« CHALLENGE 2016 »

1. « CHALLENGE 2016 » Analysis FFE

2. Why change ourcalendar? • 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? FFE

3. 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) FFE

4. 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). FFE

5. - 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 FFE

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

7. 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 FFE

8. 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. FFE

9. 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 Prix 6 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 FFE

10. « CHALLENGE 2016 » Simulation FFE

11. SUMMARY • Individual simulation • Team simulation FFE

12. Individual simulation • Introduction: • 3 types of competitions: • Challenger Super Series Grand Prix • 4 geographical zones: • EUROPE • ASIA / OCEANIA • AFRICA • AMERICAS FFE

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

14. Individual simulation * Number of FIE ranked fencers per continent after the London OG, during the 2011/2012 season. FFE

15. Individual simulation FFE

16. Individual simulation • *: manyfencers*: few fencers Fencers ranked, without the top 64 in the world FFE

17. Individual simulation • Qualification system for the Super Series via the Challengers FFE

18. Individual simulation • Note: The « best of each continent » are added to the 64 Note: The « best of each continent » are added to the 96. FFE

19. Simulation individuelle • : Formula for the 1st day • 1st round: X pools of 6 or 7 fencers (16 best ranked exempted) 16 qualified after the pools • 2nd round: Table of 128 • 3rd round: Table of 64 32 qualified after the table of 64 FFE

20. Simulation individuelle • : Formula for the 2ndday • 1st round: Table of 64 • 2nd round: Table of 32 • 3rd round: Table of 16 • 4th round: Table of 8 • 5th round: Final of 4 FFE

21. Simulation individuelle • : Formula FFE

22. Individual simulation • Point system: FFE

23. 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 FFE

24. Team simulation • Men’sSabre: Women’sSabre: • World Group A :World Group A : • World Group B :World Group B : • World Group C : World Group C : FFE

25. Team simulation • Men’s Foil: Women’s Foil: • World Group A:World Group A: • World Group B:World Group B: • World Group C: World Group C: FFE

26. 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 FFE

27. Team simulation • * World Group C : • Men’sEpee: FFE

28. Preparation / Recovery Competition GeneralChampion in top 64Between 64th and 96thOthers lower than 100th September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 FFE

29. Preparation / Recovery Competition GeneralChampion in top 64Between 64th and 96thOthers lower than 100th January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 April 2015 FFE

30. Preparation / Recovery Competition GeneralChampion in top 64Between 64th and 96thOthers lower than 100th July 2015 June 2015 April 2015 May 2015 August 2015 FFE

31. Preparation / Recovery Competition GeneralChampion in top 64Between 64th and 96thOthers lower than 100th September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 FFE

32. Preparation / Recovery Competition GeneralChampion in top 64Between 64th and 96thOthers lower than 100th December 2015 January 2016 February 2016 March 2016 FFE

33. Preparation / Recovery Competition GeneralChampion in top 64Between 64th and 96thOthers lower than 100th April 2016 May 2016 June 2016 July 2016 August 2016 FFE