Over 800 of the world’s elite sabre and epee fencers will be duelling for gold this weekend across three World Cups: women’s and men’s epee in Astana, Kazakhstan, women’s sabre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and men’s sabre in Budapest, Hungary.
On the women’s side in Astana, the two fencers to watch will be the second-ranked Giulia Rizzi of Italy, who won the last World Cup in Wuxi, China in February, as well as the World Cup in Vancouver, Canada in December, and the sixth-ranked Hungarian Eszter Muhari, who won the Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar in January and took bronze in Vancouver.
For the men, all eyes will be on the tenth-ranked Tristen Tulen of the Netherlands, who, at the age of thirty-four, has had a breakout year, taking gold in January at the Doha, Qatar Grand Prix, and following that up with a bronze at the World Cup in Heidenheim, Germany, which had the largest field of the season with 374 fencers.
In Tashkent, two-time World Champion (Cairo, Egypt 2022; Milan, Italy 2023) Misaki Emura of Japan will be looking to reach the top of the podium after taking back-to-back silver medals in January at the Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia and the World Cup in Salt Lake City, United States of America.
In Budapest, the sixth-ranked Sebastien Patrice of France will be looking to reach his fourth podium of the season, having taken bronze at the World Cup in Alger, Algeria in November and the Grand Prix in Orleans, France in December, and then gold at the Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia in January.
Event: FIE World Cup
Place: Astana, Kazakhstan
Weapon: Epee
Gender: Women & Men
Dates: 26-29 March 2026
Info: W & M, Individual & Team Epee
Event: FIE World Cup
Place: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Weapon: Sabre
Gender: Women
Dates: 27-28 March 2026
Info: W Individual Sabre
Event: FIE World Cup
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Weapon: Sabre
Gender: Men
Dates: 27-28 March 2026
Info: M Individual Sabre