Texas Tech Open 2011

Cost: $20 registration fee ($30 late fee if preregistered after November 19) $10 per event and $10 per team member. Team members that do not fence in an open event will be charged the registration fee. A rated fencers fence for free B rated fencers have registration fee waived **New Rule** (If this rule applies to you please tell the bout committee when you check in) 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. November 19, 2011 Mixed Open Epee- 9:00 am Mixed Open Sabre -1:30 pm Mixed Open Foil - 3:00 pm Sun. November 20, 2011 Team Epee and Team Foil- 8:30 Team events will be held simultaneously on Sunday, November 20, 2011. 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. Referees to be named: Check often for updates 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: There are several major chains with hotels near the Texas Tech Campus. If you tell them you are staying for a Texas Tech event they will give you a discounted rate. The following link shows the closest hotel to campus. http://www.visitlubbock.org/business/Accommodations//131 Preregistration opens on 09/27/2011. Preregistration closes on 11/18/2011.