Matthew = Camilleri Fava. Juan = Formosa and=20 Kurt Mifsud placed joint third.

In epee, Florian Crispin, of France, was the winner = following a=20 15-3 victory over Marcus Muscat Baron, the 2007 category winner. Scott = Willis,=20 from the UK, along with Zahra, were joint third.

The sabre event = was a=20 welcome addition to the 2008 Malta Open.

Honours here went = to Kevin=20 Alexander, from the UK,=20 following a close 15-14 win over Formosa who had to settle = for second=20 place. Mark Borg and Pilkington were joint third.

In women's foil, = Susan=20 Ronald placed first after beating Jessica Vella 15-7=20 in the decisive match. Third place went to Danika=20 Formosa and Petra Kogelnig.

In epee, the = tables were=20 turned following a closely-fought final between Vella=20 and Ronald. The former won 15-14. Formosa and Elaine Damato were the bronze medal winners.

A mixed team = event took=20 place after the individual events with six teams, each consisting of = three=20 members, participating. Here, the top side was that of Zahra, Mifsud and Kogelnig.

At the end of the = tournament, Juan Formosa, St Paul Fencing Club president, thanked all=20 participants and officials and volunteers for their = assistance.

Special thanks = went to St=20 Thomas Institute, Wish to Read Ltd, Ivan Vassallo and=20 Jim Pilkington who contributed to sponsoring the Malta Open.

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