World Cup “72. Heidenheimer Pokal”
FIE World Cup in Men’s Epée Individual
2026 February 5th until 6th
Dear Friends,
It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the 72. Heidenheimer Pokal on behalf of the Fencing Federation of Germany, which will be held in Herbrechtingen, Germany on February 5th – 6th.
Detail of the competition as follows:
Organizers:
Organisation Committee of the 72. Heidenheimer Pokal
Virchowstr. 28
89518 Heidenheim
Germany
Telephone: +49 7321/9441-0 or +49 151/ 507 475 84
Email: verwaltung@fechten-heidenheim.de
Competition venue
Bibrishalle Herbrechtingen
Brückenstr. 13
89542 Herbrechtingen
Germany
Competition Schedule:
| Wednesday, February 4th | 15:00 – 18:30 | Weapon control & registration |
| Thursday, February 5th | 06:30 07:30 08:00 | Weapon control & registration Referee meeting Start pools |
| Friday, February 6th | 08:00 09:00 17:15 | Weapon control Start Tableau 64 First Semifinal |
Participation
o.62 1. For Individual World Cup competitions, each national federation may enter a maximum of 12 fencers. The organising country may enter up to 20 fencers plus the number needed to make up the pools.
Entry
Every competitor is required to be licensed for the 2025/2026 season.
No fencer is allowed to take part in an official event of the FIE unless he or she is at least 13 years old on 1 January in the year of the competition.
Entries of fencers and teams can only be made at the FIE website, www.fie.org, respecting the deadlines specified in the FIE Rules (o.61).
Entry fee
Individual competition: 60 EUR
The entry fee is paid for each national delegation by bank transfer to:
Heidenheimer Sportbund 1846 e.V., DE31 6325 00 30 0000 8381 62, BIC: SOLADES1HDH purpose of use: “Fechten 2026” no later than February 3rd.
The entry fee can also be paid at registration before the start of the competition.
Referee Obligation
The referees are designated by the FIE and delegations will not have to provide any referees.
Formula
Individual competitions – One qualifying round of pools, a preliminary direct elimination table, a main direct elimination table of 64 fencers to qualify for a final by direct elimination.
Doping
Doping control will be done according to FIE rules.
Weapon Control
Maximum equipment to be tested:
4 x Epee, 3 x Cabels, 2 x Masks, 2 x Gloves, 2 x Jackets, 2 x Pants, 2 x Plastrons
Accommodation and Transport
Partnership Hotels:
| Schlosshotel Hellenstein | Taste-Hotel Heidenheim | Hotel Hirsch |
| Hugo-Rupf-Platz 2 | Friedrich-Pfenning-Strasse 30 | Buchhofsteige 3 |
| 89522 Heidenheim | 89518 Heidenheim | 89522 Heidenheim |
| kontakt@schlosshotel-hellenstein.de | heidenheim@taste-hotels.de | info@hotel-hirsch-heidenheim.com |
You can find further hotels and information on https://hsb1846.de/home/abteilungen/fechten/turniere-und-veranstaltungen/hotel-transportation/
Please contact transfer@fechten-heidenheim.de or visit the website https://hsb1846.de/home/abteilungen/fechten/turniere-und-veranstaltungen/hotel-transportation/ to fill out the transfer form.
Visa Support#
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Kindly check for visa requirements to Germanybefore making your ticket reservations. Please send it with passport copies before 15. January 2026 to Deutscher Fechterbund e.V: info@fechten.org
Link Fencing Time: https://www.fencingtimelive.com/?t=17419
Stream: www.fie.org/live
Further information and contact person
Please note that there will be a Training Camp in preparation for the world Cup. You can find all the information on
In case you need further information please contact Matthias Henkelmann:
Telephone: +49 7321/9441-0 or +49 151/ 507 475 84
Email: verwaltung@fechten-heidenheim.de
Warm regards
Matthias Henkelmann
