International Selection Criteria
Our international selection criteria documents outline how USA Fencing determines which athletes will represent Team USA at international competitions. This page includes the latest updates to international selection criteria for each weapon and gender.
25/26 Selection Criteria
May 14, 2025 #
See the invitation for the 2025 Pan-American Youth and Veteran Championships here.
March 4, 2025 (March 19, 2025 - updated with May SMF/SWF World Cup city change) #
The full 25/26 international Selection Criteria will be published in the coming weeks. Please keep an eye on this page for further updates. In the meantime, please see below for important notes regarding qualification to the 2026 Senior, Junior & Cadet World Teams:
2026 Senior World and Zonal Championships
The following spring 24/25 Designated Senior events will count for selection to the 2026 Senior World and Zonal Teams:
- Men’s Epee – n/a (Bogota & Saint-Maur will count for rolling points only)
- Men’s Foil – Vancouver, Shanghai
- Men’s Saber – Seoul, Madrid
- Women’s Epee – n/a (Bogota & Wuxi will count for 2025 Senior Team selection)
- Women’s Foil – n/a (Vancouver & Shanghai will count for 2025 Senior Team selection)
- Women’s Saber – Seoul, Lima
For all senior weapons, the Division I events at the 2025 Summer Nationals/July Challenge will count for rolling points only
See table below for 2025 World Championship results that will count for 2026 Teams.
2026 Cadet & Junior World Championships
- The Cadet events at the March 2025 NAC will count for rolling points only.
- The Division I and Junior events at the April 2025 National Championships and NAC will count for rolling points only for all junior and cadet weapons.
- The Division I, Junior and Cadet events at the 2025 Summer Nationals/July Challenge will count for rolling and team points for all junior and cadet weapons.
- For Men's & Women's Saber only, the final two Designated Senior events of the 24/25 season (Seoul & Madrid/Lima) will count for selection to the 2026 Cadet & Junior Men's & Women's Saber World Championship Team.
See table below for 2025 World Championship results that will count for 2026 Teams.
Past Updates #
Go here for selection criteria updates from previous seasons.
