Jodie Danielle Tan ruled the 12-under girls foil event while Victoria Ebdane powered her team to a gold medal win in the 12-under team mixed foil in the recent Mayor Richard Gomez Fencing Cup at the Ormoc City Superdome in Ormoc City.
Carrying the colors of Canlas Fencing (CF) and St. Jude Catholic School, Tan beat Ebdane in a tight and tense duel, 2-1, in a win that avenged her loss to the latter in the preliminary round (2-1).
Tan and Ebdane of CF/Home School-Roces, arranged a final round rematch by beating their respective semifinal foes, fellow CF fencers Willa Liana Galvez and Kirsten Shanelle Catantan.
Both Galvez and Catantan were awarded bronze medal.
Ebdane, however, redeemed herself when she led Team B with Galvez and Yuna Samuelle Canlas to a 26-15 victory against Tan’s top-seeded top seed Team A.
Lucas Palafox defeated Yohann Roldan for the gold medal in the 12-under boys foil, which likewise saw competitions in the Junior and Cadet levels, as well as the seniors for the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games qualifiers.
Catantan and Yohann Malik Roldan to capture the gold medal in the 12-under team mixed foil category.
In the 10-under girls foil, Yuna Canlas outlasted Galvez for the gold
“It’s very important to start our kids early, and it’s also very important for them to be joining competitions because when they join competitions, especially when they win, it really gives them the interest and it inspires them,” said Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez, who is also the president of the Philippine Fencing Association (PFA).
“I’m hoping that these kids will continue fencing until they become part of the varsity team or the national team.”
In the 10-under mixed epee division, Francis Gabriel Batican won the gold after beating Praizer Igot. Princess Amara dela Cruz and Rex Carl dela Cruz went home with the bronze.
In the 13-under team mixed epee, Jauz Lovaine Assis, Rex dela Cruz and Edel Royeras won the gold for Team B, Team A of Erika Nicole Dejano, Jillian Glaze Dejano and Sheska Dejano got the silver, and Batican, Igot, James Dylan Yap and Elizza Maureen Ecalla pocketed the bronze for Team C.
