Phoenix Cup; May 27-28

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You are invited to fence, dine and dance at the 2nd annual Phoenix Cup in Arizona.
As for our spring weather It is guaranteed to be memorable one way or another !...

Upto $500 First Place Prize for all events (see below)
Unique Trophies 1st to 8th place
14 strips

Events Scheduled:


Saturday, May 27th 2006

08:00 Open Foil

10:00 Women's Epee

12:00 Open Saber

01:00 Junior (U20) Epee




7:30 Cabaret Dinner on Saturday Night





Sunday, May 28th 2006

08:00 Open Epee

10:00 Women's Foil

12:00 Junior (U20) Saber

01:00 Veteran Mixed Epee (Over 40) Epee

02:00 Junior (U20) Foil




Preregistration opens on 01/04/2006.
Preregistration closes on 05/17/2006.

Registration fee waived for the first 6 "A" Fencers who pre-register in each event
Cabaret Dinner on May 27
Raffle Prizes and more...

Web Links:
http://www.azfencingdivision.net/PhoenixCup.php
http://www.Phoenixcup.org


Fees:
Registration: $35
Event: $30
Registration after May 17th or at door additional $50 late fee
Registration fee is non-refundable. Event fee is refundable if cancellation is made no later than May 10th, 2006.

Pre-register here on AskFred or for mail-in forms
go to http://www.phoenixcup.org/pdf/PCMailReg2006.pdf
Format:
USFA rules. One round of pools and 100% promotion to direct elimination.

FIRST PLACE PRIZES of upto $500 value:
There will be a Prize for the FIRST place in ALL events which will be upto $500 depending on the rating of the event.
The following table shows the prize value with respect to the relevant event rating.

The prize will be given in accordance with USFA rules and guidelines.


Event Rating ...................1st Place Prize
A4............................................$ 500
A3/B3/C3................................$ 350
A2/B2......................................$ 250
C2...........................................$ 150
A1............................................$ 250
B1............................................$ 150
C1............................................$ 125
D1............................................$ 35
E1............................................$ 25



Referees/FOC:
As well as a many local referees we expect to welcome many highly rated referees to the event.
Referee list to be posted later.

Armory:
A world class amory team will comprise of
Dan DeChaine
Dolly Donovan
Ayden Young

Guest Of Honor:
To be announced

Venue:
Mesa Centennial Center
201 North Center St
Mesa, Arizona

Tee-Shirts:
$15 with pre-registration only. No T-Shirts will be available unless pre-ordered.


Preregistration opens on 01/04/2008.
Preregistration closes on 05/17/2006 on AskFred but late fee of $50 will apply after May 17th.
Pre-registrations by mail will only be accepted with envelopes post-marked no later than May 12th, 2006
Registration at the door will also incur $50 late fee
Mail-in forms available at http://www.phoenixcup.org/pdf/PCMailReg2006.pdf
Hotel:
The recommended hotel is the
Phoenix Marriott Mesa
200 N.Centennial Way, Mesa, AZ, 85201

This hotel is in the the Centennial Center complex right next to where the event is being hosted.

We have negotiated a fabulous rate of $79 per night for limited number of rooms so please book early.
Call toll-free 1-800-228-9290 and give code AFDAFDA to get this special rate
To get more info about the Phoenix Marriott Mesa or to book on-line go to
http://marriott.com/property/propert...rshaCode=PHXMM

To get the special rate on-line type AFDAFDA into the "Group Code" box

Cabaret Dinner:
Saturday May 27th at 7:30 PM in the Ballroom of Hotel Marriott
Dinner and Live Band
Price: $27.00 tax included
Reservation closing date: May 17th

Order the required number of tickets tickets when you pre-register on-line.

Due to the capacity limit of the ballroom the number of tickets available is limited to 200. Please book early.

If you are not registering as a fencer (e.g. coaches, family, friends) send a check
payable to "Arizona fencing Foundation" for the tickets you requires before May 12th to
Pia Douglas
1091 S.Geronimo Rd
Apache junction
AZ, 85219

Vendor:

The "Fencing Post" will be present as the approved vendor to supply any of your fencing equipment and apparel needs

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Guest of Honor is Cody Mattern.

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This is a great event; one of the BEST in the Rocky Mountain Section.

Officail web-site is at:
http://www.phoenixcup.org/

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It's upon us.....

I wonder who will win this year!

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I just received word from Victoria, tournament is running VERY smooth and thingsare going very well!

After tonight I am sure Pia will have the results posted!