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Fencing federation sets new unwillingness to fight rule for Canada Cup #1
The Canadian Fencing Federation says the rule will apply to direct elimination matches only, with a P-red card for a first minute of unwillingness and a P-black card for a second.
Montreal, QC
The Canadian Fencing Federation says its new rule regarding "unwillingness to fight" will be used starting at Canada Cup #1 in Montreal, for direct elimination matches only.
Under the rule, when there is one minute of unwillingness to fight for the first time, the Referee sanctions both fencers with a P-red card.
When there is one minute of unwillingness to fight for the second time, a P-black card is awarded. If the scores of the two fencers are equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower initial seeding as per the "PRELIMINARY SEEDING FOR NATIONAL COMPETITIONS" document posted to the CFF website, with a P-Black card, and the fencer with the higher initial seeding in the competition wins the bout.
If the scores of the two fencers are not equal, the Referee sanctions the fencer with the lower score with a P-Black card, and the fencer with the higher score wins the bout.
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- Canadian Fencing Federation Unwillingness to fight rule Sport organisation Retrieved 22 Sep 2026, 16:15 UTC · published 21 Sep 2026
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