Oktoberfest 2016

Date: October 15-16, 2016 Venue: Excelsior Fencing Club 61 Willow St Waterloo, ON N2J 2J2 Event Schedule October 15, 2016 8:30 Senior Men's Foil 10:30 Y14 Women's Foil 11:30 Senior Women's Foil, Y14 Men's Foil 2:00 Senior Men's Epee, Senior Women's Epee, Y14 Men's Epee, Y14 Women's Epee October 16, 2016 12:30 Senior Women's Sabre, Y14 Men's Sabre 3:30 Senior Men's Sabre All times indicate close of registration. Preregistration and Fees Preregistration closes on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at midnight and only accepted through AskFred. Event Fees:$40 per event COMPETITION AGE CATEGORIES Competition age categories will be enforced according to the CFF Age Category Definitions. Fencers must be at most 14 years of age as of December 31, 2016 for the Y14 events, respectively. Fencers must be at least 12 years of age as of December 31, 2016 to participate in the SENIOR events. https://www.fencing.ca/content/competition-age-categories COMPETITION FORMAT One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination tableau. GENERAL INFORMATION The Oktoberfest Competition is sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association. All fencers using the Leon Paul X-Change mask are required to have a two-point retention system, as per current FIE and CFF rules. All events are JFF (Just For Fun) and results will not be submitted for any ranking purposes. This competition will be run according to current FIE regulations. The Directoire Technique reserves the right to apply or modify these regulations as they see fit as according to section t.15 of the FIE Rules. ALL participants are required to have an active CFF Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant's home institute. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website: https://www.fencing.ca/content/membership-registration. Please be ready to show your purchase receipt and CFF license number at registration to confirm License Validation. USFA members must show a valid USFA membership card. Please enter your USFA membership number in the "CFF License" field. All fencers are REQUIRED to wear a sous plastron as well as fencing pants with long socks so that the legs are fully protected. Track pants will not be permitted as substitutions for fencing pants. All foil fencers are REQUIRED to have a conductive foil bib. Participants that enter in multiple events may be required to fence multiple bouts without breaks. Should conflicts arise, participants may be asked to withdraw from an event. Events smaller than 5 registrants at the close of registration may be gender-combined.