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Posted On: October 17th 2026, 09:04 pm
The team event at the World Veterans Championships definitely made up for some of the disappointment of my lacklustre performance in the previous day's individual event.
Ranked 15th out of 19 teams, we beat a surprisingly tough Kazakhstan team to set up a last 16 clash with 2nd seeds Italy. We didn't disgrace ourselves but they put us out of the main draw and into the battle for places.
Wins over Hungary and an epic against Spain (with Steve winning the last leg 7-2) then finally a loss against the USA saw us finish 10th. Great? No. But very, very satisfying considering where we started the day.
This was a fantastic team to be part of. Everyone made important contributions at key moments and the support was immense. My personal highlight? The 7th leg against the Hungarians where I turned a 6 point deficit into a one point lead by scoring 11 to my opponent's 4. It genuinely left me feeling like a fencer again.
Huge thanks to Shaf, Steve, Rubin and captain Mo. I loved competing alongside you today. Now we can all put those damn lanyards away...
Ranked 15th out of 19 teams, we beat a surprisingly tough Kazakhstan team to set up a last 16 clash with 2nd seeds Italy. We didn't disgrace ourselves but they put us out of the main draw and into the battle for places.
Wins over Hungary and an epic against Spain (with Steve winning the last leg 7-2) then finally a loss against the USA saw us finish 10th. Great? No. But very, very satisfying considering where we started the day.
This was a fantastic team to be part of. Everyone made important contributions at key moments and the support was immense. My personal highlight? The 7th leg against the Hungarians where I turned a 6 point deficit into a one point lead by scoring 11 to my opponent's 4. It genuinely left me feeling like a fencer again.
Huge thanks to Shaf, Steve, Rubin and captain Mo. I loved competing alongside you today. Now we can all put those damn lanyards away...
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