Duel in The Park 2008
Bexley Fencing Club have been involved in The Danson Festival since 1990 and in 2007 we decided to institute our annual invitational competition.

Duel in The Park 2008 is a six team competition where the teams begin by fighting in two 'poules' to determine positions for the finals.
In the team competition format each team consists of three fencers with optional reserves. In each round, each fencer fights all the fencers in the opposing team so that there are nine fights in each round. Each fight is to five points so that the winners will be the first team to 45 points.

With three teams to each poule, the teams each fenced two matches and the resulting table established who would fight it out in the three finals.

Poule A:
Bexley A
Southampton
Blackheath

Poule B:
Bexley B
Gravesend
Bexley C

Poule A Results:
Blackheath: 24 – Bexley A: 45
Bexley A: 45 – Southampton: 19
Southampton: 18 – Blackheath: 45

Poule A Final Positions:
1 st: Bexley A
2 nd: Blackheath
3 rd: Southampton

Poule B Results:
Gravesend: 45 – Bexley B: 32
Bexley B: 37 – Bexley C: 45
Bexley C: 29 – Gravesend: 45

Poule B Final Positions:
1 st: Gravesend
2 nd: Bexley C
3 rd: Bexley B

Finals:
Bexley A: 45 – Gravesend: 42
Blackheath: 45 – Bexley C: 36
Bexley B: 45 – Southampton: 32

Final Positions:
1 st: Bexley A
2 nd: Gravesend
3 rd: Blackheath
4 th: Bexley C
5 th: Bexley B
6 th: Southampton

Those that took part in Duel in The Park 2008 were:
Owen, Karen G, Paul R, Alex, Paul B, Max, Kevin, Matt, Gary, Liz, Scott, Clive, Andrew, Vivienne, Karen, Richard, Mark, Emma, Miles, Callum, David, and Andrew (2). Plus numerous family members, friends, colleagues and people dragged off the street.

Bexley Fencing Club would like to thank the following for their help in bringing "Duel in The Park 2008" to The Danson Festival this year:

Bexley Council

Leon Paul

B&Q

TC Fluid Control

Vels Barber Shop

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