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09-08-2005, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by sabreur They told you wrong. In fact, most Vet events here has a "special" bracket, for people who are between 30 and 40.
That being said, I generally prefer to fence open events, rather than Vet events, although the quality of the Vet events is getting better all the time (or maybe I'm getting older and worse all the time....) 
MR | Thank you, Sabreur, my information was wrong. In the US, we hv an age bracket of 40-49 only in the annual Nationals competition, otherwise, most Vet events are mixed age 40 and up.
Is there a World Championships for 30-40 age group?
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09-08-2005, 11:28 AM
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Agassi did it again coming from 2 sets down to win the next 3 sets.
| That was a special match. I don't know how long Agassi will keep playing, but something tells me if he goes out on top this time, he might retire.
Hard to see him winning it, with Federer playing so flawlessly.
Oh, and John Moreau didn't just win a national championship, he b****h-slapped Soren to do it.
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09-08-2005, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by jspierre Is there a World Championships for 30-40 age group? | No, as there is no World Championship for 40-49. There are for 50-59 and 60+.
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09-08-2005, 03:52 PM
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| Ah, fencing. The only sport where you WANT to get older....
I actually heard a ranked women's foilist say she couldn't wait to get older so that she could be on the national team! Not so many other women want to get to 50 that fast!! 
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09-08-2005, 04:00 PM
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| old folks who are new generally suck at fencing. Old folks who have been at it for a while are evil evil evil. They're in shape, and they have the competitive maturity. It can be very difficult to overcome.
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09-08-2005, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by D+F+P=Hadouken! old folks who are new generally suck at fencing. Old folks who have been at it for a while are evil evil evil. They're in shape, and they have the competitive maturity. It can be very difficult to overcome. | All old people are evil kiddo.... just some haven't learned how to be evil with a weapon yet!
Something to look forward to eh????
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