The Music City Series #3

This is the third tournament in our 2016-17 season Music City Series. Mixed Open and Div III events in both foil and epee. All participants will earn points towards our Grand Prize, and finalists will receive medals. ------------------------------------------------------------- Regular Fee Entry Deadline (1/20/17) = $25 (registration fee) + $10 per event Late Fee Entry Deadline (after 1/20/17) = $35 (registration fee) + $10 per event Walk-In Registration Fee = $45 (registration fee) + $10 per event ---------------------------------------------------------------------- What is The Music City Series? Most tournaments come and go in just a few hours, and you can be stuck with a bad result if you had an off day. Other fencers have one good day, and then have trouble reaching that peek again. The Music City Series is designed to remove luck, good or bad, and rewards fencers for their consistency, and helps them to establish a culture of success over a longer period of time. How Does it Work? The Music City Series is comprised of four separate tournaments spread throughout the season, each with their own Champion and Finalists. Competitors earn cumulative points based on the size of the tournament and where they finish, with the Grand Finale Tournament providing "bonus" points to competitors. Consistency is key! A fencer who wins one tournament, but only makes the top 8 in the other tournaments can easily be passed over by a fencer who has consistently finished in the top 4 at each tournament. This is just one example, but there are many other possible scenarios. A fencer who consistently medals, but misses a tournament could lose his top spot on the points list. Adversely, a fencer can miss one tournament or finish poorly, then finish near the top in each remaining tournament, including the Grand Finale, and could earn enough points to become the Overall Series Champion! Each tournament brings a unique element of excitement, not only to see who wins, but to see who will end up at the top of the rolling points list! The Grand Prizes In the inaugural season (2015-16) for The Music City Series, we awarded each of the Overall Series Champions (both in Foil and Epee) with the Grand Prize of a brand new Special Edition Epiphone electric guitar & guitar stand. This year's Grand Prizes haven't been announced, but we promise you won't be disappointed! Medals will be given to finalists in each of the four tournaments, in all events. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Events Scheduled: Senior Mixed Epee Senior Mixed Foil Preregistration opens on 09/13/2016. Preregistration closes on 02/03/2017.