WWD Y14 Summer Nationals Qualifiers

Announcing the WWD Youth-14 Summer Nationals Qualifiers

May 3, 2025

Location:

Foil and Epee events will be held at Rain City Fencing Center.

Saber events will be held at Salle Auriol Seattle.

Note: Men's Foil will be pushed back to start at 11am.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Check this page for event information after the April 29th registration deadline.

We will hold the events that need to be fenced on Saturday, May 3rd, at a location to be determined.

All fencers must bring $20 in cash for each event that they fence. No credit cards or checks.

Thanks for your cooperation!!

Tournament Info

Fencers who want to fence at Summer Nationals in Y14 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 Division 2/3 qualifiers?

The division 2 and 3 qualifiers will be held as a separate event on April 5th. Information for that event is posted on AskFRED at https://askf.red/u3zkw.

IMPORTANT PROCEDURE FOR QUALIFIERS

We are using the same process for Youth-14 Qualifiers that we have been using for JO Qualifiers. 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 29th. 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 the time and location at which the event will be held.

Entry Fees

All fencers must pay the mandatory $10 fee per event 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 between 2010 and 2013, and to younger fencers on the national Y12 rolling points list.

See the Athlete's Handbook, section 2.5.

Since this is a national qualifier, all competitors must be current competitive 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.