Rachel BARNES
🇬🇧 GBR · Shrewsbury Fencing Club · Right-handed
Women’s Épée, 2016–2026
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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
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
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2023 | Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2023British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 45th of 70 |
| 25 Mar 2023 | MOFT 2023British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 9th of 43 |
| 10 Mar 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 224th of 282 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 184th of 302 |
| 28 Jan 2023 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2023FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 95th of 178 |
| 11 Nov 2022 | FIE World Cup, Tallinn 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 233rd of 275 |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Elite Epee Manchester 2022British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 3rd of 27 |
| 30 Oct 2022 | FIE Satellite, Oslo 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 11th of 62 |
| 15 Oct 2022 | British U23 Epee Championships 2022British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 3rd of 35 |
| 8 Oct 2022 | RAF Open 2022British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 3rd of 23 |
| 18 Sept 2022 | FIE Satellite, Stockholm 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 20th of 56 |
| 3 Jun 2022 | 2022 British Senior ChampionshipsBritish Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 21st of 68 |
| 27 May 2022 | EFC European Championships U23 2022EFC | Under 23 Women’s Épée | 51st of 67 |
| 29 Apr 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Cairo 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 75th of 138 |
| 16 Apr 2022 | Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2022British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 6th of 88 |
| 5 Mar 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Budapest 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 164th of 210 |
| 11 Feb 2022 | FIE World Cup, Barcelona 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 200th of 275 |
| 28 Jan 2022 | FIE Grand Prix, Doha 2022FIE | Senior Women’s Épée | 95th of 124 |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Elite Epee Manchester (M,W) 2021British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 8th of 27 |
| 27 Nov 2021 | Sussex Open 2021British Fencing | Senior Women’s Épée | 1st 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.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma FRANSSON | 2 | 1 | 30 Oct 2022 | |
| Alessandra LUNA | 0 | 2 | 6 Jan 2020 | |
| Alyssa PASCHE | 2 | 0 | 11 Nov 2022 | |
| Anna MOISEEVA | 0 | 2 | 19 Nov 2021 | |
| Anna VUORINEN | 2 | 0 | 18 Sept 2022 |
Everyone they’ve met (169 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 275th, 2021–22 Senior Épée 289th, 2022–23 Senior Épée 413th, 2023–24 Senior Épée 504th, 2024–25
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Épée | 1,635 | |
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,654 | 504th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,558 | 413th Senior |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,561 | 289th Senior |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,547 | 275th Senior |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,521 | |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,499 | |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,534 | |
| 2016–17 | Épée | 1,509 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 57–77 43% | 3.4–3.9 | 20–23 |
| Tables | 28–27 51% | 8.5–8.7 | 3–10 |