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Olympic Games 2020 TOKYO

Official Senior FIE Ranking

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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
1st place
32 points
2nd place
26 points
3rd places
20 points
5th-8th places
14 points
9th-16th places
8 points
17th-32th places
4 points
33th-64th places
2 points
65th-96th places
1 point
97th-128th
0.5 point
129th-256th
0.25 point
  • 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
1st
64 points
2nd
52 points
3rd
40 points
4th
36 points
5th
32 points
6th
30 points
7th
28 points
8th
26 points
9th
25 points
10th
24 points
11th
23 points
12th
22 points
13th
21 points
14th
20 points
15th
19 points
16th
18 points
17th-32nd
8 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