Coupe du Nord

Open North European Fencing Championships

IN ORDER TO GIVE A FAIR SEEDING FOR THE FIRST ROUND,(SABRE ONLY) THE FOLLOWING FORMAT MUST BE USED.

1. FENCERS WITH WORLD RANKING POINTS.
2. COUPE DU NORD RANKINGS.
3. OTHER INTERNATIONAL FENCERS.
4. NATIONAL RANKINGS.
5. FENCERS WITHOUT ANY OF THE ABOVE.
6. FOR FOIL/EPEE TOURNAMENTS THE COMPOSITION OF THE POOLS MUST, EXCEPT WHERE THERE ARE CONTRARY PROVISION IN THE FIE RULES, TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LATEST FIE RANKING, WITH DRAWING OF LOTS AMONG ANY FENCERS WHO ARE NOT RANKED. (UNLESS THE TOURNAMENT IS RUN WITH A PRE TOURNAMENT ROUND, THEN THE ABOVE SEEDING AS FOR SABRE IS TO BE FOLLOWED.)