Fencers

Rachel BARNES

🇬🇧 GBR · Shrewsbury Fencing Club · Right-handed

Women’s Épée, 2016–2026

About this fencer

FIE 48496 · GBR 112167

Record and rankings

Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.

Results
61
Podiums
9
Competitions won
4
BF ranking
None Not in BF’s latest rankings
FIE ranking
504th Senior Épée · 2024–25
Best FIE ranking
275th 2021–22
Best finish
1st of 88, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2025
Where they finished in each field, over time A result A podium
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 31st of 113, Senior Women’s Épée, British Open Senior Championships 2026, 2026-07-04 18th of 117, Senior Women’s Épée, British Open Senior Championships 2025, 2025-07-05 25th of 53, Senior Women’s Épée, British Senior Championships 2025 (Individual Events), 2025-04-26 1st of 88, Senior Women’s Épée, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2025, 2025-04-19 152nd of 256, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Marrakech 2025, 2025-03-27 18th of 74, Senior Women’s Épée, Welsh Open 2024, 2024-11-09 14th of 47, Senior Women’s Épée, Elite Epee Women's & Men's Series Event Manchester Fencing Centre 2024, 2024-11-02 1st of 41, Senior Women’s Épée, London International Open 2024, 2024-09-28 20th of 89, Senior Women’s Épée, British Open Championships 2024, 2024-07-13 19th of 55, Senior Women’s Épée, British Senior Championships 2024 (Individual Events), 2024-04-27 22nd of 88, Senior Women’s Épée, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2024, 2024-03-30 1st of 29, Senior Women’s Épée, Merseyside Open Fencing Tournament 2024, 2024-02-24 195th of 211, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2024, 2024-01-30 158th of 289, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Legnano 2023, 2023-11-10 12th of 38, Senior Women’s Épée, Elite Epee Women's & Men's Series Event Manchester Fencing Centre 2023, 2023-11-04 3rd of 34, Senior Women’s Épée, 22nd Milner-Barry Cup 2023, 2023-10-07 76th of 122, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Geneva, October 2023, 2023-10-01 25th of 53, Senior Women’s Épée, 2023 British Open Championships, 2023-06-03 67th of 77, Under 23 Women’s Épée, EFC European Championships U23 2023, 2023-05-23 34th of 55, Senior Women’s Épée, 2023 British Senior Championships, 2023-04-15 45th of 70, Senior Women’s Épée, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2023, 2023-04-08 9th of 43, Senior Women’s Épée, MOFT 2023, 2023-03-25 224th of 282, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023, 2023-03-10 184th of 302, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2023, 2023-02-10 95th of 178, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023, 2023-01-28 233rd of 275, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2022, 2022-11-11 3rd of 27, Senior Women’s Épée, Elite Epee Manchester 2022, 2022-11-05 11th of 62, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Oslo 2022, 2022-10-30 3rd of 35, Senior Women’s Épée, British U23 Epee Championships 2022, 2022-10-15 3rd of 23, Senior Women’s Épée, RAF Open 2022, 2022-10-08 20th of 56, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Stockholm 2022, 2022-09-18 21st of 68, Senior Women’s Épée, 2022 British Senior Championships, 2022-06-03 51st of 67, Under 23 Women’s Épée, EFC European Championships U23 2022, 2022-05-27 75th of 138, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022, 2022-04-29 6th of 88, Senior Women’s Épée, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2022, 2022-04-16 164th of 210, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022, 2022-03-05 200th of 275, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2022, 2022-02-11 95th of 124, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2022, 2022-01-28 8th of 27, Senior Women’s Épée, Elite Epee Manchester (M,W) 2021, 2021-12-04 1st of 38, Senior Women’s Épée, Sussex Open 2021, 2021-11-27 193rd of 246, Senior Women’s Épée, FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2021, 2021-11-19 10th of 64, Senior Women’s Épée, British Senior Championships 2021, 2021-11-06 11th of 46, Senior Women’s Épée, British U23 Epee Championships 2021, 2021-10-30 31st of 57, Senior Women’s Épée, 20th Milner-Barry Cup 2021, 2021-10-02 89th of 140, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Dijon 2020, 2020-02-15 167th of 197, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Bratislava 2020, 2020-02-01 21st of 34, Junior Women’s Épée, British U23 Championships 2020, 2020-01-18 77th of 161, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Udine 2020, 2020-01-06 124th of 203, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Burgos 2019, 2019-12-14 100th of 217, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Laupheim 2019, 2019-11-23 21st of 33, Junior Women’s Épée, Welsh 2019, 2019-11-09 21st of 79, Senior Women’s Épée, Welsh Open 2019, 2019-11-09 13th of 36, Junior Women’s Épée, Milner-Barry 2019, 2019-10-01 5th of 49, Junior Women’s Épée, British Junior Championships 2019, 2019-09-22 13th of 50, Junior Women’s Épée, BRC U20 Leon Paul 2019, 2019-09-14 20th of 54, Senior Women’s Épée, Merseyside Open 2019, 2019-02-09 91st of 147, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, Udine 2019, 2019-01-05 35th of 48, Junior Women’s Épée, FIE Junior World Cup, San Juan 2018, 2018-11-24 8th of 54, Senior Women’s Épée, Merseyside Open 2018, 2018-02-10 3rd of 14, Senior Women’s Épée, Shropshire Open 2017, 2017-09-02 5th of 16, Senior Women’s Épée, Shropshire Open 2016, 2016-09-03

