8th Annual Yung Cup / TRI-STATE VETERAN SABER CUP SERIES

Maitre de Sabre Wang Yung’s continual contribution to US Veteran Sabre.

Yung was a proud member of the Metropolitan Division for 25 years.

At the end of the 2024 FIE season, Wang Yung has brought 32 Veteran World Championships medals to the United States.  In 12 consecutive Veteran World Championships since 2010, Yung has brought 15 individual gold medals and five team Gold medals to the US in all three age categories and both genders.

In three separate world championships, he coached two individual Golds and a team Gold (2014, 2015, 2023). He has been the only coach to win Vet Women's Sabre team Gold at Vet Worlds. Among all US individual Sabre gold medals won in the 23-year history of Veteran World Championships, Yung’s coaching and fencing has contributed 45% of the total won by US fencers.

2024 - 2025 TRI-STATE VETERAN SABER CUP

This is one of the events in the 9th Annual Tri-State Veteran Saber Cup!

In the past three seasons, the Cup produced 8 A2-rated Vet XS events, 21 A/B ratings, 25 C/D/E ratings and saw more than 350 registrations across 16 events.

The Cup also produced 15 WS events with more than 150 registrations. These are among the largest Veteran Saber events in the country outside of the North

American Cups. Competitors include people from as far away as Atlanta and Chicago.

CURRENT / ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE OF CUP EVENTS ( AS OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2024 )

#1 – September 22, 2024 – Manhattan Fencing Center (NYC)

#2 – November 3, 2024 – Fencers Club (NYC)

#3 – December 15, 2024 – Capital Fencing Academy (DC Area)

#4 – TBC – February 2025 – Club TBC (NYC Area)

#5 – TBC – April 2025 – Club TBC (NYC Area)

#6 – June 8, 2025 – Infinity Fencing Alliance (Southern New Jersey)

TRI-STATE VETERAN SABER CUP SERIES

In addition to individual event awards, the Top 3 MS and the Top 3 WS fencers in the Cup Ranking at the end of the season will be recognized.

Cup Ranking will be based on a points system as follows:

1. Fencers will be awarded points for each event completed:

a. Each fencer will be assigned a value based on their rating (A=7, B=6, C=5, D=4, E=3, U=2)

b. Fencers will earn points equal to the sum of the points of the fencers who finish below them, plus 2 points

2. Each fencer’s Cup ranking will be based on their three best finishes (as measured by points)

3. Any ties at the end of the Cup season will be resolved in favor of the fencer who earned the highest number of points at any single Cup event