Queensland Fencing Association (QFA)

11/10/2026

📣 VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED | AFC #2 BRISBANE 2026 🤺

The Queensland Fencing Association is still looking for volunteers to help bring AFC #2 to Brisbane from 16–18 October 2026!

We especially need helping hands for loading equipment for transportation to the venue and competition setup in the lead-up to the event on 14–15 October. Volunteers are also welcome across all three days of competition!

🙌 How you can help:
🔹 Equipment loading and transportation preparation
🔹 Competition setup and preparation
🔹 Supporting the smooth running of competition days

No prior volunteer experience is required, and all helping hands are welcome! Relevant experience is a bonus.

🍎 Food and refreshments will be provided during your volunteer shifts.

Volunteering is a great way to support our fencing community and help deliver a successful national competition here in Queensland.

🔗 Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/riYYgHs

Every helping hand makes a difference. Thank you for supporting QFA and our fencing community! 💙

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10/10/2026

🤺 QFA #2 | Competition Results 🏆

That’s a wrap on QFA #2! Thank you to all the fencers who competed this weekend and brought great energy, sportsmanship and determination to the piste.

Congratulations to all our medalists across the six senior events! 👏

Senior Men's Epee
🥇 Jonathan Patchen
🥈 Samuel Labaki
🥉 Blaise Weinig & Luc Cartillier

Senior Women's Epee
🥇 Alexandra Villalobos
🥈 Imogen Rice
🥉 Stephy Cao & Madison Gordon

Senior Men's Foil
🥇 Owen Zhong
🥈 Cedric Bauer
🥉 Aiden Yu & Alan Li

Senior Women's Foil
🥇 Alicia Kwag
🥈 Chessie Lau
🥉 Angela Choi & Emma Cowdroy-Ling

Senior Men's Sabre
🥇 William Beckey
🥈 Aiden Seo
🥉 Johann Lu & Max Huang

Senior Women's Sabre
🥇 Cathy Hunt-Leitch
🥈 Angela Choi
🥉 Isabel Atkins & April Huang

A big thank you to all our volunteers and officials who helped make this competition run smoothly. These events wouldn't be possible without your time, dedication and support! 💙

Congratulations again to everyone who competed. We look forward to seeing you all back on the piste, ready to bring your best at the next competition!

📊 Full results are available on Fencing Time Live.

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08/10/2026

Wish good luck to all our QLD fencers competing internationally this weekend!

Lucas Zhige Lu - Tashkent Sabre World Cup
Kris Dark - Hong Kong Epee World Cup
Jenny Bonney-Millett - Veterans World Champs, Tbilisi
Anna Heazlewood - Veterans World Champs, Tbilisi
Martin Green - Veterans World Champs, Tbilisi
Jutta Schortmann - Veterans World Champs, Tbilisi

08/10/2026

07/10/2026

🤺 FREE PHYSIO SERVICES AT AFC #2! 💪

We’re excited to have Alex from Revive Studio, one of our own Queensland fencers, providing free physiotherapy services for fencers at the Australian Fencing Circuit #2!

📅 16–18 October 2026
🕚 11am–2pm each day

Services being offered:
- Physio triage of injuries
- Short remedial massage
- Taping
- Roller / trigger ball access
- Fencing-specific advice on physio in your state

Whether you’re managing an existing niggle, need some quick advice between bouts, or just want some recovery support, come and say hello!

📩 Register your interest:
[email protected]
📱 0459 845 226

Thanks to Alex and Revive for supporting our fencing community! ❤️🤺

06/10/2026

🏆 AYC #1 | Queensland Results 🤺

Congratulations to all our Queensland fencers who competed at AYC #1! 👏

A huge congratulations to everyone who took to the piste, with some fantastic individual and team performances across all weapons and age groups.

🥇🥈🥉 Results

Under 15 Girls' Epee
🥉 Stephy Cao

Under 15 Boys' Sabre
🥇 Max Huang
🥉 Edward Gu

Under 13 Boys' Foil
🥇 Jacob Yang
🥈 Henry Kim

🤺 Team Event Results

Youth Girls' Epee
🥇 Team Yellow – Sigrid Perez
🥈 Team Red – Sophia Crook

Youth Boys' Sabre
🥈 Team Magenta – Edward Gu

Youth Girls' Foil
🥇 Team Green – Chessie Lau
🥉 Team Blue – Angela Choi, Jade Zhu

Youth Boys' Epee
🥈 Team Blue – Finnegan Barr

Youth Girls' Sabre
🥈 Team Red – Thishara Sumanasekera

Youth Boys' Foil
🥉 Team Green – Henry Kim, Jacob Yang

Congratulations again to all our Queensland fencers on their efforts and achievements at AYC #1! 💪

📊 Full results are available on Fencing Time Live and .

