Thanks to everyone who competed in this year’s Mercia Novice Open, here are the results – full results can also be found here:
Men’s Epee
| 1 | Tim Bissell | Oundle Peterborough & Stamford Epee Club |
| 2 | Gaz Morris | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
| 3T | John Barnetson | Laszlo’s Fencing Club |
| 3T | Paul Willmott | Northampton Fencing Club |
| 5 | Paul Mitchell | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| 6 | Kevin Bayman | Mansfield Fencing Club |
| 7 | James Hutton | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 8 | Jacob Heydon-Hatchett | Radcliffe Sword Club |
| 9 | Michael Robinson | Oundle Peterborough & Stamford Epee Club |
| 10 | Mark Stratford | Haverstock |
| 11 | Matthew Phillips | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| 12 | George Dunmow | Evesham |
| 13 | John Allen | Ursa Fencing Warwick |
| 14 | Louis Ashton-Butler | Manchester Fencing Centre |
| 15 | Michael Hogan | Northampton Fencing Club |
| 16 | Kit Tharacheewin | University of Nottingham |
| 17 | Archie Tuck | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
| 18 | Paul Williamson | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 19 | Daniel Beard | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
| 20 | Phil Drury | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
Best First-time Competitor: Louis Ashton-Butler
Women’s Epee
| 1 | Katy Hawthorne | Manchester Fencing Centre |
| 2 | Abby Willmott | Northampton Fencing Club |
| 3T | Christina Koureta | Laszlo’s Fencing Club |
| 3T | Olga Carter | Oundle Peterborough & Stamford Epee Club |
| 5 | Georgia Quinn | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| 6 | Amanda Powell | Malvern Hills Sword Fencing Club |
| 7 | Mintita Taechaponchayasin | University of Nottingham |
| 8 | Suzannah Kerry | Derbyshire Epee Academy |
| 9 | Daisy Barnetson | Laszlo’s Fencing Club |
| 10 | Rachel Nicholls | Wingerworth Fencing Club |
| 11 | Rowan Lounds | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
Best First-time Competitor: Mintita Taechaponchayasin
Men’s Foil
| 1 | Ali Zghaibe | Hitchin Fencing Club |
| 2 | Adrian Collins | Kingston Fencing Club |
| 3T | Sorin Campeanu | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 3T | Myk Flitcroft | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
| 5 | Joseph Cook | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 6 | Gary Coe | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 7 | Arthur Creaner | Durham Phoenix |
| 8 | Lucas Carson | Dame Allan’s School |
| 9 | Rob Cooling | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 10 | Thomas Farrow-Tomson | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 11 | Trevor Beynon | Fernwood Sword Club |
| 12 | Steve Dickinson | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 13 | Matthew Shotton | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 14 | Daniel Park | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 15 | Jason Eden | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 16 | Spencer Beeson | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
| 17 | Paul Ryan | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
| 18 | Ben Picksley | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
Best First-time Competitor: Joseph Cook
Women’s Foil:
| 1 | Jessamy Robinson | Radcliffe Sword Club |
| 2 | Chloe Earl | Durham Phoenix Fencing Club |
| 3T | Sophie Morris | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
| 3T | Donna Elkin | Birmingham Fencing Club |
| 5 | Libby Barlow | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 6 | Ainsley Chan | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
| 7 | Jill Mooney | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 8 | Liesl Rowe | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 9 | Eli Gayton | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 10 | Gemma Cook | Harrogate Fencing Club |
| 11 | Iona Baker | Radcliffe Sword Club |
Best First-time Competitor: Liesl Rowe
Men’s Sabre
| 1 | Phuoc Dan Ngo | University of Nottingham |
| 2 | Freddy Richmond | Birmingham Fencing Club |
| 3T | Charlie Rockett | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
| 3T | Hamza Nafees | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 5 | James Goodman | North Kesteven Fencing Club |
| 6 | Andrew Walker | Radcliffe Sword Club |
| 7 | Dan Murphy | Milton Keynes |
| 8 | Amos Frisby | Chilwell Blades Fencing Club |
| 9 | Rhys Metters | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 10 | Peter Lampard | Nottingham Trent University |
| 11 | Oscar Hawkley | Birmingham Fencing Club |
| 12 | Jack Ellingworth | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
| 13 | James Bourne | Ashbourne Sabre Club |
Best First-time Competitor: Oscar Hawkley
Women’s Sabre
| 1 | Louise Taylor | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 2 | Molly Ogilvie | Nottingham Trent University |
| 3T | Paula Sullivan | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
| 3T | Emily Bedford | Durham Phoenix |
| 5 | Bethany Scott | University of Salford Fencing Club |
| 6 | Charis Hawkley | Birmingham Fencing Club |
| 7 | Yun Shan Hsieh | University of Nottingham |
| 8 | Amelia Murphy | Foiled Again Fencing Club |
Best First-time Competitor: Charis Hawkley