On 2–3 February in Kyiv, the qualifying tournament «Ukrainian Cup in Modern Sword Fighting» for the national team took place. Young Knyaz Club members fought for the club’s honour and a chance to represent the country at the European MSF Championship in Minsk in March.

Day 1 prize places for our club:
Shield & Sword 6–7
2nd — Tymofii Tutov

Shield & Sword 8–9
1st — Anton Tymoshenko
2nd — Andrii Veis
3rd — Mykyta Terekhov

Triathlon 12–13
2nd — Danylo Datsenko

Triathlon 14–15
2nd — Pavlo Stupnytskyi
3rd — Ivan Shevliakov

Triathlon girls 14–15
1st — Yaroslava Dehtiarenko (Knyaz Sumy)

Triathlon 18+ middleweight
3rd — Oleksandr Popov

Day 2 — 5 vs 5 team battles. Results:

Age 6–7: 2nd — «Knyaz Aina Bera Triumph» alliance (Knyaz fighters: Tutov, Fedorenko)

Age 8–9: 1st — «Knyaz Idu na Vy» (Terekhov, Bevz, Tymoshenko, Dzhavelu, Chaikin, Veis, Tutov, Fedorenko)

Age 10–11: 3rd — «Knyaz Junior» (Bevz, Tymoshenko, Dzhavelu, Chaikin, Veis, Terekhov, P. Kochmar, K. Veis)

The line-up was nearly identical to the 8–9 team — the lads decided to try themselves in the older age group and snatched bronze among 5 teams.

Age 12–13: 2nd — «Knyaz Strila» (Datsenko, Kupina, Kochmar, K. Veis, Khvorostenko (Sharukhan))

Age 14–15: 2nd — «Knyaz» (Datsenko, Kupina, Shevliakov, Stupnytskyi, Khvorostenko (Sharukhan))

Age 16–17: 2nd — «Kharkiv Knyaz» (Shevliakov, Stupnytskyi, Kuznetsov, Soloshenko, Andriushchenko, Pylypenko)

Thanks to the organisers and fighters for the great bouts!
Congratulations to all winners and prize-winners.
We won’t stop, we’ll draw conclusions and get ready hard for the European Championship!