British Championships 2010
In the Men's Epee, Edward Beaumont was 12th, Phil Barbasiewicz 23rd, Al Barbasiewicz 26th, Steven Bateman 65th, David Hillier 83rd and Harry Gulliver 110th. Full results are here
In the Ladies' Epee, Verity Howell was 64th. Full results here In the Team events, Reading A were 3rd, Reading B were 20th and Reading Ladies were 9th.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -July-
The final placings for the 2009/10 Reading Fencing club are in. July's winner was Andy Catton, and but the over all winners of the Trophies were Steven Bateman for the Kevin Griffith cup, and Alex Paige for the Chris Reading Cup.
Full results are here. Coming to the end of the season, only the best 8 scores are used to give a total, and the top five now look like this:
1st - Steven Bateman
2nd - David Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Nigel Hinchliff
5th - Alex Paige

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -May and June-
After temporarily loosing May, here are the reuslts for both May and June's rounds. May's winner was Neal Wailing, and June was won by Phil Barbasiewicz.
Full results are here. Coming to the end of the season, only the best 8 scores are used to give a total, and the top five now look like this:
1st - Steven Bateman
2nd - David Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Nigel Hinchliff
5th - Edgar Hornby

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -April-
April's winner was - Steven Bateman
Full results are here, the top five now look like this:
1st - Steven Bateman
2nd - David Hillier
=3rd - Nick Marks
=3rd - Harry Gulliver
=5th - Edgar Hornby
=5th - Alex Paige

British Youth Championships 2010
U12 Girls - Odette 8th
U16 Girls - Rebecca =3rd
U12 Boys - William 7th
U14 Boys - Edgar =3rd
U14 Boys - Piers Flawn-Thomas 26th
U16 Boys - Alex Paige 5th
U16 Boys - Alex Sallons 16th
U18 Boys - Harry Gulliver 16th
U18 Boys - Hugo Flawn-Thomas 27th

Men's Senior Elite Epee 2010
Full men's results are here.
Individual Mens: Steven Bateman 21st, David Hillier 60th.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -January, February and March!-
Sorry folks, due to illness and travel, the results have not been updated in a while, so here are the last 3 months worth of Club competition.
January's winner was - John Jowitt.
February's winner was - Nick Marks.
And March's winner was - Harry Gulliver!
Full results are here, the top five now look like this:
1st - Steven Bateman
2nd - David Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Harry Gulliver
=5th - Edgar Hornby
=5th - Alex Paige

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -December-
A tie breaker for this month's prize sees Alex Pataca win December's round. Full results are here (ignore the fact it says 2008/09 at the top - I'll sort it out for next month!), the top five now look like this:
1st - Steven Bateman
2nd - Alain Barbasiewicz
3rd - David Hillier
4th - Alex Paige
=5th - Alex Pataca
=5th - Edgar Hornby

Hereford and Worcester Open 2009
Full men's results are here.
Individual Mens: Steven Bateman 5th, Alan Kowles 7th, Conal McFadyen 67th, Robert Streeter 93rd, David Hillier 110th, Edgar Hornby 117th, Tony Rossiter 124th.
Full ladies' results are here.
Individual Ladies: Jenni Goodman 16th, Sam Hughes 24th, Verity Howell 25th, Rebecca Mayle 27th.

London International Open 2009
Full men's results are here.
Individual Mens: Edward Beaumont 6th, Steven Bateman 13th, Philippe Barbasiewicz 20th, Alain Barbasiewicz 61st, Alan Kowles 82nd, Harry Gulliver 85th, David Hillier 96th.
Full ladies' results are here.
Individual Ladies: Jenni Goodman 24th, Rebecca Mayle 50th, Verity Howell 57th.
In the Team events, the men came a very respectable 5th place in a strong field, but the ladies put in a stunning performance to take the Silver!

