{{Short description|Annual fencing competition}} '''Asian Fencing Championships''' is the fencing zonal championship organized by the Asian Fencing Confederation for the Asia-Oceania zone. The first Asian Fencing Championships was held in 1973 in Tehran, however, fencing in the continent did not proceed actively enough. The tournament restarted in 1989 and it has been held annually since 2007. It awards points for the Fencing World Cup.
==Editions== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope=col width=30| ! scope=col width=60| Year ! scope=col width=200| Host |- ! scope=row | – |1973 |align=left| {{flagicon|IRI|1964}} Tehran, Iran |- ! scope=row | 1 |1989 |align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China |- ! scope=row | 2 |1991 |align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |- ! scope=row | 3 |1993 |align=left| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Tokyo, Japan |- ! scope=row | 4 |1995 |align=left| {{flagicon|KOR|1984}} Seoul, South Korea |- ! scope=row | 5 |1997 |align=left| {{flagicon|IRI}} Tehran, Iran (Men)<br />{{flagicon|CHN}} Nanjing, China (Women) |- ! scope=row | 6 |1999 |align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Nanjing, China |- ! scope=row | 7 |2001 |align=left| {{flagicon|THA}} Bangkok, Thailand |- ! scope=row | 8 |2003 |align=left| {{flagicon|THA}} Chiang Mai,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.chiangmai-mail.com/055/sports.shtml | title = China dominant at Asian Fencing Championship in Chiang Mai | website = chiangmai-mail.com | date = | access-date = }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url =https://councilrec.iksan.go.kr/confer/pop_print.php?fileid=data/092/C002009 | title = 행정자치위원회회의록 | website = 익산시행정자치위원회 | date = | access-date = }}</ref> Thailand |- ! scope=row | 9 |2004 |align=left| {{flagicon|PHI}} Manila, Philippines |- ! scope=row | 10 |2005 |align=left| {{flagicon|MAS}} Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia |- ! scope=row | 11 |2007 |align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Nantong, China |- ! scope=row | 12 |2008 |align=left| {{flagicon|THA}} Bangkok, Thailand |- ! scope=row | 13 |2009 |align=left| {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar |- ! scope=row | 14 |2010 |align=left| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Seoul, South Korea |- ! scope=row | 15 |2011 |align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |- ! scope=row | 16 |2012 |align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Wakayama, Japan |- ! scope=row | 17 |2013 |align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Shanghai, China |- ! scope=row | 18 |2014 |align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} Suwon, South Korea |- ! scope=row | 19 |2015 |align=left| {{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore |- ! scope=row | 20 |2016 |align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wuxi, China |- ! scope=row | 21 |2017 |align=left| {{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong |- ! scope=row | 22 |2018 |align=left| {{flagicon|THA}} Bangkok, Thailand |- ! scope=row | 23 |2019 |align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Chiba, Japan |- ! scope=row | 24 |2022 |align=left| {{flagicon|KOR}} Seoul, South Korea |- ! scope=row | 25 |2023 |align=left| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wuxi, China |- ! scope=row | 26 |2024 |align=left| {{flagicon|KUW}} Kuwait City, Kuwait |- ! scope=row | 27 |2025 |align=left| {{flagicon|IDN}} Bali, Indonesia |- ! scope=row | 28 |2026 |align=left| {{flagicon|IND}} New Delhi, India |}
==See also== * Fencing at the Summer Olympics * World Fencing Championships * other zone championships: African Fencing Championships, European Fencing Championships, Pan American Fencing Championships
==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.asianfencing.com/fca2013/pages/fca-history.asp FCA History]
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20011127015942/http://www.asianfencing.com/ Fencing Confederation of Asia]
{{Asian Fencing Championships}} {{International Fencing competitions}} {{Asian Championships}}
Category:Asian Fencing Championships Category:International fencing competitions Fencing_Championships Category:Fencing competitions in Asia Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1989 Category:1989 establishments in Asia