FENCING · 2026-07-30 · HONG KONG
2026 World Fencing Championships prize money
The 2026 World Fencing Championships paid £766,917 to 85 fencers. Each of its 6 individual finals paid its winner £30,075: Lucas Malcotti, Alexander Choupenitch, Pavel Graudyn, Song Se-ra, Martina Favaretto and Larissa Eifler. Its 6 team titles paid £9,399 to each of the 24 fencers who won them.
TOTAL PAID£767k
WINNER£30k
FENCERS PAID85
PAYOUT BANDS6
Men's épée payouts
4 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Lucas Malcotti | Switzerland | £30,075£30k |
| Silver | Davide Di Veroli | Italy | £15,038£15k |
| Bronze | Masaru Yamada | Japan | £7,519£8k |
| Bronze | Khalifah Al-Omairi | Saudi Arabia | £7,519£8k |
Men's foil payouts
4 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Alexander Choupenitch | Czechia | £30,075£30k |
| Silver | Filippo Macchi | Italy | £15,038£15k |
| Bronze | Dániel Dósa | Hungary | £7,519£8k |
| Bronze | Kazuki Iimura | Japan | £7,519£8k |
Men's sabre payouts
4 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Pavel Graudyn | Russia | £30,075£30k |
| Silver | Do Gyeong-dong | South Korea | £15,038£15k |
| Bronze | Radu Nițu | Romania | £7,519£8k |
| Bronze | Mohamed Amer | Egypt | £7,519£8k |
Women's épée payouts
4 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Song Se-ra | South Korea | £30,075£30k |
| Silver | Giulia Rizzi | Italy | £15,038£15k |
| Bronze | Barbara Brych | Poland | £7,519£8k |
| Bronze | Tang Junyao | China | £7,519£8k |
Women's foil payouts
4 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Martina Favaretto | Italy | £30,075£30k |
| Silver | Arianna Errigo | Italy | £15,038£15k |
| Bronze | Yuka Ueno | Japan | £7,519£8k |
| Bronze | Alina Poloziuk | Ukraine | £7,519£8k |
Women's sabre payouts
4 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Larissa Eifler | Germany | £30,075£30k |
| Silver | Sara Balzer | France | £15,038£15k |
| Bronze | Sugár Katinka Battai | Hungary | £7,519£8k |
| Bronze | Toscane Tori | France | £7,519£8k |
Men's team épée payouts
12 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team gold | Ruslan Kurbanov | Kazakhstan | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Kirill Prokhodov | Kazakhstan | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Yerlik Sertay | Kazakhstan | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Vadim Sharlaimov | Kazakhstan | £9,399£9k |
| Team silver | Ievgen Makiienko | Ukraine | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Nikita Koshman | Ukraine | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Mykhailo Krasniuk | Ukraine | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Roman Svichkar | Ukraine | £4,699£5k |
| Team bronze | Mohamed El-Sayed | Egypt | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Mahmoud El-Sayed | Egypt | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Mahmoud Mohsen | Egypt | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Youssef Shamel | Egypt | £2,820£3k |
Men's team foil payouts
12 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team gold | Guillaume Bianchi | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Filippo Macchi | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Tommaso Marini | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Tommaso Martini | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team silver | Cheung Ka Long | Hong Kong | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Ryan Choi | Hong Kong | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Harris Ho | Hong Kong | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Leung Chin Yu | Hong Kong | £4,699£5k |
| Team bronze | Nick Itkin | United States | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Bryce Louie | United States | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Alexander Massialas | United States | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Marcello Olivares | United States | £2,820£3k |
Men's team sabre payouts
12 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team gold | Rémi Garrigue | France | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Jean-Philippe Patrice | France | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Sébastien Patrice | France | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Maxime Pianfetti | France | £9,399£9k |
| Team silver | Oh Sang-uk | South Korea | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Do Gyeong-dong | South Korea | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Park Sang-won | South Korea | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Hwang Hee-geun | South Korea | £4,699£5k |
| Team bronze | Vlad Covaliu | Romania | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | George Dragomir | Romania | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Răzvan Ursachi | Romania | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Radu Nițu | Romania | £2,820£3k |
Women's team épée payouts
12 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team gold | Gaia Caforio | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Rossella Fiamingo | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Giulia Rizzi | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Alberta Santuccio | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team silver | Irina Embrich | Estonia | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Julia Beljajeva | Estonia | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Katrina Lehis | Estonia | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Veronika Zuikova | Estonia | £4,699£5k |
| Team bronze | Yang Seung-hye | South Korea | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Lee Hye-in | South Korea | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Lim Tae-hee | South Korea | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Song Se-ra | South Korea | £2,820£3k |
Women's team foil payouts
12 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team gold | Martina Batini | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Anna Cristino | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Arianna Errigo | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Martina Favaretto | Italy | £9,399£9k |
| Team silver | Josephina Conway | United States | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Jaelyn Liu | United States | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Lauren Scruggs | United States | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Carolina Stutchbury | United States | £4,699£5k |
| Team bronze | Sera Azuma | Japan | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Komaki Kikuchi | Japan | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Sumire Tsuji | Japan | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Yuka Ueno | Japan | £2,820£3k |
Women's team sabre payouts
12 fencers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | FENCER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team gold | Sugár Katinka Battai | Hungary | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Anna Spiesz | Hungary | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Luca Szűcs | Hungary | £9,399£9k |
| Team gold | Renáta Katona | Hungary | £9,399£9k |
| Team silver | Pan Qimiao | China | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Rao Xueyi | China | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Wei Jiayi | China | £4,699£5k |
| Team silver | Zhang Xinyi | China | £4,699£5k |
| Team bronze | Manon Brunet | France | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Sara Balzer | France | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Sarah Noutcha | France | £2,820£3k |
| Team bronze | Toscane Tori | France | £2,820£3k |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each fencer, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | FENCERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 6 | £30,075£30k | £180,451£180k |
| Team gold | 24 | £9,399£9k | £225,564£226k |
| Silver | 6 | £15,038£15k | £90,226£90k |
| Team silver | 24 | £4,699£5k | £112,782£113k |
| Bronze | 12 | £7,519£8k | £90,226£90k |
| Team bronze | 24 | £2,820£3k | £67,669£68k |
Where the money went, discipline by discipline
World Fencing Championships in other years
Every other edition we hold. Every edition.
| CHAMPIONSHIP | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 World Fencing Championships | Koki Kano, Ryan Choi, Sandro Bazadze, Vlada Kharkova, Lee Kiefer, Yana Egorian | £766,917£767k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did a winner at the 2026 World Fencing Championships get?
£30,075 in each of its 6 individual finals, to Lucas Malcotti, Alexander Choupenitch, Pavel Graudyn, Song Se-ra, Martina Favaretto and Larissa Eifler. A team title paid £9,399 to each of its four fencers.
What was the total prize money at the 2026 World Fencing Championships?
£766,917, paid to 85 fencers.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2025 World Fencing Championships paid £766,917.
Where to next
Every edition is on the World Fencing Championships prize money page, and the whole year on fencing prize money in 2026. The edition before was the 2025 World Fencing Championships.