Welsh Open 2009
Full men's and women's results are here. Individual Mens: Steven Bateman 17th, Alain Barbasiewicz 21st, Harry Gulliver 36th, Edward Baumont 37th, Philippe Barbasiewicz 42nd, Gareth Williams 69th, Alan Knowles 80th, David Hillier 86th.
Individual Ladies: Jenni Goodman 42nd, Verity Howell 54th.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -November-
A Very high scoring round this month, with Al Barbasiewicz taking the prize. Full results are here, the top five now look like this:
1st - Steven Bateman
2nd - David Hillier
3rd - Alain Barbasiewicz
=4th - Alex Paige
=4th - Tony Rossiter

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -October-
After starting this year's competition off a month late due to swine flu, here are the results for October's round! David Hillier takes an early lead, and also picks up October's prize. Full results are here, the top five now look like this:
1st - David Hillier
2nd - Steven Bateman
=3rd - Andy Fry
=3rd - Alex Paige
=5th - Philippe Barbasiewicz
=5th - Edgar Hornby

Allstar Cup 2009
Full men's results are here. Individual Mens: Alan Knowles 10th, Steven Bateman 13th, Harry Gulliver 36th, Gavin Lyon 54th, David Hillier 86th, Tony Rossiter 101st.
Full women's results are here. Individual Ladies: Jenni Goodman 11th, Verity Howell 23rd.

Sussex Open 2009
Individual Mens: Alan Knowles 8th, Phil Barbasiewicz 17th, Niall Campbell 20th, David Hillier 29th, Alaine Barbasiewicz 30rd, Gareth Williams 44th, Robert Streeter 88th.
Individual Ladies: Jenni Goodman 1st, Sam Hughes 7th, Verity Howell 11th, Emma Wheeler 32nd.

Shropshire Open 2009
Individual Mens: Alan Knowles 12th, Gavin Lyon 33rd, Tony Rossiter 50th.

Bristol Open 2009
Individual Mens: Alain Barbasiewicz 3rd, Phil Barbasiewicz 11th, Alan Knowles 30th, Steven Bateman 56th, Gavin Lyon 63rd, Will Ross 102nd, Gareth Williams 111th, James Ross 118th, Hugo Flawn-Thomas 142nd, Robert Streeter 149th, Harry Gulliver 158th (But winner of the Plate!), Tony Rossiter 159th (6th in the Plate).
Individual Ladies: Rebecca Mayle 89th.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition, Final round -July-
And there we have it Ladies and Gentleman, the conclusion to another highly contested Reading Fencing Club Competition Season, which sees a final grab of a top 5 position for Philippe, and last gasp claim of a round prize by Gavin Lyon! Full and Final results are here. The top five now look like this:
1st - Steve Bateman
2nd - Dave Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Philippe Barbasiewicz
5th - Alex Paige.

This means that the Chris Reading Cup goes to Alex Paige as the highest ranked Junior, and the over-all competition is won by Steven Bateman who gets the Kevin Griffith Cup. Well done to all who took part this year, and everyone who has won a prize will be presented with them sometime in the new Season. With an eye to the next season, we are looking at ways of making the handicap system even fairer which could make things even more interesting next year - watch this space!

National Championships 2009
Individual Mens: Steven Bateman 3rd, Ben White 6th, Ed Beaumont 16th, Phil Barbasiewicz 33rd, Alain Barbasiewicz 55th, Harry Guliver 90th, Alan Knowles 92nd, David Hillier 106th, Gavin Lyons 108th.
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 59th, Rebecca Mayle 66th, Sam Hughes 70th.
Mens Teams: Reading A 2nd, Reading B 18th. Ladies Teams: Readstockingham 8th.

Bill Hoskyns Open, 4th July
Individual Mens: Steven Bateman 7th, Ben White 9th, Alan Knowles 40th, Harry Gulliver 55th, Will Ross, 62nd, James Ross 75th.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -June-
OK, we admit it, we have actually LOST April's results. We are really sorry and promise to try harder next time! As for June, Tony Rossiter picks up the round prize. Full results are here. Now, here is where it gets interesting. As only the top 8 results count towards the Chris Reading and Kevin Griffith cups, the top five now look like this:
1st - Steve Bateman
2nd - Dave Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Alex Paige
5th - Tony Rossiter.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -May-
The more observant of you may have noticed that April's results seem to have gone AWOL... but don't worry, we will track them down! For the record, June's round will be the first week RFC is open - from the 15th. As for May, as things stand, Martin Beavan picks up this months Gong! Full results are here and after round 9, the Top 5 look like this:
1st - Steve Bateman
2nd - Dave Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Alex Paige
5th - Tony Rossiter.

