TMFC Fencers Compete Across Seven Tournaments This Weekend

From Connecticut to Cairo, TMFC fencers are heading to seven tournaments this weekend. Our November 12–15, 2026 preview includes 86 fencers across regional youth events, cadet internationals and senior World Cups. Good luck to every athlete, and thank you to the coaches and families supporting them.

New Haven, Connecticut · Pizza RYC/RJCC

November 14–15: 69 TMFC-listed athletes across saber, foil and épée. See the separate Pizza preview and full TMFC roster. Official tournament page.

Denver, Colorado · RYC/RJC of the Rockies

November 13–15: Anita Gao. Official event information and entries →

Glen Allen, Virginia · Kiefer Meinhardt Cup

November 14–15: Marcus Avery; Andrew Li; Beatrice Li; Catherine Li; Nora Louisa Abrous McCarthy; Bennett Sabino; Leo Shapiro; Owen Tardiff; Amelia Tsui; Ethan Zhang. Official event information and entries →

New Orleans, Louisiana · Crescent City Open

November 14–15: Jyoti Rustogi. Official event information and entries →

Dresden, Germany · Cadet Women’s Foil

November 14–15: Grace Feng; Amabel Wang; Iris Yang. Official event information and entries →

Plovdiv, Bulgaria · Senior Women’s Foil World Cup

November 12–15: Ella Calise. Official event information and entries →

Cairo, Egypt · Senior Men’s Saber World Cup

Marcus Pinto represents Brazil, with men’s pools beginning Friday, November 13. This is his third consecutive competition weekend, following a top-16 finish in Sofia and a top-64 finish at the Dormagen Junior World Cup. Read Marcus’s separate Cairo spotlight and follow live results.

From Manhattan and Westchester to the international strip

Whether this is a fencer’s first regional competition or another step onto the world stage, preparation matters: check equipment, arrive on time, communicate with your coach and take lessons from every bout. We are proud of the work our athletes put in at TMFC’s Manhattan and Westchester clubs.

Build your next step with TMFC elite fencing camps, local TMFC Cups, or our Fencing Tournaments 101 guide.

Good luck, Team TMFC!

Approved registrations checked November 12, 2026; Marcus’s Brazil entry is confirmed separately. Waitlisted entries are not counted. The seven destinations include events beginning Thursday. Photos are existing club portraits, not photographs from this weekend.

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