NYAC Mercury Cup #1 (Epee and Sabre)

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October 18 - 19 2008
Registration Closes October 16, 2008

New York Athletic Club
180 Central Park South, New York, NY 10021 USA Map

Online Payment Required To Register

Note This is a Old AskFRED event. Registrations and results are all correct, but some other data could be missing.

The New York Athletic Club Presents

The Mercury Cup

Saturday & Sunday, October 18-19, 2008

Registration Closes at 11:59PM ET Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

A $12 late-fee will be charged at the door for late/on-site registration.
You must complete online payment to be successfully registered for this event and avoid the late-fee.

Events

Open Mixed Sabre

Only $17 Smackers!
Saturday: Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 1pm ET
One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination without repechage.

Ladies Sabre

Only $5 Smackers!
Saturday: Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 1pm ET - Event will begin after majority of ladies are eliminated from mixed event.
For only $5 additional, ladies may compete in our Ladies DE Table which will be seeded off the pool results from the mixed event. You must register for and compete in the mixed event in order to compete in the ladies event (and be a woman).
Direct elimination without repechage. DE Table seeding based on pool results from Open Mixed Sabre event.

A & B Mixed Epee

Only $21 Smackers!
Sunday: Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 10am ET
One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination without repechage.
Mercury Cup events #1-#4 are "A & B +8 events". This means the event is open to all A & B rated fencers, and 8 C & under wildcards.
Similar to wildcards in pro sports, C & under fencers can qualify for the 8 wildcard spots by finishing in the top 8 at Caduceus Cup #1 on October 5th.

Location

The New York Athletic Club is located at 180 Central Park South, in Manhattan.
Please use the 58th Street Entrance at the NE corner of 58th St and 7th Ave, under the green NYAC awning.

Parking

Several garages in the area give discounts to NYAC guests, including most on 58th street both east and west of 7th avenue.
Make sure to look for the NYAC winged foot sign at the garage entrance, and ask the NYAC desk guard to validate your ticket before you leave the club.
Note: This info is to help you... we do not guarantee any discounts whatsoever.
If you are looking for free street parking, we recommend the Upper West Side between 63rd and 70th, or directly west of the NYAC on 58th St around 10th Ave.

Entry

All events require registration and pre-payment via AskFRED by the stated close of registration date.
There is an extra $12 fee for late or onsite registration/payment (NO EXCUSES ACCEPTED - THIS MEANS YOU).

NYAC Member Info

If you are a member of the NYAC, sign-up but DO NOT go through online payment. I will approve your entries when I see them and you will pay at the door.

NYAC members include those who are actual athletic, associate or regular members of the New York Athletic Club or those with a privledge card.
If your not getting a monthly invoice, you probably aren't a member.
Gate list guests, and those who claim the NYAC as their USFA club without actually belonging to it, are not members.

Additional Info

All fencers 13+ are welcome. You DO NOT have to be a NYAC member to compete, however you MUST be a USFA or FIE member.
This is a USFA and Metropolitan Division sanctioned event. Ratings will be awarded where earned.
There is a $12 fee for registration after the registration closing date.
All monies will be collected immediately upon check-in. Cash (exact change) only. No checks or IOU?s.
"I am going to be late" phone calls will not be accepted in lieu of physical presence
Mercury Cup events are environmentally safe! We exclusively use Staples eco-friendly recycled paper, and a rockin' Canon printer.

Champion Benefits

As a benefit of being the reigning 2008 Sabrage and Epeepalooza Champions, Sergey Isayenko and Jon Normile...

may show up anytime in the first round prior to the completion of any pools and still be inserted into one
will pay no entry fees

Everybody else show up on time and bring your wallets!