Fencing New Zealand and Fencing Central invite you to attend the 2026 New Zealand Junior Championship on the 10th and 12th of June, to be held at Upper Hutt College. This is a great opportunity to fence at a national competition in our own backyard.

For any questions or concerns, please email: tournaments@fencingcentral.org.nz

Affiliations
Please note that all competitors must be affiliated members of Fencing New Zealand or if you are an overseas competitor, you must be affiliated to your national body. Go to fencing.org.nz/membership to affiliate with your relevant region. Affiliations of all competitors will be checked at time of entry.

Date: Friday 10th July to Sunday 12th July 2026
Venue: Upper Hutt College, Trentham, Upper Hutt 5018
Entries Due: Friday 19th June. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the tournament organiser.
Eligibility: All competitors must be aged 19 years or younger as of 1 January 2026.
Fees & Payment: See Entry Form.

Schedule: Note that later events may be delayed if previous events run longer than scheduled. We strongly advise that return flights are booked after 7:00pm on the day of fencing or day after.

We cannot guarantee the finish time of any events or days.

New Zealand Junior Champs 2026 Timetable Day One Friday 10th July

Event	Registration Opens	Registration Closes	Start time
Women’s Foil	10:00am	10:30am	11:00am
Men’s Sabre	11:00am	11:30am	12:00pm
Women’s Foil Teams	Teams to be finalised after individual semi-finals		1:30pm
Men’s Sabre Teams	Teams to be finalised after individual semi-finals		2:00pm

New Zealand Junior Champs 2026 Timetable Day Two Saturday 11th July

Event	Registration Opens	Registration Closes	Start time
Men’s Épée	8:00am	8:30am	9:00am
Women’s Sabre	9:00am	9:30am	10:00pm
Men’s Épée Teams	Teams to be finalised after individual semi-finals		12:30pm
Women’s Sabre Teams	Teams to be finalised after individual semi-finals		12:30pm

New Zealand Junior Champs 2026 Timetable Day Three Sunday 12th July

Event	Registration Opens	Registration Closes	Start time
Women’s Épée	8:00am	8:30am	9:00am
Men’s Foil	9:30am	10:00am	10:30pm
Women’s Épée Teams	Teams to be finalised after individual semi-finals		1:30pm
Men’s Foil Teams	Teams to be finalised after individual semi-finals		1:30pm

Above times may change, please refer to offical information sheet for latest information.