Kupittaa Tournament - Nordic Challenge

Referees must be provided based on the total entries per day.

The referees activity is not paid by the organizer.

Entries on Ophardt Online are pre-registrations, not the official entries. Please refer to the rules of: European Fencing Confederation
until Sep 18, 2023, 12:59:00 AM Eastern European Summer Time (only by: Club ) , )
Cancel until Sep 18, 2023

The tournament will use FIE Rules for Competition for Satellite events with one round of pools followed by direct elimination.

Finnish competition rules: https://www.fencing-pentathlon.fi/liitto/strategia/saannot-ja-maaraykset/

FIE rule for mask, jacket, breeches and plastron. Normal blade.

EQUIPMENT CONTROL
Equipment checked is mask, glove and plastron. Equipment is reviewed on the piste by the referees.

Finnish equipment rules: https://www.fencing-pentathlon.fi/liitto/strategia/saannot-ja-maaraykset/

NORDIC CHALLENGE
Kupittaa Tournament is a part of the Nordic Challenge series. The competitions are:
– 16-17 September: Challenge Bernadotte, Stockholm SWE
– 23-24 September: Kupittaa Tournament, Turku/Åbo FIN
– 7 October: Nordic Championships, Kääriku, EST
– 28-29 October: Oslo Cup, Oslo NOR

The total prize pool for Nordic Challenge is 2000 EUR each for men and women.

No extra registration is needed. The competitions included require (only) a national fencing license.
The winner is the fencer with the best total result in the four competitions. (Lowest total sum of placement.)
A "no start" is counted as a result equal to the number of participants +1. If results are tied, the
highest number of first place, most second, etc., is the tiebreaker. If an exact tie, the Oslo
competition is the tiebreaker.
Prizes:
1st prize in Nordic Challenge 1000 EUR
2nd prize in Nordic Challenge 700 EUR
3rd prize in Nordic Challenge 300 EUR

The Norwegian Federation pays out prize money against receipts for fencing-related costs.
(equipment, travel, etc.)


ENTRY FEES
Entry fees are to be prepaid to Turku Fencers account IBAN FI71 1173 3000 667587 SWIFT/BIC NDEAFIHH or by card at the venue. (Also, cash payment is possible by request.)


Please enter referees via the Ophardt system or email [email protected] latest 13.9.2023.
If a referee is not provided when needed, it may result in a fine.

FENCERS FROM RUSSIA OR BELARUS
Fencers from Russia or Belarus are not allowed to participate, as decided by the Finnish Fencing and pentathlon association and the EVF.