2025 North Texas Division's JO Qualifier

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Tournament Update

Thank you for registering. Only the Cadet Mens Sabre will need to be fenced. This event is be scheduled to be start at 1 PM on Saturday, November 8th.

All the other registered fencers, in the other events, have all qualified due to the fact there were 3 or less registered for those events, and will not need to show up at the tournament.

----IMPORTANT UPDATE FROM USA FENCING PLEASE READ!-----

We, at USA Fencing, are reaching out to provide clarification regarding division qualifier competitions for the 2026 Junior Olympic Championships, specifically those scheduled after the regular entry fee deadline.

For division qualifiers held after the regular entry fee deadline of November 5, 2025 but before the qualification deadline of December 10, 2025, fencers who intend to attempt qualification through these competitions should register prior to the regular entry fee deadline to take advantage of standard pricing.

To ensure fairness and transparency in light of the shift in the Junior Olympics dates for this season, if a fencer fails to qualify at their respective division qualifier, provided it is held after the regular fee entry deadline and before the qualification deadline the following will be applicable:

- If registered for only one event, the event fee, the tournament, and administrative fees will be refunded. In the event this is applicable for a given athlete, they should email  nationalevents@usafencing.org to request a full refund

- If registered and qualified for other events, only the event fee for the non-qualified event will be refunded.

FRED Announces the N Texas JO Qualifier

Times for events will be set once regular registration ends at midnight on 11/02/25. 

NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE DOOR. 

Only open to COMPETITIVE or ACCESS MEMBERS OF NORTH TEXAS DIVISION. BRING PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP or you will not fence.

Contact Hector Maisonet at hectore.e.maisonet@gmail.com, Division Vice Chair, if you are interested in refereeing.

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Tournament: N Texas JO Qualifier

Date(s): 11/08/25 

VENUE:

Pegasus Sword Academy, 2640 Old Denton Road #212 Carrollton, TX 75007

FEES:

Through midnight 11/02/25

$20 Registration

$15 Per Event

NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AFTER THIS DATE.

There will be no registrations taken at the door and no registrations taken after this date. We are enforcing this date to give us opportunity to obtain the correct number of referees, and determine if we will need more than one venue for our events. 

Only open to COMPETITIVE/ACCESS MEMBERS OF NORTH TEXAS DIVISION. BRING PROOF OF MEMBERSHIP

NORTH TEXAS DIVISION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED Participation requires a Competitive or Access USA Fencing membership.

[Disclaimer] If you are ALREADY QUALIFIED, DO NOT FENCE. This gives us the greatest opportunity to qualify the most fencers. Fencers who have earned national points are the only athletes who may be skipped over. Athletes who have already qualified via a regional path may 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.

1. Birth Year Eligibility:
2. Junior 2006-2012
3. Cadet 2009-2012

JO QUALIFICATION PATHS

JUNIOR

- Fencers must meet age eligibility AND

- Be on the Junior national rolling point standings (NRPS) at the Qualification Deadline OR

- Earn at least 120 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 OR

•Finish in the Top 40% of the final competitive field at a Junior IRC tournament during the current season.

CADET

- Fencers must meet eligibility AND

- Be on the Cadet National Rolling Point Standings (NRPS) at the Qualification Deadline OR

- Earn at least 120 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 OR

• Finish in the Top 40% of the final competitive field at a Cadet IRC tournament or cadet ISC during the current season.

Events with 3 or fewer participants will not be fenced. Participants will not need to be present at their close of registration.

EVENT REFUNDS may be granted up to midnight Sunday 11/02/2025 by contacting NaRaye Williams, Division Treasurer, at npws@aol.com  or Christine Tadlock, Division Secretary, at cmtadlock@prodigy.com.  No refunds will be granted after this date.

ALL JUNIOR EVENTS WILL BE FENCED FIRST TO ALLOW FOR AUTOQUALIFIERS FOR CADET EVENTS.

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 list above will be edited on 11/02/25. The highlighted events must be fenced. 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.

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