Raphael BEDFORD
🇬🇧 GBR · Shakespeares Swords · Right-handed
Men’s Sabre, 2021–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 65131 · GBR 133629
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 43
- Podiums
- 4
- Competitions won
- 0
- BF ranking
- None Not in BF’s latest rankings
- FIE ranking
- 434th Senior Sabre · 2026–27
- Best finish
- 2nd of 51, Warwick Open 2024
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 243rd of 245, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Dormagen 2026, 2026-11-07 18th of 69, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2026, 2026-10-10 41st of 102, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Satellite, Sofia 2026, 2026-09-20 3rd of 37, Junior Men’s Sabre, Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) National Championships 2026, 2026-09-12 2nd of 25, Junior Men’s Sabre, BRC A Junior Sabre 2026, 2026-09-06 31st of 111, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Open Senior Championships 2026, 2026-07-04 9th of 52, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Senior Championships 2026, 2026-04-25 179th of 233, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Plovdiv, January 2026, 2026-01-31 27th of 48, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2025, 2025-10-25 2nd of 31, Junior Men’s Sabre, Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) National Championships 2025, 2025-09-13 9th of 81, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Open Senior Championships 2025, 2025-07-05 92nd of 107, Cadet Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Wuxi 2025, 2025-04-14 56th of 70, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC European Championships U17 2025, 2025-02-23 38th of 189, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadets Circuit Segovia 2025, 2025-01-11 10th of 35, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul BRC Cadet Sabre 2024, 2024-12-15 57th of 257, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Eislingen 2024, 2024-12-07 5th of 41, Cadet Men’s Sabre, BRC A Cadet Foil & Sabre 2024, 2024-11-30 45th of 273, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2024, 2024-11-16 28th of 153, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Istanbul 2024, 2024-11-09 44th of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2024, 2024-10-26 9th of 47, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Stratford Cadet BRC 'B' Event 2024, 2024-10-26 89th of 292, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Budapest Sabre 2024, 2024-10-12 17th of 38, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) National Championships 2024, 2024-09-14 14th of 24, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Cadet 6 Weapon BRC 2024 - Cardiff, 2024-07-27 26th of 62, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Open Championships 2024, 2024-07-13 2nd of 51, Senior Men’s Sabre, Warwick Open 2024, 2024-01-27 47th of 199, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadets Circuit Barcelona 2024, 2024-01-13 5th of 35, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Stratford Cadet Sabre 2024, 2024-01-07 8th of 29, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Manchester Cadet 'B' BRC Sabre 2023, 2023-12-16 8th of 44, Cadet Men’s Sabre, BRC A2 Cadet Foil & Sabre 2023, 2023-12-02 125th of 242, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2023, 2023-11-18 248th of 282, Cadet Men’s Sabre, EFC Cadet Circuit Godollo 2023, 2023-10-14 32nd of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2023, 2023-10-08 10th of 41, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2023 Cadet and Junior National Championships, 2023-09-16 6th of 30, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Cadet 6 Weapon BRC 2023 - Cardiff, 2023-07-22 63rd of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2022, 2022-10-29 21st of 41, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Stratford Cadet Sabre 2022, 2022-10-29 27th of 32, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul BRC Cadet Sabre 2022, 2022-10-01 23rd of 44, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Cadet and Junior National Championships 2022, 2022-09-17 24th of 38, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Cadet and Junior 'A' BRC 2022, 2022-09-03 19th of 34, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Cadet 6 Weapon BRC - Cardiff 2022, 2022-07-16 10th of 43, Cadet Men’s Sabre, 2022 British Youth Championships, 2022-04-30 46th of 58, Cadet Men’s Sabre, Stratford Cadet Sabre BRC 'B' Event 2021, 2021-10-16
Results
Results: 43
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 | FIE Junior World Cup, Dormagen 2026FIE | Junior Men’s Sabre | 243rd of 245 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2026British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 18th of 69 |
| 20 Sept 2026 | FIE Satellite, Sofia 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 41st of 102 |
| 12 Sept 2026 | Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) National Championships 2026British Fencing | Junior Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 37 |
| 6 Sept 2026 | BRC A Junior Sabre 2026British Fencing | Junior Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 25 |
| 4 Jul 2026 | British Open Senior Championships 2026British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 31st of 111 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | British Senior Championships 2026British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 9th of 52 |
| 31 Jan 2026 | FIE Junior World Cup, Plovdiv, January 2026FIE | Junior Men’s Sabre | 179th of 233 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 27th of 48 |
| 13 Sept 2025 | Cadet (U17) and Junior (U20) National Championships 2025British Fencing | Junior Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 31 |
| 5 Jul 2025 | British Open Senior Championships 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 9th of 81 |
| 14 Apr 2025 | FIE Junior and Cadet World Championships, Wuxi 2025FIE | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 92nd of 107 |
| 23 Feb 2025 | EFC European Championships U17 2025EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 56th of 70 |
| 11 Jan 2025 | EFC Cadets Circuit Segovia 2025EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 38th of 189 |
| 15 Dec 2024 | Leon Paul BRC Cadet Sabre 2024British Fencing | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 10th of 35 |
| 7 Dec 2024 | EFC Cadet Circuit Eislingen 2024EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 57th of 257 |
| 30 Nov 2024 | BRC A Cadet Foil & Sabre 2024British Fencing | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 5th of 41 |
| 16 Nov 2024 | EFC Cadet Circuit Sofia 2024EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 45th of 273 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | EFC Cadet Circuit Istanbul 2024EFC | Cadet Men’s Sabre | 28th of 153 |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2024British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 44th of 64 |
Head to head
Against left-handers 1–4 · right-handers 6–14, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander LAZAR | 1 | 0 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Arthur WECHT | 1 | 0 | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Bernat FARSANG | 0 | 1 | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Cheuk Yi AU | 0 | 1 | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Evangelos Vasileios KOUTLAS | 0 | 1 | 31 Jan 2026 |
Everyone they’ve met (20 more)
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaspar LATHAM | 0 | 1 | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Guy LUMSDEN | 1 | 0 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Jesko STEINBERG | 0 | 1 | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Krzysztof WIECH | 1 | 0 | 14 Apr 2025 | |
| Lorenzo OTTAVIANI | 0 | 1 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Mattia SERINO | 0 | 1 | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Michael ENE | 0 | 1 | 14 Apr 2025 | |
| Michel CHOUEIRY | 0 | 1 | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Mihnea VELICU | 1 | 0 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Nikolay-Tomas GEORGIEV | 0 | 1 | 14 Apr 2025 | |
| Phu Xien CHAN | 0 | 1 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Rafael German ROMERO FIGUEREDO | 0 | 1 | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Rui WANG | 0 | 1 | 14 Apr 2025 | |
| Sandro BAZADZE | 0 | 1 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Shaun KIM | 1 | 0 | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Viktor ILIEV | 1 | 0 | 20 Sept 2026 | |
| Vojtech MACHAJ | 0 | 1 | 14 Apr 2025 | |
| Will Yiyu WANG | 0 | 1 | 31 Jan 2026 | |
| Yerkhan KARAMAN | 0 | 1 | 14 Apr 2025 | |
| Zsadany PAPP | 0 | 1 | 31 Jan 2026 |
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Sabre 434th, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Sabre | 1,500 | 434th Senior |
| 2025–26 | Sabre | 1,519 | |
| 2024–25 | Sabre | 1,509 | |
| 2023–24 | Sabre | 1,526 | |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,474 | |
| 2021–22 | Sabre | 1,497 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 7–17 29% | 2.4–4.2 | 1–0 |
| Tables | 0–1 0% | 10–15 | 0–0 |