Venue Tuileries Garden Competitors 60 from 8 nations | Date May 22–29 | |
The foil event for professionals involved 60 fencers from 8 nations.
Contents
Round 1
Held on 22 May and 23 May, the masters foil used jury verdicts on art and skill in the bout rather than winning or losing to advance to the second round.
Quarterfinals
The second round also used jury verdicts to determine advancement from the second round, held on 24 May. The top 10 fencers received automatic qualification to the semifinals while the rest competed in a repechage.
Repechage
The repechage on 25 May was also conducted by jury selection following bouts. 6 fencers advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals
The 16 remaining fencers were divided into two pools of 8. They competed in round-robin tournaments on 27 May and 28 May, with the top four in each pool advancing to the final. The others played in the consolation pool.
Consolation pool
The consolation pool was held on 29 May. The bottom four fencers from each of the semifinals competed for 9th through 16th places.
Final
The final was conducted on 29 May. The format was a round-robin among the top 8 fencers. Ties were broken by an extra bout (ignoring the head-to-head results of the fencers during the round-robin).