INFORMATION World Cup LADIES EPEE FENCING 8 th, 9 th and 10 th February 2019
PRESENTATION The 43 rd INTERNATIONAL CIUTAT DE BARCELONA World Cup Ladies Epee Fencing tournament is to be held on 8 th, 9 th and 10 th February. This competition is ranked as A by the International Fencing Federation (FIE). The Federació Catalana d Esgrima and the Real Federación Española de Esgrima, in collaboration with the Ajuntament de Barcelona, the Consell Català de l Esport, the Unió de Federacions Esportives de Catalunya and the Institut Nacional d Educació Física de Catalunya, are organizing this prestigious competition. The first edition of the "Ciutat de Barcelona" was held on the 3rd November 1957 at the Club de Tennis Barcino. The tournament, then known as Copa Ciudad de Barcelona, was played in Men s Épée. The trophy would become the property of those who won the competition either three times or two years in a row. Swiss fencer Umberto Menegalli won the first edition of the tournament, but the first fencer to take the trophy home was Gabriel Lassalle, from France, after prevailing in the third and fourth editions (1959 and 1961). The tournament would go into oblivion for the following 20 years until the Catalan Fencing Federation decided to organise the 5th edition in 1981, although this time it was held in Men s Foil and at the national level. In 1982 the tournament recovered its international character, and in 1986 it went back to its origins and became a Men s Épée competition again. The following editions presented a growing number of participants, which along with the rising level of the competition, enhanced the prestige of the tournament. This led to the Ciutat de Barcelona being granted World Cup status by the Fédération Internationale d'escrime in its 14th edition in 1989, thus making it one of the most prestigious competitions in the World Cup circuit. Since 2005 the Ciutat de Barcelona is held in Ladies Épée. The 36th edition, in 2018, registered a new record of participation with 247 fencers from 45 different countries. Year after year, the best épéeists in the world gather at the "Ciutat de Barcelona". Over the last two decades, participants of the tournament have included Olympic champions, World champions and World Cup winners. Once again, this year s edition will welcome the world s leading specialists in Ladies Épée, in what is expected to be a spectacle of plasticity, wrestling and sportsmanship.
LIST OF WINNERS - CIUTAT DE BARCELONA Many of the world s greatest fencers have passed through the pistes of the Ciutat de Barcelona as can by seen by the list of winners. The name of fencers such as Strzalka, Milanoli, Schmitt, Kovacs, Obry, Cuomo, Kolobkov, Kaaberma, Fiedler, Jeannet, Flessel-Colovic, Nagy, Sivkova, Duplitzer, Shemyakina, Sun, Branza, Schalm, Szasz, to name but a few are testament to the quality and calibre of this competition. The only Catalan fencer to have ever won the Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona d Esgrima is Miquel Roca Carbonell, who prevailed in 1984 as a foilist and in 1988 as an épéeist. The foilist Montserrat Esquerdo López won in 1981, but that year the tournament was national. The number of participants and their countries, as well as the prestigious names who made up the podium of the most recent editions of this competition can be consulted below. List of winners of the Ciutat de Barcelona since 1991 Individuals 1st Qualificated 2nd Qualificated 3rd Qualificated Weapon Edition Type Countries Fencers Year Name Country Name Country Name Country Name Country ME XVI World Cup 23 135 1991 Mazzoni, A. ITA Kovacs, I. HUN Jauch, G. GER Srecki, E. FRA ME XVII World Cup 16 84 1992 Muratorio, J.M. FRA Randazzo, M. ITA Gómez, M. ESP Legal, I. FRA ME XVIII World Cup 14 80 1994 Randazo, M. ITA Bormann, E. GER Kovacs, I. HUN Stralzka, M. GER ME XIX World Cup 23 142 1995 Kovacs, I. HUN