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Sabre Circuits 2026

Sabre Circuits 2026

The RIPOSTA Sports Club is pleased to announce that the Sabre Circuits project will continue this year.

Sabre Circuits is a U14, U12, U10 competition with four stages:

  • Bucharest
  • Athens
  • Sofia
  • Istanbul

 

The top four players in each age category will qualify for the Masters, which will be held in Bucharest this season.

We look forward to seeing you participate in our project!

1. Riposta Cup Bucharest - Sabre Circuits 2026

The RIPOSTA Sports Club, in collaboration with the Romanian Fencing Federation, organized the Riposta Cup international competition on March 7-8, 2026, for the U14, U12, and U10 age categories, the first stage of the 2026 Sabre Circuits.

Young athletes representing eight countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Great Britain, USA, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Greece) participated in the competition.

Details about the competition

  • Venue: Sport Hall Universiity of Agronomic Sciences And Veterinary Medicine,59 Mărăști Boulevard, Bucharest
  • Age categories: U14 (athletes born in 2012 and younger), U12 (athletes born in 2014 and younger), U10 (athletes born in 2016 and younger)
  • Awards: The top 8 finishers in each age category will receive awards.

Competition schedule

Saturday, March 7, 2026:
  • 9 AM – Start of U10 boys’ sabre competition
  • 11 AM – Start of U12 girls’ sabre competition
  • 2 PM – Start of U14 boys’ sabre competition
  • 5 PM – Final 4 – U12 girls’ sabre & U14 boys’ sabre
Sunday, March 8, 2026:
  • 9 AM – Start of U10 girls’ sabre competition
  • 11 AM – Start of U12 boys’ sabre competition
  • 2 PM – Start of U14 girls’ sabre competition
  • 5 PM – Final 4 – U12 boys’ sabre & U14 girls’ sabre

Competition results

U10 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Kiana Hinescu Ghenciu (CS Dinamo București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Kyparissia Chouliarra (Chalkis Fencing Club) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Alexia Bunduc (ACS Prosperitatea Iași) & Aida Maria Sas (CSA Steaua București) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Eirini Marselou (The SWORD Athens) & Mina Ozyardimci (Aci Spor Kulubu Istanbul) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Maia Boitor (CS Riposta București) & AnaMaria Toma (CSA Steaua București) – 12 points
Complete Rankings girls U10 - 1st stage
U12 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Mara Alexandra Ion (CS RIPOSTA București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Mina Akbulut (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Sofia Sandu (CS Dinamo București) & Sophia Casey (Paul Davis Fencing Academy) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Ema Ioana Popa (CSTA București) & Lydia Zografaki (Chalkis Fencing Club) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Ada Mavi Okan (Aci Spor Kulubu Istanbul) & Berna Vera Deletioglu (CS Riposta București) – 12 points
Complete Rankings girls U12 - 1st stage
U14 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Mihrimah Aksu (Prizma Fencing Club) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Mara Ionescu (CS Riposta București) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Camelia Cornigeanu (Premier Sabre Academy) & Eirini Anastasopoulou (Apollon Vrilission) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Anastasia Căpățînă (CSTA București) & Maria Ilinca Amaxinoaei (CS Dinamo București) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Maria Sofia Negrea (CSTA București) & Amalia Cristina Ercuș (CSS Slobozia) – 12 points
Complete Rankings girls U14 - 1st stage
U10 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Deniz Ozdemir (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Octavian Mihai Hogaș (CSA Steaua București) & Tudor Gabriel Mălureanu (CS Dinamo București) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Alp Batu Eryigit (Aci Spor Kulubu Istanbul) & Andreas Mavroeidis (Corinthian Stars) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Orian Ruku (Corinthian Stars) & Dimitrios Sachinidis (Apollon Vrilission) – 12 points
Complete Rankings boys U10 - 1st stage
U12 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Gokce Poyraz (Ankara Zone Eskrim Club) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: George Frențescu (CS Riposta București) & Stavros Nestoras (Apollon Vrilission) – 14 puncte

  • 7th-8th places: Petru Nițu (CS Riposta București) & Tudor Mălureanu (CS Dinamo București) – 12 points
Complete Rankings boys U12 - 1st stage
U14 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: David Koren (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: George Koren (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission) & Orestis Papapolychroniou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Stelică Petre (CSS Slobozia) & Khosla Harshil (Shakespeare Swords) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Toprak Alever (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Panagiotis Apostolopoulous (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 12 points
Complete Rankings boys U14 - 1st stage

2. CGS Athens - Sabre Circuits 2026

The second tournament in the Sabre Circuits took place in Athens on April 18-19, 2026.

