Tizona Fencing Club

Joseph D’Onofrio Challenge 2026 🤺

While part of our team was competing at the Asian Cadet Cup in Singapore, our young Tizona fencers were also in action back home at the Joseph D’Onofrio Challenge in Victoria.

It was a great weekend of fencing, with plenty of strong performances across foil, epee and sabre.

🥇 Gold
Mandy Mu — U10 Women’s Foil
Aron Wang — U10 Men’s Foil
Emilia Zhang — U10 Women’s Epee
Shuyu Zhang — U12 Women’s Foil
Eric Chen — U14 Men’s Foil

🥈 Silver
Olivia Song — U10 Women’s Foil
Rebecca Xia — U10 Women’s Epee
Lucas Wei — U8 Mixed Foil
Eric Zhang — U12 Men’s Foil
Ivy Chen — U12 Women’s Foil
Eric Zhang — U14 Men’s Foil

🥉 Bronze
Emilia Zhang — U10 Women’s Foil
Harvey Lee — U8 Mixed Foil
Ethan Lin — U12 Men’s Foil
Sarah Wei — U12 Women’s Foil
Sarah Wei — U14 Women’s Foil
Motong Xu — U10 Mixed Sabre

For our younger fencers, competition is about much more than medals. Every bout is an opportunity to gain experience, build confidence, learn from both wins and losses, and understand what to work on next.

Well done to everyone who stepped onto the piste and represented Tizona. A big thank you to Coaches Ronny and Tony for leading the team in Melbourne, and to all our parents for their continued support.

Keep learning, keep enjoying your fencing, and keep moving forward. 🤺

IRINA ZHANG | ASIAN CADET CUP CHAMPION

A great result for Irina in Singapore.

Representing Australia at the Asian Cadet Cup, Irina delivered a strong and composed performance throughout the competition to win gold in the Women’s Foil.

A well-earned result and another important step forward.

Congratulations, Irina.

Proud to see a Tizona athlete on top of the podium in Singapore.

TIZONA FENCING
Melbourne, Australia

A great weekend for Team Tizona at the 2026 Australian Intermediate Schools Championships!

Our fencers were out representing their schools over the weekend, with some fantastic results across the Men’s and Women’s Foil events.

Men’s Foil

🥇 Robert Zhou — Champion
🥉 Lucas Xing — Bronze
Eric Chen — 6th
Eric Zhang — 8th

Robert bounced back from a tough pool round and fenced brilliantly through the DEs to take the title, while Lucas put together another strong competition to finish on the podium.

A big shout-out to Eric Chen and Eric Zhang, the two youngest fencers in the field. It was their first time competing at this event, and both made the Top 8 against much older and bigger opponents. Great effort from the boys!

A special mention to Eric Chen, who came straight back to the club to train after the competition. Great attitude from one of our youngest competitors.

Women’s Foil

🥇 Irina Zhang — Champion
🥈 Heather Liang — Silver
🥉 Ada Wang — Bronze
🥉 Gabby — Bronze

A fantastic result for the girls, with all four finishing on the podium!

Irina took the title after meeting Heather in the final, with Ada and Gabby both taking bronze.

It was also great to see Gabby on the podium. She regularly makes the trip over from South Australia to train with us, and it’s fantastic to see that hard work paying off.

At Tizona, we encourage our fencers to get out there, represent their schools and gain as much competition experience as possible. It’s great for their development and also helps grow fencing across Australian schools and the wider community.

We’re especially pleased to see our younger fencers starting to step up. Every experienced competitor was once the new kid at their first competition.

The older fencers set the standard, the younger ones keep pushing — and everyone gets better together.

Well done to everyone who competed and represented their schools. Plenty more to come!

Medals are the result. It’s the commitment and growth along the way that matter most.

A big day for Tizona at the 2026 Victorian U15/U17/U20 State Championships!

🏆 5 foil events, 5 gold medals.

Tizona took Gold in every foil event on the day:

🥇 U15 Women’s Foil — Sarah Wei
🥇 U15 Men’s Foil — Matteo Canlas
🥇 U17 Mixed Foil — Heather Liang
🥇 U20 Women’s Foil — Irina Zhang
🥇 U20 Men’s Foil — Robert Zhou

And a few more podium finishes for the team:

🥉 Ivy Chen & Shuyu Zhang — U15 Women’s Foil
🥉 Lena Wei — U17 Mixed Foil
🥈 Lucas Xing & 🥉 Ocean Xing — U20 Men’s Foil

Over in sabre, Nicol Canlas had a great day, taking Gold in U15 Mixed Sabre. 🥇

Nina Canlas also represented Tizona in U20 Mixed Épée and picked up some valuable competition experience.

Some fantastic results across the day, but it’s not just about the medals.

Competition is a chance for our fencers to put their training into practice, test themselves against different opponents and learn what they need to work on next.