Obry, H. FRA Schmitt, A. GER Resegotti, S. ITA ME XX World Cup 22 145 1996 Obry, H. FRA Randazzo, M. ITA Zakharov, V. BLR Di Martino, J. FRA ME XXI World Cup 29 142 1997 Srecki, E. FRA Schmitt, A. GER Leroux, R. FRA Flegler, M. GER ME XXII World Cup 28 149 1998 Cuomo, S ITA Zakharov, V. BLR Rota, A. ITA Grausam, I. GER ME XXIII World Cup 28 128 1999 Kolobkov, P. RUS Andrezejuk, R. POL Obry, H. FRA Denis, M. FRA ME XXIV World Cup 32 156 2000 Schmitt, A. GER Kovacs, I. HUN Kaaberma, K. EST Janvier, B. FRA ME XXV World Cup 20 112 2001 Fiedler, J. GER Jeannet, F. FRA Milanoli, P. ITA Boisse, E. FRA ME XXVI World Cup 27 184 2002 Lucenay, JM FRA Jeannet, F. FRA Fiedler, J. GER Strigel, D. GER ME XXVII World Cup 33 189 2003 Kovacs, I. HUN Jeannet, F. FRA Imre, G. HUN Motyka, T. POL ME XXVIII World Cup 33 191 2004 Kaaberma, K. EST Boczko, G. HUN Rota, A. ITA Tong, T. CHN WE XXIX World Cup 29 160 2005 Sivkova, A. RUS Grabowska, M. POL Dmowska, D. POL Mackay, S. CAN WE XXX World Cup 27 128 2006 Hormay, A. HUN Duplitzer, I. GER Flessel-Colovic, L FRA Szasz, E HUN WE XXXI World Cup 31 147 2007 Nagy, T. HUN Zhang, Li CHN Branza, A. ROU Izso, K. HUN WE XXXII World Cup 35 137 2008 Zhong, W. CHN Szasz, E. HUN Branza, A. ROU Li, N. CHN WE XXXIII World Cup 24 114 2009 Luo, X. CHN Markovic, M. GER Takacs, E. HUN Jahn, C. GER WE XXXIV World Cup 32 135 2010 Heidemann, B. GER Samuelsson, E. SWE Nelip, E. POL Soiron, M. FRA WE XXXV World Cup 41 212 2011 Branza, A ROU Shemyakina,Y UKR Alexandru, S ROU Sun, Y CHN WE XXXVI World Cup 45 240 2012 Branza, A ROU Gherman, S ROU Piekarska,M POL Sun, Y CHN WE XXXVII World Cup 39 198 2013 Sivkova, A RUS Duplitzer, I GER Branza, A. ROU Rembi, L FRA WE XXXVIII World Cup 38 225 2014 Szasz, E HUN Zvereva, Y RUS Santuccio, A ITA Qin, X CHN WE XXXIX World Cup 41 233 2015 Xu, A CHN Navarria, M ITA Shemyakina,Y UKR Kolobova, V RUS WE XL World Cup 46 238 2016 Navarria, M ITA Rembi, L FRA Popescu, A ROU Shutova, L RUS WE XLI World Cup 39 207 2017 Sun, Y CHN Embrich, I EST Goram, M FRA Szasz, E HUN WE XLII World Cup 45 247 2018 Zhu, M CHN Andryushina, T RUS Kang, Y KOR Kryvytska, O UKR
Teams Weapon Edition Type Countries Year 1st team qualificated 2nd team qualificated 3rd team qualificated ME XXVI World Cup 18 2002 Germany GER Austria AUT Sweden SWE ME XXVII World Cup 22 2003 Estonia EST Hungary HUN Poland POL ME XXVIII World Cup 20 2004 France FRA Hungary HUN Italy ITA WE XXIX World Cup 20 2005 Russia RUS China CHN Germany GER WE XXX World Cup 19 2006 Russia RUS France FRA Romania ROU WE XXXI World Cup 19 2007 Romania ROU Russia RUS Hungary HUN WE XXXV World Cup 24 2011 Estonia EST Germany GER Ukraine UKR WE XXXVI World Cup 27 2012 Romania ROU Ukraine UKR Russia RUS WE XXXVII World Cup 23 2013 China CHN Russia RUS Ukraine UKR WE XXXVIII World Cup 26 2014 Russia RUS Hungary HUN Romania ROU WE XXXIX World Cup 24 2015 Sweden SWE Italy ITA Romania ROU WE XL World Cup 26 2016 Estonia EST Russia RUS Korea KOR WE XLI World Cup 21 2017 China CHN Estonia EST Russia RUS WE XLII World Cup 27 2018 Russia RUS Italy ITA United States USA (*) From 2008 to 2010 the "Trofeu Internacional Ciutat de Barcelona" was only individual COMPETITION VENUE The competition will be held at the premises of the Institut Nacional d Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), heritage of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Barcelona 92. INEFC - Barcelona Av. de l Estadi 12-22 08038 - Barcelona Tel: +34 93 425 54 45 Fax: +34 93 426 36 17 www.inefc.cat/barcelona IMPORTANT: The entrance to the competition venue will not be allowed during the days before the competition. TRAINING VENUE CEM Reina Elisenda venue will be open for training the days before the competition, from Monday to Thursday. Those delegations that want to train must book and agree timetables with the organization (fce@esgrima.cat). Entry price: 20 /day for each delegation.