Results

Results: 61

WhenCompetitionEventPlace
8 Apr 2023Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2023British FencingSenior Women’s Épée45th of 70
25 Mar 2023MOFT 2023British FencingSenior Women’s Épée9th of 43
10 Mar 2023FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023FIESenior Women’s Épée224th of 282
10 Feb 2023FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2023FIESenior Women’s Épée184th of 302
28 Jan 2023FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023FIESenior Women’s Épée95th of 178
11 Nov 2022FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée233rd of 275
5 Nov 2022Elite Epee Manchester 2022British FencingSenior Women’s Épée3rd of 27
30 Oct 2022FIE Satellite, Oslo 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée11th of 62
15 Oct 2022British U23 Epee Championships 2022British FencingSenior Women’s Épée3rd of 35
8 Oct 2022RAF Open 2022British FencingSenior Women’s Épée3rd of 23
18 Sept 2022FIE Satellite, Stockholm 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée20th of 56
3 Jun 20222022 British Senior ChampionshipsBritish FencingSenior Women’s Épée21st of 68
27 May 2022EFC European Championships U23 2022EFCUnder 23 Women’s Épée51st of 67
29 Apr 2022FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée75th of 138
16 Apr 2022Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2022British FencingSenior Women’s Épée6th of 88
5 Mar 2022FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée164th of 210
11 Feb 2022FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée200th of 275
28 Jan 2022FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2022FIESenior Women’s Épée95th of 124
4 Dec 2021Elite Epee Manchester (M,W) 2021British FencingSenior Women’s Épée8th of 27
27 Nov 2021Sussex Open 2021British FencingSenior Women’s Épée1st of 38

Head to head

Against left-handers 7–23 · right-handers 65–78, 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.

