Des Maîtres d'armes 2006

Reglement (Engl)

1. ORGANIZING COUNTRY

1.1.           In principle the Fencing Masters’ World Championships are organized every four years.

1.2.           The organizing country is decided at the statutory conference which takes place at the previous championships.  

1.3.           The International Academy of Arms (A.A.I.), the International Fencing Federation (F.I.E.) and the organizing nation Federation will be informed of the region and dates.

1.4.           The championships are expected to take place in July or August except by special permission granted from the A.A.I. committee.

2. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

2.1.           The title of the championships is:

“The Xth. Fencing Masters’ World Championships”

2.2.           The competitons include:

A Men’s foil event

A Women’s foil event

A Men’s épée event

A Women’s épée event

A Men’s sabre event

A Women’s sabre event

2.3.           The following rankings will be established:

An individual ranking for each weapon

A team ranking for each weapon

A Men’s individual combined ranking for all three weapons (Master-at Arms)

A Women’s individual combined ranking for all three weapons (Master-at Arms)

2.4.           To take part in the Fencing Masters’ World Championships one must

2.4.1.   have a Master’s diploma recognized by the A.A.I.

2.4.2.   belong to an N.A.A. recognized by the A.A.I. or belong to a nation no 

          longer having a recognized N.A.A.  In the latter case authorization to

          participate must be given by the A.A.I. committee.

2.4.3.   Participants and the N.A.A. must be up to date with subscriptions

          before the start of the championships.

2.5.           The title of “Masters’ World Champion in the relevant weapon” will be given to the winner of the individual category.

          The title of “Masters’ World Champion” will be given to the winner of the

          combined category.

2.6.           Prizes may be awarded to the competitors at the discretion of the organizing country.

2.7.           In all cases not specified in these rules, the F.I.E. rules for competitions valid at the time of the event shall apply.

2.8.           The official language in which these rules are written is French.  In case of dispute the French text will prevail. 

3. DELEGATION   –   PROGRAMME 

3.1.           All costs are at the expense of the participating nations.  However, the organizing country may invite one or more persons, according to its wishes.

3.2.           The schedule will vary according to the number of nations entered.  The order of events will be fixed by the organizing committee, in agreement with the A.A.I. committee.

4. CHAMPIONSHIP ORGANIZATION

4.1.           The competent authorities for the championship are

The National Academy which is presiding over the championship,

The official representative of the A.A.I.,

The chairman of the organizing committee,

The chairman of the Directoire Technique

4.2.           During the preliminary meeting of the delegation leaders, a Directoire Technique of five persons will be established.  These persons will be of different nationalities.   The organizing country will have the right to enrol two members in the Directoire Technique.

4.3.           Awarding of prizes for the team and individual competitions will take place immediately after the last competition of the day.

4.4.           Awarding of prizes for the combined event will take place after the last competition.

SPECIFIC   RULES

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The following articles only  concern a championship with a maximum of 30 competitors.

For more than 30 competitors another set of rules is described in the following chapter.

1. Event organization

1.1.           Clothing should be made of material resistant to 800N.

An undergarment consisting of a protective plastron is also required.

The mask bib must be made of material resistant to 1600N.

1.2.           Fencers must wear:

-         Either an armband in the national colours

-         or the symbol specified for clothing at the F.I.E. World Championships.

1.3.           For each weapon, the event will take place over 5 (five) hits within a time limit of 3 minutes.  If at the end of the regulation time the score is equal and before an extra minute has been allocated to decide between the two fencers by the first decisive hit, the referee shall draw lots to decide the winner, should the score remain equal after this extra minute.

1.4.           **Each nation has the right to enter a team.  However, the organizing nation will be allowed to enter two teams.  A team must start the championship with three fencers.

When a participant is forced to abandon due to an accident recognized by the referee, following medical advice, he may be replaced by another fencer from his delegation also included in another weapon.

The replacement may be made either during the bout, the score obtained remaining the same, or after the bout. 

Neither the fencer replaced nor the replacement may take any further part in the individual category.  To establish the individual ranking, the results of the abandoning fencer or the replacement are not taken into account.  In the case of a fencer abandoning and not being replaced, the subsequent results are to be counted as 5/0 defeats.

The team having made replacement participates in the team ranking as if it competed in the event with its original three fencers.

A team, which does not have a replacement, may, however, continue to participate in the team ranking with two fencers.

A team reduced to one fencer may no longer participate in the team ranking.  All bouts preceding the abandonment of the second fencer are also annulled.

