Bash and Dave recap the rollercoaster that was the Kazan World Cup and discover who has qualified for the Olympic Games

Bash and Dave review the results at the final Sabre Olympic qualifier in Budapest. Who has qualified for the Games?

As you all know, we have one competition remaining for the Olympic Qualification. These are now scheduled to be in:Sabre World Cups (men and women): Budapest (HUN), 10-14 MarchEpée World Cups (men and women): Kazan (RUS), 19-23 Ma...

Following an update from the FIE on the return to fencing, Bash and Dave discuss what this new world might look like.

As the Covid-19 outbreak continues Bash interviews Alessandro from the Italian Fencing Federation and Greg Massialas from US Fencing for Dave to dissect.  Greg's interview was recorded on Skype so has some sound issues.  Enjoy and sta...

In the wake of global lockdowns and cancellations due to the spread of Covid-19, Karim and Dave turn to their fencing friends. We speak with Frances Chow (PhD molecular biologist, founder of Sydney Sabre fencing club, and online trendsetter) an...

The FIE has made the tough decision to suspend international tournaments globally because of the Covid-19 Pandemic for 30 days.  Dave and Bash talk through the details of the suspension including which events are postponed and talk about t...

Dave and Bash discuss the individual Epee Grand Prix event in Hungary with just one more qualifier to go in both the men's and women's disciplines.  Want to find out who has qualified now and who needs to wait until the last event?  T...

Dave and Bash discuss the penultimate Women's Sabre Olympic qualifier in Greece.  Teams and individuals went in unsure of qualification.  How do things stand now?  Have a listen to find out!

Dave and Bash discuss the penultimate Men's Sabre qualifier that played venue musical chairs before being hosted in Luxembourg.  Find out who has qualified and which teams and fencers who will still be chasing qualification in Budapest 20-...

Dave and Bash confirm the team qualifiers for Women's Foil.  Who faced heartbreak and who basked in the joy of qualification?  The only way to find out is by listening to this enthralling episode. And is there a tie-breaker question f...

Dave and Bash discuss the final team qualifier for Men's Foil and what a weekend it was in Cairo.  The Russian team and Spain's Carlos Llavador making the moves in terms of qualification.  Listen to find out who's in and who's out.&nb...

Two more events to go after this one but what a performance from France to shake things up.  Dave and Bash discuss the Olympic qualification scenario for both teams and individual chances.

Dave Baker and Karim Bashir preview the last team qualifiers in Men's and Women's Foil in Cairo and Kazan.  Who will qualify by team for Tokyo 2020 team foil?

In the Women's event,  Leonie Ebert (GER) extended her lead with a top 16 finish. Maria Diaz (ESP) stays in the second European place without scoring any points - Julia Walczyk (POL) has cut the gap to 3 points with a top 32 result. Nicole...

What a day in Barcelona – and sets the season up nicely now that we’ve finished 4 out of the 5 world cups.Let’s start with the easy stuff. Korea won and are qualified – they cannot be caught by Hong Kong. China are qualified and confirm...

What a weekend of epee. Lets get the easy ones out of the way. France are qualified in pole position. Italy are qualified – they can’t be caught by the multiple European teams needed to beat them. Likewise USA are qualified as the best PanAm te...

Another medal for Sergey Bida (RUS), this time gold, moves him to the top of the rankings. Not yet mathematically qualified - but very close.The most important result for the rankings was a superb 5th place result from Bas Verwijlen (NE...

Another Men’s Foil World Cup, another win for the USA team. But most importantly, 4 out of 5 events are done for Men’s Foil and we have a good idea of what the qualification places look like. Remember, you only count your best 4 World Cup resul...

4 out of 5 events done for Women’s Foil and we have a good idea of what the qualification places look like. Remember, you only count your best 4 World Cup results, so to improve your score at the last event you need to beat your 4th best result...

A sensational win by Hungary rocks them into the European place, at the expense of Russia. Lots of work to do from the Russian team.France, Italy, Switzerland and Ukraine were the rest of the top 5. That means the top 4 stay the same.

This competition has certainly shaken up the table. A win for Italy moves them into the top-4, and critically they are a massive 54 points ahead of European rivals Estonia. Estonia are happy with Italy in the top-4, as they would take the Europ...

Dave and Bash update you on the fencing Olympic Qualification position as we head into the festive period.  Teams, Individuals, Coaching movements and the Russia doping ban discussed.

France and the USA are our top two, and stay in the top 2 with Gold and Silver. Italy 3rd jumps Korea who finished 5th - knocked out by Russia in the 8.Canada lost again in the 32 to Spain, and now could be worried about their top 16 pl...