WWD Y14 Summer Nationals Qualifiers

FRED Announces the WWD Y14 Qualifiers

May 4, 2024

Location Rain City Fencing Center

Update 5/2/24

The Y14MF and Y14ME events will be fenced at 10am at Rain City.

The Y14WF and Y14WE events will NOT be fenced and all registered fencers will qualify.

The status of the Y14MS and Y14WS events will be announced after 5pm today.

Tournament Information

Fencers who want to fence the Y14 events Summer Nationals must qualify at this event unless they have qualified via other means (such as regional or national points.) In each event, the top 25% (rounded up) will qualify for Summer Nationals, with a minimum of 3. Therefore, if 3 or fewer fencers are registered for an event, the event will not be fenced and all will qualify.

If you are not sure if you are already qualified, speak with your coach. They should be able to tell you whether you need to attend this event or not.

What about the Div II/III qualifiers?

The Div II/III qualifier will be held as a separate event on March 25th. Registration for that event can be done at this link: https://www.askfred.net/tournaments/b49c70fa-4e26-4b21-89d4-cf6a6f883e4e.

IMPORTANT PROCEDURE FOR QUALIFIERS

We are implementing the same process for the Y14 Qualifiers that we have been using for several years now. This process will save everyone time and money. Please read the following carefully.

First, all entries must be pre-registered and paid on AskFred by 11:59 PM on April 28th. NO ENTRIES WILL BE ALLOWED AFTER THE ENTRY DEADLINE.

After the entry deadline, we will send an email announcing the following:

If an event has 3 or fewer fencers that are not already qualified, the event will not be fenced. All of the fencers that are registered will be considered qualified.

If an event needs to be fenced, we will announce where and when the event will be held.

Entry Fees

All fencers must pay the mandatory $10 registration fee when they sign up on AskFred.

If an event needs to be fenced, each fencer will need to pay an ADDITIONAL $20 in CASH on the day of the event (to cover the cost of hiring referees.)

Tournament Rules

Y14 events are open to fencers born in 2009-2012.

Since this is a national qualifier, all competitors must be current competitive or "access" members of the USFA Western Washington Division and US citizens or permanent residents.

Please join or renew your USFA membership online at https://member.usafencing.org/ prior to registering on AskFred.

For events that are fenced, full USFA regulation uniform is required, including plastron, knickers, and knee-length socks. No jeans or sweatpants allowed. Saber fencers must have the 800N glove.

We will inspect and mark masks, lames, body cords, head cords, and gloves. Equipment inspection will be done on the day of the tournament.