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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 will take 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 will take place in Sofia from May 9-10, 2026.

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
Final rankings for girls U10
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
Final rankings for girls U12
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
Final rankings for girls U14
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
Final rankings for boys U10
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
Final rankings for boys U12
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
Final rankings for boys U14

4. Balestra Cup Istanbul - Sabre Circuits 2026

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

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)