City of Chichester
Individual Ladies: Hannah Mitchell 8th, Verity Howell 9th.
Individual Mens: Alex Paige 10th, Simon Wilkie 14th (His first comp in 15 years), Dave Hillier 16th, Alan Knowles 31st, Robert Streeter 58th, Ian Briggs 63rd, Tony Rossiter 69th.

Warwick LPJS
U11 Boys: William Mayle 5th, James Clarke 6th
U13 Boys: Sam Courtier-Dutton 18th, Edgar Hornby 21st
U15 Girls:Rebecca Mayle 7th
U15 Boys, Alex Paige 17th (but fenced under Egham)

Birmingham
Individual Mens: Alan Knowles 21st, Andy Gates 35th, Steve Bateman 38th, Dave Hillier 44th, Harry Guliver 71st, Ian Briggs 73rd, Alex Paige 95th, Gareth Williams, 98th, Robert Streeter 150th.
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 51st

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -March-
New comer John Jowitt wins March's round, and is the first person to do so outside the top 10, so one to watch next month! Full results are here and after round 7, the Top 5 look like this:
1st - Steve Bateman
2nd - Dave Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
4th - Alex Paige
5th - Tony Rossiter.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -January-
Full results are here and after round 5, the Top 5 look like this:
1st - Steve Bateman
2nd - Dave Hillier
3rd - Nick Marks
joint 4th - Cormac Joyce and Alex Paige.

Merseyside
Individual Mens: Alan Knowles 18th, Alain Barbasiewicz 21st, Harry Gulliver 53rd, Robert Streter 74th.

Slough
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 40th, Rebecca Mayle 56th.
Individual Mens: Phil Barbasiewicz 5th, Gavin Lyon 13th,Alan Knowles 18th, Alain Barbasiewicz 25th, Alex Paige 27th, Gareth Williams 28th, Ian Briggs 39th, Dave Hillier 76th, Harry Gulliver 80th, Robert Streter 113th.

British Youth Championships
U16 Boys, Alex Paige 3rd.
U18 Boys. Harry Guliver 12th, James Ross 22nd
U12 Boys. William Mayle 15th.
U14 Girls. Rebecca Mayle 16th
U14 Boys. Piers Flawn-Thomas 32

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -January-
Full results are here and after round 4, the Top 5 look like this:
1st Steven Bateman
2nd David Hillier
3rd Nick Marks
4th Phil B.
5th Alex Paige and Alec Fisher(Who won January's comp)

Aldershot
Individual Mens: Phil Barbasiewicz 1st, Steven Bateman 19th, Gareth Williams 24th, Alan Knowles 36th, Ian Briggs 51st, Dave Hillier 54th, Nick Marks 64th, Robert Streter 65th.
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 11th, Rebecca Mayle 30th.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -December-
Full results will be here shortly but after round 4, the Top 5 look like this:
1st Steven Bateman
2nd David Hillier
3rd Nick Marks: Decembers winner
4th Phil B.
5th Alec Fisher

Hereford and Worcester
Individual Mens: Steven Bateman 3rd, Alan Knowles 13th, Will Ross 26th, Ian Briggs 65th, Harry Gulliver 66th, James Ross 68th, Tony Rossiter 118th
Individual Ladies: Rebecca Mayle 25th.

Dublin Satellite
Individual Mens: Ben White 6th, Steven Bateman 18th

London International
Individual Mens: Ben White 3rd, Phil Barbasiewicz 17th, Steven Bateman 39th, Harry Gulliver 66th, Alan Knowles 69th, , Dave Hillier 147th
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 53rd, Ingrid Sallons 64th.

