WILDCARD PROCESS FOR 2025 BRITISH SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (‘THE NATIONALS’)
The criteria and process for wildcard places at the British Senior Championships 2025 (‘the Nationals’), for eligible athletes outside of the automatic qualification places of the BF Senior Rankings on 3rd March 2025.
Following the invitation of automatic qualifiers for the British Senior Championships 2025, those fencers outside of the automatic qualification places who believe they are eligible for a wildcard place can now apply.
Criteria
- Senior or U23 athletes returning from a significant period of absence, a major injury, pregnancy, change of nationality or other significant life events have made them unable to compete and fallen out of the automatic qualification spaces; who were previously ranked in the top 25 of the BF Senior Rankings within the last three years – or top 100 of the FIE Rankings.
- Athletes displaced from the automatic qualification spaces (set tab.1) due to international fencers (ineligible to compete for GBR) being placed within the reserved spaces.
- Junior athletes that have met selection standards for respective major championships (European and World) as a Junior, in order of the BF Junior Rankings on the 3rd March 2025.
- Junior athletes are currently ranked in the top 8 of the Junior Rankings as ordered on the 3rd March 2025.
- Last year’s Cadets met selection standards for respective major championships as cadets in order of the BF Cadet Rankings on the 3rd March 2025.
- An GBR Pathway athlete (of any age) in the top 100 on the 3rd March 2025 of the BF Senior ranking whose attendance would support their development with a documented IADP shared with the Pathway team.
Entry Limits (tab.1)
| Weapon |
Number of Top Eligible Fencers Spaces Reserved in 1st Entry Window |
Total Entry Limit |
Wild Card Places Available |
| Men’s Epee |
63 |
84 |
8 |
| Men’s Foil |
42 |
56 |
6 |
| Men’s Sabre |
42 |
56 |
6 |
| Women’s Epee |
42 |
56 |
6 |
| Women’s Foil |
26 |
35 |
4 |
| Women’s Sabre |
21 |
28 |
3 |
Timeline
- Wildcard applications open on 5th March 2025
- Wildcard applications close on 12th March 2025
- Wildcard invitations sent on 14th March 2025
- Acceptance of invitation by 21st March 2025
As a reminder, entries open for open entry (e.g. those outside the automatic qualification places and those who do not receive a wildcard entry) is open 25th March – 4th April 2025.
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