Texas Tech Open 2007

FRED Announces the Texas Tech Open 2007 UPDATE: This year's Texas Tech Open has been POSTPONED to February 3 & 4, 2007, due to the severe weather conditions currently threatening West Texas, with up to 18 inches of snow and ice expected in the next 48 hours (from Jan 18). For those who have preregistered, and for those who could not come due to conflicts, please check your schedules and see if you can't come on out to Lubbock a little later than planned! All other tournament information is the same, including the refereeing squad expected. The 7th annual Texas Tech Open will be held at the Exercise Sciences Center on the Texas Tech University campus. For directions please visit the Double T Fencing Clubs website at http://www.doubletfencing.homestead.com and follow the link on the front page. Here is a link for a map of that side of campus: http://www.ttu.edu/campusMap/buildings/esc.php Cost: $15 registration fee ($15 late fee if preregistered after January 29,2007) $10 per event and $10 per team member. A rated fencers fence for free B rated fencers have registration fee waived **New Rule** Last year's winners of each individual event can fence that weapon for free. (If you don't know who this is, use FRED's search feature to look for last year's results.) If they choose to fence an additional weapon, their registration will be waived but they must pay the event fee. Second place will have their event fee waived, but not their registration fee. This does NOT apply to the team events. Sat. Feb 3, 2007 Mixed Open Foil - 9:30 am Mixed Open Sabre -1:30 pm Mixed Open Epee- 3:00 pm Sun. Feb 4, 2007 Team Epee and Team Foil- 8:30 Team events will be held simultaneously on Sunday Feb 4, 2007. Fencers may fence on either team epee or team foil but not both. Team Event Format Old style format. Teams of up to three fencers, alternate optional. Fence round robin against opposing team for a total of 9 five touch bouts. Team that wins most bouts wins the match. (Teams can fence short (meaning a team of just 2) but forfeit any bouts they can't field a fencer for. Winner of a double forfeit is determined by coin toss.) Team Epee may be self refereed. Team Foil will be refereed with local and outside referees. Team registration. To register your team go to the pre-registration page. At the top is a link that says "Looking for Team events?" Click on the link and you can register your team. Team names can be submitted at the event but fencers for a team must be registered under the team registration section. Events Format All individual events will be 1 round of pools with 100% advance to DE's with no repechage. Epee pools may be self refereed. Foil pools will be refereed by local and outside referees. National-level referees: Mark Stasinos (Supervising referee) Aaron Clements Jay Young Matt Hite Others to be named :) Proof of USFA membership is required at registration. Membership can be placed at registration. Fencers are required to fence in proper fencing attire. USFA rules will be applied. Times listed are close of registration. Payment due at registration. (Please only register if you are sure you will be attending.) Hotels: These are the closest hotels to the venue. If you tell them you are staying for a Texas Tech event they will give you a discounted rate. Lubbock Inn 3901 19th St Lubbock, TX 806-792-5181 Toll Free 800 545 8226 Hawthorne Suites, LTD 2515 19th Street Lubbock, TX 806-765-8900