Champion Saber Fencer

NCAA Division I & Ivy League Championship Athlete representing Wharton/UPenn

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For the 2020/21 Olympic season, FIE (Junior) ranked Sapphira #3 Team HKG, #14 North Asia* and #17 among USA sabreuse. Of all junior level saber fencers globally, FIE (Senior) ranked her #2 in North Asia and #14 among USA sabreuse.

World Rankings

  • #1 in North Asia and #2 in Asia (2019-20) – Cadet World Circuit
  • #1 in North Asia and #3 in Asia (2018-19) – Cadet World Circuit
  • #1 in Asia and #9 in the World (2018-19) – Senior World Circuit (2003 age-group ranking)

World Cup Results

  • #1 highest ranked Asian fencer – U17 World Cup (2018) – Eislingen, Germany
  • Silver – U17 Fencing Championships (2019) – Hong Kong, HKSAR
  • #2 highest ranked Asian fencer – U17 World Cup (2018) – Sofia, Bulgaria
  • #2 highest ranked Asian fencer – U17 World Cup (2018) – Godollo, Hungary
  • Bronze – Leon Paul Junior International Series (2015) – London, England
  • #3 highest ranked Asian fencer – U20 World Cup (2019) – Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • #3 highest ranked Asian fencer – U17 World Cup (2018) – Moedling, Austria
  • #4 highest ranked Asian fencer – U20 World Cup (2017) – Dormagen, Germany

USA Fencing Results

  • Gold – Senior Team North American Cup (2019) – Charlotte, North Carolina
  • #1 ranked Cadet and Youth-10 to Youth-14 sabreuse in Connecticut
  • 2-Time Gold – State Games of America 2015 (Youth**) – Omaha, Nebraska
  • 8-Time Gold – Northeastern Regional Cup – Region 3 (Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey)
  • Silver – Senior Team US National Championships (2018) – St. Louis, Missouri
  • Bronze – Youth-14 North American Cup (2017) – Kansas City, Missouri
  • Bronze – Senior State Games of America (2015) – Omaha, Nebraska
  • Top 10 USA Fencing National Ranking Age Group 2003 (ages 10-15)

USA Fencing Accolades

  • 4-Year USA Fencing All Academic First Team (2016-2020)
  • CT Fencer’s Excellence Award (2019)
  • USA Fencing All-American First Team (2018)

USA Fencing National Referee Official

  • Became the youngest three-weapons female referee in USA Fencing history at 11 years old
  • Refereed the 2017 and 2018 USA National Championships, including the finals match

Varsity High School Fencing

  • 2-Time Gold medalist – Connecticut State Championships (2017, 2018)
  • Awarded four high-school varsity letters from 7th grade to 10th grade (2015-18)
  • Varsity record of 115 Wins to 5 Losses (96% Wins)
Division I Gold Medalist – 2019 North American Cup
Cadet World Circuits Highlights

* North Asia = China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macau

** Youth = Under-15; Cadet = Under-17; Junior = Under-20