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Tokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastKazan Epee Final QualificationBash and Dave recap the rollercoaster that was the Kazan World Cup and discover who has qualified for the Olympic GamesSupport the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2021-03-2526 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastBudapest Sabre World Cup ReviewBash and Dave review the results at the final Sabre Olympic qualifier in Budapest. Who has qualified for the Games?Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2021-03-1533 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastFIE Announces Final Olympic QualifiersAs 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 MarchFoil Grand Prix (men and women): Doha (QAT), 26-28 MarchBash and Dave talk through the implications of this news.Link to the FIE website:https://static.fie.org/.../124703-lettre%20info%201-21...Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2021-01-2817 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastThe Return to Fencing?Following an update from the FIE on the return to fencing, Bash and Dave discuss what this new world might look like.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-07-1349 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastCovid-19 Interviews with Alessandro Noto (ITA) & Greg Massialas (USA)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 stay safe!Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-03-2829 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastCovid-19 Interviews with Frances Chow and Benedict ChambersIn 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) and Benedict Chambers (immunologist researcher at the Karolinska Institutet, international fencer, and former President of the FIE Athletes Commission).Note: this was recorded before the announcement of the one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-03-2437 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastFIE Suspends International Events - COVID-19 Special ReportThe 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 the possible outcomes for Olympic Qualification plus what you can do to protect yourself and others.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-03-1223 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastBudapest Epee Grand Prix UpdateDave 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? This is this only place to find out!Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-03-1023 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastAthens Women's Sabre World Cup UpdateDave 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!Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-03-1027 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastLuxembourg Men's Sabre World Cup UpdateDave 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 20-22 March! Lots still to play for!Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-03-1023 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastKazan Women's Foil World Cup UpdateDave 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 for Europe ahead of the last individual qualifier?!Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-02-2936 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastCairo Men's Foil World Cup UpdateDave 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. One more individual qualifier to go and the EU and AS race is still on!Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-02-2927 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastWarsaw Men's Sabre World Cup UpdateTwo 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.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-02-2918 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastPreview of the last Men's & Women's Team Foil Qualifiers in Cairo and KazanDave 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?Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2020-02-2128 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast24. Foil after Turin GPIn 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 Pustilnik (ISR) is still in contention but is getting harder.Chen Qingyuan (CHN) moved further away from Algiers silver medallist Shi Yue (CHN) with a top 32 finish. Otherwise no real changes ahead of the final world cup in Kazan and the final GP in Anaheim.For the Men, Marcus Mepstead (GBR) continues...2020-02-1730 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast23. Women's Epee after BarcelonaWhat 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 confirmed in the top 4 – alongside Russia and Poland. Italy and USA are also qualified – they can’t be caught. Congratulations to all 6 teams that we know are qualified.That leaves 2 spaces. USA had a good day – winning bronze, bringing Canada back into the qualification places. Canada did enough, making the top 16. That final top 4...2020-02-1729 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast22. Men's Epee after VancouverWhat 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 team. Interestingly Switzerland are not yet qualified – there are scenarios for the last World Cup in Buenos Aires which could knock them out if they do badly (e.g. 1. HUN, 2. KOR, 3. UKR).Korea winning in Vancouver has really shaken this table up. Please remember that the “4th” column (the worst world cup result) is...2020-02-1721 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast21. Epee after Doha Grand PrixAnother 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 (NED). Bas moves ahead of Radoslaw Zawrotniak (POL) for the second European place.A bronze medal to Yamada Masuru (JPN) confirms he is the best of the Japanese fencers - I suspect they'll use host nation places though.The Doha winner in the Women's event, Ana Maria Popescu (ROU), is world number 1...2020-02-0723 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast19. Men's Foil after Paris World CupAnother 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 results, so to improve your score at the last event you need to beat your 4th best result – I have included a column to show what that is for each team.Russia needs 3rd to overtake Hong Kong, and take the final top 4 place. This would obviously be very positive for Germany, who wo...2020-01-2827 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast20. Sabre after Montreal Grand PrixOlga Kharlan (UKR) wins her second GP of the season to move well ahead at the top of the rankings. Theodora Gkountoura (GRE) has closed the gap to Bianca Pascu (ROU) to only 2 points after a top-32 finish. Pascu lost in the 64.Tamura Norika (JPN) extended her lead for the first Asian place with a top-32 finish. Emura Misaki (JPN) finished in the 64.With no more Grand Prix left in Sabre, there are limited opportunities to score material points. Gabriella Page (CAN) looks to have enough of a gap over Maria Belen Perez Maurice (ARG...2020-01-2826 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast18. Women's Foil after Katowice World Cup4 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 – I have included a column to show what that is for each team.France making the final moves them firmly inside the top for and now mathematically qualified for the Olympic Games, alongside Russia and Italy.USA are almost certain to stay in the top 4. Japan has the chan...2020-01-2223 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast16. Women's Epee after Havana World CupThis 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 European place.Canada had a day of mixed emotions. They beat Brazil in the 32, and also had a great win over Germany to finish 12th. But with the USA missing out on the medals, and dropping out of the 4, they miss out as it stands.Egypt lost again in the 32, and miss out...2020-01-1817 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast17. Men's Epee after Heidenheim World CupA 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.China was the best Asian team - helped by an incredible result in the last 32: Hong Kong beat Korea.Egypt did will - finishing 15th. Poland and Germany are the teams behind them so not impossible that they drop out of the last 16.Sergei Bida (RUS) and Radoslaw...2020-01-1822 minTokyo 2020 Fencing PodcastChristmas 2019 Present - Round up of the Quali Situation So Far!