2024 Rain City Open (WWC #5)
Registration closes May 18, 2024
Rain City Fencing Center
Rain City Fencing Center
1776 136th Pl NE, Bellevue, WA 98005 US Map
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Join us for our 24th anniversary tournament! Medals and T-shirts to be won. This tournament is part of the Western Washington Foil/Epee Challenge series.
Event Schedule
Friday, May 17th:
- 5:30 PM - Doors open
- 6:30 PM - Vet-Combined Mixed Foil, Vet-Combined Mixed Epee
Saturday, May 18th:
- 9:30 AM - Doors open
- 10:00 AM - Senior Mixed Foil
- 1:00 PM - Senior Women's Epee
Sunday, May 19th:
- 9:30 AM - Doors open
- 10:00 AM - Senior Men's Epee
- 1:00 PM - Senior Women's Foil
All times are close of check-in. Please plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before your check-in time.
Format of each event will be one round of pools, 100% promotion to direct elimination, with medals and T-shirts for the top 4.
The Senior events at this tournament are part of a series of six WWC events:
- September 23, 2023 - WWC #1 at RCFC
- November 4-5, 2023 - Leon Auriol Open at SAS
- December 16, 2023 - Home for the Holidays Open at RCFC
- February 11, 2024 - WWC #4 at SAS
- April 14, 2024 - WWC #5 at SAS
- May 18-19, 2024 - Rain City Open at RCFC
Entry fee is $35 per event, or $170 for the entire series of six tournaments. Epee and foil entry fees are charged separately. RCFC members: let us if you would prefer to have the entry fee billed to your account.
There will prizes (to be determined) for the best results across the series. You must fence at least 4 events of the series to qualify for series prizes.
Current (2023-2024) USA Fencing membership is required. A Competitive membership or Access level membership is sufficient. If necessary, please join or renew online at https://member.usafencing.org/ before the event, to speed up check-in.
Full regulation uniform, including underarm protector, fencing pants and long socks, is required.
All foil fencers at all competition levels must have masks with conductive bibs. RCFC has electric foil masks, mask cords, and retrofit kits for BG "Olympic" masks available for sale. Epee fencers may not use a foil or saber mask with any conductive surface.
Foil fencers who wear a hard plastic chest protector must use an FIE-approved padded protector. We have a limited quantity of the new protectors available for sale. Chest protectors are still required for female fencers, optional for male fencers.
Age eligibility:
- Senior - Fencers born in 2010 or earlier
- Vet-Combined - Fencers born in 1984 or earlier