Escrimeur Open Sabre - Start New Fencing Season

July 22, 2018
Registration Closes July 21, 2018

Escrimeur Fencers Club
The Fields Sports Complex, 8 Cornwall Court, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 US Map
Online Payment Required To Register
Head Start New Fencing Season - Escrimeur USFA Open Sabre. Grand Prize for 1st place. SPOTS ARE LIMITED! FREE PIZZA FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS!
Note This is a Old AskFRED event. Registrations and results are all correct, but some other data could be missing.
ESCRIMEUR OPEN SABRE - USFA SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT - NEW SEASON SHARP START! For fencers looking to have great fencing experience, improve or earn rating and for those who like challenges and just want to sharpen fencing skills! REGISTRATION LIMITED! FREE PIZZA TO ALL PARTICIPANTS! EVENTS WILL BE MIXED IF LESS THAN 6 FENCERS IN EITHER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WE ARE WORKING HARD TO CREATE FENCING COMPETITION OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL WITH MIXED RATED AND UNRATED FENCERS. SPREAD THE WORD, HELP US MAKE THIS TOURNAMENT FUN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHECK THIS SITE PERIODICALLY PRIOR TO THE TOURNAMENT FOR ANY CHANGES. ESCRIMEUR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE TIMES, NUMBER OF PARTICIPATION SPOTS AND THE FORMATS BASED ON THE PRE-REGISTRATIONS. CONTACT - TOURNAMENTS@ESCRIMEUR.COM - 732-309-8302 VOICE/SMS WITH QUESTIONS, RESERVATION, CANCELLATION AND/OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ONLY FENCERS WITH COMPLETE ONLINE PAYMENTS ARE CONSIDERED FULLY REGISTERED AND ARE GUARANTEED PARTICIPATION SPOTS. WE DO MAINTAIN WAITING LISTS, BUT DO NOT GUARANTEE PARTICIPATION SPOTS TO FENCERS ON THESE LISTS. IN CASE WHEN EVENT SPOTS BECOME AVAILABLE WE OFFER SUCH SPOTS TO FENCERS FROM THE WAITING LISTS ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COME OR RUNNING LATE - CALL US OR SEND AN SMS AT 732-309-8302 ASAP! YOUR COURTESY WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GENERAL ESCRIMEUR FENCERS CLUB is a state-of-the art fencing salle. It is located at The Fields Sports Complex in East Brunswick, NJ. Spacious lobby, lounge, snack-bar, FREE WiFi, FREE parking, vending machines with snacks and beverages. Conveniently located of South-Bound CR 535 (Cranbury Road) the venue is in a walking distance to convenience stores, medical offices and the Post office. ENTRY This tournament is a USFA-sanctioned competition, open to fencers born 2004 or before and is regulated by USFA rules. All fencers must wear USFA-required fencing attire (above-the-knee fencing socks and 800N sabre glove are included) and have 2 working weapons and 2 working body cord sets. *** COURTESY EVENT PASS Courtesy Event Pass may be granted to the first 2 properly pre-registered fencers in each A- and B-rated category (valid for Senior Events only). *** Current valid USFA COMPETITIVE membership is required. To obtain/renew USFA membership visit: http://escrimeur.com/USFA/USFA_MemberListings.htm You MUST show your USFA card or have a proof of payment. You may join/renew at the door. Parent signature required for fencers under age 18. Have separate check payable to USFA or use your credit card (preferred) for your USFA membership payment. Currently USFA charges $10 processing fee for all paper applications. RULES SPECIFICS All scoring machines at the venue are equipped with a new chip in regulation with USFA "170 ms sabre lock-out time" rule changes as of 8/1/16. Fencing pistes have 3 meter marking on both sides of the center line per USFA new sabre rules regulations as well. EVENTS - Div.3 (M/W/Mx) Sabre - Reg. closes 2:00 p.m. - Open (M/W/Mx) Sabre - Reg. closes 2:00 p.m. FORMAT - One round of pools with 100% promotion to Direct Elimination; - No fence-off for third place; - Medals awarded for top 3 places. Fencers are responsible for ensuring accuracy of all posted information and must report errors to the bout committee immediately. Fencer signature on pool score sheets and DE bout slip required. USFA ratings may be awarded if USFA event criteria is met. LIVE RESULTS Monitoring of the results of ongoing competition, as well as checking the results of past competitions can be done here: http://www.escrimeur.com/results/ FEES - $40 per event if registered AND paid through AskFred.net by midnight on Sunday the week prior to the tournament; - $50 per event if registered AND paid through AskFred.net starting Monday through midnight on Wednesday the week of the tournament; - $60 per event for walk-ins and fencers with unpaid online pre-registrations. We accept cash, checks and major credit cards for payments made at the door. 3% processing fee will apply to all credit card transactions. REFUND POLICY All payments are non-refundable. If you are not able to come we may issue credit towards our future competitions ONLY in if we are notified via email to tournaments@escrimeur.com at least 24 hours prior to the start of event. In case of an event cancellation or time/format change, we will issue a refund or credit towards Escrimeur future tournaments. You will need to email your request to tournaments@escrimeur.com. LIABILITY WAIVER ** Upon entering this tournament you agree to abide by the current rules of the USFA and other applicable rules instituted by ESCRIMEUR. You acknowledge you are entering this tournament at your own risk and release the USFA and its sponsors, ESCRIMEUR, and referees from any liability. With entry you give consent to ESCRIMEUR to obtain medical care from any licensed physician, hospital or clinic for any injury or illness that may arise during activities associated with this tournament. ** LOCATION 8 Cornwall Court, East Brunswick, NJ, 08816 (off CR 535/Cranbury Road southbound, across the street from the Post Office). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTHER ESCRIMEUR FORTHCOMING TOURNAMENTS http://www.escrimeur.com/_tournamentsForthcoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOURNAMENT REFERENCE http://escrimeur.com/Tournaments/Tournaments_Manual.htm (courtesy of Fencing.net) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESCRIMEUR IS A MEMBER OF USFA AND IT'S NJ DIVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VISIT US: http://escrimeur.com http://facebook.com/EscrimeurFencersClub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Questions, reservation, cancellation and/or additional information... CONTACT US: tournaments@escrimeur.com 732-309-8302 voice/SMS