Irish Open Championships Mens Epee International Satellite Competition Coupe Du Nord

For the sixth time, Ireland will be hosting this weekend an FIE (International Fencing Federation) Satellite Competition at Mens Epee at UCD Sports Centre, Belfield.. The top 8 in this competition will be awarded world ranking points and will also be awarded points in the Coupe du Nord ranking system.

There is an entry of 49 fencers, of whom 22 are Irish. A total of 16 countries (including Ireland) are represented: Colombia, Cyprus, Finland, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Mauritius, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia,, Sweden and Switzerland

The format of the competition will be a first round of 7 pools of 7 fencers - this round is used to establish a seeding for the second round, and no fencers will be eliminated from this first round. The second round of 7 pools of 7 fencers will be seeded from the results of the first round. The last 12 will then be eliminated and the top 37 from the 2nd pool round will go forward into an incomplete direct elimination table of 64 fencers, where the no. 1 seed will meet no. 64, and so on, until 4 fencers remain. There will then be 2 semi-final matches and a final.

In addition to the Mens Epee event, the Womens Foil and Womens Epee will take place on Saturday 8th, with the Mens Foil, Mens Sabre and Womens Sabre on Sunday.