The fencing world mourns the loss of René Burkhalter, the visionary founder of the Bern Grand Prix of epee fencers, which was established in 1965. Thanks to his passion and tireless work, the tournament established itself as one of the most important events in international fencing. Today, the competition is part of the World Cup,…

The organizing committee would like to thank all volunteers, club members, referees from Switzerland and abroad, and the international federation officials present for their active help in making this year’s Berne World Cup a success! Special thanks go to the partners and sponsors as well as the authorities, whose support makes the organization of such…

After another intense third day of competition, the team from Hungary took the gold medal. Silver went to Japan and bronze to France. The Swiss team finished in a good fifth place.

After two intense days of competition in the Mobiliar Arena in Gümligen, Hungarian Mate Tamas Koch is crowned the winner in a field of 324 participants. Giacomo Paolini (ITA) came second, with Xinkun Zhang (CHN) and Matteo Galassi (ITA) sharing third place.

No competition luck for the four remaining Swiss athletes in the Berne World Cup. Alexis Bayard, Ian Hauri, Hadrien Favre and Clément Métrailler were beaten by their stronger opponents.

After the first day of competition, 4 Swiss fencers qualified for the main tableau of the best 64.

This year’s Berne World Cup starts in just over 12 hours! Be there in the Mobiliar Arena in Gümligen near Bern!

For the first time, 324 participants from 60 nations will be competing at the Berne World Cup in epee fencing, which begins tomorrow. This means that last year’s record number of participants (302) will once again be pulverized. The organizers have made excellent preparations for the huge rush. There are 19 fencing pistes available for…

Use of public transportation All guests of the official hotels (Novotel, Ibis, Moxy, StayKooook and Harry’s Home) will receive a Bern Ticket for the duration of their stay. With the Bern Ticket, guests of the above-mentioned hotels enjoy free travel on the BernMobil public transport network in the city of Bern and also to the…

The winner of the 59th Berne Men’s Epee World Cup – Lucas Malcotti!!