Six members of Wellington Swords made the trip to the English institute of Sport in Sheffield for the British National Championships.
In the Individual Women's Epee both Sarah and Sophie Townsend made it through to the last 64 however Bryony Wedge-Thomas had a tough pool and was unable to secure sufficient victories to make the cut into the direct elimination.
In the Individual Men's Epee Ben Hodgson met Bath University fencer, Matt Edgar, in the first round of the direct elimination. It was a close fight which was eventually won by Matt.
Meanwhile Chris Hay fought well in the pools and secured a seeding which gave him a bye into the second round of the direct elimination.
He continued with wins against Daniel Wood of Tameside and James Hogarth of Haverstock before losing out 14/15 to Philip Marsh of Bath Swords to settle for 12th place. This result has moved Chris to 30th on the Senior National Rankings.
Ben and Chris were joined on the following day by Luke Edbrook and together they competed in the British Men's Epee Team Championships finishing a creditable 13th.
Photo: Wellington Swords Men's Epee Team. L to R. Luke Edbrook, Chris Hay, Ben Hodgson.
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