« CHALLENGE 2016 » Analysis 1FFE

Why change our calendar?  Fencing  Is a contradictory sport (see survey) - Fascinating / One would like to try it - Old-fashioned / Incomprehensible «We all dreamed we were fencing!»  Competitions - Impossible to understand: Is it the rules? Is it the (difference between) the 3 weapons? Is it the game itself? Is it the refereeing? 2FFE

 However There are extraordinary situations - spectacular actions - changes of score - close matches (30% of the matches 45/44 – 45/43) (31% of the matches 15/14 – 15/13)  But despite that - no media coverage - no sponsors (of very few) 3FFE

 TODAY’S FENCING product  One sport, three weapons, men and women.  Rules – understood only by specialists.  A calendar: - Individual and team competitions. - World Cup and Grand Prix (what is the difference?). - The six weapons in different sites. - A relatively high cost for the nations. - Team competitions on neutral ground (except for the organising country). 4FFE

- Various organisations no uniformity, but more and more coherent spectacular progress made Conclusion The rules must evolve The organisations must get better But more importantly, the calendar must change 5FFE

 The calendar Postulate 1)The competition is primarily made for the athlete. We must take into account the various periods: - preparation time - competitiontime - recovery time 6FFE

2)The competition system must answer the needs of all countries, small and large, poor and rich, on all continents. It must take into account: - the level of development of our sport - the financial means of everybody - the chance given to all to access the highest level 7FFE

3)A new calendar must provide: - a marketing opportunity to sponsors and television networks; - a greater media exposure; - new financial resources for the FIE, but also for organising federations. 8FFE

 TOMORROW’S FENCING product The principle of the new calendar: - Separate individual and team events pros and cons - Fragment the season in three parts, each containing: Challengers Super Series Grand Prix6 individual weapons - Create a real Team World League complemented by a Continental League - Create a link with the World Championships and the OG qualification promotion and demotion system - Create a link with the Continental Championships 9FFE

« CHALLENGE 2016 » Simulation 10FFE

SUMMARY  Individual simulation  Team simulation 11FFE

Individual simulation  Introduction:  3 types of competitions:  Challenger Super Series Grand Prix  4 geographical zones: EUROPE ASIA / OCEANIA AFRICA AMERICAS FFE12

Individual simulation  Introduction:  The Challenger 1, Super Series 1 and Grand Prix 1 simulation starts after the 2012 London OG. 13FFE

Individual simulation FIE FENCERS* EUROPEASIA / OCEANIAAFRICAAMERICAS MS WS MF WF ME WE FFE * Number of FIE ranked fencers per continent after the London OG, during the 2011/2012 season.

Individual simulation FENCERS IN THE TOP 64 OF THE FIE RANKINGS FFE15 EUROPEASIA / OCEANIAAFRICAAMERICAS MS37107 WS MF WF ME37115 WE361549

Individual simulation 16FFE  * : many fencers *: few fencers MS270* WS133517*53 MF298* WF150739*39 ME614* WE335* Fencers ranked, without the top 64 in the world

Individual simulation  Qualification system for the Super Series via the Challengers FFE17 Participants in the ChallengerNumber of qualified fencers If > 60 fencers16 Between 40 and 59 fencers12 Between 20 and 39 fencers8 If < 20 fencers4

COMPOSITION Best world FIE ranked fencers 64Best world FIE ranked fencers 96 Best of each continent (4x4) 16Best of each continent (4x6) 24 Wild Cards4 4 Places reserved to the organising country 4 4 Places from the preceding Challenger (4x4 to 4x16) 16 to 64 TOTAL104 to 152TOTAL128 Individual simulation  Note: The « best of each continent » are added to the 64 Note: The « best of each continent » are added to the FFE

Simulation individuelle  : Formula for the 1 st day  1 st round: X pools of 6 or 7 fencers (16 best ranked exempted) 16 qualified after the pools  2 nd round: Table of 128  3 rd round: Table of qualified after the table of 64 FFE19

Simulation individuelle : Formula for the 2 nd day 1 st round: Table of 64 2 nd round: Table of 32 3 rd round: Table of 16 4 th round: Table of 8 5 th round: Final of 4 FFE20

Simulation individuelle  : Formula FFE21 DAYFORMULAWEAPONS 1 st daytables and finalsMS and WS 1 st daytable of 128MF and WF 2 nd daytable of 64 and finals MF and WF 2 nd daytable of 128ME and WE 3 rd daytable of 64 and finals ME and WE

Individual simulation  Point system: FFE22 EventsChallengerSuper Series GP and Continental Ch. World Ch. 65 – – – – – –

Team simulation  Introduction:  The composition of the groups is according to the 2011/2012 season FIE ranking.  The World Group A is composed of the first 16 teams in the world (4 pools of 4). The World Group B is composed of 4 continental pools of 4 teams each, based on the preceding Continental Championships results.  Turkey and Israel belong to the EUROPEAN zone  Key: Teams demoted after the regular events Teams promoted after the regular events 23FFE

