12th Annual Amarillo Open Div1A/Veteran ROC

The Amarillo Competitive Fencing Association is pleased to announce the 12th Annual Amarillo Open Div1A/Veteran Regional Open Circuit and Junior, Youth 14 and Youth 10-12 Fencing Tournament. WEB SITE - LIVE RESULTS More information plus live results will be hosted on our tournament web site - http://amarilloopen.com/ HOST HOTEL The Holiday Inn Amarillo West Medical Center is the official host hotel for the 12th Annual Amarillo Open. You can find the link on our web site. They are offering a group rate of $85/night. Please use group code: ACF When calling, tell them you would like the "Amarillo Competitive Fencing" rate. DATE October 1 - 2, 2011 VENUE Amarillo College Carter Fitness Center & AC Fencing Salle Corner of 24th Street & Washington Amarillo, TX 79109 We will have at least 14 to 16 grounded strips. BOUT COMMITTEE AND FOC The Bout Committee Chair will be Gerrie Baumgart. The FOC will be Aaron Clements. Bout Committee Contact Info: acfencer@gmail.com (806) 553-0115 EVENTS SCHEDULED Fencing will commence for each event as soon as possible after close of registration. Please arrive sufficiently early so you will be ready to fence when registration closes. The venue will be open at approximately 7:30 a.m. both days. Saturday October 1st 2011 8:00AM - Div1A Men's Epee ROC 8:00AM - Div1A Women's Saber ROC 8:00AM - Y10/12 Combined Mixed Foil 10:30AM - Veteran Men's Saber ROC 11:00AM - Y14 Mixed Epee 11:30AM - Veteran Women's Foil ROC 1:00PM - Div1A Women's Epee ROC 2:30PM - Junior (U20) Mixed Foil 2:30PM - Div1A Men's Saber ROC Sunday October 2nd 2011 8:00AM - Div1A Men's Foil ROC 8:00AM - Veteran Women's Saber ROC 8:00AM - Y10/12 Combined Mixed Epee 10:00AM - Veteran Women's Epee ROC 11:00AM - Junior (U20) Mixed Epee 11:30AM - Div1A Women's Foil ROC 12:30PM - Veteran Men's Foil ROC 12:30PM - Veteran Men's Epee ROC 1:00PM - Y14 Mixed Foil REGISTRATION/EVENT FEES Pre-payment is required for registration/event fees. Early registration completed on or before September 23rd - $25 Registration after September 23rd - $50 At the door registration - $75.00 $25 for each ROC Div1A and Veteran Event $20 for each Junior Event $10 for each Youth 10-12 or Youth 14 Event CLUB REBATE A club rebate is available to clubs who have at least 10 paid fencers. The rebate will be a total of 8% of the club's fencers' total fencing fees paid (including late fees) if the club has at least 10 paid fencers, and 10% if the club has at least 20 paid fencers. The rebate will be paid to the club at the tournament. TRAVELING INFORMATION If you’re flying - Nonstop commercial service is available from Dallas Love Field, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Houston-Bush Intercontinental Airport, Denver International Airport, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport and Memphis International Airport. Amarillo is served by American, Continental, Delta and Southwest airlines. If you’re driving - Amarillo is located on I-40 between Albuquerque and Oklahoma City, and on HW287 between Denver and Dallas/Fort Worth. Amarillo is an easy four-hour drive from either Albuquerque or Oklahoma City, a five-hour drive from Fort Worth, and a seven-hour drive from Denver or El Paso. Well over 50 hotels and many more restaurants within 5-10 minutes of the venue will accommodate any budget and need. Visitor Information - http://www.visitamarillotx.com/index.cfm Hotels near the venue - http://www.visitamarillotx.com/maps.cfm?p=maps_accommodations Restaurants near the venue - http://www.visitamarillotx.com/visitors.cfm?p=DiningGuide SWORDMASTERS TO SERVE AS EXCLUSIVE VENDOR Swordmasters will serve as the exclusive vendor for the 12th Annual Amarillo Open. They will also be providing a special finals strip. AWARDS Medals for the top 8 fencers will be awarded for all events. The Gold Medalists in the Div1A ROC events will win a katana. Awards for the Gold Medalists in the Veteran ROC, junior and youth events are yet to be determined. USFA RULES All USFA rules will be enforced in the tournament. Please bring proof of USFA membership or you will not be allowed to compete. New USFA membership applications will be available at the tournament. COMPETITION FORMAT Standard USFA pool format with 100 percent advancing to direct elimination with no repecharge. ARMORER The tournament will have an armorer to check fencing equipment before each competition and to assist with equipment problems during the tournament. Masks and body cords will be checked for all events. In addition, lames will be checked for foil and lames/cuffs for saber. The armory will be opened for early equipment check on Friday night from 6PM to 9PM at the venue. We are encouraging everybody with an 8AM start time on Saturday to take advantage of this early equipment check. EVENT KIOSK AND MOBILE ACCESS We will have LCD monitors and event kiosks that will display live results and tournament info. When pools or DE's are called, you can see where you need to be on either the LCD monitors, the event kiosks, or on your Internet-enabled mobile device. SET YOUR CLOCKS For those coming from other time zones, Amarillo is in the Central Time Zone. Be sure to set your clocks accordingly. ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING FOOD IN THE VENUE: The Carter Fitness Center does not allow food and drink (other than water bottles) on the floor of the gym where the competition is being held. There will be an adjoining classroom where all food must be kept and consumed. Breakfast burritos and box lunches will be available. REFUND POLICY For refund of event fee(s), withdrawals must be submitted to acfencer@gmail.com or (806) 553-0115 (leave message) by midnight 09/17/2011. Registration fees are nonrefundable.