1.5.           During the preliminary delegation leaders meeting, an order number will designate each national team of three fencers, which may be different for each weapon.

Any country not having a complete team of three fencers may enter 1 or 2 individual fencers.  They will be put into groups of three.

If one or two fencers remain isolated after the formation of the groups, they will be considered as a group.

Within each national team or group, the fencers are referred to with a number in Arabic numerals from 1 to 3 or from 4 to 6.  That number is set for the whole event.  A replacement will automatically take the number of the fencer who abandons.

1.6.           For the successive rounds the Directoire Technique will establish a table of matches.  It varies according to the number of teams or groups entered.

1.7.           If possible, the Directoire Technique will try to arrange the teams so that the last round will be the match which decides the winner.

1.8.           If a team has only one or two fencers, the regulation time (3 minutes) between successive bouts must be respected unless otherwise notified by the fencers.

1.9.           The Directoire Technique may split the last one or two bouts of a round on several tracks when the number of remaining matches would cause a delay in the timetable.

2. Procedure for an event

2.1.           Whatever the number of teams, no more than 10 rounds take place on any one day.  However, where there would be no more than one extra round to complete the competition, this last round and any barrage(s) will be fought  on the same day.

2.2.           The recommended and ideal timetable will be as follows:

              08.15 or 13.45: Registration of officials and competitors

                           08.30 or 14.00: Start of competition

                           09.30, 10.30, 11.30: 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th rounds

                           12.30 to 14.00: Break

                           14.00: Restart of the rounds

                           Prize presentation takes place 15 minutes after the end of the final round.

                           The final timetable of the championships will be given to each delegation

                           on the day of their arrival.

3. Refereeing

             Each nation will arrange to provide one competent referee if it enters at least 3  

     teams, 2 referees if it enters 6 teams.  These must be notified to the organizing

     country at the time of entry together with the preferred weapon.

             The organizing nation should arrange to supply the missing referees so that the

     championships proceed properly and without an overload of work.

              The functions of the referee are defined in the F.I.E. rules.

4. The order of inter-country matches

                   Before each round, the Directoire Technique will draw lots (in the presence of

          teams captains ) for top or bottom half (i.e. numbers 1-3 or 4-6).

                   The order of bouts is as follows:

                                          3 – 6

                                          1 – 5

                                          2 – 4

                                          1 – 6

                                          3 – 4

                                          2 – 5

                                          1 – 4

                                          2 – 6

                                          3 – 5

                   All bouts must be fought.

                   During the first round, the fencers of the same team must meet in the following

           way:

                                          1 – 2                     4 – 5    

                                          3 (6) versus the loser

                                          3 (6) versus the winner of the first bout

5. Individual ranking

          The winner is the fencer who has the highest total of individual victories.

          A barrage must take place in the case of equal victories for first place.  In the case of a tie after the barrage, another barrage will take place by direct elimination but for 5 hits and in 3 minutes, the order of fights being decided by the ranking after the unique poule, without counting the first barrage.

          In the case of tie for other places, the indicator HS – HR decides the place.  In the case of further tie it is the number of hits scored which will decide priority.  In the case of a tie in both HS – HR indicator and hits scored, the fencers will be placed  equal.

6. Combined Ranking

                Each fencer receives a number of points equivalent to the place he occupies in

      the individual ranking. 

                The winner of the combined event is the fencer who has the least number of

      points over the three weapons.  The other places are awarded in order of increasing

      points.

                In the case of a tie in points, the individual ranking in the  ….  weapon

      determines the final ranking.

7. Team Ranking

                Each team match gives two points to the winner, except when a team is made

     up of fencers of different nationalities.

                The winner of the team category is the nation which has the most points.  In

     the case of a tie in points, the number of individual victories will decide (in matches

     which count).  In the case of further tie the indicator HS – HR decides the place.

8. National Trophy

                A Nations’ Trophy is intended to reward the nation which achieves the overall

     best results in the 6 weapons, individual and teams.

                This trophy is given in competition at each World Championship.  The holder

     of the trophy is charged with having its name and the year engraved on it and

     ensuring that it reaches the organizers at least 2 months before the start of the

     championships.

                The trophy will be awarded to the country having scored the highest number

     of points according to the following system of counting:

     For the individual events at each weapon

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     For the team events at each weapon

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** The original numbering sequence goes wrong at this point.  (There are two paragraphs 1.3.).  I have used the “correct” numbering sequence, simply because it was easier to let Word number them automatically.