2026 Senior World Championships

Jul 22, 2026 - Jul 30, 2026 | Senior World Championships | Hong Kong, China

Welcome to Team USA’s fan hub for the 2026 Senior World Championships, your go-to source for schedules, results, roster updates and everything you need to follow the action in Hong Kong, China!

Fast Facts

  • Dates: July 22-30, 2026
  • Location: Hong Kong, China
  • Time Zone:
    • Hong Kong Time Time (GMT+8)
    • Example: If a match starts at 9 a.m. in Hong Kong, China, that’s:
      • 9 p.m. Eastern Time (New York)
      • 6 p.m. Pacific Time (Los Angeles)

Competition Schedule

Times are local

Wednesday, July 22
  • Men’s Foil: Preliminary Rounds
  • Women’s Epee: Preliminary Rounds
Thursday, July 23
  • Women's Saber: Preliminary Rounds
  • Men's Individual: Preliminary Rounds
Friday, July 24
  • Men’s Saber: Preliminary Rounds
  • Women’s Foil: Preliminary Rounds
Saturday, July 25
  • Men's Foil: Table of 64 to Finals
  • Women's Epee: Table of 64 to Finals
  • Opening Ceremony
Sunday, July 26
  • Women's Saber: Table of 64 to Finals
  • Men's Epee: Table of 64 to Finals
Monday, July 27
  • Women's Foil: Table of 64 to Finals
  • Men's Saber: Table of 64 to Finals
Tuesday, July 28
  • Men’s Team Foil: DE's and ranking bouts
  • Women’s Team Epee: DE's and ranking bouts
Wednesday, July 29
  • Men’s Team Epee: DE's and ranking bouts
  • Women’s Team Saber: DE's and ranking bouts
Thursday, July 30
  • Men’s Team Saber: DE's and ranking bouts
  • Women’s Team Foil: DE's and ranking bouts
  • Closing Ceremony
  • 0GOLD
  • 0SILVER
  • 0BRONZE
0Total Medals

Team USA2026 Senior WorldsMedal Tracker

Meet Team USA 

Results 

USA Fencing Cadre 

(Staff supporting Team USA in Hong Kong, China)

  • Doug Findlay, Chief of Mission

  • Isis Washington, Team Captain

  • Peggy Chin, Sports Med

  • Annie Babikian, Sports Med

  • Amarilees Bolorin, Massage Therapist

  • Kate Reisinger, Chief of Sport Performance

  • Nicole Kirk, Communications

Last Time Out – 2025 Senior Worlds (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Individual Events

  • Gold: Lee Kiefer OLY – Women's Foil

Team Events

  • Gold: Women's Foil Team (Lee Kiefer OLY, Lauren Scruggs OLY, Jaelyn Liu, Emily Jing)
  • Silver: Men's Foil Team (Gerek Meinhardt OLY, Nick Itking OLY, Alex Massialas OLY, Bryce Louie)


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Recent Host Cities

A look back at the last 11 editions of the Senior Fencing World Championships:

2025 - Tblisi, Georgia

2023 - Milan, Italy
2022 - Cairo, Egypt
2021 - Individual and Team events were held as part of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
2019 - Budapest, Hungary
2018 - Wuxi, China
2017 - Leipzig, Germany
2015 - Moscow, Russia
2014 - Kazan, Russia
2013 - Budapest, Hungary
2011 - Catania, Italy

Note that in 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024 there were no Fencing World Championships as these are typically not held in Olympic years.