NYAC Mercury Cup #5

Any signup without online payment will be ignored and a $10 late registration fee will be required at check-in.

• Zip Tip’s for the final four – courtesy of ZipFencing
• Fame, Fortune, Honor, and Glory
• Some really cool medals!

The Mercury Cup 2007 Season Champion will be forever blazened on the side of the Mercury Cup, and receive a $500 gift certificate to the fencing supplier of their choice. The season champion is the competitor with the most points at the completion of the 6-event season. Competitors earn points based on their best 4 placements in the 6 cup events. The two event leeway enables fencers to make up for bad days or miss an event or two if necessary. The current point standings for the 2007 Mercury Cup season are listed here: http://askfred.net/Results/plist.php?list_id=213 One round of pools, 100% promotion to direct elimination without repêchage. Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 10am, and the first round will begin around 10:15am. The New York Athletic Club is located at 180 Central Park South, in Manhattan. Please use the 58th Street Entrance at the NE corner of 58th St and 7th Ave, under the green NYAC awning. Several garages in the area give discounts to NYAC guests, including most on 58th street both east and west of 7th avenue. Make sure to look for the NYAC winged foot sign at the garage entrance, and ask the NYAC desk guard to validate your ticket before you leave the club. Note: This info is to help you... we do not guarantee any discounts whatsoever. If you are looking for free street parking, we recommend the Upper West Side between 63rd and 70th, or directly west of the NYAC on 58th St around 10th Ave. All events require pre-registration and pre-payment via AskFRED by the stated close of registration date. The cost is $20. There is an extra $10 fee for late or onsite registration/payment (NO EXCUSES ACCEPTED – THIS MEANS YOU). NYAC MEMBERS ONLY: Sign-up but DO NOT go through online payment. I will approve your entries when I see them and you will pay at the door. NYAC members include those who are actual athletic, associate or regular members of the New York Athletic Club or those with a privledge card. If your not getting a monthly invoice, you probably aren't a member. Gate list guests, and those who claim the NYAC as their USFA club without actually belonging to it, are not members.

• This is a mixed epee event. All fencers 13+ are welcome. You DO NOT have to be a NYAC member to compete, however you MUST be a USFA or FIE member.
• This is a USFA and Metropolitan Division sanctioned event. Ratings will be awarded where earned.
• There is a $10 fee for registration after the registration closing date.
• The wrestling mats will all be pre-lifted to enable us to run the first round in a single-flight, optimizing our time and yours!
• All monies will be collected immediately upon check-in. Cash (exact change) only. No checks or IOU’s.
• Format: One round of pools; 100% promotion to direct elimination without repêchage.
• “I am going to be late” phone calls will not be accepted in lieu of physical presence
• Mercury Cup events are environmentally safe! We exclusively use Staples eco-friendly recycled paper, and a rockin' Canon printer.

As a benefit of being the reigning 2006 Epeepalooza Champion, Alex Tsinis may

• show up anytime in the first round prior to the completion of any pools and still be inserted into a pool (Everybody else be on time!)
• will pay no entry fees.

Zip Fencing is an official sponsor of Mercury Cup events. Tired of getting screwed? Get Zip Fencing's cutting edge screwless ZipTip at http://www.zipfencing.com The top four finalists at Mercury Cup events will receive ZipTips courtesy of Zip Fencing! Fencing Footage is an official sponsor of Mercury Cup events. Let's face it... your fencing could use some work. Get fencing video's of the masters at http://www.fencingfootage.com and see what fencing should really look like! Email me at nyacfencing@yahoo.com or call (sparingly) Jonathan Bartlett at 646-526-9691 BY FRIDAY MORNING (03/16/07). I will not be responding to emails or voicemails after Friday morning.