Team simulation  Men’s Sabre: Women’s Sabre:  World Group A :World Group A :  World Group B :World Group B :  World Group C : World Group C : 24FFE Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 RussiaSouth KoreaRomaniaGermany USAItalyBelarusChina FranceHungaryCanadaUkraine SpainJapanHong KongPoland EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS GeorgiaIranTunisiaVenezuela Great-BritainKazakhstanEgyptArgentina TurkeyMalaysiaSenegalMexico GreeceAustraliaRep. CongoEl Salvador EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS BelarusChina TapeiTunisiaVenezuela SpainVietnamEgyptCanada BelgiumSingaporeSenegalBrazil TurkeyAustraliaMoroccoArgentina EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS AzerbaijanSingaporeMoroccoDominican Rep. China TapeiIvory CoastColombia Porto Rico Chile EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS Colombia Puerto Rico Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 RussiaUSAUkraineItaly AzerbaijanFrancePolandChina GermanyHungaryGreat-BritainHong Kong JapanMexicoSouth KoreaKazakhstan

 Men’s Foil:Women’s Foil:  World Group A:World Group A:  World Group B:World Group B:  World Group C: World Group C: Team simulation 25FFE EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS NetherlandsIndiaMoroccoColombia TurkeyMacaoTogoDominican Rep. SpainCosta Rica Chile Cuba Guatemala EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS IsraelKazakhstanTunisiaCanada BelarusSingaporeSenegalVenezuela DenmarkIranAlgeriaArgentina HungaryAustraliaSouth AfricaPuerto Rico EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS RomaniaVietnamTunisiaVenezuela AustraliaAlgeriaMexico MoroccoArgentina SenegalColombia EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS Brazil Puerto Rico Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 ItalyGermanyChinaUSA EgyptRussiaFranceJapan Great- Britain South Korea PolandAustria MexicoHong KongBrazilUkraine Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 ItalyRussiaSouth KoreaFrance Great-BritainJapanPolandUSA HungaryCanadaGermanyChina SingaporHong KongUkraineEgypt

Team simulation  Men’s Epee:Women’s Epee:  World Group A:World Group A:  World Group B:World Group B:  World Group C: *World Group C: * next slide 26FFE EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS Czech Rep.JapanEgyptChile SpainAustraliaSenegalArgentina IsraelIranMoroccoMexico SwedenHong KongTunisiaColombia EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS SwitzerlandKazakhstanTunisiaBrazil IsraelKirghizistanSouth AfricaVenezuela SerbiaAustraliaEgyptDominican Rep. TurkeyChina TapeiAlgeriaMexico EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS Great-BritainVietnamSenegalPuerto Rico SpainSingaporeMoroccoColombia QatarCosta Rica Argentina Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 USAFranceSwitzerlandHungary RussiaChinaSouth KoreaItaly VenezuelaCanadaPolandGermany EstoniaNorwayKazakhstanUkraine Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4 RussiaChinaRomaniaUSA GermanyUkraineItalySouth Korea EstoniaPolandFranceJapan Hong KongHungaryCanadaSweden

Team simulation  * World Group C :  Men’s Epee: 27FFE EUROPEASIA / OCEANIA AFRICAAMERICAS PortugalChina TapeiAlgeriaPanama LatviaUzbekistanIvory CoastPuerto Rico BelgiumIndonesiaCosta Rica NetherlandsSingaporeDominican Rep. BelarusMacaoBrazil AustriaIndia RomaniaMongolia FinlandTurkmenistan Kirghizistan

Preparation / Recovery Competition General Champion in top 64 Between 64 th and 96 th Others lower than 100 th September 2014October 2014November 2014December 2014 C1 S1T1G1 S1T1G1 C1 ?T1 C1 ?T1G1 28FFE

Preparation / Recovery Competition General Champion in top 64 Between 64 th and 96 th Others lower than 100 th January 2015February 2015March 2015April 2015 C2 S2T2G2Cont. Ch S2T2G2Cont. Ch C2 ?T2Cont. Ch C2 ?T2G2Cont. Ch 29FFE

Preparation / Recovery Competition General Champion in top 64 Between 64 th and 96 th Others lower than 100 th April 2015May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 C3S3T3G3T4World Ch S3T3G3T4World Ch C3?T3T4 C3?T3G3T4World Ch August FFE

Preparation / Recovery Competition General Champion in top 64 Between 64 th and 96 th Others lower than 100 th September 2015October 2015 November 2015 C1S1T1G1 S1T1G1 C1?T1 C1?T1G1 31FFE

Preparation / Recovery Competition General Champion in top 64 Between 64 th and 96 th Others lower than 100 th December 2015January 2016February 2016March 2016 C2 S2T2G2Cont. Ch S2T2G2Cont. Ch C2 ?T2Cont. Ch C2 ?T2G2Cont. Ch 32FFE

Preparation / Recovery Competition General Champion in top 64 Between 64 th and 96 th Others lower than 100 th April 2016May 2016June 2016August 2016 C3S3T3G3T4TPOTEAM WC RIO OG 2016 S3T3G3T4WCRIO OG C3?T3T4TPOWCRIO OG C3?T3G3T4TPOWCRIO OG July FFE