2022 N. Texas JO Qualifier

***MAKE SURE TO REFRESH THIS PAGE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES*** Due to low registrations all events will close at 10 AM. FRED Announces the N Texas JO Qualifier There is a $200 late fee to register at the door. Times for events will be set once regular registration ends at midnight on 11/26/22. Only open to COMPETITIVE or ACCESS MEMBERS OF NORTH TEXAS DIVISION. BRING PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP and signed waiver or you will not fence. ------------------ Important Info: ------------------- Tournament: N Texas JO Qualifier Date(s): 12/03/2022 VENUE: Pegasus Sword Academy 2640 Old Denton Rd., #212 Carrollton, TX 75007 FEES: Through midnight 11/26 $20 Registration $15 Per Event After midnight 11/26 At the door $220 Registration $15 Per Event There is a $200 late fee to register at the door. Times for events will be set once regular registration ends 11/26/22. Only open to COMPETITIVE/ACCESS MEMBERS OF NORTH TEXAS DIVISION. BRING PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP and signed waiver or you will not fence. NORTH TEXAS DIVISION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED Participation requires a competitive or Access membership. New in 2021, the Access Membership is for a wide range of individuals within the fencing community. Access members can compete at all sanctioned local tournaments. In addition, you are eligible to vote in all USA Fencing division and national elections (must be 18 and current as of February 1), gain free admission to all USA Fencing National tournaments and receive a digital edition of American Fencing magazine. In order to compete at Regional or National tournaments, Access Members must upgrade to the Competitive membership. [Disclaimer] If you are ALREADY QUALIFIED, DO NOT FENCE. Fencers who have earned national points are the only athletes who will be skipped over. Athletes who have already qualified via a regional path will not be skipped over at any division qualifier. If you have reached 110 Regional Points on the Cadet or Junior REGIONAL points list, you are qualified for that event at Junior Olympics and will not be allowed to fence in the event for this tournament. Age and Classification Eligibility: Subject to the exceptions in Table 2.5.1 of the Athlete Handbook, fencers must be at least 13 years old on January 1 in the year of the competition. Fencers younger than that must, as of the regular fee entry deadline, be on the Y14 National Point Standings to be eligible for Cadet events or on the Cadet National Point Standings to be eligible for Junior events. There are no classification requirements. Fencers must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident representing the United States. Athletes that have represented another country in senior or junior events at FIE level competitions or at the Cadet World Championships in the last three years are not eligible to compete in the Junior Olympic Championships.

Birth Year Eligibility:
• Junior 2003-2009
• Cadet 2006-2009

JO QUALIFICATION PATHS JUNIOR • Fencers must meet age eligibility AND • Be on the Junior national rolling point standings (NRPS) at the regular fee entry deadline OR • Earn at least 110 regional points on the Junior Regional Point Standing (Total points = an athlete’s top two point results) OR • Be in the top 25 percent (round up) of their division’s Junior JO qualifying competition CADET • Fencers must meet eligibility AND • Be on the Cadet National Rolling Point Standings (NRPS) at the regular fee entry deadline OR • Earn at least 110 regional points on either the Cadet or Junior Regional Point Standings (Total points = an athlete’s top two point results) OR • Be in the top 25 percent (round up) of their division’s Junior OR Cadet JO qualifying competition Events with 3 or fewer participants will not be fenced. Participants will need to be present at their close of registration and have paid fees in full. No refunds will be given for these events as USA Fencing requires fee payment. EVENT REFUNDS may be granted up to midnight Saturday 11/26/2022 by contacting Brenda Waddoups at info@fenceintexas.org or Christine Tadlock at cmtadlock@prodigy.com. Refunds for positive COVID or school required quarantine will be granted for Event and Registration fees with written proof from the school or medical provider. COVID/Influenza:Temperatures and sign in/out will be required at the door. JUNIOR EVENTS WILL BE FENCED PRIOR TO THE SAME WEAPON CADET EVENTS TO DETERMINE FENCERS WHO ALSO QUALIFY FOR CADET. All events will close at 10 AM Events Scheduled: Cadet (U17) Women's Epee Cadet (U17) Women's Foil Cadet (U17) Women's Saber Cadet (U17) Men's Epee Cadet (U17) Men's Foil Cadet (U17) Men's Saber Junior (U20) Women's Epee Junior (U20) Women's Foil Junior (U20) Women's Saber Junior (U20) Men's Epee Junior (U20) Men's Foil Junior (U20) Men's Saber The highlighted events must be fenced. If no other fencers register at the door, the events that are not highlighted will not have to be fenced; however, USA Fencing requires payment of fees and for the fencers to be present at the check-in time. FORMAT: One round of pools will be fenced with 100% advanced to direct elimination tableau. ARMORY: All events will be fenced with electric equipment; fencers must have personal equipment. Equipment will be checked for safety purposes: mask, glove, etc. There will not be a vendor at the tournament. ------------------ To Preregister: ------------------ https://askfred.net/Events/Prereg/prereg.php?tournament_id=52108 Preregistration closes on 11/26/2022 If your email program didn't make that URL clickable, copy and paste the whole URL into your web browser. If that fails, go to: https://askfred.net/ Check FRED for more info, like who is already preregistered, and such: Who is preregistered: https://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComing.php?tournament_id=52108 More info: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=52108 Thanks for using FRED! Any problems, try http://support.askfred.net Thank-you for playing!