AgainstWonLostLast met
Emma FRANSSON2130 Oct 2022
Alessandra LUNA026 Jan 2020
Alyssa PASCHE2011 Nov 2022
Anna MOISEEVA0219 Nov 2021
Anna VUORINEN2018 Sept 2022
Everyone they’ve met (169 more)
AgainstWonLostLast met
Anne BULTYNCK115 Mar 2022
Barbara BRYCH1110 Nov 2023
Emma LABRO1118 Sept 2022
Isabella HOWSER204 Jul 2026
Maria Luisa DOIG CALDERON0230 Jan 2024
Marta FERRARI1110 Nov 2023
Michaela JOYCE1128 Jan 2023
Veronika ZUIKOVA1110 Feb 2023
Yik Hei Coco LIN1127 Mar 2025
Abby RAGAZZON-SMITH1030 Mar 2024
Adel TIMURKAN014 Jul 2026
Adela JASNA106 Jan 2020
Adele BOGDANOV0119 Nov 2021
Agata Alberta GRASSO011 Feb 2020
Aizanat MURTAZAEVA1014 Dec 2019
Alberta SANTUCCIO0119 Nov 2021
Alexandra POWELL0124 Nov 2018
Alexandra PREDESCU0128 Jan 2022
Alexandra TAMBOVTSEVA1028 Jan 2022
Alexandra ZITTEL0123 Nov 2019
Alice CONRAD0111 Nov 2022
Alice EKMAN HERLIN1030 Oct 2022
Alicia TORREGO1027 Mar 2025
Alma DRAEGER016 Jan 2020
Amalia TATARAN1011 Feb 2022
Amelia MILLWARD1019 Apr 2025
Amelie RUSSELL018 Apr 2023
Ana MESIC011 Oct 2023
Anastasija PYLINOVA1018 Sept 2022
Andriana THEODOROPOULOU0110 Nov 2023
Angela KRIEGER1028 Jan 2023
Angeline FAVRE011 Oct 2023
Anna FREDEN1018 Sept 2022
Anna VERGNES0127 Mar 2025
Anna WIECZOREK011 Feb 2020
Annica DE GROOTE1018 Sept 2022
Anthea Zi Ning FOONG0130 Jan 2024
Antonina ZAKHARENKO015 Jan 2019
Asmaa JAMAI1010 Nov 2023
Aube VANDINGENEN106 Jan 2020
Audrey BOUILLANT1015 Feb 2020
Aurore FAVRE0111 Feb 2022
Axelle WASIAK105 Jan 2019
Barbara RUTZ015 Mar 2022
Bianca BENEA1028 Jan 2023
Camila CHACON1029 Apr 2022
Camille KELLER1015 Feb 2020
Camille NABETH0128 Jan 2022
Camille POZZOLI0114 Dec 2019
Carmen Andrea CORREA SANTA106 Jan 2020
Carmen-Lii TARGAMAA015 Jan 2019
Caroline NIXON0124 Nov 2018
Caroline PIASECKA1018 Sept 2022
Caroline VAN ELDIK0130 Mar 2024
Cecilia TROJANI101 Oct 2023
Chloe JOHNSON1019 Apr 2025
Claire BEDDINGFIELD0115 Feb 2020
Crinan POTTER0130 Mar 2024
Danielle LAWSON1019 Apr 2025
Darya VARFOLOMEYEVA011 Oct 2023
Eda ONAY1030 Mar 2024
Elanor CHARLSON108 Apr 2023
Elena ROBLES0114 Dec 2019
Eliana CAICEDO GRUESO015 Mar 2022
Elisabeth POWELL1030 Mar 2024
Elle Meihui KOH0111 Nov 2022
Eloise VANRYSSEL0119 Nov 2021
Emma JASZ-BORSODY015 Jan 2019
Emma LAUVRAY0127 Mar 2025
Ena ARORA0110 Feb 2023
Esther TAN1010 Feb 2023
Faith PARK0111 Feb 2022
Francesca BASSA0110 Mar 2023
Francesca CATTANEO0130 Oct 2022
Franciska Zita NEBALD105 Mar 2022
Gaia TRADITI0111 Feb 2022
Ginevra CONSONNI016 Jan 2020
Hadley HUSISIAN0110 Nov 2023
Honami SUZUKI0110 Feb 2023
Hyein LEE0128 Jan 2023
Isabella AMBROSI0114 Dec 2019
Isabella-Andreea NICULAI018 Apr 2023
Isabelle BURKHARD015 Mar 2022
Jade SERSOT0128 Jan 2023
Jayne WARD014 Jul 2026
Jessica RUMBLE1019 Apr 2025
Jinjoo PARK0127 Mar 2025
Jiyoung LEE0130 Jan 2024
JJ THATCHER104 Jul 2026
Josephine JACQUES ANDRE COQUIN1010 Feb 2023
Julia BELJAJEVA0127 Mar 2025
Julia LUSIC101 Oct 2023
Julie HENSON108 Apr 2023
Junyao TANG1010 Feb 2023
Karina DYNER011 Feb 2020