Competition results

U10 girls’ sabre
  • 1st place: Aida Maria Sas (CSA Steaua București) – 32 Masters points
  • 2nd place: Eirini Marselou (The SWORD Athens) – 26 points
  • 3rd-4th places: Zeynep Huma Kilic (Olympia FC) & Mila Neris Turkseven (Aci Spor Kulubu Istanbul) – 20 points
  • 5th-6th places: Mina Ozyardimci (Aci Spor Kulubu Istanbul) & Layla Kilaf (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points
  • 7th-8th places: Ghasaq Alqahtani (Al Okaz) & Anastasia Kousteni (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 12 points
Results after the first two stages, girls U10
U12 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Anna Maria Sideri (Apollon Vrilision) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Mara Alexandra Ion (CS RIPOSTA București) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Ariadni Antonellou (Ilisiakos A.O.) & Derin Unlu (Ankara Zone Eskrim Club) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Sofia Maria Sandu (CS Dinamo București) & Lydia Zografaki (Chalkis Fencing Club) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Ema Ioana Popa (CSTA București) & Defne Dogan (Ankara Zone Eskrim Club) – 12 points
Results after the first two stages, girls U12
U14 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Mara Ionescu (CS Riposta București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Didem Guner (Ankara Zone Eskrim Club) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th place: Fenia Kousteni (Ilisiakos A.O.) & Vasiliki Apostolopolou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th place: Pandora Gousopuolou (G.E. Florinas) & Asya Dokuzlardan (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th place: Dimana Udreva (Mladost FC Sofia) & Sophia Chiesa (Salle Paul Phoenix) – 12 points
Results after the first two stages, girls U14
U10 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Petru Nițu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia) & Orian Ruku (Corinthian Stars) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Konstantin Petrov (Mladost FC Sofia) & Pavlos Alatzidis (Apollon Vrilission) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Pars Saracer (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Sotirios Kostaridis (Corinthian Stars) – 12 points
Results after the first two stages, boys U10
U12 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: George Koren (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Kaloyan Boev (Mladost FC Sofia) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission) & Marios Ioannis Zarmpinis (CGS Atena) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Tudor Iordache (CS RIPOSTA București) & Goulielmos Zacharopoulos (Athens Fencing Club) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Panagiotis Anastalopoulos (Ilisiakos A.O.) & Jacob Zaletaev (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 12 points
Results after the first two stages, boys U12
U14 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Ivaylo Andonov (Olympic FC) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Alexander (Sasha) Ene (CS RIPOSTA București) – 26 points

  • 3rd-4th places: Damian Neagu (CSS Slobozia) & Poyraz Calgin (Baris Ovunc Spor) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Radu Lefter (CSM Iași 2020) & Aaron Taycher (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Kaloyan Boev (Mladost FC Sofia) & Orestis Papapolychroniou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 12 points
Results after the first two stages, boys U14

3. Mladost Cup Sofia - Sabre Circuits 2026

The third tournament in the Sabre Circuits took place in Sofia from May 9-10, 2026.

