U23 EC
PRAGUE CHALLENGE
March / 21 – 22 / 2026
Sportovní areál Královka
In the name of the Czech Fencing Federation and NEXT TOUCHE, a proud partner of the Czech Fencing Federation, we are glad to invite you to PRAGUE CHALLENGE, bringing together men’s and women’s competing foil fencing teams and individuals, to be held on March 21–22, 2026 in Prague.
COMPETITION VENUE
- Sportovní areál Královka
- Nad Královskou oborou 1080/51,
- 170 00 Praha 7
- Czechia
SCHEDULE
Welcome of fencers and mandatory equipment control
18:00 – 21:00 Weapon control
Equipment requirements in accordance with FIE regulations. Masks, gloves, and electric jackets will be checked.
18:00 – 21:00 Registration, payment, and confirmation of fencers’ participation
07:00 Opening of the competition hall
07:30 – 08:30 Registration and confirmation of individual men’s fencers and initial weapon control
08:15 Referees’ briefing meeting
09:00 Individual Women’s competitions
10:00 – 11:00 Confirmation of Men’s team fencers
12:00 Men’s Team competitions
16:00 – 19:00 Confirmation of Women’s foil teams
18:00 Semifinals and finals of individual and team competitions
07:00 Opening of the competition hall
07:30 – 08:30 Initial weapon control and confirmation of individual men’s fencers
08:15 Referees’ briefing meeting
09:00 Individual Men’s competition
11:00 Women’s Team competition
Welcome of fencers and mandatory equipment control
18:00 – 21:00 Weapon control
Equipment requirements in accordance with FIE regulations. Masks, gloves, and electric jackets will be checked.
18:00 – 21:00 Registration, payment, and confirmation of fencers’ participation
07:00 Opening of the competition hall
07:30 – 08:30 Registration and confirmation of individual men’s fencers and initial weapon control
08:15 Referees’ briefing meeting
09:00 Individual Women’s competitions
10:00 – 11:00 Confirmation of Men’s team fencers
12:00 Men’s Team competitions
16:00 – 19:00 Confirmation of Women’s foil teams
18:00 Semifinals and finals of individual and team competitions
07:00 Opening of the competition hall
07:30 – 08:30 Initial weapon control and confirmation of individual men’s fencers
08:15 Referees’ briefing meeting
09:00 Individual Men’s competition
11:00 Women’s Team competition
REGISTRATION - ENTRY FEES
Registration of fencers, coaches and referees from Europe and other continents is only possible for those with a valid EFC license. All registrations must be made via the EFC service portal no later than 7 days preceding the start of the competition.
* These times are approximate and will be confirmed on fencingtimelive.com
Entry fees must be paid in cash when registering on site:
RULES OF ENGAMENT FORMULA
The EFC adopts the same formula as those of the FIE Junior World Cups. In individual competitions, pools will be composed as follows:
1. Junior FIE ranking
2. EFC U23 circuit ranking + 1000
3. The places for non-ranked fencers are drawn randomly. In team competitions, the composition of the table will be based on the EFC team ranking.
PARTICIPANTS & REFEREEING
Participants
Individual Competition
- Number of participants in individual and team competition is unlimited.
- All participating fencers must be aged U23, i.e. the fencers who can participate at the European U23 Championships in the same fencing season, thus reaching 23 years on or after the 1st of January of the year when European Championships are to be held.
Team Competition
- One team per country, with at least two U-20 fencers per team.
Refereeing
According to EFC rules:
- 1–3 registered fencers: No referee required
- 4–9 registered fencers: 1 referee
- 10–15 registered fencers: 2 referees
- 16–24 registered fencers: 3 referees
- 1–2 registered teams: 1 referee
- 3–5 registered teams: 2 referees
License level: national licence older than 18 years In the event of non-registration of each required number of referees via the EFC service portal, the associated federation must pay a fee of 500.00 EUR to the EFC. This will be necessary to cover the expenses of the missing referees appointed by the EFC.
PRIZES
- The TOP 4 finishers in individual events will be rewarded.
- The first 3 teams will be rewarded.
- Live results on fencingtimelive.com
- YouTube channel to be confirmed.
REFRESHMENT BAR AND VENDORS’ STAND
- Fencing equipment suppliers (to be confirmed)
- Catering
