Bochum - Junior Women's Foil

[Craig]

Results from Junior Women's Foil World Cup - 11/17/02
Bochum, Germany

Top 3 results:
1) POL KRYCZALO Katarzyna 32
2) ITA CAMMILLETTI Marta 26
3) GER WUTZ Carolin 20
3) HUN KOVACS Eva 20

Top 3 in the world rankings:
1) KRYCZALO Katarzyna POL
2) PIGLIAPOCO Claudia ITA
3) CAMMILLETTI Marta ITA



Complete results:
1) POL KRYCZALO Katarzyna 32
2) ITA CAMMILLETTI Marta 26
3) GER WUTZ Carolin 20
3) HUN KOVACS Eva 20
5) GER ZACKE Martina 14
6) GER SCHAWLOWSKI Diana 14
7) POL KLASICKA Klaudia 14
8) FRA POGGI Audrey 14
9) FRA GEBET Gaelle 8
10) ITA TROILI Olimpia 8
11) GER HAENLEIN Viola 8
12) GER GOLEBIEWSKI Monika 8
13) GER ROLAND Maya 8
14) GER FREUND Kathrin 8
15) GER BINGENHEIMER Sandra 8
16) ITA ERBA Carolina 8
17) KOR HER Sun-Ju 4
18) GER MERKL Larissa 4
19) POL CHLEWINSKA Karolina 4
20) POL KULCZYCKA Agnieszka 4
21) AUT WILHELMI Anette 4
22) FRA PRUDENTE Jessie 4
23) SVK HANZELOVA Gyongyi 4
24) NED VAN GIJLSWIJK Laura 4
25) POL BORKOWSKA Joanna 4
26) FRA DUCHENE Stephanie 4
27) FRA BONNIER Amelie 4
28) POL KANTORSKA Agata 4
29) FRA BLOCH Virginie 4
30) GER KUHNER Anna-Kathari 4
31) POL MAZUR Emilia 4
32) VEN RODRIGUEZ Shorelys 4
33) GER WUTZ Isabel 2
34) ITA TEO Serena 2
35) GER BARTKOWSKI Maria 2
36) GER SASS Bianca 2
37) GER MERKL Roxana 2
38) GER MICHALUK Susanne 2
39) POL POZOREK Angelika 2
40) GER MENGS Julia 2
41) GER RUPPERT Luisa 2
42) HUN LEMBERG Mercedes 2
43) ITA SURANO Gabriella 2
44) ITA NAPOLI Susanna 2
45) ITA BORTOLATO Silvia 2
46) FRA GENEVOIS Berangere 2
47) ITA ESPOSITO Alice 2
48) ITA VANNINI Alice 2
49) POL KUJAWA Alina 2
50) GER MERKERT Mona Lisa 2
51) ITA DE SORDI Luisa 2
52) GER BAUER Anne 2
53) ITA DURANDO Benedetta 2
54) HUN BERTA Adrienn 2
55) GER DOTZ Inge 2
56) GER SCHULT Katharina 2
57) BEL GOHY Berangere 2
58) GER RIEDEL Ulrike 2
59) HUN ACS Alexandra 2
60) POL KNOP Izabela 2
60) GER MERKERT Mandy 2
62) GER SCHAFER Anna 2
63) HUN GEMESI Tekla 2
64) GER MOISA Stefanie 2

[edew]

Diana Schawlowski was in San Jose (CA) for most of last year and competed in two local tournaments. She took second twice, losing to Doris Willette both times.

I refereed one of those times and saw what she did. Diana has incredible timing and makes a very deceptive (to the opponent) move to keep the opponent still while she makes the simple attack. She did that for about 8 points against Doris. Doris' dad was standing next to me (and Doris) and questioned almost everyone of the attack/counter-attack (by Doris). I called them consistently, attack by Diana, counter-attack by Doris. Doris still won, though, because she did, every once in a while, retreated and made parry riposte, or attacked on her own right.

The point is, if a fencer like Diana Schawlowski can consistently make top-8/top-16 at junior world cups, then a fencer like Doris Willette, who defeated her twice, should be able to do better than finishing in the 24-32 bracket.

My guess? Mental stress plus travel. To do well internationally, our fencers have to get there several days ahead to acclimate to the local time. And, they have to fence like it's a local event, not like they're at some big-shot event.