{"id":14,"date":"2026-09-21T19:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-09-21T20:40:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T20:40:52","slug":"efc-budapest-cup-epee-cadet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/efc-budapest-cup-epee-cadet\/","title":{"rendered":"EFC Budapest - Budapest Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first EFC cadet event that we ever went to and in my opinion, this is by far and away the best of them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commonly attracting around 300 entries in each category and with participants travelling from all over the world, this is undoubtably a competition that attracts a very high standard of fencer. Combine this with an excellent level of organisation, a great venue (the Gerevich Alad\u00e1r National Sports Hall - see below), a slick weapons control and registration process, good on-site facilities and being easily accessible from Budapest International Airport (a quick 25 minute transfer) this event has so many positives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Years attended - 2016, 2017, 2019 & 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gerevich Alad\u00e1r National Sports Hall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This historic sports facilty used to host the competition before it moved in 2021 to it's current home at the BOK Sports and Conference Centre. Full of character and a real labyrinth of a building - in 2016 space was so tight some of the DE's took place in what appeared to be a storage room deep in the bowels of the building! This was easily one of my personal favourite venues to visit on the cadet circuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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BOK Sports and Conference Centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Situated right next to the Pusk\u00e1s Ar\u00e9na and only a couple of minutes walk from the Danubius Hotel and just a 10 minute walk from the Gerevich Alad\u00e1r National Sports Hall, this arena complex has been used since 2021 as the new venue for the competition. It's a purpose built event space, and unfortunately in my opinion, it lacks the character and charm of the previous venue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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