2019 TN Division Summer Nationals Qualifier

This event is the Division II/III and Y14 TN Division Qualifier for the 2019 US Summer National Fencing Championships in Columbus, OH. $25 registration fee, plus $25/event. MUST have a current USA Fencing COMPETITIVE Membership and be a member of the TN Division. ENTRY & ELIGIBILITY: POSTED CLOSE OF REGISTRATION TIMES ARE ESTIMATED, AND MAY BE UPDATED BY 4/24/19. All close of registration times are in Central Standard Time (CST). These are not the times that the events will actually start. Events will typically begin 10-15 minutes after close of registration, but absolutely NO registrations will be accepted after close of registration. NO EXCEPTIONS! Please arrive early to have your equipment checked, and allow warm-up and registration time. Venue will be opened 1 hour prior to close of registration of first event. Registration close times MAY be updated by 4/24/2019 based on how many athletes are pre-registered. Please check back to be sure you arrive on time! It is your responsibility to check if event times change. We will make all efforts not to change times. Registration fee is $25 + an event fee of $25 for each event entry (i.e If you pre-register for one event, you will pay a total of $50, if you pre-register for two events, you will pay a total of $75.) The pre-registration deadline is Tuesday, 4/23/2019 at 11:59:59 PM. Any pre-registrations after that time will NOT be accepted! NO WALK-INS! In order for your pre-registration to be valid, you MUST complete payment via askfred.net (to make payments via check, please contact chairman@tennesseefencing.org for instructions. Pre-registration will not be complete until payment is received; NO payments accepted the day of the tournament). Pre-registering for an event without payment is not considered a valid pre-registration. Pre-registration is ONLY valid once payment is received. NO EXCEPTIONS! PRE-REGISTER AND PAY EARLY! If there are 3 or fewer fencers pre-registered for an event after the close of pre-registration on 4/23/2019, the event will NOT be fenced, and the fencer[s] does NOT need to attend the event. The Registration fee ($25) will NOT be refunded, however the event fees ($25) CAN be refunded ONLY if requested in writing and received by 5/6/2019 (one week after the event). Fencers MUST be Citizen or Permanent Resident (proof required). All fencers must have a CURRENT USA Fencing "Competitive" Membership and show proof (Membership ID Card) at check-in. ONLY members of the TN Division of USA Fencing may compete in this qualifier. You may join or renew your membership here: http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/698114-membership National age eligibility requirements will be enforced (Read more here: http://www.usfencing.org/page/show/698393-age-and-classification-eligibility. This is a USA Fencing and Tennessee Division Sanctioned event; ratings will be awarded where earned in Div 2/3 events, but not in Y14 events unless the event is rated at least a C1. REFEREES: We have made efforts to secure the absolute best available referee cadre for this qualifier. These are some of the very best referees in the US, and we're lucky to have them referee our qualifier. Sean Shumate (International Referee & Certified Referee Instructor) Rylan Delap (International Referee & Certified Referee Instructor) Alisa Chernomashentsev (International Referee) Bobby Gibbs (National Referee & Certified Referee Observer) William Curtis (National Referee) COMPETITION FORMAT: One round of seeding pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination. Top 25% will qualify in each event with a minimum of up to 3 qualifiers. Fencers who are only eligible for Division 2 events will be skipped when determining qualifying places. Fencers who qualify for Division 2, and are eligible for Division 3 will automatically be qualified. UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT: Fencers are required to have complete fencing uniforms as required by USA Fencing. This includes the following items: Mask with two retaining devices (foil masks must have a conductive bib as now required), mask cord (foil/saber), jacket, plastron (underarm protector), knickers, lame (foil/saber), glove (800N saber), tall socks (must overlap knickers, proper footwear (no sandals, boots, heeled shoes, etc.), two working body cords and two working electric weapons. Weights (foil/epee) and shims (epee) will be tested! Masks, lames (foil/saber), gloves, cuffs (saber) and bodycords, and mask cords (foil/saber) will we checked! For more info about the Summer National Championships, please check here: https://www.usafencing.org/2019-national-championships-and-july-challenge Any questions should be directed to the TN Division Chairman, Robert Piraino for clarification. Robert can be contacted vi email at: chairman@tennesseefencing.org You can also visit the TN Division website at: http://www.tennesseefencing.org Follow us for updates on Twitter: @tn_fencing and Facebook: facebook.com/tnfencing Events Scheduled: Y14 Women's Epee Y14 Women's Foil Y14 Men's Epee Y14 Men's Foil Y14 Men's Saber Y14 Women's Saber Senior Women's Div 2/3 Combined Epee Senior Women's Div 2/3 Combined Foil Senior Women's Div 2/3 Combined Saber Senior Men's Div 2/3 Combined Saber Senior Men's Div 2/3 Combined Epee Senior Men's Div 2/3 Combined Foil