Regional Youth Circuit - Denver (Region 4)

Regional Youth Circuit Event. This tournament will feature Youth 14, Youth 12 and Youth 10 events in all three weapons. PLEASE NOTE: All EVENTS will be fenced at: Denver Fencing Center 1930 South Navajo Street Denver, CO 80223 Events Scheduled: Y10 Women's Epee Y10 Women's Foil Y10 Women's Saber Y12 Women's Epee Y12 Women's Foil Y12 Women's Saber Y14 Women's Epee Y14 Women's Foil Y14 Women's Saber Y10 Men's Epee Y10 Men's Foil Y10 Men's Saber Y12 Men's Epee Y12 Men's Foil Y12 Men's Saber Y14 Men's Epee Y14 Men's Foil Y14 Men's Saber Preregistration opens on 08/08/2012. Preregistration closes on 10/23/2012. 10.00 additional fee for walk-in registration. Cost: $10 registration fee $25 per event Regional Youth Circuit serve as a qualifying path for North American Cup and National Championships. If you fence in the Youth 10 or Youth 12 event at this tournament, you are qualified for the same event at the National level. If there are fewer than 4 entrants in an event, we will combine the men's and women's events. As an additional qualification path to Y14 National Championships - Place first in the Y14 event at a current-season RYC tournament. To enable qualification, we will fence both men's and women's Y14 events regardless of the number entered. This tournament is sanctioned by the USA Fencing Regional tournament rules. For more information, including tournament schedules and news, please go to http://www.usfencing.org . The city of Denver offers a multitude of activities that will be of interest to visiting fencers and their families. Restaurants and micro-breweries are varied and plentiful. The Hilton Gardens is a brief RTD light rail trip to, and the downtown hotels are both within easy walking distance of, the Denver Performing Arts Center, the 16th Street Mall, the Tattered Cover Bookstore, the Pepsi Center, Coors Field, the newly opened History Colorado Center, and the Denver Art Museum. In particular, the DAM is very kid friendly, and the only United States exhibition of “Becoming Van Gogh” will open in October. REI’s flagship store, with its four story climbing wall, the Downtown Aquarium, and Elitch Gardens amusement park are about 1.3 mile walks. If you wish to range a bit further, The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is a can’t miss attraction for lovers of all things dinosaur. Next door to the Museum of Nature and Science is the Denver Zoo. The new Elephant Passage exhibit recently opened, and Boo at the Zoo will be taking place Halloween weekend. See www.denver.org for detailed information about even more events and performances. DFC has retained courtesy room rates for a limited time at the following hotels: Embassy Suites Denver Downtown Convention Center 1420 Stout St. Denver, CO 80202 Double Queen Suite $174 call 303-592-1000 and ask for the Denver Fencing Center Youth Event rate. Marriott Courtyard Denver Downtown 934 16th St. Denver, CO 80202 Standard King $179 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/DENCDgroupCode=DFEDFEA&app=resvlink&fromDate=10/26/12&toDate=10/29/12 Double Queen $179 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/DENCDgroupCode=DFEDFEB&app=resvlink&fromDate=10/26/12&toDate=10/29/12 click on the links and your group code and rate will be filled in. Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center 7675 East Union Ave. Denver, CO 80237 Double Queen $89 http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/D/DENTRGI-DFC-20121026/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG click on the link to reserve.