International Selection Criteria

As we near our first International Event registration deadline, please note the following important information:

• NEW! Cadet International Event Selections
• Points earned at designated cadet international events while representing any country other than the USA will be removed from the National Points Standings prior to selections. This policy is in place to maximize Team USA international competitions for athletes currently eligible to represent Team USA at the upcoming World Championships.
• You can find this policy in 4.2.1 of the recently published 25/26 Athlete Handbook.
• Important Reminders:
• Cadet and Junior Designated International Events: if you wish to be eligible for selection to the team event, please be sure to register for team BEFORE the regular entry deadline. Team USA can generally enter 5 cadet teams and 1 junior team for each event.
• If you register for an event and need to withdraw, please email international@usafencing.org as soon as possible, but BEFORE the regular entry deadline!
• Athletes who represent Team USA in a designated JUNIOR team event will receive a $500 travel grant.
• According to the Selection Criteria: In order to be eligible for the Junior World Championship TEAM event, athletes must register and make themselves available to fence in at least one Junior team event during the 2025-2026 season (Junior World Cup team events and/or Junior Pan American Zonal team event). If selected, athletes must actually be present at one Junior team event during the 2025-2026 season (Junior World Cup team event and/or Junior Pan American Zonal team event). Athletes who compete in a Senior Team event from September 1, 2025 to the selection date are exempt from the above requirement.

The 25/26 Senior, Junior & Cadet International Calendar is available HERE! Please note: event dates and locations are sure to change, please check back often for updates.

Registration for international events & FIE/EFC License applications are LIVE.

If you are new to international fencing travel, please be sure to check out our Travel 101 Page.

Please reference the calendar, selection criteria and the Travel 101 page and feel free to reach out to international@usafencing.org with any questions.

The 25/26 International Calendar is HERE and updated with registration deadlines & replacement schedule!

Online Registration for all international events will go LIVE on Monday, August 11th.

The 25/26 International Calendar is HERE! This Calendar will change as events are updated/changed/canceled, please check back often.

UPDATE TO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SABER SELECTION CRITERIA - based on the 25/26 international calendar, both CMS and CWS will now count THREE results in Group II.

See the invitation for the 2025 Pan-American Youth and Veteran Championships here.

The full 25/26 international Selection Criteria will be published in the coming weeks. Please keep an eye on this page for further updates. In the meantime, please see below for important notes regarding qualification to the 2026 Senior, Junior & Cadet World Teams:

2026 Senior World and Zonal Championships

The following spring 24/25 Designated Senior events will count for selection to the 2026 Senior World and Zonal Teams:

• Men’s Epee – n/a (Bogota & Saint-Maur will count for rolling points only)
• Men’s Foil – Vancouver, Shanghai
• Men’s Saber – Seoul, Madrid
• Women’s Epee – n/a (Bogota & Wuxi will count for 2025 Senior Team selection)
• Women’s Foil – n/a (Vancouver & Shanghai will count for 2025 Senior Team selection)
• Women’s Saber – Seoul, Lima

For all senior weapons, the Division I events at the 2025 Summer Nationals/July Challenge will count for rolling points only

See table below for 2025 World Championship results that will count for 2026 Teams.

2026 Cadet & Junior World Championships

• The Cadet events at the March 2025 NAC will count for rolling points only.
• The Division I and Junior events at the April 2025 National Championships and NAC will count for rolling points only for all junior and cadet weapons.
• The Division I, Junior and Cadet events at the 2025 Summer Nationals/July Challenge will count for rolling and team points for all junior and cadet weapons.
• For Men's & Women's Saber only, the final two Designated Senior events of the 24/25 season (Seoul & Madrid/Lima) will count for selection to the 2026 Cadet & Junior Men's & Women's Saber World Championship Team.

See table below for 2025 World Championship results that will count for 2026 Teams.

Go here for selection criteria updates from previous seasons.