Kupittaa Tournament - Nordic Challenge

Nordic Challenge

City

Turku
Kupittaan Urheiluhalli
Kupittaankuja 1
Turku

Nation

Finland

Date

Sep 23, 2023

Timezone of venue

Europe/Helsinki (GMT 3)

Participation

INTERNATIONAL OPEN
The number of participants is unlimited.

Licence required

A national licence is required for:

Participants

Quota

None

Referees

Entries ind. Per club	4 - 6	7 +
Mandatory referees	1	2
Fine Per tournament	€150.00	€150.00

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

The referees activity is not paid by the organizer.

Federation

Suomen Miekkailu - ja 5-otteluliitto

Club

Turun Miekkailijat - Åbo Fäktare

Organizer

Turun Miekkailijat

Contact

Turku Fencers' Club
info@turunmiekkailijat.fi
+358 40 720 3056 Heikki Saarento
www.turunmiekkailijat.fi

Further information

https://fencing.ophardt.online/en/widget/event/27100
View entries and results

Entries

Entries to: https://fencing.ophardt.online/
until Sep 18, 2023, 12:59:00 AM Eastern European Summer Time only by: Club ,
Cancel until Sep 18, 2023, 12:59:00 AM Eastern European Summer Time
E-Mail: ilmot@fencing-pentathlon.fi

Pre-entries

Deutscher Fechter-Bund e.V.

until 05.09.2023, 00:00:00 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Day	Entry desk close	Begin	Continued	Finals	Competition					allowed	Quota	Entry fee
23.09.	08:30	09:00			Epee	Men's		I	Seniorit	1926 - 2017		€40.00
	10:30	11:00			Epee	Women's		I	Seniorit	1926 - 2017		€40.00

Referee meeting

Day	Time	Day	Time	Discipline
23.09.	08:30			Epee

Payment

Payment	Surcharge		Remarks
Cash	+€0.00	+0.00%

Competition manager

Heikki Saarento

Format

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

Rules and legal

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

Equipment

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/

Accomodation

Accommodation and Transport
Kindly visit www.visitturku.fi/en for accommodation and other touristic information.

Catering

The Cafeteria is run by our club.

Remarks

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 minna.lehtola@fencing-pentathlon.fi 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.