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garyhayenga · 08-02-2005, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by whtouche

Does anyone know of a website for the remenyik? With past results maybe?

Past results:

http://groups.northwestern.edu/fencing/archives/

Click on the year and look in October for that years Remenyik results link.

They don't have the flyer for this fall posted yet. But someone posted the events and times here.

gary hayenga

dcmdale · 08-02-2005, 05:39 PM

Amazon Epee has been a strong A2 for the last 2 years. Women epeeists only, of course. Good competition and well run.

fencerbill · 08-02-2005, 05:53 PM

To toot our own horn, the New England Division Pomme de Terre, in June, has team and unclassified events as well as Opens. Over 500 fencers this year. We had 39 strips and only one event went past six o'clock, Women's Epee had inappropriate start time.

tkrivosh · 08-02-2005, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by sloper

Nellya Fencers hosted an A4 mixed sabre tournament as part of a sabre camp in Atlanta last month. I think it's going to be an annual event.

We plan to have at least 5 USFA sanctioned events this coming season. I cannot promise A4 level for all of them, but I can promise at least A2 level, very good directing, and strong fencers participating. Look out for us at askfred.net.
Tatiana
Nellya Fencers

TrojanMD · 08-02-2005, 08:03 PM

The Long Beach Invitational is another exceptionally well run, large, strong, fun tournament out on the West Coast. It's a great way to kick off the season! For more information, check out the following link :

http://www.ocfencing.org/lbi_home.htm

hpfencing · 08-02-2005, 11:04 PM

The Crown of Texas in June is a fairly good sized event in Amarillo Texas.

The event is part of the Plains Texas Division Cup and the Rocky Mountain Section Cuircit.

I know it's a log way off but here is the link to the site!
http://www.hpfencing.com/crown2006.htm

KD5MDK · 08-03-2005, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JEC

Out of the SSCC tournaments, the Longhorn seems the one with greater attendance and strength.

2004 - http://askfred.net/Results/index.php?tournament_id=625
2003 - http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...rnament_id=342

Out of the other tournaments in South Texas, probably the POUJ

2005 - http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...rnament_id=795
2004 - http://www.southtexasdivision.org/pouj04results.htm
2003 - http://www.southtexasdivision.org/Pouj2003results.htm

The Longhorn and the Pouj are both excellent, and will be A4s in Epee if history is any guide at all. Sabre is consistantly B2, but the Rose in the only A sabre tournament in the region I know of, because they imported a fencer to make it

CvilleFencer · 08-03-2005, 11:55 AM

For the MAS/SES the VA Kickoff Open is usually a strong event for foil/epee with about 75-100 foilists and 60-75 epeeists for the past couple of years. Not quite as strong but always fun is the Hangover Open in VA with slightly lower numbers, but still a strong event.

oiuyt · 08-03-2005, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by dilznik

Satellites are kind of like B level World Cups.

Designations of A and B need to be used carefully. The USFA considers any senior euopean open to be "B" level and lists satellite, normal, and Grand Prix events as "A" level (of course the points awarded are dependent on strength factor which is going to be CONSIDERABLY lower for the SA cups).

Satallite cups started in MS and have started spreading to the other weapons. MS has a circuit (Coupe du Nord) of 8-9 such events that are all well established and have histories. The Cole Cup (in the New-Castle-on-Tyne/Durham, England area each June) is generally the strongest I believe. The satellites in the other weapons are only a couple of years old.

The idea is an international-level senior competition that isn't quite a senior world cup, but can still give out a limited number of FIE points (which are useless to regular world cup participants as you can only count 2 satellites towards your total and every senior world cup you participate in reduces that number by 1) and get people into the system. French and German circuit events are likely to be stronger than satellite world cups (and therefore worth more USFA national points).

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Originally Posted by sabreman

We are planning to make the 2006 Cherry Blossom Open a super event. It will take place at the University of Maryland Reckord Armory where the 2005 MAS were held. This venue is big enough to hold the Summer Nationals and has great lighting plus ac. Stayed tuned for full details!

Not unless summer nationals gets a LOT smaller or the Reckford Armory has a LOT more space than was visible in May. Great venue, tons of space, enough to host nationals? Not so much.

