European Club Champions crowned in Heidenheim as U14 Circuits in France and Georgia highlight fencing’s future
The European Cup of Club Champions 2025, held from 31 October to 2 November in Heidenheim, Germany, gathered the strongest fencing clubs from across Europe. The event featured all three weapons — foil, epee, and sabre — for both men and women, showcasing high-level team fencing and European unity on the piste.
In Men’s Épée, Levallois (France) claimed the gold medal after an impressive performance by Houssam Elkord, Alexandre Bardenet, Paul Allègre, and Kendrick Jean Joseph. The silver medal went to SES Sion / Switzerland 1, composed of Lucas Malcotti, Alexis Bayard, Clément Métrailler, and Nicolas Benz, while Fiamme Oro (Italy), represented by Gianpaolo Buzzacchino, Valerio Cuomo, Davide Di Veroli, and Simone Mencarelli, took bronze.
The Women’s Épée title was secured by Ukraine Lviv Academy of Fencing, featuring Alina Dmytruk, Anastasia Ivchenko, Anna Maksymenko, and Kseniya Pantelyeyeva. The Ukrainian team triumphed over Beauvais ACA (France) — Mélissa Goram, Éloise Vanryssel, Bianca Benea, and Sofija Prosina — in the final. TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Germany) with Laura Amian, Gala Hess Sancho, Alexandra Ndolo, and Laura Katalin Wetzkercompleted the podium with bronze.
In Men’s Foil, the title went to MK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia), a multinational lineup of Alexander Choupenitch, Veljko Ćuk, Mohamed Hamza, and Nick Itkin, who displayed outstanding teamwork throughout the event. Fiamme Oro (Italy) — Damiano Di Veroli, Matteo Iacomoni, Edoardo Luperi, and Matteo Pupilli — secured silver, while FC Tauberbischofsheim (Germany) with Paul Luca Faul, Bastian Kappus, Felix Klein, and Luis Klein took bronze.
In Women’s Foil, Fiamme Oro (Italy) earned gold thanks to the collective strength of Giulia Amore, Matilde Calvanese, Vittoria Ciampalini, and Martina Favaretto. CS Rapid Bucharest (Romania) — Dariia Myroniuk, Karolina Zurawska, Emilia Corbu, and Maria Teodorescu — secured silver, while CSA Steaua Bucharest (Romania) with Malina Calugareanu, Anca Saveanu, Andreea Gheorghe, and Andreea Dinca finished with bronze.
The Men’s Sabre gold medal went to Souffelweyersheim (France), whose team — Jean-Philippe Patrice, Sébastien Patrice, Adham Moataz, and Guilhem Jalabert — delivered an outstanding performance. They defeated Bayer Dormagen (Germany) with Frederic Kindler, Philipp Methner, Leon Schlaffer, and Eric Simon Seefeld in the final, while FC Würth Künzelsau (Germany) — Karl Duenger, Colin Gommel, Enrico Reifschneider, and Simon Thome— took bronze.
In Women’s Sabre, Bayer Dormagen (Germany) claimed gold thanks to Cisanne Herbon, Polina Kohl, and Marisa Victoria Kurzawa. Their compatriots from FC Würth Künzelsau (Germany) — Karolina Bechynova, Tiziana Nitschmann, and Lena Stemper — secured the silver medal.
Full results from Heidenheim are available here.
Young Talents Shine in Schiltigheim and Tbilisi
While senior teams fought for European glory in Heidenheim, the future generation of fencers displayed their potential in two U14 Circuits held in Schiltigheim (France) and Tbilisi (Georgia).
In Schiltigheim, the Men’s Épée gold went to Robin Szekeres (Luxembourg), silver to Christos Pappas (Greece), while Andrei Stoica (Romania) and Frey Happe (Germany) shared bronze. In the Women’s Épée, Charlotte Englert (Germany) triumphed ahead of Serafima Ivanenko (Ukraine), with bronze medals for Klara Drummer and Irene Lusceac, both from Germany.
Full results from Schiltigheim can be found here.
In Tbilisi, the Men’s Foil title went to Lazare Chitadze (Georgia), who defeated Pavel Pensa (Great Britain) in the final. Aleksandre Aptsiauri and Demetre Gvantseladze — both from Georgia — shared the bronze. In the Women’s Foil, Linao Zhang (Singapore, Blade Fencing Club) won gold, Aleksandra Pensa (Great Britain) took silver, and Nia Gvantseladze with Mariam Gogrichiani (both Georgia) earned bronze.
Full results from Tbilisi are available here.
A Weekend of Excellence Across Generations
From the top clubs of Europe in Heidenheim to the promising youth in Schiltigheim and Tbilisi, this weekend’s competitions reflected the breadth and vitality of European fencing — a sport where passion, precision, and teamwork connect generations