🤺

26/09/2026

📣 AFC #2 VOLUNTEER UPDATE

Our AFC #2 volunteer positions have been updated, with Equipment Control roles now available! 🤺

If you’re interested in helping out at AFC #2, head to the volunteer sign-up to view the available positions and register:
👉 https://signup.com/go/riYYgHs

📩 Volunteering & general enquiries: [email protected]
📩 Competition enquiries: [email protected]

Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer. We appreciate your support in helping us deliver AFC #2!

19/09/2026

📣 VOLUNTEERS WANTED | AFC #2

The QFA is looking for volunteers to help us deliver AFC #2 in Brisbane, 16–18 October 2026!

We need volunteers both in the lead-up to the competition (14–15 October) and across all three days of competition (16–18 October).

Whether you're a regular volunteer or helping out for the first time, we'd love to have you involved! No prior volunteer experience is required, although relevant experience is always welcome.

🍽️ What you can expect:
• Food and refreshments provided for your volunteer shifts
• A chance to support the Queensland fencing community
• A variety of volunteer roles are available throughout the event

👉 Sign up for a volunteer role:
https://signup.com/go/riYYgHs

⚠️ Please note: The AFC #2 competition schedule has not yet been finalised. Volunteer time slots are therefore subject to change. Additional volunteer positions will be added to the sign-up once the competition schedule has been confirmed.

📩 General & volunteer enquiries: [email protected]
📩 Competition enquiries: [email protected]

We appreciate the support of our fencing community in helping us put on another great national competition. Thank you to everyone who volunteers their time! 🤺

14/09/2026

A huge congratulations to all the fencers who competed at the 2026/27 D.H. McKenzie Australian Fencing Circuit #1 (AFC1)!

We are especially proud of our Queensland fencers, who represented their clubs and state with great determination and sportsmanship throughout the competition.

🤺 Senior Men's Sabre
🥈 William Beckey
12th Johann Lu
16th Shun-yan (Max) Huang
28th Lucas Zhige Lu
33rd Lawrence Zhang

🤺 Senior Men's Epee
15th Jonathan Patchen
31st Kristoffer Dark
59th Alexander Smith
61st Liam Powrie

🤺 Senior Women's Epee
25th Imogen Rice
32nd Alexandra Patchen
39th Elisabeth Chua
43rd Caitlin Brough
49th Anna Heazlewood
54T Jutta Schortmann

🤺 Veteran Women's Epee
8th Jutta Schortmann
11th Anna Heazlewood

🤺 Senior Men's Foil
6th Hanbi Seo
14th Ho Chit (Owen) Zhong
26th Cedric Bauer
41st Zihan (Alvis) Wang
54th Martin Green

🤺 Veteran Men's Foil
9th Martin Green

Congratulations once again to all our Queensland fencers and medallists! 👏

We look forward to seeing everyone back on the piste at AFC #2 in Brisbane, 16–18 October. See you there!

📷 Please feel free to send in your pictures (via DM/email) to be featured on QFA socials!

14/09/2026

🤺 UPCOMING COMPETITIONS 🤺

With September underway, there are plenty of opportunities for Queensland fencers to get back on the piste! Whether you’re preparing for your first competition of the season or looking to test yourself at the national level, here are some key competitions coming up:

📅 2 October | 2026/27 Australia Youth Circuit (AYC1)
⏰ Late registration closes 19 September, 4:00PM

📅 10 October | QFA #2
🎟️ Early bird registration is now open
⏰ Early bird closes 30 September, 11:59PM

📅 16 October | Australian Fencing Circuit #2
🎟️ Early bird registration is now open
⏰ Early bird closes 19 September, 4:00PM

📲 Ready to compete?
All competition information and registration details can be found through Just Fence.

For QFA competition enquiries, please contact [email protected].

For AFF competition enquiries, please contact [email protected].

Good luck to everyone preparing for their upcoming competitions. We’ll see you on the piste! 🤺