Sabre Circuits 2025
Sabre Circuits 2025
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 three stages:
- Bucharest
- Athens
- Sofia
The top four players in each age category will qualify for the Masters, which will be held in Athens this season.
We look forward to seeing you participate in our project!
1. Riposta Cup Bucharest - Sabre Circuits 2025
The RIPOSTA Sports Club, in collaboration with the Romanian Fencing Federation, organized the Riposta Cup international competition on March 22-23, 2025, for the U14, U12, and U10 age categories, the first stage of the 2025 Sabre Circuits.
Young athletes representing six countries (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Great Britain, Israel, and Greece) participated in the competition.
Details about the competition
- Venue: "Ana Pascu" Hall (Floreasca), 2 Aviator Popa Marin Street, Bucharest
- Age categories: U14 (athletes born in 2011 or later), U12 (athletes born in 2013 or later), U10 (athletes born in 2015 or later)
- Awards: The top 8 finishers in each age category will receive awards.
Competition schedule
Saturday, March 22, 2025:
- 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 23, 2025:
- 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: Mina Akbulut (Ankara Grubu) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Iliana Grimpavioti (Apollon Vrilission) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Lydia Zografaki (AOX Chalkidas) & Alexia Bunduc (CSM Iași 2020) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Kayra Sener (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Cătălina Drăgan (CSS Slobozia) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Aida Maria Sas (CSA Steaua Buucurești) & Diana Stănică (CSA Steaua București) – 12 points
U12 girls’ sabre
1st place: Mihrimah Aksu (Prizma Fencing Club) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Mara Ionescu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Marta Stănescu (ACS SABIA București) & Larisa Gheorghe (CSA Steaua București) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Ema Ioana Gheorghe (CSA Steaua București) & Amalia Predescu (CSA Steaua București) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Camelia Cornigeanu (Premier Sabre Academy) & Ilinca Maria Lungu (OCS Voluntari 2005) – 12 points
U14 girls’ sabre
1st place: Lara Kaya (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Didem Guner (Ankara Grubu) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Sara Elbibany (Mladost FC Sofia) & Ingrid Mateescu (CSTA București) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Dora Hristova (Mladost FC Sofia) & Ekaterina Chauscheva (Korsar Burgas) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Olivia Andriesei (CSM Iași 2020) & Nora Nițu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 12 points
U10 boys’ sabre
1st place: Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Petru Nițu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Tudor Gabriel Mălureanu (CS Dinamo București) & Doru Yuksel (CSM Corona Brașov) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Konstantin Petrov (Mladost FC Sofia) & Filip Ioan Lungu (ACS Sabia București) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Deniz Ozdemir (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 12 points
U12 boys’ sabre
1st place: Alexandru Mihai Țugui (CS Chitila) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Martin Nachev (Mladost FC Sofia) – 26 points
3rd-4th place: Ali Arjen Memis (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Iasonas Ntivis (Apollon Vrilission) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Damyan Miezhvinski (Plovdiv FC) & Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Stavros Nestoras (Apollon Vrilission) & Tudor Florian Creața (CS RIPOSTA București) – 12 points
U14 boys’ sabre
1st place: Ivaylo Andonov (Olympic FC) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Petre Buțică (CS Dinamo București) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Damian Neagu (CSS Slobozia) & Alexander (Sasha) Ene (CS RIPOSTA București) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Ruzgar Ayaz (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Victor Ionescu (ACS Academia de Scrimă) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Grigorios Karanikolas (AOX Chalkidas) & Prokopios Kantaros (Aris Thessalonikis) – 12 points
2. CGS Athens - Sabre Circuits 2025
The second tournament in the Sabre Circuits took place in Athens on April 26-27, 2025.
