Colorado Cup #2 (RESCHEDULED FROM NOV)

April 23 - 25 2021
Registration Closes April 22, 2021

Denver Fencing Center
1930 S Navajo St, Denver, CO 80223 USA Map
Online Payment Required To Register
Please see the More Info page for details on tournament safety precautions! Join DFC for 2nd Colorado Cup! Entry is $40 with each additional event being $20. Tournament entry is capped per event. Deposit required.
Note This is a Old AskFRED event. Registrations and results are all correct, but some other data could be missing.
Join DFC for the first tournament of the 2020 season, Colorado Cup 1! Entry is $40 with each additional event being $20. Tournament entry capped at 25 per event. Non refundable $20 deposit reqired. Difference owed at registration. Check-In: Check-in for our tournaments will be performed in front of the club under the overhang. The check-in worker will wear face shield, mask, and gloves. Hand Sanitizer will be available on the check-in desk. We will have pens available for checks with two containers (sanitized and used) in case of check payment. The line will be marked by social distanced cones. All tournament visitors (officials, fencers, and spectators) will be temperature checked, required to hand sanitize, and offered an optional pulse oxygen check as well. Fencers will be provided complementary 2 latex/nitrile gloves for their back hand, if they wish. Outdoor armory: The armorer will be in front of the club under the under the overhang. The armorer will be wearing face shield, mask and gloves. The armorer will sanitize gloves after servicing each fencer’s equipment. The armorer lines would be marked by social distanced cones. Tournament Operations: All competitors and referees will be wearing face coverings. Armorers and Sport Medicine will wear face mask, latex/nitrile gloves, and face shields. The events will be fenced indoors with our evaporative coolers and makeup air units running, even during winter. All reels will be wiped down prior to the start of the tournament and disinfectant would be available to fencers near the reel. Hand sanitizer would available at each strip. During equipment checks, fencers may request the referee to hand sanitize. We will not allow more than 25 fencers per event. Awards: Awards will be held outdoor in front of the mural. During the 4 person award ceremonies, the fencer will be handed the award from the presenter (face mask, face shield, and gloves). The fencer will move to his social distanced spot at awards. Photographers will take turns taking photos to keep crowding and social distancing. After the group awards, fencers and immediate family could take individual photos if they complied with award personnel instructions. 1. The tournaments attendees can only enter the club for three purposes: 1.Tournament Official Lunches: Referees will be given prepared lunch meals and will be social distanced in the lunch room. Referees may also eat outdoors in front of the club. Referees will be given staggered lunch times to limit the amount of referees in the room. 2.Bathrooms: All bathrooms will remain open. 3.Bag Storage: Fencers will be allowed to store the minimum amount of equipment in the back storage room. We encourage fencers to use strip bags and leave gear in the personal vehicles. Fencers who do not have their own vehicle would be allowed to store equipment in this room. Individual spaces for bag storage will be marked off to ensure social distancing. (11 persons allowed) Specific Rules of the Competition: 1.Athletes shall refrain from shouting and/or screaming after scoring a touch. During the fencing, fencers will receive yellow/red cards for this behavior based upon the “disturbing order” rule. 2.All athletes and spectators shall wear face mask when observing the competition, due to the state requirements. Tournament personnel will award a Group 3 Yellow card based upon the rule “Any person not on strip disturbing order:” (t.109; t.110; t.111; t.132.2; t.133; t.137.3/4; t.168). 3.Athletes shall wear face mask during competition. During the bout, the fencer who mask doesn’t not cover their face shall receive a card based upon the “non-conforming equipment” 4.During an indoor tournament, athletes and spectators who are not in the building are allowed to not wear face masks but must maintain social distancing at all times. Tournament officials will award a Group 3 Yellow card based upon the rule “Any person not on strip disturbing order:” (t.109; t.110; t.111; t.132.2; t.133; t.137.3/4; t.168). 5.At the end of bout, the fencers will not shake hands with their opponent. The fencers will make a gentle beat of the blades from social distance in lieu of the hand shake. All other t.122 rules will apply. 6.Fencers will be allowed eat or drink briefly during the competitive break. The face mask must worn immediately afterwards. Priority of Personnel in building(Unrated): Due to the constraints of 50 people in the building, we will prioritize who gets into the building. After athletes and tournament officials, we will allow each minor athlete to have a single parent. Coaches can be substituted for the single parent. After the single parent for minor athlete, coaches will receive the remaining priority and will be seed based upon club representation. Once capacity has been met, no further entry will be admitted. Colorado Cup Senior Events: We will be running with our outdoor spectator plan that we use for regional tournaments. Spectators may observe via the monitors or open garage doors. Spectators/Coaches must remain outside during pools rounds. During DE, Coaches may enter if their fencer is fencing. Coaches must wear face covering and face shield. They are restricted to further chair from referee on their fencers' side of strip. They may only leave the chair during 1 minute break. Events Scheduled: Senior Women's Epee Senior Women's Foil Senior Women's Saber Unrated Senior Mixed Epee Senior Mixed Epee Unrated Senior Mixed Foil Senior Mixed Foil Unrated Senior Mixed Saber Senior Mixed Saber Preregistration opens on 11/05/2020. Preregistration closes on 11/23/2020.