CF, UE, MP bets shine in Canlas Fencing

MANILA, Philippines — Fencers from the University of the East, Canlas Fencing club and Ormoc City’s Modern Pentathlon emerged as big winners in the first Canlas Fencing Inter-Club Challenge held recently at the SM City Centerpoint Cyberzone hall in Sta. Mesa, Manila.

Victoria Ebdane of CF/Home School Global bagged the gold medal in the U12 Women’s Foil as she bested Jodie Danielle Tan of CF/St. Jude College School in the finals, 5-4. Victoria Paula Malvar and Yuna Samuelle Canlas, also from CF, settled for the bronze medals.

Ebdane teamed up with Nicol Amethyst Canlas and Erich Chloe Corpus as CF 1 defeated CF 2 of Willa Liana Galvez, Christine Morales and Tan 36-25 in the U12 Team Women’s Foil.

In the U12 Men’s Foil, Inigo Divinagracia of CF/Ateneo edged Jaime Yupangco of Republic Fencing 10-4 in the finals, while Lucas Palafox of CF/Southridge and Rayne Louie Maravilla of QC-SEP earned the bronze medals during the four-day meet held May 26 to 29.

Divinagracia joined hands with Ashvin Chandnani, Ayne Win Olarete and Yohann Malik Roldan to give CF the gold in the U12 Team Men’s Foil by beating Bladesmith’s Luke Elliot Cheng, Juhan Lee, David Ong and Migo Tan in thrilling fashion, 36-35.

Backed by ALX Cargo Logistics Corporation, Hello Glow by Ever Bilena, San Miguel Corporation (SMC), Converge, Uno Fuel, Milo, Pocari Sweat and Stanley Philippines, the event also saw Hannah Dominique Belarmino of QC-SEP win the gold in the U17 Women’s Foil over Aubrey Paulean Fernandez of CF/UE, while Maricar Matienzo of UE pocketed the gold in the U23 Women’s Foil versus Belarmino.

Matienzo teamed up with Anne Nicole Baring, Nina Dominique Canlas and Eytria Olarte to give UE the gold in the U23 Women’s Foil Team against CF’s Margarette Eliah Gervacio, Sophia Shekainah Catantan, Kaijinsei dela Serna and Fernandez.