Jung Seung Hwa, Republic of Korea defeats the best in the world to emerge as winner of Challenge Bernadotte

When the individual competition at Challenge Bernadotte Stockholm Grand Prix was finished on Saturday afternoon, Jung Seung Hwa stood at the top of the podium after defeating Germany's Jörg Fiedler in an exciting final. Top Swede was Carl Frisell, Djurgården Fencing Club, who came in at a very strong 7th place in the strong line-up of 190 man fencers.

 

On Sunday, the venue will host the world cup for national teams. The Swedish team, consisting of Vincent Alston, Tor Forsse, Carl Frisell and Robin Kase will fence against the Republic of Korea at 08.00.

 

Results from Saturday:

 

1. Jungs Seung Hwa, Republic of Korea

2. Jörg Fiedler, Germany

3. Gesa Imre, Hungary

3. Bogdan Nikishin, Ukraine

 

Swedish results:

7. Carl Frisell DIF (Djurgården Fäktning, Stockholm)

48. Vincent Alston FFF (Föreningen för Fäktkonstens Främjande, Stockholm)

55. Carl-Henrik Wendt FFF

64. Anton Samuelsson GFK (Göteborgs Fäktklubb)

71. Robin Kase DIF

82. Tor Forsse FFF

91. Joar Sundman FFF

96. Adam Larsson GFK, Gothenburg)

115. Victor von Platen KF99 (Kungsbacka Fäktklubb 1999)

132. Martin Danielsson SAF (Stockholms Allmänna Fäktförening)  

149. Christian Gustavsson FFF

151. Andreas Jönsson GFK

157. Philip Karlsson FKC (Fäktklubben Chapman, Karlskrona)

177. Philip von Platen KF99

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Peter Ejemyr

ejemyr@fencing.se

+46 733-611000

 

Pierre Thullberg

pierre@fencing.se

+46 706-831883

 

 

 

 

The venue for the competition is Eriksdalshallen, on Ringvägen 70, Södermalm, Stockholm.

 

Schedule

 

For the competition schedule, please go to http://www.challengebernadotte.org/programme/

 

Streaming video live and results in real time

 

At the Challenge Bernadotte website– www.challengebernadotte.org – information will continuously be published ahead of and during the competition. New this year is that streaming video will be available from four pistes. This means that several of the poules and all matches from the round of 64 will be possible to watch live. The results will also be available in real time, hit-by-hit. These services can be accessed from www.challengebernadotte.org.

 

Press images are available free of charge

 

History

 

The history of this competition goes back to ’Bernadottepokalen’, which started in 1977 and was from the beginning a ranking tournament for the men’s epee world championship. The competition was set up by the club Djurgården Fencing and its name was set to honor the club president during this entire period, Count Oscar Bernadotte af Wisborg. His Majesty Carl Gustaf, King of Sweden in 1999 donated the challenges price made in silver on a base of cherry wood from the Drottningholm Royal Gardens.

 

Resources:

 

Competition website:

www.challengebernadotte.org

(with links to live video and real time results)

 

What time is it in Stockholm?

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=239

 

Press material including images:

http://www.challengebernadotte.org/press_577/

 

Continuous news in blog format:

http://www.challengebernadotte.org/blog/

 

Video from Challenge Bernadotte 2007-2009:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ChallengeBernadotte

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8VyYtjhlVw

 

Swedish Fencing Federation:

http://www.fencing.se