Competition results

U10 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Layla Kilaf (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Alexia Bunduc (ACS Prosperitatea Iași) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Aida Maria Sas (CSA Steaua București) & AnaMaria Toma (CSA Steaua București) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Kyparissia Chouliarra (Chalkis Fencing Club) & Anna Boyanova (CSKA Sofia) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Violett Hawthorne Ascroft (Premier Sabre Academy) & Ana Ionescu (CS Dinamo București) – 12 points
Results after the first 3 stages, girls U10
U12 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Mara Alexandra Ion (CS RIPOSTA București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Lydia Zografaki (Chalkis Fencing Club) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Anna Maria Sideri (Apollon Vrilision) & Lora Ganeva (Korsar Burgas) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Mina Akbulut (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Ralica Korseva (Korsar Burgas) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Diana Stănică (CSA Steaua București) & Ema Ioana Popa (CSTA București) – 12 points
Results after the first 3 stages, girls U12
U14 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Mara Ionescu (CS Riposta București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Eva Ionescu (ACS Academia de Scrimă) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Pandora Gousopoulou (Aris Thessalonikis) & Diana Medeea Radu (CS Dinamo București) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Amalia Cristina Ercuș (CSS Slobozia) & Sophia Chiesa (Salle Paul Phoenix) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Marta Stănescu (ACS Sabia București) & Ariana Binshtok (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 12 points
Results after the first 3 stages, girls U14
U10 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Octavian Mihai Hogaș (CSA Steaua București) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Ozan Karaaslan (Prizma Eskrim Club) & Deniz Ozdemir (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Tudor Gabriel Mălureanu (CS Dinamo București) & Pars Saracer (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Alp Batu Eryigit (Aci Spor Kulubu Istanbul) & Han Refi Tuzel (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 12 points
Results after the first 3 stages, boys U10
U12 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Max Motov (Dynamo Fencing Center) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Ianis Gabriel Ștefan (CSA Steaua București) & Eduard Bunduc (Balestra Iași) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission) & Damyan Miezhvinski (Plovdiv FC) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Ștefan Crețu (CS Chitila) & Sasha Teacă (ACS Academia de Scrimă) – 12 points
Results after the first 3 stages, boys U12
U14 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Jacob Zaletaev (Dynamo FC) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: George Koren (Dynamo FC) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: David Koren (Dynamo FC) & Petre Buțică (CS Dinamo București) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th: Matei Bunghez (ACS Academia de Scrimă) & Max Motov (Dynamo FC) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission) & Andrei Dragnea (CS Dinamo București) – 12 points
Results after the first 3 stages, boys U14

4. Balestra Cup Istanbul - Sabre Circuits 2026

The fourth tournament in the Sabre Circuits took place in Istanbul from May 30 – 31, 2026.

Competition results

U10 girls’ sabre

  • 1st plce: Ayșe Mina Torun (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Layla Kilaf (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Janset Kadioglu (Parat Ripost SK) & Berrin Serra Kalender (Ankara Eskrim SK) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Derin Hurmetli (Eskișehir Ferdi) & Ana Tugba Tekbas (Istanbul Genclik SK) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Alin Ipek Taș (Izmir Yeșilay SK) & Volga Peri Altiner (Izmir Yeșilay SK) – 12 points
Final results girls U10
U12 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Hatice Tuva Urcu (Aci SK Istanbul) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Lora Ganeva (Korsar Burgas) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Derin Kapkin (Izmir Yeșilay SK) & Ipek Melis Kaygusuz (Eskișehir Ferdi) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Ada Mavi Okan (Aci SK Istanbul) & Kayra Sener (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Yekaterina Bukhanovskaya (-) & Gokce Gulsima Guneș (Istanbul Gençlik SK) – 12 points
Final results girls U12
U14 girls’ sabre

  • 1st place: Mihrimah Aksu (Prizma Fencing Club) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Mara Ionescu (CS Riposta București) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Ece Alya Ulger (Prizma Fencing Club) & Ada Tekinel (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Derin Kapkin (İzmir Yeşilay SK) & Duru Kavzan (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Hafsa Guner (Inventist Academy) & Ece Sude Orun (Ankara Zone SK) – 12 points
Final results girls U14
U10 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Deniz Ozdemir (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Mehmet Yaman Eraslan (İzmir Yeşilay SK) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th plces: Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Pars Saracer (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Ozan Karaaslan (Prizma Eskrim Club) & Edem Taha Kurtulan (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Alp Batu Eryigit (Aci SK Istanbul) & Kaan Kiyak (Akkara Zone Eskrim Club) – 12 points
Final results boys U10
U12 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Bartu Tamelatma (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Damyan Miezhvinski (Plovdiv FC) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission) & Mert Barkin Kaygusuz (Eskişehir Ferdi) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Gokce Poyraz (Ankara Zone Eskrim Club) & Deniz Ozdemir (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Ianis Gabriel Ștefan (CSA Steaua București) & Damyan Miezhvinski (Plovdiv BG) – 12 points
Final results boys U12
U14 boys’ sabre

