Fancy some Fencing news? You know it was kind of a big event that happened in the weekend in Vancouver. In case you missed it, here is what you need to know.

The 2025 Vancouver Fencing World Cup concluded on May 4 at the Vancouver Convention Centre, featuring elite foil fencers from around the globe. That includes a few Olympic Gold Medalists competing in both individual and team events.

Apparently it was free and how could I miss that? 

(Photo: @Bcfencingofficial, facebook.com)

The competition went on for four days, from May 1 to May 4, featuring both individual and team events in men’s and women’s foil. The event was organized in collaboration with the Canadian Fencing Federation, the British Columbia Fencing Association, and Dynamo Fencing Club.

A friend of mine who is a Fencing Foil fanatic was there for all four days and he did try to drag me to watch the competition every day but unfortunately I was just too busy writing articles for Evolution. His comment after the 4 days was simply “You missed out big time, it was SO GOOD!”

Fortunately, we can review the matches online from the BC Fencing Association website.

In the women’s individual foil final, Martina Favaretto from Italy took home the gold after a solid 15–11 win. She looked calm even in the final stretch. On the men’s side, it was Alexander Massialas from the U.S. who came out on top. He won his final match 15–8, looked totally in control the whole way through. (*No luck for the Hong Kong superstar CHEUNG Ka Long this time)

As for the team events — Italy’s women’s team did the job and took the gold home. They’ve been strong all the way and kept that energy going well. On the men’s side, Team USA went on to the top of the podium, defeating Italy and becoming the champion in Vancouver.

For match video and more information:
https://www.bcfencingassociation.com/