NEUSFA 2020 Pomme De Terre

THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED. Please contact me for refund. email below. If you have sent me your address, refunds are in process. Thank you. QUESTIONS: Contact Linda Merritt, merritt55@comcast.net As this event is now at the beginning of the new fencing season all memberships will need to be current for 2020-21 season. COVID RESTRICTIONS WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL COMPETITORS WHEN WE KNOW WHAT THEY ARE IN PHASE 3. Included may be updates for equipment check. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT BOSTON FENCING CLUB. THERE ARE SCHEDULE CHANGES TO ACCOMMODATE A 3 DAY EVENT. See updated schedule below. PLEASE NOTE: SENIOR MEN'S FOIL and SENIOR MEN'S EPEE will be capped at 70 entries. All other events are capped at 35 fencers. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. LIVE RESULTS WILL BE ON FENCINGTIMELIVE.COM POMME DE TERRE INDIVIDUAL BILL HALL VETERAN EVENTS NO TEAM EVENTS New England Division USFA (NEUSFA) will hold the 32ND Annual Pomme de Terre fencing tournament at BOSTON FENCING CLUB. PLEASE READ BELOW FOR FAQs and IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN FENCERS. 1. NO EXCEPTIONS ARE MADE FOR LATE ENTRY. Please, DO NOT email me with your reason for not registering on time. Your inability to register on time is not my problem. 2. NO WALKINS WILL BE ALLOWED - only preregistered and PAID competitors may fence. 3. US fencers - you must be current COMPETITIVE MEMBERS of USFA before the event. If your membership is not up to date and current by Wednesday before the event, you will get a reminder and if you are not current at check in, you will not fence and you will not be refunded. There are no day memberships; High School, and noncompetitive memberships are ineligible. 4 FOREIGN athletes. It is unlikely foreign athletes will be able to travel to compete. If you are able to travel, we welcome your participation at the PdT; however, you must be a current member of USFA in order to compete. USFA offers a foreign membership for no charge. Please go to the usafencing.org website/membership to obtain your USFA membership. This includes Canadian fencers. If your membership is not up to date and current by the last registration period, you will not fence and you will not be refunded. 5. Any FOREIGN national who holds or has held a world ranking, senior or junior, is not allowed to fence in the E and under. All foreign entries will be checked and removed from the event if you are over qualified; this includes fencers who have previously been on world cup standings. No entries will be refunded for any fencer registered for this event and is deemed ineligible. We will take your money and not give it back. 6. National point standings DO NOT APPLY at this tournament. If you are under age, you may not participate. See eligibility below. 7. Fencers who register for the E and under event BEFORE earning a higher classification may still fence in this event if they wish. If you wish to withdraw, you may with no fee penalty. You may not fence if you register AFTER earning a higher classification and your entry fee WILL NOT be refunded. 8. At this time, BLUE GAUNTLET is planning to be onsite for equipment needs. 9. Medals and potato specific prizes (PSPs) are awarded to top 8 in individual events. If you are unable to stay for the award presentation, you must have someone pick up the medal IMMEDIATELY after the medal presentation. No awards will be given out before the presentation. FORMAT: Vet and E and Under are 100% promotion from pools to Direct Elimination. Opens are 80% promotion from pools to Direct Elimination. Seeding is by classification only; national point standings are not used. REMINDER: Event Restrictions: You may fence in only one individual event event per day. If you register for more than two events in one day you will be notified that you are ineligible and will have to choose which event you wish to compete. This will be strictly enforced. There will be no refunds for disallowed entries. ELIGIBILITY Birth year 2007 or earlier. In any tournament where children can fence with adults, the fencer must be 13 BY January 1 of the competition season (August - July). All fencers must be a current competitive member of the USFA by the final registration date. Memberships will be checked directly after the final registration period has closed; if you are not compliant you will not be allowed to fence. AUTO CHECK IN will be used so you will need to scan your membership card. Please have a copy on your phone or print out a copy from the usfencing.org website. FEES Individual Events Early Registration/Entry Fee Discount per fencer February 1 - February 29 Registration $30.00 Entry $40.00 per event Regular Registration/Entry Fee June 7 - July 11 Registration $40.00 Entry Fee $50.00 per event Late Registration/Entry Fee July 12 - July 18 Registration $80.00 Entry Fee $100.00 per event Triple Entry Fees (per event) July 19 - July 25 Registration $120.00 Entry Fee $150.00 per event NO WALKINS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Preregistered without completing payment does not mean you can walk in. REFUNDS - For refund of event fee(s), withdrawals must be received via email (merritt55@comcast.net) no later than July 11, 2020. Registration fees are nonrefundable. Absolutely no refunds after July 11. Refunds will be processed no later than 4-6 weeks following the tournament. We are not responsible for any askfred website outages and will not make fee adjustments for any reason. Please register in a timely manner to avoid late payment fees on askfred. Payment is required with registration; unpaid preregistrations will be periodically deleted especially as events have limited capacity. To receive a special commemorative t-shirt you must register and pay by July 25. Registering early helps us to ensure that we have enough qualified referees for this tournament. Please help us and avoid late fees by registering early! NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY REASON AND NO WALK INS ARE ALLOWED (Times listed are close of registration, and are ALWAYS subject to change) At least 6 people must be registered and paid for event to be held. Less than 6 event will be cancelled and entry fee refunded. Saturday, Sept 5 0800 AM - Men's Foil Open 100 PM - Women's Foil E-Under 100 PM - Men's Epee E-Under 400 PM - Men's Sabre Open 400 PM - Veteran Women's Sabre (cancelled) 400 PM - Vet Women's Epee Sunday, Sept 6 0800 AM - Men's Epee Open 100 PM - Women's Epee E-Under 100 PM - Vet Men's Foil 400 PM - Women's Foil Open 400 PM - Women's Sabre Open (cancelled) Monday, Sept 7 0800 AM - Veteran Men's Epee 0800 AM - Veteran Women's Foil 0800 AM - Veteran Men's Sabre (cancelled) 0800 AM - Women's Sabre E and Under (cancelled) 100 PM - Men's Foil E and Under 100 PM - Women's Epee Open 400 PM - Men's Sabre E and Under Check In will begin at 7 AM each morning. You will need a printout of your card or a photo of your card on your phone so you can use auto check in. Weapons Check: Friday 4 - 7 pm. Saturday through Monday 7 am - end of tournament Equipment check will be mask and glove only.