Port Chester, NY (Jan 1, 2024) — The youngest fencers to those vying for the Paris 2024 Olympics turned out for the Ziad and Eli Saber Cup at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club.
The top prize of the day — the gold medal for Senior Mixed Saber — was won by US Olympian Eli Dershwitz, the current world champion. He edged out the silver medalist Ziad Elsissy, an Olympian representing Egypt, by just one point. Elsissy is ranked fourth in the world.
And it didn’t stop there. The talent participating in the Mixed Open resulted in ratings being awarded to Dershwitz (A24) and Babacar Keita and Samuel Sugiura, both from Tim Morehouse and both earning their C24 ratings.
Ratings were also earned in Division III Men’s and Women’s events by:
Ryan Waxler - D24
Isaac Yook - E 24
Charlotte Choi - E24.
At the youngest levels, many fencers reached personal milestones including Jack Morehouse, who won his first medal. Varvara Mankova took her first gold, in Senior Women’s Saber. And Charlotte Choi won two golds - Y-12 Women’s Saber and Division III Cadet Women’s Saber.
Congratulations fencers, coaches and families.
Fencers participating in the TMFC Ziad and Eli Saber Cup at Tim Morehouse Fencing Club, Port Chester:
Y-8 Mixed Saber/10
1st - Henrik Wang, SCFA
2nd - Luca Merolla
3T - Lorenzo Mangini
3T - Leonidas Constantine
5th - Zoe Morehouse
6th - Maleakhi Sembiring
7th - Ethan Zhang
8th - Jack Morehouse
9 - Akari Tomonari
10 - Benjamin Brosterman
Y-12 Men’s Saber/12
1st - Marcus Avery
2nd - Aidan Song
3T - Leo Suh, Manhattan Fencing Club
3T - Michael Terentiev, FAW
5th - Leo Shapiro
6th - Ibrahim Salman, GFA
7th - Ethan Dai
8th - Gabriel Guegan
9 - Nolan He
10 - Jeffrey Lee
11 - Harrison Wang
12 - Joshua Messinger
Y-12 Women’s Saber/7
1st - Charlotte Choi
2nd - Amelia Bao, BSC-NY
3T - Estelle Maddison
3T - Katherine Ong
5th - Erica Maddison
6th - Danielle Tom
7th - Mandy Ru Feng
Y-10 Mixed Saber/12
1st - Ibrahim Salman, GFA
2nd - Leo Shapiro
3T - Michael Terentiev, FAW
3T - Henrik Wang, SCFA
5th - Danielle Tom
6th - Edward Helmy, Candlewood
7th - Harrison Wang
8th - Amelia Bao, BSC-NY
9 - Estelle Maddison
10 - Bennett Sabino
11 - Jordan Suh, Manhattan Fencing Club
12 - Ethan Zhang
Div III Cadet Women’s Saber/10
1st - Charlotte Choi, E24
2nd - Olivia Mermegas
3T - Pompie Yannapoulos
3T - Leada Parsons, Candlewood
5th - Janice Lee
6th - Scarlett Shelley, LIFC
7th - Lily Laffy
8th - Malolae Leon
9 - Erica Maddison
10 - Chuqing Shi
Div III Cadet Men’s Saber/15
1st - Ryan Waxler, D24
2nd - Marcus Pinto
3T - Kevin Yuan, FCUW
3T - Isaac Yook, E24
5th - Jacob Berger, Bergen FC
6th - Hamzah Salman, GFA
7th - Alex Mermegas
8th - Lev Held, Sheridan
9 - Augusto Pinto
10 - Sohan Chakravorty, Manhattan Fencing Club
11 - Jonas Broening Chai
12 - Tristan Haugh
13 - Eric Pho, Fencer’s Club
14T - Victor Henniaux
14T - Eric Ruiz
Senior Women’s Saber/10
1st - Varvara Mankova
2nd - Keira Lauri
3T - Pompie Yannapoulos
3T - Olivia Mermegas
5th - Scarlett Shelley, LIFC
6th - Lily Laffy
7th - Janice Lee
8th - Chuqing Shi
9 - Erica Maddison
10 - Leada Parsons, Candlewood
Senior Mixed Saber/35
1st - Eli Dershwitz, A24
2nd - Ziad Elsissy
3T - Amer Mohamed
3T - Noah Te Velde, Peter Westbrook/Fencer’s Club
5th - Shaun Kim
6th - Babacar Keita, C24
7th - Samuel Sugiura, C24
8th - Robert Wang
9 - Seth Edelman
10 - Alexander Francois
11 - Christopher Hu, Bergen FC
12 - Connor Chung
13 - Daniel Posy, Bergen FC
14 - Giulio Formenti, Fencer’s Club
15 - Noah Zeng, Bergen FC
16 - Kevin Liu, Bergen FC
17 - Inkosi Brou, Peter Westbrook/Stamford FC
18 - Matthew Fields
19 - Varvara Mankova
20 - Jacob Berger, Bergen FC
21 - Kyle Stamis, Durkan FA/SIOT Univ
22T - Kevin Yuan, FCUW
22T - Sohan Chakravorty, Manhattan Fencing Club
24 - Hamzah Salman, GFA
25 - Johnson Waldren, Nova FC
26 - Olivia Mermegas
27 - Yonatan Ivron, Masters FA
28 - Eric Ruiz
28 - Augusto Pinto
30 - Isaac Yook
31 - Terence Jiang, PFA
32 - Max Terentiev, FAW
33T - Lev Held, Sheridan FA
33T - Alex Mermegas