Southern Section
Individual Mens: Phil Barbasiewicz 1st, Steven Bateman 2nd, Al Barbasiewicz and Dave Hillier 3rd, Nick Marks L8.
Individual Ladies: Ingrid Sallons 1st, Verity Howell 3rd.
U12 Boys - William Mayle =3rd
U14 Girls - Rebecca Mayle 1st
U14 Boys - Piers Flawn-Thomas and Oliver Ross 3rd, Sam Courtier-Dutton 5th
U16 Boys - Alex Paige 1st, Hugo Flawn-Thomas 3rd
U18 Boys - Harry Gulliver and James Ross 3rd

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -November-
Full results here but after round 3, the Top 5 look like this:
1st Steven Bateman
2nd David Hillier
3rd Phil Barbasiewicz
4th Nick Marks
5th= Alec Fisher, Fraser Deas

Welsh Open
Individual Mens: Ben White 3rd, Phil Barbasiewicz 19th, Steven Bateman 24th, Gareth Williams 88th, Dave Hillier 91st, Russell North 109th. Harry Gulliver 131st, Ian Briggs 142nd, Alan Knowles 160th.
Individual Ladies: Montana Jones 41st, Verity Howell 60th.

Bath LPJS
Rebecca Mayle 2nd U13 girls
Sam Coutier-Dutton 13th U13 boys

Various
Epee Club Cup: Phil Barbasiewicz 2nd, Dave Hillier somewhere in the middleish.
Bonn Cadet:Harry Guliver 146th.
Copenhagen Satellite:Steve Bateman 21st

Leicester Open
Individual Mens: Gavin Lyon 40, Alan Knowles 54 and Robert Streeter 75.

Sussex Open
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 2nd (!).
Individual Mens: Phil Barbasiewicz L8, Alan Knowles L16, Gareth Williams L32, Dave Hillier L32 and Robert Streeter L64.

British Cadet & Junior Championships
Cadet Mens: Harry Gulliver 24th and James Ross 29th.
Junior Mens: Ben White 6th, Harry Gulliver 40th and James Ross 46th.

Bristol Open
Individual Mens: Phil Barbasiewicz 9th, Steven Bateman 29th, Ben White 42nd, Alan Knowles 45th, Gareth Williams 72nd, Harry Gulliver 73rd, Dave Hillier 91st and Robert Streeter 157.
Individual Ladies: Verity Howell 49th. Rebecca Mayle 91.

The Reading Fencing Club Competition -September-
Full results here but after round 1, the Top 5 look like this:
1st Steven Bateman
2nd Russell North
3rd = Alec Fisher, Simon Alvis
5th = David Hillier, Phil Barbasiewicz

British National Championships
Individual Mens: Steve 10, Paul 31, Ben 38, Phil, 42, John 45, Alan 64, Gareth 90, Gav 105, Ian 103
Individual Ladies: Ruth 72, Verity 75.
Teams: Reading A 4, Reading B 15, Readstock CADS 9.

England Youth Championships
U13 Boys:Piers Flawn-Thomas L8, Oliver Ross L32, Sam Courtier-Dutton L32
U13 Girls:Rebecca Mayle L8
U11 Boys: Lewis Ku L16, William Mayle L16

Bill Hoskyns
Steven Bateman 25, Ben White 27,Will Ross 38, Alan Knowles 42, Harry Gulliver 56, Gavin Lyon 67, James Ross 72, Ian Briggs 73.

Isle of Wight
Steven Bateman 2, Ben White 5, Dave Hillier 23, Ian Briggs 26, Gareth Williams 28, Alan Knowles 33, Verity Howell 8

Birmingham International
Steven Bateman 18, Gavin Lyon 44, Alan Knowles 55, Dave Hillier 61, Verity Howell 60

Invicta Open
Steven Bateman 19, Ian Briggs 24, Dave Hillier 34, Verity Howell 24

Merseyside Open
Ben White 10, Alan Knowles 31, Harry Guliver 50

Slough Open
Steve Bateman 5, Phil Barbasiewicz 10, John Prime 27, Alan Knowles 32, Gareth Williams 44, Gavin Lyon 46, Rich Parker 47, Dave Hillier 80, Tony Rossiter 111
Verity Howell 48.

Plymouth Open
Alan Knowles 6

Aldershot Open
Steve Bateman 1, Phil Barbasiewicz 9, Gareth Williams 11, Alan Knowles 20, Gavin Lyon 34, Rich Parker 39, Ian Worthington 79.
Verity Howell 17.

Cambridge Winter
Steve Bateman 11, Gavin Lyon 23, Alan Knowles 36