Bash and Dave recap the rollercoaster that was the Kazan World Cup and discover who has qualified for the Olympic Games Support the show

Bash and Dave review the results at the final Sabre Olympic qualifier in Budapest. Who has qualified for the Games? Support the show

As you all know, we have one competition remaining for the Olympic Qualification. These are now scheduled to be in: Sabre World Cups (men and women): Budapest (HUN), 10-14 March Epée World Cups (men and women): Kazan (RUS), 19-23 March Foil Grand Prix (men and women): Doha (QAT), 26-28 March Bash and Dave talk through the implications of this news. Link to the FIE website: https://static.fie.org/.../124703-lettre%20info%201-21... Support the show

Following an update from the FIE on the return to fencing, Bash and Dave discuss what this new world might look like. Support the show

As the Covid-19 outbreak continues Bash interviews Alessandro from the Italian Fencing Federation and Greg Massialas from US Fencing for Dave to dissect. Greg's interview was recorded on Skype so has some sound issues. Enjoy and stay safe! Support the show

In the wake of global lockdowns and cancellations due to the spread of Covid-19, Karim and Dave turn to their fencing friends. We speak with Frances Chow (PhD molecular biologist, founder of Sydney Sabre fencing club, and online trendsetter) and Benedict Chambers (immunologist researcher at the Karolinska Institutet, international fencer, and former President of the FIE Athletes Commission). Note: this was recorded before the announcement of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympi...

The FIE has made the tough decision to suspend international tournaments globally because of the Covid-19 Pandemic for 30 days. Dave and Bash talk through the details of the suspension including which events are postponed and talk about the possible outcomes for Olympic Qualification plus what you can do to protect yourself and others. Support the show

Dave and Bash discuss the individual Epee Grand Prix event in Hungary with just one more qualifier to go in both the men's and women's disciplines. Want to find out who has qualified now and who needs to wait until the last event? This is this only place to find out! Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo) Support the show

Dave and Bash discuss the penultimate Women's Sabre Olympic qualifier in Greece. Teams and individuals went in unsure of qualification. How do things stand now? Have a listen to find out! Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo) Support the show

Dave and Bash discuss the penultimate Men's Sabre qualifier that played venue musical chairs before being hosted in Luxembourg. Find out who has qualified and which teams and fencers who will still be chasing qualification in Budapest 20-22 March! Lots still to play for! Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo) Support the show

Two more events to go after this one but what a performance from France to shake things up. Dave and Bash discuss the Olympic qualification scenario for both teams and individual chances. Support the show

Dave and Bash confirm the team qualifiers for Women's Foil. Who faced heartbreak and who basked in the joy of qualification? The only way to find out is by listening to this enthralling episode. And is there a tie-breaker question for Europe ahead of the last individual qualifier?! Support the show

Dave and Bash discuss the final team qualifier for Men's Foil and what a weekend it was in Cairo. The Russian team and Spain's Carlos Llavador making the moves in terms of qualification. Listen to find out who's in and who's out. One more individual qualifier to go and the EU and AS race is still on! Support the show

Dave Baker and Karim Bashir preview the last team qualifiers in Men's and Women's Foil in Cairo and Kazan. Who will qualify by team for Tokyo 2020 team foil? Support the show

In the Women's event, Leonie Ebert (GER) extended her lead with a top 16 finish. Maria Diaz (ESP) stays in the second European place without scoring any points - Julia Walczyk (POL) has cut the gap to 3 points with a top 32 result. Nicole Pustilnik (ISR) is still in contention but is getting harder. Chen Qingyuan (CHN) moved further away from Algiers silver medallist Shi Yue (CHN) with a top 32 finish. Otherwise no real changes ahead of the final world cup in Kazan and the final GP in ...

What a day in Barcelona – and sets the season up nicely now that we’ve finished 4 out of the 5 world cups. Let’s start with the easy stuff. Korea won and are qualified – they cannot be caught by Hong Kong. China are qualified and confirmed in the top 4 – alongside Russia and Poland. Italy and USA are also qualified – they can’t be caught. Congratulations to all 6 teams that we know are qualified. That leaves 2 spaces. USA had a good day – winning bronze, bringing Canada back into the qualif...

What a weekend of epee. Lets get the easy ones out of the way. France are qualified in pole position. Italy are qualified – they can’t be caught by the multiple European teams needed to beat them. Likewise USA are qualified as the best PanAm team. Interestingly Switzerland are not yet qualified – there are scenarios for the last World Cup in Buenos Aires which could knock them out if they do badly (e.g. 1. HUN, 2. KOR, 3. UKR). Korea winning in Vancouver has really shaken this table up. Pleas...

Another medal for Sergey Bida (RUS), this time gold, moves him to the top of the rankings. Not yet mathematically qualified - but very close. The most important result for the rankings was a superb 5th place result from Bas Verwijlen (NED). Bas moves ahead of Radoslaw Zawrotniak (POL) for the second European place. A bronze medal to Yamada Masuru (JPN) confirms he is the best of the Japanese fencers - I suspect they'll use host nation places though. The Doha winner in the Women's event, An...

Olga Kharlan (UKR) wins her second GP of the season to move well ahead at the top of the rankings. Theodora Gkountoura (GRE) has closed the gap to Bianca Pascu (ROU) to only 2 points after a top-32 finish. Pascu lost in the 64. Tamura Norika (JPN) extended her lead for the first Asian place with a top-32 finish. Emura Misaki (JPN) finished in the 64. With no more Grand Prix left in Sabre, there are limited opportunities to score material points. Gabriella Page (CAN) looks to have enough of a ...

Another Men’s Foil World Cup, another win for the USA team. But most importantly, 4 out of 5 events are done for Men’s Foil and we have a good idea of what the qualification places look like. Remember, you only count your best 4 World Cup results, so to improve your score at the last event you need to beat your 4th best result – I have included a column to show what that is for each team. Russia needs 3rd to overtake Hong Kong, and take the final top 4 place. This would obviously be very posi...