It was especially great to see our fencers performing well across U15, U17 and U20. A lot of work goes into these results week in, week out — from the fencers, the coaches and the families supporting them.

Well done to everyone who competed, and thanks as always to our coaches and families for all the support.

A great day on the piste and plenty to build on from here.

VICTORIAN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026

A fantastic day of competition for our young Tizona fencers at the U9, U11 & U13 Victorian State Championships!

🥇 U9 Women’s Foil — Olivia Song
🥈 U9 Women’s Foil — Esther Wang
🥈 U9 Women’s Epee — Olivia Song

🥇 U11 Women’s Foil — Mandy Mu
🥉 U11 Women’s Foil — Aubrey Huang
🥉 U11 Men’s Foil — Chengyu Ge
🥉 U11 Men’s Foil — Raphael Chan
🥈 U11 Women’s Epee — Emilia Zhang

🥇 U13 Women’s Foil — Ada Wang
🥈 U13 Women’s Foil — Sarah Wei
🥉 U13 Women’s Foil — Ivy Chen
🥈 U13 Men’s Foil — Eric Chen
🥉 U13 Men’s Foil — Matteo Canlas

🥇 U9 Mixed Sabre — Motong Xu

A special mention goes to Aubrey.

After a year and a half away from competition, she finally stepped onto the competition piste again — and came home with a bronze medal.

But what makes us proud isn’t just the medal.

During that year and a half, Aubrey kept showing up. She trained quietly, stayed patient, kept working, and most importantly, she never gave up.

Progress doesn’t always happen quickly, and hard work doesn’t always bring an immediate reward. Sometimes the most important thing a young athlete can learn is simply to keep going.

This bronze medal represents much more than a place on the podium. It represents persistence, patience and the courage to come back.

We are proud of every Tizona fencer who stepped onto the piste. Medals are valuable, but the discipline, effort and resilience built along the way are worth even more.

Keep going. Keep fighting. Keep growing.

Go Tizona!

🏆 TIZONA | Australian Youth & Cadet Championships Results

Congratulations to all TIZONA athletes on their outstanding performances at the 2025/26 Australian Youth & Cadet Championships!

🥇 6 Gold | 🥈 5 Silver | 🥉 6 Bronze
🏅 17 National Championship Medals

🤺 Cadet Women’s Foil (U17)
🥇 Individual Gold – Irina
🥉 Individual Bronze – Heather
🥇 Team Gold – Irina, Heather, Ada
🥈 Team Silver – Eunice, Lena, Shuyu

🤺 Youth Women’s Foil (U15)
🥈 Individual Silver – Heather
🥇 Team Gold – Heather, Shuyu
🥈 Team Silver – Ivy, Ada, Lena, Sarah

🤺 Cadet Men’s Foil (U17)
🥉 Individual Bronze – Nigel
🥇 Team Gold – Nigel, Ocean, Robert

🤺 Youth Men’s Foil (U15)
🥇 Individual Gold – Robert
🥉 Individual Bronze – Lucas
🥉 Team Bronze – Robert, Tom

🤺 Cadet Women’s Sabre (U17)
🥈 Individual Silver – Nicole
🥈 Team Silver – Nicole

🤺 Youth Women’s Sabre (U15)
🥉 Individual Bronze – Nicole
🥇 Team Gold – Nicole

We couldn’t be prouder of every TIZONA athlete who represented the club with determination, resilience, and sportsmanship.

A huge thank you to our coaching team and all our parents for your continued trust, support, and dedication.

This is another milestone in our journey, and we look forward to achieving even greater success together. 💙🤺

Victorian U8, U10, U12 & U14 State Competitions

An outstanding weekend for Team Tizona, bringing home:

🥇 6 Gold | 🥈 4 Silver | 🥉 8 Bronze

U8 Mixed Foil
🥈 Lucas Wei
🥉 Oliver Wu

U10 Men’s Foil
🥇 Chengyu Ge
🥈 Aron

U10 Women’s Foil
🥇 Mandy Mu
🥉 Emilia Zhang
🥉 Yennifer Weng

U10 Women’s Épée
🥇 Emilia Zhang

U12 Men’s Foil
🥉 Eric Zhang
🥉 Chengyu Ge

U12 Women’s Foil
🥇 Shuyu Zhang
🥈 Sarah Wei

U14 Men’s Foil
🥇 Lucas Xing
🥉 Carlos Hu

U14 Women’s Foil
🥇 Heather Liang
🥈 Ivy Chen
🥉 Shuyu Zhang
🥉 Lena Wei

Congratulations to all medal winners and every athlete who stepped onto the piste this weekend. Every competition is an opportunity to learn, grow, and become a stronger fencer.

A big thank you to our coaches and parents for their continued support. The journey continues as we prepare for the Sydney Youth Championships and Cadet Championships. ⚔️🔥

Train Hard. Fence Smart. Dream Big.