30/01/2025- Events
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2025 GB CUP ENTRY PROCESS

Entry process and initial details for the GB Cup, the ‘DEU Championships’, which will take place on the 27th April 2025. 

The 2025 GB Cup, the ‘DEU Championships’, takes place at the EIS Sheffield on the 27th April 2025. The Championships weekend also includes the following events:

  • British Senior and Team Championships
  •  British Para Fencing Championships

Eligibility and Membership Criteria 

New for 2025, the GB Cup eligibility criteria has been refreshed. Further information can be found here. In line with the British Senior Championships, there is a window for eligible fencers at the top of the ranking list to enter, followed by open entry (where fencers meet the below requirements).

The eligibility requirements have been updated for 2025 as follows:

  • Fencers must be listed on the intermediate rankings and hold a D, E or U rating. More info on the Ratings Scheme and eligibility can be found here.
  • Fencers that have represented the Home Nations or GBR at any level are no longer excluded from entry (subject to above requirement).
  • Compete level membership required.
  • Where regions have planned qualifying events, the top two eligible fencers in each weapon will be invited.
  • Priority entry will then be offered to fencers based on their intermediate ranking, after which entry will be open to all eligible fencers.
Weapon Number of Top Eligible Fencers Spaces Reserved in 1st Entry Window

(e.g. Top eligible fencers on the intermediate ranking list)

Total Entry Limit 
Men’s Epee 20 28
Men’s Foil 20 28
Men’s Sabre 20 28
Women’s Epee 20 28
Women’s Foil 20 28
Women’s Sabre 20 28

Entry Timeline 

  • 10th March 2025 – Intermediate ranking lists to be used to invite top eligible fencers
  • 10th March – 31st March 2025 –  Top two from regional qualifiers (where a region has run a qualifier) invited after events take place
  • 7th – 19th April 2025 – Entry window for open entry (all eligible fencers are able to enter)

 

Qualification through Regional Qualifiers 

Regions and Home Nations will continue to run intermediate and DEU events that contribute to intermediate rankings or ratings which in turn will allow fencers to be eligible for the GB Cup.

The following regions are running a GB Cup qualifier:

  • East Midlands
  • Eastern
  • West Midlands

Regions may also accept recreational memberships to enter their GB Cup qualifier. If a fencer finishes in a qualifying position (top two eligible fencers) and has a recreational membership, BF will upgrade their membership to Compete level to allow entry to the GB Cup on the 27th April. The fencer will then be responsible for the payment of the Compete membership at the time of the next renewal.

Where fencers who hold a recreational membership are taking part in the qualifiers, they will not receive intermediate ranking points (the ability to gain ranking points and appear on BF Ranking lists is a Compete membership benefit). However, all Compete members taking part in the qualifier will be eligible for intermediate ranking points where regions send in their results to BF.

Eligible fencers in the first entry window (top 20 on the ranking list) who are also competing in their regional event can enter the GB Cup before their qualifier. If they finish in a qualifying position at the qualifier, the next eligible fencer will be invited as part of the regional qualification spaces.

 


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