-B :)

sabreman · 08-03-2005, 02:58 PM

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Not unless summer nationals gets a LOT smaller or the Reckford Armory has a LOT more space than was visible in May. Great venue, tons of space, enough to host nationals? Not so much.
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You are probably right but the UMD Reckord Armory is 28,000 sq ft (all wood floor). Top national AAU basketball tournaments take place there every year (four or five full basketball courts).

http://www.cvs.umd.edu/cmps/armory.html

The Cherry Blossom Open date is already set for April 8-9 2006. We should have a web page up by late September with the details.

Peach · 08-03-2005, 03:10 PM

I'm looking forward to it, especially if you get good referees! I always enjoy the Cherry Blossom.

The Reckerd Armory is, indeed, not big enough to host Nationals, but it is a very pleasant and attractive venue.

oiuyt · 08-03-2005, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sabreman

>>
Not unless summer nationals gets a LOT smaller or the Reckford Armory has a LOT more space than was visible in May. Great venue, tons of space, enough to host nationals? Not so much.
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You are probably right but the UMD Reckord Armory is 28,000 sq ft (all wood floor).

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The Cherry Blossom Open date is already set for April 8-9 2006. We should have a web page up by late September with the details.

As opposed to the 100-120,000 sqft required for a summer nationals venue.

Just added the '06 CBO to my schedule. I plan to be there.

-B :)

sabreman · 08-03-2005, 03:22 PM

>>I'm looking forward to it, especially if you get good referees! I always enjoy the Cherry Blossom.
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We will have good refs in sabre. Last year was a mess that will not be repeated.

Peach · 08-03-2005, 03:26 PM

Thank you. I love the Cherry Blossom, and it was a great deal of fun, but last year was definitely a learning experience for all involved.

Chafunkta · 08-03-2005, 03:52 PM

The Crescent City Open and Rose Condon are both great tournaments. I have yet to go to any of the big ones up north, but I hope to make it out to at least one this year.

Another tournament starting this season will be the Tournoi Baton Rouge held on Memorial Day weekend on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It's looking pretty promising , especially for those in the south.

SJB · 08-03-2005, 07:35 PM

Though smaller than a NAC the Canadian Selection Circuits (CSCs) are usually around 60-70 people per weapon but are high in quality due to their weight in terms of National Team selection.

However, this does not mean that they are closed circuits as fencers of any nationality are welcome to attend.

www.fencing.ca posts the dates/locations, when they become available, for anyone interested.

Mo · 08-04-2005, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by sloper

Nellya Fencers hosted an A4 mixed sabre tournament as part of a sabre camp in Atlanta last month. I think it's going to be an annual event.

Whoa and the top TWO Finishers were both Female and had both beaten quite a few A and B ranked MALE fencers.
Gee what do you think of that DFP??
It was rated an A-4. All top 8 finishers got A's.
BTW I have PMS don't mess with me.

Mo · 08-04-2005, 03:47 AM

The Nick Toth Invitational is always a good competition. Those Air Force Zoomies are in incredible shape. It is in Colorado Springs usually in October.
It should provide some interesting competition now with Adam S there. (Formerly of OFA.)

oiuyt · 08-04-2005, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mo

It was rated an A-4. All top 8 finishers got A's.

Question about that... the three Japanese fencers were all listed as A05. I remember reading that international/foreign fencers could, for seeding purposes, be temporarily assigned an equivalent classification, although I could not locate that statement in the Ops Manual when I just checked it. The question is whether or not such non-earned seeding devices could towards the totals required towards tournament classification. Without those three A05's, which I strongly doubt the fencers in question have earned in the US (not that they aren't likely capable of earning, all three are in the FIE top 100 in WS), the tournament would have been (I believe) an A3.

Doesn't change the strength of the competition, and if it's held again next year I hope to get down to it. Or to any others that look likely to get near A4 status. Problem will be finding cheap flights (NACs both offer national points and I can cover costs through reffing... local opens, even good ones, are more expensive).

-B :)

D+F+P=Hadouken! · 08-04-2005, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mo

Whoa and the top TWO Finishers were both Female and had both beaten quite a few A and B ranked MALE fencers.
Gee what do you think of that DFP??
It was rated an A-4. All top 8 finishers got A's.
BTW I have PMS don't mess with me.

Honestly, I thought it was pretty cool.