CEM Reina Elisenda C/ Duquessa d Orleans, 29 baixos 08034 - Barcelona Tel: +34 93 2805196 TIMETABLE Thursday 7 th February 18:00 21:00 h: Weapon control in the official hotel Friday 8 th February 7:30 h: Hall opens From 8:00h: Weapon control 8:00 9:00 h: Payment of entry fee individual and team 9:00 h: Referees meeting 9:30 h: Matches start (poules) 18:00 h: End first competition day Saturday 9 th February 7:00 h: Hall opens From 7:30 h: Weapon control 9:00 h: Matches start Tableau of 64 12:30 h: Tableau of 32 14:30 h: Tableau of 16 15:30 h: Final of 8 16:25 h: Semi-finals presentation 16:30 h: Semi-finals 17:30 h: Final 18:00 h: Prize giving Sunday 10 th February 7:00 h: Hall opens From 7:30 h: Weapon control 8:00 h: Last Call 8:30 h: Matches start Tableau of 32 09:45 h: Tableau of 16 11:00 h: Final of 8 12:15 h: Semi-finals 13:30 h: Final (3-4, 5-6, 15-16) 14:45 h: Final and referees presentation 15:00 h: Final (1-2) 16:00 h: Prize giving
EVENT HOTEL Catalonia Barcelona Plaza **** Plaça Espanya 6-8 08014 Barcelona Tel. +34 93 426 26 00 Fax. +34 93 426 04 00 plaza.reservas@hoteles-catalonia.es Rate for double room for single use + breakfast: Rate for double room + breakfast: Rate for triple room + breakfast: *Touristic tax not included 114.80 (10% VAT INCLUDED) 125.40 (10% VAT INCLUDED) 154.90 (10% VAT INCLUDED) When making the reservation, please show that it is for the World Cup Fencing competition so that the special discounted prices can be applied. These are the special rates for the nights of February 5 th, 6 th, 7 th, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th and 11 th The hotel has rooms reserved for the World Cup but these rooms will only be held until 25 th January after which time they will be made available to others.
ENTRIES The entries are to be made by the National Federation via the FIE website. http://www.fie.org Please remember that the last day for the entries is 7 days before de competition. ENTRIES FEE Individual: The entries fee for the competition will be paid to the Competition Secretary during the confirmation of fencers. Team: 60 The entries fee for the competition will be paid to the Competition Secretary during the confirmation of teams. WEAPON CONTROL 400 As stated in article m.38 of FIE Material Regulations, will pass control equipment: Epee (maximum 4) Mask (maximum 2) Bodywire (maximum 3) Glove (maximum 2)
TRANSPORT Barcelona Airport (El Prat) Official Hotel We can offer a shuttle service for all delegations between the airport and official hotel. To use this transport it is necessary to book it in advanced sending an e-mail with your request attached to a fce@esgrima.cat before 25 th January. See the request form at the end of this document or download it throw the official competition website. Cost: From 1 to 3 person = 50 From 4 to 6 person = 100 From 7 to 9 person =150 From 10 to 15 person = 210 From 16 to 50 person = 270 The service fee is per one-way journey, and must be paid at time of the entries fee for the competition. Service availability: February, 7 th - Arriving service January, 8 th, 9 th, 10 th and 11 th - Departure service. Other transport options from Airport Barcelona (El Prat) to Official Hotel: AEROBUS - Fare: 5,90 single ticket and 10,20 return ticket - Bus route: Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Plaça Espanya (where is situated the Official Hotel). - Travel time: 20 minutes (approximately) - Timetable: From 5:00 pm to 1:00 (approximately) - More information: www.aerobusbcn.com TAXI - Fare: 35 (approximately) - Travel time: 15 minutes (approximately) Official Hotel to INEFC (World Cup Venue) The participants on the World Cup will be a free bus service.
DOPING CONTROL Doping control will be carried out by the official doctor in accordance with FIE regulations in both competition, individual and teams. SERVICES There will be a service bar-restaurant during the competition. There will be free WIFI at the official hotel and competition venue. There will be fencing shop at the competition venue. ORGANIZATION Federació Catalana d Esgrima C/ Duquessa d Orleans, 29 08034-Barcelona (Espanya) Telf: + 34 93 2805196 Fax: + 34 93 2804231 www.esgrima.cat fce@esgrima.cat Real Federación Española de Esgrima C/ Ferraz, 16 28008-Madrid (Espanya) Telf: + 34 91 559 74 00 Fax: + 34 91 547 68 35 www.esgrima.es rfee@esgrima.es Fédération Internationale d Escrime Maison du Sport International Avenue de Rhodanie, 54 1007 - Lausanne (Suïssa) Telf: + 41 21 320 3115 Fax: + 41 21 320 3116 www.fie.org info@fie.org
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Taking advantage of the greatest stage of the World Cup, will be held a fencing development strategies workshop. Here is the information: BARCELONA FENCING WORKSHOP Friday, February 8 th, 2019 (afternoon) INEFC Barcelona Duration 3 hours aprox. Soon you will find more information in: www.esgrima.cat/ciutatdebarcelona