2018 Vango Summer Open

Date: September 15-16, 2018 Venue: Vango Toronto Fencing Center 980 Denison Street Markham, ON L3R 3K5 EVENT SCHEDULE Saturday September 15 08:30 Senior Men's Epee 10:30 Senior Women's Foil 11:00 Senior Women's Sabre 14:00 Senior Men's Sabre Sunday September 16 08:30 Senior Men's Foil 09:30 Senior Women's Epee 10:00 Veteran Men's Sabre, Veteran Women's Sabre 12:00 Veteran Men's Foil, Veteran Women's Foil 14:00 Veteran Men's Epee, Veteran Women's Epee PRIZES INDIVIDUAL SENIOR EVENT MEDALISTS WILL RECEIVE CASH PRIZES according to the following structure: GOLD: MINIMUM 20% Total Event Registration Fee SILVER: MINIMUM 10% Total Event Registration Fee BRONZE: MINIMUM 5% Total Event Registration Fee For example: events with 50 participants will guarantee cash prizes of at least $500, $250, and $125 for Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists. PREREGISTRATION AND FEES: Pre-registration HAS NOW BE EXTENDED TO WEDNESDAY, September 12, 2018 at 12pm NOON and is only accepted on AskFred. Registrations after 12pm NOON September 12, 2018 are considered late and face a doubling in fees per event. EVENT FEES $10 Administration Fee per participant. $50 per SENIOR and VETERAN event if registration is received by 12pm NOON on WEDNESDAY, September 12, 2018. Registrations received after 12pm NOON on WEDNESDAY, September 12, 2018 will incur double fees: $100 per event. All fees are to be paid at the door, CASH, CHEQUE OR DEBIT ONLY. NO CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Cheques should be payable to "Vango Toronto Fencing Inc". COMPETITION AGE CATEGORIES Competition age categories will be enforced according to the CFF Age Category Definitions. Fencers must be at least 13 or 40 years of age as of December 31, 2018 to participate in the SENIOR or VETERAN events, respectively. https://www.fencing.ca/content/competition-age-categories COMPETITION FORMAT One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination tableau. GENERAL INFORMATION The Vango Open is sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association and the Canadian Fencing Federation. All fencers using the Leon Paul X-Change mask are required to have a two-point retention system. All masks must be in good condition, with enough retention in the back strap and tongue to ensure that the mask is a snug fit on the fencer's head. This competition does not specifically require masks with the new fastening system as outlined in the Materials Rulebook published in December 2017. Results from INDIVIDUAL SENIOR and VETERAN events will be submitted for CFF Domestic 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 (Senior, and Veteran) 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 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 (half/under-jacket) and fencing pants with long socks so that the legs are fully protected. Track pants will not be permitted as substitutions for fencing pants. The new soft overlay chest protectors are not specifically required for foil events in this competition, although they will be required for future competitions. 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.