  • 1st place: Ahmet Kerem Toker (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points

  • 2nd place: Cinar Baser (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 26 points 

  • 3rd-4th places: Uzay Kutlu (Istanbul Gençlik SK) & Osman İbrahim Erdol (İzmir Yeşilay SK) – 20 points

  • 5th-6th places: Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission) & Aidan Matthew Taguinod (Aris Thessalonikis) – 14 points

  • 7th-8th places: Toprak Alever (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Osman Nejat Gul (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 12 points

Final results boys U14

Sabre Circuits Masters 2026

The Masters tournament of the Sabre Circuits will take place in Bucharest.

Qualified athletes

U10 girls’ sabre
  • Illiana Grimpavioti (Apollon Vrilission)
  • Eirini Marselou (GEF)
  • Magdalini Vompiri (Aspida FC) 
  • Nikol Boukla (Aspida FC)
U12 girls’ sabre
  • Mara Ionescu (CS RIPOSTA București)
  • Zoe Lalioti (Corinthian Stars) 
  • Amalia Cristina Ercus (CSS Slobozia)
  • Anna Maria Sideri (Apollon Vrilission)
U14 girls’ sabre
  • Dora Hristova (Mladost FC Sofia) 
  • Mara Ionescu (CS Riposta București)
  • Nora Nițu (CS Riposta București)
  • Konstantina Eirini Notara (Apollon Vrilission)
U10 boys’ sabre
  • Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia)
  • Petru Nițu (CS RIPOSTA București)
  • Konstantin Petrov(Mladost FC Sofia)
  • Orian Ruku (Corinthian Stars)
U12 boys’ sabre
  • Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission)
  • Kaloyan Boev (Mladost FC Sofia)
  • Martin Nachev (Mladost FC Sofia)
  • Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission)
U14 boys’ sabre
  • Ivaylo Andonov (Olympic FC)
  • Damian Neagu (CSS Slobozia) 
  • Alexander (Sasha) Ene (CS RIPOSTA București)
  • Martin Nachev (Mladost FC Sofia)

Final tournament standings

U10 girls’ sabre

1. Magdalini Vompiri (Aspida FC)

2. Illiana Grimpavioti (Apollon Vrilission)

3. Nikol Boukla (Aspida FC)

3. Eirini Marselou (GEF)

U12 girls’ sabre

1. Mara Ionescu (CS RIPOSTA București)

2. Zoe Lalioti (Corinthian Stars) 

3. Amalia Cristina Ercus (CSS Slobozia)

3. Anna Maria Sideri (Apollon Vrilission)

U14 girls’ sabre

1. Dora Hristova (Mladost FC Sofia) 

2. Mara Ionescu (CS Riposta București)

3. Nora Nițu (CS Riposta București)

3. Konstantina Eirini Notara (Apollon Vrilission)

U10 boys’ sabre

1. Petru Nițu (CS RIPOSTA București)

2. Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia)

3. Konstantin Petrov(Mladost FC Sofia)

3. Orian Ruku (Corinthian Stars)

U12 boys’ sabre

1. Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission)

2. Martin Nachev (Mladost FC Sofia)

3. Kaloyan Boev (Mladost FC Sofia)

3. Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission)

U14 boys’ sabre

1. Ivaylo Andonov (Olympic FC)

2. Alexander (Sasha) Ene (CS RIPOSTA București)

3. Damian Neagu (CSS Slobozia) 

3. Martin Nachev (Mladost FC Sofia)