SSCC #2 - Oz Parsons Memorial

This tournament is part of the Southwest Section Circuit Cup! Tournament Specific Info Special announcements Important note! This SSCC event will utilize scoring machines with the NEW timings for Foil and Sabre! LOC information and contact point Jerry Benson (405) 947-0535 or Janet Highfield (405) 361-1726 or redlandsfencing@earthlink.net Venue Information Oklahoma City University - Freede Center OCU is located at NW 23rd Street and Kentucky Avenue and the Freede Center is located on the north side of the OCU campus at NW 27th and Florida Hotel Information Days Inn Northwest - 2801 W I-44 Service Rd. (405) 946-0741 D$51, K$45, Q$40 Comfort Lodge - NW 39th Expwy & Tulsa (405) 947-0038 D$50, S$45 Holiday Inn Express - 2811 NW Expwy (405) 848-1500 $79.90 Events Scheduled and Times Schedule - Venue opens at: 7 a.m. Close of check-in times as follows Saturday Men's Epee - 8 a.m. Women's Foil - 11 a.m. Men's Sabre - 2 p.m. Unrated Foil - 3 p.m. (not an SSCC event) Sunday Men's Foil - 8 a.m. Women's Sabre - 11 a.m. Women's Epee - 2 p.m. Unrated Epee - 3 p.m. (not an SSCC event) Event fees For pre-registrations received by 11:59 p.m. November 5, 2004 Registration Fee - $30.00 Each event - $10.00 For pre-registrations received during late period - double Registration Fee - $60.00 Each event - $20.00 Registrations at the door - triple Registration Fee - $90.00 Each event - $30.00 Reminder - in order to pre-register, you MUST have current, verifiable USFA membership. If you do not have current, verifiable USFA membership, your pre-registraion attempt will be declined and you may become subject to late fees. Contact the SWS Secretary, Terry Harkey - magnetfencing@sport.rr.com for any questions regarding this! Tournament Staff information Guest Fencers Referees hired Bout Committee Personnel Armourers General SSCC Information Link to Schedule http://www.southwestfencing.org/SSCC/SSCCnews.html#0405LOCs Link to Ops Manual The current Ops Manual for the SSCC can be found here: http://www.southwestfencing.org/SSCC/SSCCOpsManualLatest.htm Pre-registration info Pre-registration for SSCC events is limited to fencers whose USFA membership status can be verified. A database of current SWS members is available at http://www.southwestfencing.org. Fencers who's status cannot be confirmed either here or through the national office will NOT be allowed to pre-register. USFA membership will be available at the day of the tournament, but fencers who show up without a current USFA membership will be subject to the triple fees for on-site registration. Age Categories Entry in SSCC events is open to all USFA members or foreign fencers holding an FIE card, provided they have a birth year of 1991 or greater for the 2004-2005 season or are on the USFA Junior Points list in the weapon they wish to compete. Equipment policies Events will all be fenced electrically. Equipment checks will consist of masks, body chords and lame's. Sabre cuffs and underarm protectors are REQUIRED. Tournament format All SSCC events will be run with one round of pools being fenced; 100% promotion to a single elimination bracket of 15 touch bouts except as provided for in the SSCC Ops Manual. Initial seeding, seeding after pools and final placements will be posted in the venue. Fencers are responsible for verifying the posted lists, and signing their pool and DE sheets. At all SSCC competitions the Bout Committee shall perform a seeded draw in the first round of competition. Fencers will be seeded as Ranked fencers and Classified fencers. Ranked Fencers Category 1) Nationally Ranked fencers in a particular weapon who have achieved a ranking in the Top 32 in Senior Points will be entitled to a seeded draw ahead of all other fencers in that weapon. Category 2) SSCC Ranked fencers ranking in the Top 8 in SSCC points for the CURRENT season shall be entitled to a seeded draw ahead of all fencers except those in Category 1. Note this does not affect the seeding of the first SSCC event of each year. Category 3) Other Nationally ranked fencers who have points in the Senior Category will be seeded ahead of all other fencers with the same letter classification in that weapon. Category 4) Other SSCC Ranked fencers who have points in the from places 9-32 in SSCC points for the CURRENT season will be seeded ahead of fencers with the same letter classification but behind those in Category 3 in that weapon. Note this does not affect the seeding of the first SSCC event of each year. Classified fencers Fencers holding a classification in the weapon being fenced, but not having a ranking under the current national point system or the top 32 of SSCC points in the weapon in question will be seeded according to their letter classification first, and, within the same letter classification, by their numeric classification. Sponsors Several generous sponsors help to make the SSCC possible. We thank them for their support! http://www.southwestfencing.org/SSCC/sponsors0405.html Info on awards As part of their award from last season's SSCC events for being in the top three point holders in their event, the fencers listed on this page http://www.southwestfencing.org/SSCC/SSCCnews.html#freeentries have free entry to all SSCC events this season. Please note that pre-registration is still required! Points to date for the SSCC can be found under the "Points lists" of the "Results" at the top of this page!