These fencing tournament names come five at a press, from Parry and Riposte Open to Life of the Parry Open. All 115 use the words of the piste, and none is taken from a federation, club or blade maker.
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Four sets in the menu
Opens and cups is the first set in the menu: Fourteen Meter Piste Open, Bell Guard Challenge. Foil, épée and saber events has Wrist and Toe Épée Classic and Flunge Fest. Parry, piste and sword puns has Piste Treaty Open and Mark My Swords Challenge. Club, novice and team events has First Lunge Novice Open.
The words in the names
The piste is the strip, 14 meters long. A parry blocks the other blade, and a riposte is the attack made straight after it. A flunge, part flèche and part lunge, belongs to saber, where the feet may not cross. A salle is a fencing hall or club.
Questions and answers
What are funny fencing tournament names?
Life of the Parry Open, Riposte With the Most Open, Touché Subject Open and Lost for Swords Challenge are puns on the sport's own words. The third set holds 37 of them.
What is a good name for an épée tournament?
Wrist and Toe Épée Classic, Double Touch Épée Challenge and No Priority Épée Classic are in the second set. In épée the whole body is the target and there is no right of way, so hits that land together score for both fencers.
What do I call a foil or saber event?
Valid Target Foil Open and Off-Target Foil Fest are for foil, which scores on the torso alone. Cut and Point Saber Open and Edge of the Blade Saber Classic are for saber, where a hit with the edge counts as well as the point.
What should we call a novice or club tournament?
First Mask Novice Classic and Newcomers' Day on the Piste are in the last set, beside names for two clubs that meet, such as Salle Against Salle Classic and Inter-Salle Foil Friendly.