COLCHESTER and District Fencing Club duo Alexander Brincklow and Myles Ashforth both claimed Eastern Region Youth Championships titles.

The pair were both successful by securing gold medals at the event, which also formed the qualifiers for the British Youth Championships.

Brincklow took the under-14 boys' foil title after taking the lead in the final against the other third seed and skilfully staying ahead throughout, to secure a 15/10 win.

Having ranked joint third in the poules, Brincklow powered through his first two DEs.

In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, Brincklow beat the 11th and second seeds with confidence to progress to the final.

CADs' Myles Ashforth was also a gold medal winner after claiming his fifth successive Eastern Region Epee title, in the under-16 category.

Having been fifth after the poules, he had nail-biting fights against the fourth and first seeds by winning both 15/14.

In the final, Ashforth stepped up and led from the start, showing great determination to place the winning hit and secure the title.

Ashforth also claimed a bronze medal, in the under-16 boys' foil.

He was ranked fifth after the poules, winning all of his first matches 15/2.

In the semi-finals, Ashforth met the number one seed and the score was level in the first period.

But Ashforth's opponent took the lead in the second period and the CADs' fencer could not recover and was defeated 15/9.

CADs' Rory Myatt won five out of five poule fights to be ranked fifth and produced strong performances in his first two DEs.

Myatt faced the third seed in the last eight but struggled in the first two periods, as his opponent build up a massive lead.

Myatt fought back hard and showed great determination to gain another six hits.

But he lost 15/8 and finish fifth overall, earning a place in the British Youth Championships (BYCS).

Joseph Rance won four of his five poule fights, ranking him seventh.

In his first two DEs, he destroyed his first two opponents winning 15/1 and 15/3.

In the last eight, Rance met the number two seed and was unable to overcome the physically powerful fencer.

Nevertheless, his final sixth ranking ensured his qualification.

In the under-14 Epee, Peter Calatayud won bronze and qualified for the BYCS.

He was seeded third after the poules, after keeping his nerve to win 15/14 in the last eight.

Against the second seed, Calatayud kept up the pace and placed some skilful hits.

However, his more experienced opponent eventually took control to win 15/10.