Your relay. Real results.

KOVACS came in seeded 69 and finished third. Outside the top 32, so not in the pool and nobody could pick that run; in the pool it would have scored +88.0. That is the upset the seed measures.

The ranking opens the weekend of 12–15 Nov, with foil, sabre and épée on the same days. Build a squad before it locks and you are on it from the first round.

How you play

1. 01

   Pick the weapon you follow

   Four fencers and a nation, any mix of men and women, inside €33.3M; one tap picks a sensible four for you. Add the other weapons whenever you like. The pool is the top 32 of the FIE ranking per weapon and gender; prices move with form.

2. 02

   Set the relay order

   Opener, middle, anchor, reserve. The anchor counts ×1.5, on a great weekend and on a collapse. The reserve scores only when that fencer finishes above seed.

3. 03

   Read the entry list, then set your order

   Stars skip some events, and the entry list tells you who is in. It comes out the week before; your order locks when the first pool of the weekend starts.

4. 04

   Score from what really happens

   Points follow the real table of 64 and the seed. A world number one out in the first bout costs you. A number 25 who runs to the final scores more than a favourite who wins as expected.

5. 05

   Trade while the season moves

   Two free transfers per weapon before every weekend, then a fee in budget money (€1.0M, €2.0M and up). A fencer who is not on the entry list is always free to swap out, so you never burn a transfer on someone who is not fencing.

6. 06

   Climb the ranking

   A ranking per weapon so a sabre fan can be number one in sabre, a world ranking for managers who play all three, and private leagues for your club.

Next on the calendar

• Foil World Cup Plovdiv12–15 Nov
• Sabre World Cup Cairo12–15 Nov
• Épée World Cups Berne and Wuxi12–15 Nov
• Sabre Grand Prix Orléans3–5 Dec