TN Division Summer Nationals Qualifier

This event is the Division II/III and Y14 Tennessee Division Qualifier for the 2024 US Summer National Fencing Championships in Columbus, OH.

Start Times: Start times for all events are now final. The following events have more than 3 fencers and will be held. Registrants for the other events, with fewer than 3 fencers, auto-qualify and do not need to show.

9:00 Div 2 Women's Epee

10:00 Div 2 Men's Epee

11:00 Y14 Men's Foil

1:00 Div 2 Men's Foil

Entrance Fes

$20 registration fee.

$15 per event.

MUST have a current USA Fencing COMPETITIVE Membership and be a member of the Tennessee Division.

ENTRY & ELIGIBILITY:

POSTED CLOSE OF REGISTRATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 4/21/2022.

All close of registration times are in Central Standard Time (CST). These are not the times that the events will actually start. Events will typically begin 10-15 minutes after close of registration, but absolutely NO registrations will be accepted after close of registration. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please arrive early to have your equipment checked, and allow warm-up and registration time. Venue will be opened 1 hour prior to close of registration of first event. Registration close times MAY be updated by 4/21/2024 based on how many athletes are pre-registered. Please check back to be sure you arrive on time! It is your responsibility to check if event times change. We will make all efforts not to change times.

PAYMENTS

Registration fee is $20 + an event fee of $15 for each event entry (i.e If you pre-register for one event, you will pay a total of $35, if you pre-register for two events, you will pay a total of $50.)

The pre-registration deadline is Saturday, 4/20/2024 at 11:59:59 PM. Any pre-registrations after that time will NOT be accepted! NO WALK-INS! In order for your pre-registration to be valid, you MUST complete your registration on askFRED. Payment is required by the close of registration date. If you do decide to cancel your registration, the system should give you a full refund.

If there are 3 or fewer fencers pre-registered for an event after the close of pre-registration on 4/20/2024, the event will NOT be fenced, and the fencer[s] does NOT need to attend the event.

Fencers MUST be Citizen or Permanent Resident (proof required). All fencers must have a CURRENT USA Fencing "Competitive" Membership and show proof (Membership ID Card) at check-in. ONLY members of the Tennessee Division of USA Fencing may compete in this qualifier. You may join or renew your membership here: https://member.usafencing.org/signup

National age eligibility requirements will be enforced. Please see the Age and Classification chart on page 21 of the 2023-2024 Athlete Handbook.

usafencing.org/athlete-handbook

This is a USA Fencing and Tennessee Division Sanctioned event; ratings will be awarded where earned in Div 2/3 events, but not in Y14 events unless the event is rated at least a C1.

REFEREES:

We have made efforts to secure the absolute best available referee cadre for this qualifier. These are some of the very best referees in the area, and we're lucky to have them referee our qualifier. If you are interested in refereeing, please reach out to Stuart Bernstein at sbernstein327@gmail.com

Head Referee: Youngho Choun

COMPETITION FORMAT:

One round of seeding pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination.

Top 25% will qualify in each event with a minimum of up to 3 qualifiers. Fencers who are only eligible for Division 2 events will be skipped when determining qualifying places. Fencers who qualify for Division 2, and are eligible for Division 3 will automatically be qualified.

UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT:

Fencers are required to have complete fencing uniforms as required by USA Fencing. This includes the following items: Mask with two retaining devices (foil masks must have a conductive bib as now required), mask cord (foil/saber), jacket, plastron (underarm protector), knickers, lame (foil/saber), glove (800N saber), tall socks (must overlap knickers, proper footwear (no sandals, boots, heeled shoes, etc.), two working body cords and two working electric weapons.

Weights (foil/epee) and shims (epee) will be tested!

Masks, lames (foil/saber), gloves, cuffs (saber) and bodycords, and mask cords (foil/saber) will we checked!

Any questions should be directed to the Tennessee Division Chair, Stuart Bernstein for clarification. Stuart can be contacted via email at: sbernstein327@gmail.com.

Preregistration opens on 02/21/2024.

Preregistration closes on 04/20/2024.