West Midlands Senior Regional Championships 2025
and GB Cup Qualifier
The Senior Championships is the same as previous years and includes the GB Cup* as part of the event. ALL seniors can take part, whether they are eligible for the GB Cup or not. This is first and foremost a Seniors Event!
This is British Fencing’s annual national tournament for intermediate regional fencers, fashioned on the BYC model. The GB Cup Finals will be held on 26-27th April 2025.
Date: Saturday 1 March 2025
Weapons/Gender: Men’s & Ladies Foil, Men’s & Ladies Epee, Men’s & Ladies Sabre.
Venue: Everyone Active, Athletics & Tennis Centre, Solihull B91 1NB (map)
Entry fee: £30 per person for one weapon.
Closing date for entries: Wednesday 26 February at 23:59
Entries received after the closing date may be accepted, please contact the organisers for confirmation. Late entries will be charged an additional £20 per person.
Check-in Times:
Men’s Epee – 14.00
Women’s Epee – 14.15
Men’s and Women’s Sabre – 14.25
Men’s and Women’s Foil – 14.30
NB: If pistes are free and all fencers are present, the foil may start earlier than scheduled.
Competition regulations: The competition is open to fencers over 13 years old as of the day of the event. Who live, fence, study, work or were born in the West Midlands. Compete level BFA membership will be required. All fencing clothing and equipment must comply with BFA regulations.
Car Parking
There is onsite parking at the leisure centre, although this can get busy at times. There are several car parks in local proximity with a short walk to the leisure centre. TICKET MACHINES ARE CASH ONLY!
*GB Cup Qualifying Rules
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- The GB Cup is a BF Championship event aimed at DEU (intermediate) rated fencers.
- For 2025, the GB Cup will take place alongside the British Senior Championships (26-27th April 2025) at EIS Sheffield.
- The eligibility requirements have been updated for 2025 as follows:
- Fencers must be listed on the intermediate rankings and hold a D, E or U rating.
- Fencers that have represented Home Nations or GBR at any level are no longer excluded (subject to above requirement).
- Where regions have planned qualifying events the top two eligible fencers in each weapon will be invited.
- Priority entry will then be offered to fencers based on their intermediate ranking, after which entry will be open to all eligible fencers.
- The changes have been made to allow more fencers to access the competition as not all regions have been able to hold qualifying events. The introduction of the intermediate rankings, and DEU rating events is steadily building a community of local and regional fencers who would like the opportunity to fence in a British Championships.
- Regions and Home Nations will continue to run intermediate and DEU events that contribute to intermediate rankings or ratings which in turn will allow fencers to be eligible for the GB Cup. For example novice/intermediate regional championships, smaller local opens.
Further information on the timeline for entries for the 2025 GB Cup will be available in January 2025.