Competition results
U10 girls’ sabre
- 1st place: Ariadni Antonellou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 32 Masters points
- 2nd place: Iliana Grimpavioti (Apollon Vrilission) – 26 points
- 3rd-4th places: Layla Kilaf (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Angeliki Argyrou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 20 points
- 5th-6th places: Lydia Zografaki (AOX Chalkidas) & Eloise Geraerts (Paul Davis Fencing Academy) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Eirini Marselou (Olympiacos) & Hettie Bray Stacey (Paul Davis Fencing Academy) – 12 points
U12 girls’ sabre
1st place: Mara Ionescu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Tory Hsuan (Paul Davis Fencing Academy) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Marta Stănescu (ACS SABIA București) & Zoe Lalioti (Corinthian Stars) – 20 points
5th-7th places: Pandora Gousopoulou (Aris Thessalonikis), Jia Du Yi (Ariston Paianias) & Eleni Anastasiou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 14 points
- 8th place: Vasiliki Apostolopolou (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 12 points
U14 girls’ sabre
1st place: Angeliki Glyki (Ilisiakos A.O.) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Didem Guner (Ankara Grubu) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Lara Kaya (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Sara Elbibany (Mladost FC Sofia) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Dora Hristova (Mladost FC Sofia) & Eleonora Grimpavioti (Apollon Vrilission) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Konstantina Eirini Notara (Apollon Vrilission) & Victoria Carolina Livanou (Aspida Fencing Club) – 12 points
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
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
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
3. Mladost Cup Sofia - Sabre Circuits 2025
The third tournament in the Sabre Circuits took place in Sofia from May 31 to June 1, 2025.
Competition results
U10 girls’ sabre
1st place: Lydia Zografaki (Chalkis Fencing Club) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Iliana Grimpavioti (Apollon Vrilission) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Mina Akbulut (Ankara Grubu) & Kayra Sener (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Alexia Bunduc (CSM Iași 2020) & Ana Ilinca Tudose (CS Chitila) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Aida Maria Sas (CSA STEAUA București) & Ingrid Mihaela Cănănău (CS Dinamo București) – 12 points
U12 girls’ sabre
1st place: Pandora Gousopoulou (Aris Thessalonikis) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Mara Ionescu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Marta Stănescu (ACS Sabia București) & Mihrimah Aksu (Prizma Fencing Club) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Larisa Gheorghe (CSA Steaua București) & Amalia Predescu (CSA Steaua București) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Ema Ioana Iorga (CSA Steaua București) & Amalia Cristina Ercuș (CSS Slobozia) – 12 points
U14 girls’ sabre
1st place: Dora Hristova (Mladost FC Sofia) – 32 Masters points
2th place: Sara Elbibany (CS Dinamo București) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Pandora Gousopoulou (Aris Thessalonikis) & Mihrimah Aksu (Prizma Fencing Club) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Maya Yasar (Prizma Fencing Club) & Ece Ulger (Prizma Fencing Club) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Carla Lisneanu (CSM Iași 2020) & Pelin Topcu (Ankara SEM) – 12 points
U10 boys’ sabre
1st place: Boyan Topalov (Mladost FC Sofia) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Petru Nițu (CS RIPOSTA București) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Ozan Karaaslan (Prizma Eskrim Club) & Tugra Sener (Demirspor) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Ayaz Sen (Balestra Fencing Academy) & Konstantin Petrov (Mladost FC Sofia) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Octavian Mihai Hogaș (CSA Steaua București) & Tudor Gabriel Mălureanu (CS Dinamo București) – 12 points
U12 boys’ sabre
1st place: Toprak Alever (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 32 Masters points
2nd place: Alexandru Mihai Țugui (CS Chitila) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Kaloyan Boev (Mladost FC Sofia) & Michail Atanasov (Mladost FC Sofia) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Stavros Minas Notaras (Apollon Vrilission) & Omer Cokaigil (Demirspor) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Ianis Gabriel Ștefan (CSA Steaua București) & Damyan Miezhvinski (Plovdiv BG) – 12 points
U14 boys’ sabre
1st place: Petre Buțică (CS Dinamo București) – 32 Masters pointrs
2nd place: Damian Neagu (CSS Slobozia) – 26 points
3rd-4th places: Martin Nachev (Mladost FC Sofia) & Toprak Alever (Balestra Fencing Academy) – 20 points
5th-6th places: Michail Atanasov (Mladost FC Sofia) & Andrei Dragnea (CS Dinamo București) – 14 points
- 7th-8th places: Ivan Petrov (FK Ruse) & Stelică Petre (CSS Slobozia) – 12 points
Sabre Circuits Masters 2025
The final tournament (Masters) of the Sabre Circuits took place in Athens.
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)
