The FIE World Cup season is starting for the men’s Epee fencers and the women’s Foil class this weekend in Europe and North Africa:
∙ Men’s Epee:
The Tissot Grand Prix de Berne will have individual competition on Friday and Saturday and a Team event on Sunday. The event has drawn a massive field of 289 entries including eight of the top-ten fencers in the weapon according to the FIE World Rankings:
2. Bogdan Nishikin (UKR) ~ 2018 World Championships bronze medalist
3. Sangyoung Park (KOR) ~ 2018 World Championships Team silver medalist
4. Ruben Limardo Gascon (VEN) ~ 2018 World Championships silver medalist
6. Max Heinzer (SUI) ~ 2018 World Championships Team gold medalist
7. Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) ~ 2017 World Championships silver medalist
8. Dmitriy Alexanin (KAZ)
9. Curtis McDowald (USA)
10. Koki Kano (JPN)
Look for results here.
∙ Women’s Foil:
The exotic locale of Algiers (ALG) will be the setting for the Foil World Cup, presented by Ooredoo, with 156 women lined up to compete including these top-10-ranked stars:
1. Inna Deriglazova (RUS) ~ 2016 Olympic Champion and 2017 World Champion
2. Alice Volpi (ITA) ~ 2018 World Champion; 2017 World silver medalist
3. Lee Kiefer (USA) ~ 2018 World Championships Team gold medalist
4. Ines Boubakri (TUN) ~ 2018 World Championships bronze medalist
5. Arianna Errigo (ITA) ~ 2018 World Championships bronze medalist
6. Ysoara Thibus (FRA) ~ 2018 World Championships silver medalist
7. Eleanor Harvey (CAN)
8. Leonie Ebert (GER)
9. Svetlana Tripapina (RUS) ~ 2017 World Championships Team bronze medalist
10. Camilla Mancini (ITA) ~ 2017 World Championships Team gold medalist
The U.S. also has the no. 11 and 12-ranked foilers in Nicole Ross and Nzingha Prescod entered.
An individual competition will be held on Friday and Saturday, with a Team event on Sunday. Look for results here.
