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
Team USA2026 Senior WorldsMedal Tracker
Women's Epee
- Hadley Husisian OLY (Fencers Club, Princeton)
- Kasia Nixon (Peter Westbrook Foundation, Fencers Club)
- Tierna Oxenreider (New York Athletic Club, Columbia)
- Anna Van Brummen OLY (Academy of Fencing Masters (AFM))
Men's Epee
- Samuel Imrek (Alliance Fencing Academy, St. John's)
- Elijah Imrek (Alliance Fencing Academy, Notre Dame)
- Gabriel Feinberg (Olympia Fencing Center)
- Oleg Knysh (Alliance Fencing Academy)
Women's Foil
- Lee Kiefer OLY (Bluegrass Fencers' Club)
- Lauren Scruggs OLY (Peter Westbrook Foundation, Harvard)
- Carolina Stutchbury (Epic Fencing Club, Columbia)
- Katerina Lung (Moe Fencing Club LLC, Columbia)
- Jaelyn Liu (Star Fencing Academy)
- Josephina Conway (Escrime Du Lac, Notre Dame)
Men's Foil
- Alex Massialas OLY (Massialas Foundation (MTeam))
- Nick Itkin OLY (LA International Fencing Center)
- Marcello Olivares (New York Athletic Club)
- Bryce Louie (LA International Fencing, New York Athletic Club)
Women's Saber
- Maia Chamberlain OLY (Manhattan Fencing Center)
- Sophie Liu (Capital Fencing Academy, Yale)
- Siobhan Sullivan (Oregon Fencing Alliance, Notre Dame)
- Lola Possick (Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy, Notre Dame)
Men's Saber
- William Morrill (Scarsdale Fencing Center, Columbia)
- Colin Heathcock OLY (Manhattan Fencing Center, Harvard)
- Antonio Heathcock (Manhattan Fencing Center, UPenn)
- Darii Lukashenko (Manhattan Fencing Center, St. John’s University)
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)
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.