Irish Fencing Federation
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Dundrum
Dublin 14
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The IFF Ranking system has been in operation since 2002 and has served the purpose of increasing participation at domestic opens.

The fundamental principles of the ranking system are:

• All fencers who enter a tournament will receive ranking points
• Almost all Irish tournaments, along with the Northern Irish Open, attract points
• A fencer's best 6 results go towards the total ranking for the year
• The ranking is calculated on a rolling basis
• Tournaments are weighted in two tiers: Senior (which attract full points) and Intermediate/Junior (which are weighted at 2/3)

In 2008/9 the ranking scheme will undergo the following changes effective 1-Sept-08:

• The number of tiers will move from two to three. These are to be classified A, B or C
• Two foreign tournaments have been nominated to join the scheme
• The Derry Open, the second major NI tournament, will join the scheme

IFF Ranking Tournaments

Tier A - weighted at 150%		Tier B - weighted at 100%		Tier C - weighted at 2/3
Irish Open		Senior Nationals		Intermediates
Northern Ireland Open		East of Ireland		Student Individuals
Merseyside Open		South of Ireland		Junior Nationals (U20, U17)
Welsh Open - for WS, MF, WF		Derry Open
Copenhagen SA - for WE, ME		Vinnie Duffy Sabre
Amsterdam SA - for MS		Federation Foil
		Dublin Epee

Purpose of Change

• To build the Irish Open and Northern Ireland Open as flagship events
• To improve the level of fencing in Ireland by aiding the transition between domestic and foreign events
• To give the selectors more information with which to decide on team choice, and make those choices more transparent. In normal circumstances, the top 2 fencers in each weapon will receive automatic selection to the 5 Nations.

Points detail:

Tier A	64+ Fencers	33-64 Fencers	17-32 Fencers	9-16 Fencers	5-8 Fencers
Winner:	120 points	105 points	90 points	83 points	60 points
Second:	98 points	83 points	60 points	53 points	30 points
Semifinal:	68 points	53 points	38 points	30 points	15 points
Quarter Final:	53 points	38 points	23 points	15 points	8 points
Last 16:	30 points	23 points	15 points	8 points
Last 32:	23 points	15 points	8 points
Last 64:	15 points	8 points
L128+:	8 points

Tier B	64+ Fencers	33-64 Fencers	17-32 Fencers	9-16 Fencers	5-8 Fencers
Winner:	70 points	60 points	55 points	40 points	20 points
Second:	55 points	40 points	35 points	20 points	10 points
Semifinal:	35 points	25 points	20 points	10 points	5 points
Quarter Final:	25 points	15 points	10 points	5 points
Last 16:	15 points	10 points	5 points
Last 32:	10 points	5 points
Last 64:	5 points

Tier C	64+ Fencers	33-64 Fencers	17-32 Fencers	9-16 Fencers	5-8 Fencers
Winner:	46 points	40 points	36 points	26 points	13 points
Second:	36 points	26 points	23 points	13 points	7 points
Semifinal:	23 points	17 points	13 points	7 points	3 points
Quarter Final:	17 points	10 points	7 points	3 points
Last 16:	10 points	7 points	3 points
Last 32:	7 points	3 points
Last 64:	3 points

Note that all entrants to a competition will received a minimum of 3 points