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Irish Fencing Federation Selection Guidelines

The standards listed below are to be seen, primarily, as guidelines. Fencers who achieve the stated criteria will be automatically selected unless there are more fencers who reach that level than can be sent to an event. In exceptional circumstances, fencers who have not achieved the stated results may still be selected on the discretion of the selectors; in doing so the selectors will consider, but will not be limited to, the following factors:

  • Results and performances in previous seasons.

  • Future potential

  • Physical fitness

Selection Procedure:

It is up to the individual fencer to apply to the IFF if they wish to compete in an international individual competition. At the beginning of the season a fencer who aspires to international competition should provide to Selectors (via email to )

  • Long-term goal

  • Medium-term goal

  • Name of Coach

  • Training programme

  • Fitness programme

  • Competition programme (domestic, UK and Europe)


Individual Events:


Senior:

Event

Criteria

World Cups and Grand Prix

Achieve a Top-half finish in an FIE satellite or a Top-16 in one of the British Events listed below.

European Championships

2 Top-half finishes in Senior World Cup or Grand Prix.

World Championships

2 Top-half finishes in Senior World Cup or Grand Prix.

Olympic Zonal Qualifier

The selectors will only consider only fencers with at least 2 Top 64 finishes in A-Grade or Grand Prix events.


Junior:

Event

Criteria

A-Grades

2 top-half finishes in Junior Grade B or equivalent in UK and/or Europe

European Championships

1 top-half finish Junior World Cup

World Championships

1 top-half finish Junior World Cup


Cadet:

Event

Criteria

European Circuit

2 top-half finishes in Junior Grade B or equivalent UK and/or Europe

European Championships

1 top-half finish European Circuit

World Championships

1 top half finish European Circuit


Other:

Event

Criteria

U-23 European Championships

1 top-half finish Senior World Cup

World Student Games

2 top-half finish Senior World Cup


Team Events:

Events

Criteria

5 Nations

Strongest available team from fencers in possession of Irish passports.


The top two IRL fencers on the Irish ranking will ordinarily be selected. For the remaining places, Selectors will use Ranking System as a guide for selection, but not necessarily exclusively

Senior World Cups, European and World Championships;

Junior European and World Championships;

Cadet European Championships

U-23 European Championships

World Student Games

Selectors will consider entering of a team if two or more fencers achieve the individual criteria for the event (see above). The rest of the team will be selected based on the recommendation of the selectors.



Appendix - Events Counting toward World Cup Qualification


Men's Foil:

  1. FIE Satellite Events

  2. Bristol Open

  3. Birmingham International

  4. Essex Open

  5. Welsh Open


Men's Epee:

  1. FIE Satellite Events


Men's Sabre:

  1. FIE Satellite Events

  2. Bristol Open

  3. Hamlet

  4. Birmingham International

  5. Welsh Open


Women's Foil:

  1. FIE Satellite Events

  2. Bristol Open

  3. Birmingham International

  4. Essex Open

  5. Welsh Open


Women's Epee:

  1. FIE Satellite Events


Women's Sabre:

  1. FIE Satellite Events

  2. Bristol Open

  3. Hamlet

  4. Birmingham International

  5. Welsh Open