Fencing Scoreboard
Keep the fencing score for a pool bout or a direct elimination bout, with the bout clock, penalty cards and priority on one screen.
Chart: score progression
Settings
How to use the fencing scoreboard
Type the two fencers' names at the top of each side. When the referee awards a touch, tap that fencer's big number or press +1 Touch under it. The first fencer to reach the target (15 by default) wins the bout and the board turns green. Start runs the bout clock; it stops by itself after each touch, the way the clock halts on the referee's call, and it shows tenths in the last ten seconds. At the end of a period the horn sounds, Next starts the one minute break and then the next period.
Cards sit under each fencer: Yellow is a warning, Red adds one touch to the opponent, and Black ends the bout for the fencer who gets it. Pick Epee in Settings to get the Double touch button, which gives both fencers a touch at once. Tapped the wrong side? Press Undo, or press Take back and then the button to remove one touch or card.
Open display window puts a black, read-only board on a second screen or projector for the strip. Also scoring a grappling or kicking match? See the judo scoreboard and the taekwondo scoreboard.
Bout formats, cards and the priority minute
The two standard individual formats are in Settings under Bout format. A pool bout is fenced to 5 touches in one period of 3 minutes. A direct elimination bout goes to 15 touches over three periods of 3 minutes, with a one minute break between periods. Clubs, youth events and veteran events often shorten these, so Custom lets you set the touch target, the number of periods, the period length and the break.
If the time runs out, the fencer ahead wins. If the score is level at the end of the last period, the board offers the priority minute: it draws priority at random, runs one extra minute, and the first touch wins. If nobody scores in that minute, the fencer with priority wins. In foil and sabre, right of way decides which fencer scores, so there are no doubles; in epee both fencers can score on the same action.
Keyboard shortcuts
- A or ←: touch for the fencer on the left; L or →: touch for the right
- 1 to 4: left fencer's Touch, Yellow, Red and Black; 6 to 9: the same for the right fencer
- D: double touch (epee); Space: start or stop the bout clock; P: next period or break
- Shift with a score key, or B then the key: take one back; U or Ctrl+Z: undo
- S: swap sides; F: full screen; M: sound on or off
Questions
Does the clock stop after every touch?
Yes, by default, since the referee halts the bout after each touch. Untick Stop the clock on each touch in Settings if you run the clock by hand.
Can I use it for a pool of several bouts?
Yes. After each bout press New bout: the names stay, the score and clock reset, and Undo brings the last bout back if you pressed it too soon. Set the format to Pool bout for 5 touch bouts.
How does a red card change the score?
A red card gives the opponent one touch, so the board adds it for you. A black card excludes the fencer, and the board marks the opponent as the winner.
Is the score saved if I close the page?
Yes. The bout, the cards and the clock are kept in your browser, so a refresh or a closed tab carries on where you were. Nothing is sent anywhere.
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