This system continued until 1998, after which renewed emphasis was placed on maximising prize money in individual tournaments.
It has been widely used for individual tournaments.
Unlike individual tournaments, teams must almost always fence for bronze.
Their season concluded with an all-day individual tournament, which had the following result: 1.
Bannik never got the opportunity to compete outside the Soviet Union in an individual tournament.
The U-18 championships, held annually, feature 32 teams in each individual tournament.
The senior championships have 24 teams in each individual tournament, and are held in even-numbered years.
The individual tournaments, among them a masters', an open, and a women's tournament, had also been played.
The individual tournament began Friday with 86 competitors.
He did not qualify for any individual international tournament but did have success in team competitions.