2025/26 Robyn Chaplin Senior and Veteran Championships
May 28, 2026 - June 1, 2026
Tournament Schedule
Important: The Senior events Final Series consisting of the Semi Finals and Final bouts for the individual events will be timed events, meaning they will be starting at the prescribed times, unless the events are running late.
Wednesday – 27th May
Equipment Control will open 18:00-20:00
Thursday – 28th May
Equipment Control will open 08:00-10:30 & 14:00-15:00
Senior Finals Final Series starts 15:30.
09:00 Senior Women’s Epee
Senior Women’s Epee Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
10:00 Veteran Men’s Foil
Veteran Men’s Foil Teams to immediately follow individual event
10:30 Veteran Women’s Foil
Veteran Women’s Foil Teams to immediately follow individual event
Friday – 29th May
Equipment Control will open 07:30-08:30 & 11:00-12:30 & 14:30-15:30
Senior Finals Final Series starts 16:00.
08:30 Senior Men’s Foil
Senior Men’s Foil Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
08:30 Senior Women’s Epee Teams < 8
12:00 Veteran Men’s Epee
Veteran Men’s Epee Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
12:30 Veteran Women’s Epee
Veteran Women’s Epee Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
Saturday – 30th May
Equipment Control will open 08:00-09:00 & 11:00-12:00 & 14:30-15:30
Senior Finals Final Series starts 16:00.
09:00 Senior Women’s Foil
Senior Women’s Foil Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
10:45 Veteran Men’s Epee Teams < 8
10:45 Veteran Women’s Epee Teams < 8
12:00 Senior Men’s Sabre
Senior Men’s Sabre Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
13:45 Senior Men’s Foil Teams < 8
Sunday – 31st May
Equipment Control will open 08:00-09:00 & 11:00-13:15
Senior Finals Final Series starts 16:00.
09:00 Senior Men’s Epee
Senior Men’s Epee Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
11:00 Senior Men’s Sabre Teams < 8
12:00 Veteran Women’s Sabre
Veteran Women’s Sabre Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
12:30 Senior Women’s Foil Teams < 8
13:15 Veteran Men’s Sabre
Veteran Men’s Sabre Teams > 8 to immediately follow individual event
Monday – 1st June
Equipment Control will open 11:00-12:00
Senior Finals Final Series starts 15:00.
09:00 Senior Men’s Epee Teams < 8
09:00 Veteran Men’s Sabre Teams < 8
09:00 Veteran Women’s Sabre Teams < 8
12:00 Women’s Sabre
Women’s Sabre Teams to immediately follow individual event
Location
Acknowledging the Yuggera & Turrbal people
The Australian Fencing Federation acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land where this tournament is being held, and pays respect to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
Registrations open: March 24, 2026
Early bird closes at 4:00pm (Syd Time) on May 2, 2026
Registrations after this time attract a higher registration fee.
All registrations close 4:00pm (Syd Time) on May 16, 2026
No registrations will be accepted after this time.
Entry Management
to confirm your entry has been correctly received, please check the Fencers List below one hour after you have registered. If there are any issues with the recorded entry please email [email protected]
If you are no longer able to attend the tournament, please email [email protected]
Important
Fencers are required to be present at the venue and checked in with the DT no later than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their event. Failure to do so may result in removal from the event.
It is strongly recommended that equipment control be completed the day before your event. Please be aware that processing times at equipment control may exceed 30 minutes, depending on demand.
Fees and charges:
Note, some states may add a state levy to cover team management and other state-related costs. These levies are in addition to AFF tournament charges and are collected at the time of registration. Please check your state association website for more information.
IMPORTANT - Entries via JustFence
Entries for this event must be made by accessing the AFF JustFence system. YOu need to have an account in JustFence, with your membership from your state added.
If you have not accessed JustFence before, you will need to create an account. Fencers in ACT, QLD and WA are able to purchase memberships for their state within JustFence. Fencers in NSW, SA and VIC need to ensure they have purchased their membership in their states system, and their state needs to transfer the membership to JustFence.