World Fencing Championships prize money
The World Fencing Championships has paid £1,533,835 across 2 championships from 2025 to 2026. In 2026 it paid £766,917 to 85 fencers.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the championship paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Lucas Malcotti, Alexander Choupenitch, Pavel Graudyn, Song Se-ra, Martina Favaretto, Larissa Eifler | £30,075£30k | £766,917£767k |
| 2025 | Koki Kano, Ryan Choi, Sandro Bazadze, Vlada Kharkova, Lee Kiefer, Yana Egorian | £30,075£30k | £766,917£767k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 World Fencing Championships payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| 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 |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 World Fencing Championships payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Fencing Championships
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | FENCER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Favaretto | Italy | 2 | £49,812£50k |
| 2 | Song Se-ra | South Korea | 1 | £43,233£43k |
| 3 | Koki Kano | Japan | 2 | £39,474£39k |
| 4 | Lee Kiefer | United States | 2 | £39,474£39k |
| 5 | Ryan Choi | Hong Kong | 1 | £34,774£35k |
| 6 | Filippo Macchi | Italy | 2 | £33,835£34k |
| 7 | Lucas Malcotti | Switzerland | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 8 | Alexander Choupenitch | Czechia | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 9 | Pavel Graudyn | Russia | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 10 | Larissa Eifler | Germany | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 11 | Sandro Bazadze | Georgia | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 12 | Vlada Kharkova | Ukraine | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 13 | Yana Egorian | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1 | £30,075£30k |
| 14 | Arianna Errigo | Italy | 1 | £27,256£27k |
| 15 | Sara Balzer | France | 1 | £27,256£27k |
| 16 | Masaru Yamada | Japan | 1 | £24,436£24k |
| 17 | Giulia Rizzi | Italy | 1 | £24,436£24k |
| 18 | Jean-Philippe Patrice | France | 1 | £24,436£24k |
| 19 | Sugár Katinka Battai | Hungary | 1 | £19,737£20k |
| 20 | Toscane Tori | France | 1 | £19,737£20k |
| 21 | Anna Cristino | Italy | 1 | £19,737£20k |
| 22 | Do Gyeong-dong | South Korea | 0 | £19,737£20k |
| 23 | Katrina Lehis | Estonia | 0 | £19,737£20k |
| 24 | Gergely Siklósi | Hungary | 0 | £19,737£20k |
| 25 | Pauline Ranvier | France | 0 | £19,737£20k |
The top 12 here
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 World Fencing Championships?
Lucas Malcotti took £30,075, Alexander Choupenitch took £30,075, Pavel Graudyn took £30,075, Song Se-ra took £30,075, Martina Favaretto took £30,075, Larissa Eifler took £30,075, Ruslan Kurbanov took £9,399, Kirill Prokhodov took £9,399, Yerlik Sertay took £9,399, Vadim Sharlaimov took £9,399, Guillaume Bianchi took £9,399, Filippo Macchi took £9,399, Tommaso Marini took £9,399, Tommaso Martini took £9,399, Rémi Garrigue took £9,399, Jean-Philippe Patrice took £9,399, Sébastien Patrice took £9,399, Maxime Pianfetti took £9,399, Gaia Caforio took £9,399, Rossella Fiamingo took £9,399, Giulia Rizzi took £9,399, Alberta Santuccio took £9,399, Martina Batini took £9,399, Anna Cristino took £9,399, Arianna Errigo took £9,399, Martina Favaretto took £9,399, Sugár Katinka Battai took £9,399, Anna Spiesz took £9,399, Luca Szűcs took £9,399 and Renáta Katona took £9,399. The whole championship paid £766,917 across 85 fencers.
How much prize money has the World Fencing Championships paid?
£1,533,835 across 2 editions from 2025 to 2026. The richest was the 2026 World Fencing Championships, at £766,917.
Who has won the most money at the World Fencing Championships?
Martina Favaretto, with £49,812 and 2 wins. Song Se-ra is next on £43,233.
Who has won the World Fencing Championships the most times?
Martina Favaretto, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where to next
Every fencing event and fencer is ranked on fencing prize money. The latest edition is the 2026 World Fencing Championships, and the one before it the 2025 World Fencing Championships. How much of the pot a fencing winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.