Kate HASWELL018 Apr 2023
Katelijn KROESE1023 Nov 2019
Katherine TOWNSEND0119 Apr 2025
Katy HAWTHORNE018 Apr 2023
Kinga NAGY0110 Mar 2023
Klara JASKULLA1028 Jan 2023
Kristina KUUSK0128 Jan 2022
Laura KUTT0110 Mar 2023
Laurence EPEE011 Oct 2023
Leonore PRAXMARER0118 Sept 2022
Lily WHITEHEAD1014 Dec 2019
Lindsay BOTTOMS104 Jul 2026
Linnea ERIKSSON1030 Oct 2022
Lola CONSTANTINO011 Feb 2020
Lovisa THIM0123 Nov 2019
Lucia DI SARNO105 Jan 2019
Lucie ROCHA0111 Feb 2022
Lucinda FIELDING014 Jul 2026
Lucy GRANT104 Jul 2026
Macy ROPER1019 Apr 2025
Manon EMMENEGGER0129 Apr 2022
Margaux BERNARD1023 Nov 2019
Maria MATEOS1010 Mar 2023
Marie-Frederique MILLETTE0130 Jan 2024
Marina KESAEVA1011 Feb 2022
Martyna SWATOWSKA-WENGLARCZYK0130 Jan 2024
Megan UPTON014 Jul 2026
Melinda LIPTAK1019 Apr 2025
Michala PECHOVOVA0128 Jan 2022
Miho YOSHIMURA0129 Apr 2022
Milen BAVUGE KHABIMANA0123 Nov 2019
Mira YOUSEF1018 Sept 2022
Monica APONTE RODRIGUEZ0124 Nov 2018
Nardin EHAB0129 Apr 2022
Natalia TOBY0130 Oct 2022
Natalie COUTTS108 Apr 2023
Natania BESTER1030 Oct 2022
Naziya SHAIK1028 Jan 2022
Nichika OYA1024 Nov 2018
Nolwenn PENNETIER0115 Feb 2020
Nour El Houda MAMI0114 Dec 2019
Oleksandra ROMANOVA0110 Feb 2023
Olga MIZERA1030 Oct 2022
Paula VASQUEZ011 Feb 2020
Paulina WILASZEK1018 Sept 2022
Pauline LOH105 Jan 2019
Regina BURSOVA1014 Dec 2019
Ricarda MULTERER0128 Jan 2023
Rikke KLAFSTAD1030 Oct 2022
Rinka YOSHIMATSU1019 Nov 2021
Roberta MARZANI0110 Mar 2023
Roos KROESE1010 Nov 2023
Ruien XIAO0110 Nov 2023
Sara FERNANDEZ CALLEJA015 Mar 2022
Sara Maria KOWALCZYK0115 Feb 2020
Shakhzoda EGAMBERDIEVA1010 Mar 2023
Sheetal DALAL0111 Nov 2022
Sheng LIN0111 Nov 2022
Sofia CISNEROS1027 Mar 2025
Sofia KOMAR0124 Nov 2018
Sofia REID104 Jul 2026
Sofiia SIDENKO0127 Mar 2025
Sophie PEAT1019 Apr 2025
Taehee LIM015 Mar 2022
Tamila MURIDOVA1010 Nov 2023
Tessa MIERCZUK1024 Nov 2018
Valeria MENG1030 Mar 2024
Weronika MARCOL0118 Sept 2022
Xiany Xiu LAY RIVERA0124 Nov 2018
Yasmine KHAMIS1023 Nov 2019
Yuliya SVYSTIL0130 Jan 2024
Zofia JANELLI1015 Feb 2020
Zofia SZEFLER1019 Apr 2025
Zoya SURESH1019 Apr 2025

Figures

rating, ranking and how they fence

Over time

fency ELO each season Épée
170015501400 Épée 1509, 2016–17 Épée 1534, 2017–18 Épée 1499, 2018–19 Épée 1521, 2019–20 Épée 1547, 2021–22 Épée 1561, 2022–23 Épée 1558, 2023–24 Épée 1654, 2024–25 Épée 1635, 2025–26
Their FIE ranking each season, 1st at the top Senior Épée
1st10th100th Senior Épée 275th, 2021–22 Senior Épée 289th, 2022–23 Senior Épée 413th, 2023–24 Senior Épée 504th, 2024–25
As a table
SeasonWeaponfency ELOFIE ranking
2025–26Épée1,635
2024–25Épée1,654504th Senior
2023–24Épée1,558413th Senior
2022–23Épée1,561289th Senior
2021–22Épée1,547275th Senior
2019–20Épée1,521
2018–19Épée1,499
2017–18Épée1,534
2016–17Épée1,509

How fency ELO works · the best now

How they fence

StageWon–lostAn average boutBy one touch
Pools57–77 43%3.4–3.920–23
Tables28–27 51%8.5–8.73–10