Congratulations to Adrian Speakman, Luke Deamer, Euan Deamer, Chiara McDermott and Sam McLellan on their re-selection to the 2025-26 EFC Referee Master List.
The European Fencing Confederation (EFC) Master List comprises of 90 FIE referees from over 26 countries. It is used by the EFC to select referees for major European championships.
Five GBR referees have been re-selected onto the 2025-26 list.
Luke Deamer, Euan Deamer, Chiara McDermott and Sam McLellan, have been selected to the list for the second consecutive year whilst Adrian Speakman has been on the list every year since its inception in 2018.
Congratulations also go to associate BF Referee Pathway members Sarah Steacy (IRL) and Ester Balint (FIN), for their continued inclusion on the Master List.
Luke Deamer said:
“I’m delighted to remain on the EFC Master List! Thank you to the EFC Referee Commission for helping me develop as a referee. A big thank you also to all my BF refereeing colleagues and support staff for making these refereeing trips so enjoyable!”
Georgina Usher, BF CEO, said:
“Congratulations to the referees on their re-selection. It’s a testament to the quality of GBR refereeing and the ongoing development of our GBR Referee Pathway Programme, which is supported by UK Sport funding. We extend our thanks to UK Sport and the EFC for their ongoing support.”
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