Fencing FIE World Championships 2023

[Vektor 3,326]

This situation with Greece should inspire the people in charge to make new qualification rules for fencing. It makes no sense whatsoever that we won't have one of the top fencers in the world in Paris just because Greece doesn't have a good enough third fencer. It's cruel, this isn't judo or wrestling where every NOC only gets one place. 

[Vektor 3,326]

The draw for tomorrow is out, this is how the potential Round of 16 looks like...

 

Men's epee

 

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Women's foil

 

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Men's epee is a clusterfuck, I don't want to say anything about it until the first few rounds go down. In women's foil the Germany-Spain and Poland-Hungary matches will be extremely important for the European quota. Egypt will have to beat Colombia in men's epee to secure their quota. 

Edited July 27, 2023 by Vektor

[Gianlu33 6,055]

I never see this crow for a fencing WCh. Milan 

[Gianlu33 6,055]

Lefort is clearly one of the most unsportsmanlike athletes of recent years

 

[Benolympique 2,451]

can we also have a simulation of the ranking in men's saber?

[Vektor 3,326]

3 hours ago, Vektor said:

In case you want an estimation, this would be mine for tomorrow in women's epee.

 

WCh placements:

 

1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.   9.   10.   11.   12.   13.   14.   15.   16.

 

Which would result in this Olympic ranking after the Worlds + Continentals + 1 World Cup

 

1.   256 pts - World 1

2.   220 pts - World 2

3.   156 pts - World 3

4.   144 pts - World 4

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5.   140 pts - Europe

6.   135 pts - America

7.   124 pts

8.   120 pts

9.   120 pts - Asia

10.   118 pts

11.   115 pts

12.   108 pts - Africa

13.   101 pts

14.  100 pts

15.   96 pts

16.   68 pts

17.   68 pts

 

 

Obviously it's never this predictable and @phelps might disagree on if this would be the most predictable outcome tomorrow anyway. But you can get an idea where this is going before the last 4 World Cup event. 

The 9-16th placement matches are done in women's epee, so I am updating these.

 

WCh placements:

 

1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.  

 

Which would result in this Olympic ranking after the Worlds + Continentals + 1 World Cup

 

1.   256 pts - World 1

2.   220 pts - World 2

3.   156 pts - World 3

4.   144 pts - World 4

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5.   140 pts - Europe

6.   135 pts - America

7.   124 pts

8.   122 pts

9.   118 pts

10.   114 pts - Asia

11.   113 pts

12.   108 pts - Africa

13.   105 pts

14.  100 pts

15.   98 pts

16.   68 pts

17.   68 pts

[Benolympique 2,451]

18 minutes ago, Gianlu33 said:

Lefort is clearly one of the most unsportsmanlike athletes of recent years

 

what did he do?

[Gianlu33 6,055]

1 minute ago, Benolympique said:

what did he do?

In addition to always being argumentative, he is always covering the target. Today in the semifinal he did it 5 (!!) times

[Vektor 3,326]

 without a single individual medal at the Worlds for the first time since 2005. Their implosion is strange. It's as if Japan kinda took their place. 

[Vektor 3,326]

29 minutes ago, Benolympique said:

can we also have a simulation of the ranking in men's saber?

Okay, let's try this...

 

Predicted WCh placements

 

1.   2.   3.   4.   5.   6.   7.   8.

 

Projected Olympic ranking

 

1.   217 pts - World 1

2.   192 pts - World 2

3.   176 pts - World 3

4.   172 pts - World 4

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5.   160 pts - Europe

6.   150 pts 

7.   142 pts - Asia

8.   128 pts - Africa

9.   116 pts - America

10.   116 pts

11.   114 pts

12.   99 pts

13.   98 pts

14.   89 pts

15.   83 pts

16.   76 pts

17.   76 pts