16th Korea University Invitational Fencing Tournament

A small contingent of fencers from the Seoul Fencing Club (SFC) participated in the 16th annual Korea University invitational tournament on Saturday, 10 October. The tournament consisted of three individual events - men's foil, women's foil, and men's epee. The SFC fencers secured third place in all three events. Yonsei University club and Yonsei alumni club swept the first place honors while Korea University club came in second in men's foil and Seoul National University club took home the second place in men's epee.

Since the City of Seoul "indefinitely postponed" the Seoul Fencing Association Cup tournament (originally scheduled for 26 September) due to worries over the H1N1 virus, this tournament marks the last amateur fencing tournament for 2009 unless the city decides to have the tournament before the year's end (which I doubt it will happen...not because of H1N1, but because I know how city employees think...). So, the next amateur tournament is probably going to be held summer of 2010 - the Yonsei University Invitational. Who knows, though, the city employees may surprise me, yet, but I seriously doubt it.

At any rate, a job well done for all those who participated, placed, and administered.

Here are some photos of the SFC members from the tournament.

Left to Right: C.D. Lee - Men's Foil 3rd Place;
G. Nostrant - Men's Epee 3rd Place;
E.K. Paik - Women's Foil 3rd Place

SFC members after the tournament

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