{"id":86,"date":"2026-09-21T19:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-09-21T19:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:09:53","slug":"efc-geneve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/efc-geneve\/","title":{"rendered":"EFC Geneve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quite possibly a one-off EFC cadet event that came in very early on in the season. I don't think there has been another since, but I could be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A smaller (just 85 entries in the mens epee), very well organised competition with two rounds of poules - which is extremely unusual for EFC events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-624x351.jpg 624w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20180915_094241-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The standard was very high with most of the entries coming from France, Italy and Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Years attended - 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull\">Venue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\">\u00c9cole de Commerce et de Culture G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Aim\u00e9e-Stitelmann<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nice modern sports hall attached to the business school just a short bus ride away from the city centre. 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