2006 CIP

Challenge International de Paris

Fencing Pictures has been selected by the French Fencing Federation to produce the Challenge International de Paris! 130 countries represented by fencers. Fencing Pictures will be capturing the action as it happens, and blasting it onto the big-screen jumbotrons over the arena.

If you're at the tournament, stop by our booth or check out our DVDs at the French Federation boutique. We will be selling DVDs of the previous CIPs also:

• 2005 semifinals + finals + team final (25 euros)
• 2004 semifinals + finals (18 euros)

Flashback!
Hear Patrice Menon discussing the individual final at the 2005 CIP.

The CIP Blog…

Jan 29th 2:40 pm EST

We will have some nice pictures of the CIP, coming as soon as possible.

Jan 29th 1:39 pm EST

We are madly packing a busload of equipment.

Team France finally lost to Team Italy… but they did it on French soil! The Parisian audience did not like that so much!! We think we found the team results for ya.

Team USA knocked out by Italy. USA lands at 6 after a tight match vs Russia. Germany trounces Poland for 3rd. Elims.

Jan 28th 3:34 pm EST

Bissdorf of Germany takes 3rd! (He is 34 years old!) That means Benjamin Kleibrink (GER) will be going for first place against the winner of Simone Vanni / Andrea Cassara.

Salvatore Sanzo (ITA) checked out at 5th, Le Pechoux (FRA) 9th, Richard Kruse (GBR) 16th, Nicolas Beaudan (FRA) 18th.

Results for USA: Jed Dupre 32, Dan Kellner 34, Andras Horyani 41, Jon Tiompkin 127.

(151 competitors.)

Jan 28th 1:05 pm EST

Going into the 16... Sanzo (ITA) looks comfortable against Marcilloux of France... but there have been some upsets so far, so you never know.

Bissdorf's next opponent is the UK's Richard Kruse. Bissdorf is #4 in the world, having taken 2nd at the Copenhagen WC (1/14/06), and would meet Andrei Deev (RUS) in the r8 if he beats Kruse.

Another interesting bout will be Cassara (world 7th) / Joppich (world 10th), both have something to prove after an indifferent World Champs in Oct 2005.

World #6 Nicolas Beaudan (FRA) won't re-assert his 3rd place world champ position, he got knocked out in the 32 by Lorenzo Mazza of Hungary (world #481!!).

Jan 28th 12:07 pm EST

Bissdorf wins!! Beats Nassiboulline 15-7.

Jedediah Dupree (world 57th) beats world 5th Andrea Baldini, but goes down to Hatoel of Israel.

Le Pechoux beats Jun Zhu 11-7 in a revenge match for last year's CIP.

Jan 28th 12:10 pm EST

Nassiboulline (RUS) vs Bissdorf (GER) 6-7
Zhu (CHN) - Le Pechoux (FRA) 4-3.

Jan 28th 12:07 pm EST

Jed Dupree (USA) is fencing Andre Baldini...