WWD Div II/III/Y14 Divisional Qualifier

FRED Announces the WWD Div II/III/Y14 Divisional Qualifier April 14-15, 2018 at Salle Auriol Seattle NOTE DATE CHANGE Due to the change of date for the Orion RJCC, we have moved the WWD Qualifier out one week to avoid overlap of the events. This event is the qualifier for the Division II, Division III, and Youth-14 events at Summer Nationals in July. All fencers who wish to fence these events at Summer Nationals must qualify through this event (unless they are pre-qualified as described below.) This tournament is only open to members of the USFA Western Washington Division. All fencers must be US citizens or permanent residents. ----- Qualification Info ----- The top 25% of fencers in each event will qualify (with a minimum of 3). If 3 or fewer fencers are present on the day of the event, it will not be fenced since everyone will qualify. However, you MUST be present at the close of registration in order to qualify! Veteran fencers that fence in the Div II/III event will automatically qualify for the corresponding Veteran event at Summer Nationals (regardless of finishing place.) ----- Event Schedule by Weapon ----- Men's Foil: - Div II/III - 10:00am Saturday - Youth-14 - 12 noon Sunday Women's Foil: - Div II/III - 10:00am Sunday - Youth-14 - 12 noon Sunday Men's Epee: - Div II/III - 10:00am Sunday - Youth-14 - 12 noon Saturday Women's Epee: - Div II/III - 10:00am Saturday - Youth-14 - 10:00am Sunday Men's Saber: - Div II/III - 12 noon Saturday - Youth-14 - 10:00am Saturday Women's Saber: - Div II/III - 10:00am Saturday - Youth-14 - 11:00am Saturday All times are close of registration. ----- Registration Information ----- Entry fee is $25 per event entered and must be paid in cash or by credit card at the door. Follow this link to register and pay online with AskFRED: http://askfred.net/Events/Prereg/prereg.php?tournament_id=39448 ----- Event Format ----- All events will be run as a single round of pools with 100% promoted to the direct elimination. ----- Tournament Rules ----- All fencers must be current competitive members of the USFA Western Washington Division. Full USFA regulation uniform is required, including plastron, knickers, and knee-length socks. No jeans or sweatpants allowed. ----- Age Eligibility ----- Eligibility is based on entirely on birth year, regardless of when a fencer's birthday falls during the year. Senior (Div II/III) - Born 2004 or earlier Youth-14 - Born 2003-2006 ----- Equipment Check ----- Please arrive early to allow time for equipment checks. We will be checking masks, lames, and bodycords. ----- Am I Pre-Qualified? ----- Many fencers in the division may already be pre-qualified for Division II and III, as well as Y14. If you finished in the top 40% at a Div II ROC like Bladefest or the Battle in Seattle, you have earned Div II or Div IA Regional Points and will be qualified for Div II/III. If you finished in the top 40% of a Div II NAC, then you are also qualified. Y14 fencers with Y14 national points are auto-qualified for the Y14 event. Y14 fencers are also qualified if they have at least 150 Y14 regional points. You can lookup regional points on the USFA website here: https://member.usafencing.org/search/regionalPointsList - Select "Regional Points List 2017-2018" - Choose the weapon and point list (DV2M = Div II men, Y14W = Y14 Women, etc.) - We are in Region 1 - Click "Allez!" Fencer with Div II Regional Points are NOT skipped when calculating the qualifiers at this event. This means that if you have regional points (and are therefore already qualified) but fence and finish in the top 25%, you will "take up" a qualification slot that could otherwise go to another fencer. So you may not want to fence at this event so as to let other people qualify. As of 4/4/18, the following people are qualified for DV2 and/or Y14 and DO NOT need to fence at this event: Qualified for DV2 and/or Y14 via Regional Points * If you are qualified for DV2 and are classified U, E, or D, you are also qualified for DV3. Amezquita, Pablo: DV2MS Armstrong, Garrett: DV2ME Barr, Abby: DV2WE Benack, Mark: DV2ME Bull, Anderson: Y14MS Crumb, Maxon: DV2MS Devore, Jennifer: DV2WE Ding, Abby: Y14WF Dodge, Shawn: DV2ME Floyd, Alaina: DV2WE Fly, Paul: DV2ME Gaffney, John: Y14MS Glover, Cindy: DV2WE Greenbaum, Andrew: Y14MF Guerra, Sofia: Y14WF Han, Anderson: Y14MF Huang, Zekai: DV2MS Ji, Catherine: DV2WE Ketkar, Ketki: DV2WE Ketkar, Mallika: DV2WE Kiluk, Andrew: DV2ME Kim, Gracie: DV2WF, Y14WF Kim, Jackson: Y14MF Lawler, Aidan: Y14ME Lee, Jessica: DV2WF Li, Brian: DV2ME, Y14ME Li, Nicholas: DV2MF, Y14MF Lockner, Jake: DV2MF Luebbe, Macklan: DV2MS, Y14MS Morrison, Monica: DV2WF Musha, John: Y14MF Nanton, Shyamala: DV2WE Nister, Jonathan: Y14MF Pak, Tommy: DV2MF Powers, Doug: DV2MF Roy, Joseph: DV2ME Shin, Hynsoo (Kevin): DV2MF Tolbert, Zoe: DV2WE Townsend, Avery: Y14MF Troxel, Sylvie: DV2WF Weise, Eli: Y14ME Qualified for Y14 via National Points: Gaffney, John: Y14MS Guerra, Sofia: Y14WF Ketkar, Ketki: Y14WE Ketkar, Mallika: Y14WE Kim, Gracie: Y14WF Li, Brian: Y14ME Luebbe, Macklan: Y14MS Musha, John: Y14MF Townsend, Avery: Y14MF