Rules
Rules
Olympic Games 2020 TOKYO
Official Senior FIE Ranking
The points allocated for a competition cancel out the points attributed to the corresponding competition in the previous season.
If a competition does not take place in the current season, the points obtained at the same competition in the previous season are deleted on the anniversary of the competition.
Individual Rankings
- Takes into account the best five results of the World Cup, Grand Prix or Satellite competitions in which the fencer has participated, irrespective of continent, plus the World Championships or Olympic Games and the Zonal Championships.
The ranking is based on the following points system:
Places
Points
- Points obtained in an individual World Cup competition and a Zonal Championship are multiplied by a factor of 1.
- Points obtained in a Grand Prix competition of the FIE are multiplied by a factor of 1.5.
- Points obtained in the Senior World Championships and in the Junior World Championships are multiplied by a factor of 2.5.
- Points obtained in the Olympic Games are multiplied by a factor of 3. At the Olympic Games there is a match for the third place Fourth place is awarded 54 points
- Only fencers who have actually participated in a direct elimination table can receive any points.
- In the event of equal points, the ranking is based on who has gained the most first places, then second places, etc.
If there is a complete tie, the fencers are ranked equal.
Team Rankings
Team senior ranking
- Takes into account a team’s best four results in the Senior team World Cup competitions, irrespective of continent, plus the Senior team World Championships or the team events of the Olympic Games and the Zonal Championships.
The ranking is based on the following points system:
Places
Points
- Points obtained in team World Cup competitions are multiplied by a factor of 1.
- Points obtained in the team events of the World Championships and the Olympic Games are multiplied by a factor of 2.
- Points obtained in the Zonal team Championships are multiplied by a factor of 1.
- Should several teams have equal points, the same rules shall apply as for the official FIE individual ranking