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.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-12-2439 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast13. Women's Foil after St MaurRussia and Italy are pulling away with 1st and 2nd - again! A full strength France lost to Hungary in the 8 - quite a surprise - are they feeling the pressure? USA finishing 6th probably enough for the Canadians, but how does a great Egyptian result change things?Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-12-2119 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast14. Men's Foil after Tokyo World CupFrance 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 placeSupport the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-12-2124 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast12. Women's Sabre after Salt Lake CityFrance emerged as champions of Salt Lake after a disappointing show from the Russians. Hungary beat Ukraine for the 2nd time this year. What impact is that going to have?Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-12-2018 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast11. Women's Sabre after OrléansWomen’s Sabre came out literally on motorbikes in Orléans – led by a win from Russia with the return of the defending individual and team Olympic Champion. We also had a bronze medal match that was a (provisional) qualification decider! A few upsets show that there is life in this qualification race to come. Interestingly in the individual race our World Championship bronze medallists keep up good form, at the expense of one country in particular, and it looks like we have an Olympic debut on the cards from an Indian fencer.Support the show (http://patre...2019-11-2835 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast10. Women's Foil after Cairo World CupOur second (or third!) visit to Cairo this year of many. Italy reversed the pain of the world championship final against Russia, and France and USA round out the top 4. Canada are glad the USA are strong, but are potentially contenders in their own right. A tough weekend for Asian frontrunners, Japan – but can Korea or China chase them down? Europe looks to be an almighty battle between Poland, Germany, and Hungary… and what about Egypt? We also have 6 individual places to discuss.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-11-2825 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast9. Men's Epee after Berne World CupFrance stay top in teams with a nail-biting win over Italy, maintaining a European top 4. Are Russia safe if it stay this way dispite disappointing so far? Can only one of China, Korea, and Japan qualify? And how does a big Egyptian result change this? Then a Moroccan makes the top 8 in individual! Karim and Dave dissect the results from Bern.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-11-2814 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast8. Men's Sabre after Cairo World CupMen's Sabre starts their season in Cairo, missing some big names. How will Hungary cope without Aron Szilagy, and Russia without Kamil Ibragimov? Kim Junghwan is back for the individual event and is on the Korean team - with some 'lucky' shoes. Will the absence of the Vietnam team hurt them in the race for the second Asian zonal place? Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-11-1818 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast7. Men's Foil after Bonn World CupSupport the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/FencingTokyoBash and Dave look at the developments in Men's Foil after the Bonn World CupSupport the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-11-1317 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast6. Women's Epee After Tallinn World CupBash and Dave recap the results from the individual and team world cup in Tallinn, Estonia. Poland beat Russia in the team final to become World Number 1. Egypt can't make the top 16 again. Where does this leave the traditional fencing powerhouses of France and Germany, threatened by Ukraine and Estonia?The individual class of Ana-Maria Popescu continued again, but where do the fencers outside the team qualification rankings stand after the team reshuffle?Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-11-0421 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast5. Satellite RoundupJust when you thought it was safe to relax after the summer break, the Satellite competitions all come at once in September and October!Bash and Dave look at all the competitions, in all 6 weapons, and where that leaves us before the restart of the Olympic qualification season in November.Also find out why there are 19 epee satellites and only 9 sabre satellites?Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-11-0144 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast4. Sabre After the World ChampionshipsA new podcast with former international fencer, turned FIE commentator Karim Bashir with FIE referee and FIE Promotion Commission member David Baker.The guys look at the Sabre rankings after the World Championships in Budapest.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-10-3048 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast3. Foil After the World ChampionshipsA new podcast with former international fencer, turned FIE commentator Karim Bashir with FIE referee and FIE Promotion Commission member David Baker.In this episode the guys look at the Foil rankings after the World Championships in Budapest.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-10-2440 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast2. Epee After the World ChampionshipsA new podcast with former international fencer, turned FIE commentator Karim Bashir with FIE referee and FIE Promotion Commission member David Baker.In this episode the guys look at the Epee rankings after the World Championships in Budapest.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-10-2136 minTokyo 2020 Fencing Podcast1. Introduction & Qualification ExplainedFormer international fencer, turned FIE commentator Karim Bashir introduces a new fencing podcast with FIE referee and FIE Promotion Commission member David Baker. In the first episode we'll look at how fencers will qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020.Support the show (http://patreon.com/FencingTokyo)2019-08-1909 min