Cherry Blossom Open 2006!!!

[sabreman]

The fencers from Puerto Rico have pre registered.

Current total pre registration is 259 with a week and half to go.

http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComin...nament_id=1315

[Fechter1]

Wow... Just looking at the Epee numbers... 93!!! And there are still a bunch of people missing from the lists... I just hope they have the space for us all. (strips, refs, etc.)

[seak]

We have refs, we have strips and we have lots of space for fencers to spread out if we have to double flight pools

At the moment we have 13ish refs. and lots of strips. There will prob be strips available for people to warm up who aren't fencing. We are only using rated refs and there will be no self reffed pools

[Fechter1]

Originally Posted by seak

We have refs, we have strips and we have lots of space for fencers to spread out if we have to double flight pools

At the moment we have 13ish refs. and lots of strips. There will prob be strips available for people to warm up who aren't fencing. We are only using rated refs and there will be no self reffed pools

Woohoo! I'll be able to concentrate on my fencing and won't have to worry about reffing! (yay )

Flighting this monster of a tournament <*shudder*>... We'll be there all day as it is... (Which I don't mind, since I have to stay overnight anyways)

I really shouldn't say anything. Last year's event was handled very well. One reason why I can't wait to come back this year.

[Peach]

Originally Posted by seak

We have refs, we have strips and we have lots of space for fencers to spread out if we have to double flight pools

At the moment we have 13ish refs. and lots of strips. There will prob be strips available for people to warm up who aren't fencing. We are only using rated refs and there will be no self reffed pools

NO SELF REFFED POOLS? Even in SABRE? Dang. If that's true, I really am coming to this one.

[seak]

Thanks Fechter1, and we hope this year it'll go better. We're really pulling out all the stops!

We have refs coming in from all over the East Coast and elsewhere so far confirmed are: Wes Glon, Greg Dilworth, Jun Liang, Charles Green, Rob Del Gaizo, Jeff Snider, Judith Offerle, Larry Pinkus, Bruce Heidebrecht, Lewis Sloter, Jim Adams and there are a few more probables who are very highly rated.

We are really comited this year to no fencers having to ref. So yes Peach that does mean no self reffed pools

We are also commited to people getting out of there before midnight . Actually, it won't be that bad at most it'll be a double flight and a full DE of 128 if we get more then 128 in Epee.....well I'm meet managing the other day

[Josedariom]

Sound great hope I can go next year since some of my teammates from Puerto Rico have been going for the past two years and have obtained pretty good results

[restlesscheese]

I'm hoping to be able to come watch, since I'll be up that way for spring break anyways.

[seak]

You should come fence! : ) Spectators are more then welcome though

Epee looks like the first round of DE's might be the round of 256, currently there are 126 people registered

Foil is also looking very strong with 98 fencers registered, it is currently an A2/B3 3 more fencers rated B or above will make it an A3 though

Sabre has now grown to 50 fencers and womens foil and epee are looking nice as well. Women's foil based on preregistrations is an A2 tournament

Looking forward to seeing everyone there

[sabreman]

398 pre registered as of today. Need more Women's Sabre fencers! All other events are A-Rated based on pre registration numbers.

[seak]

There are no more free A spots in any weapon. There are now 5 A's in mens sabre and foil and 17 in Epee

As it currently stands womens sabre will be a B tournament (there are people who haven't registered who have said they are coming) all other events will be A tournaments, assuming that people who are pre-registered show up

[mwande]

Will the CBO require equipment check this year? Trying to decide how early I have to get up on Saturday . . .

[seak]

There will be an armorer on sight. I believe we are doing mask checks and body cords? Earlier is better, as avoiding a crunch as people check in is useful as well

[Fechter1]

Originally Posted by seak

There will be an armorer on sight. I believe we are doing mask checks and body cords? Earlier is better, as avoiding a crunch as people check in is useful as well

When will the equipment check be open?
(trying to gauge how long it would take the armorers to check 150+ masks, 300+ body cords Saturday morning, plus whatever foil/sabre fencers decide they HAVE to get their equipment checked out at that time...)

For that matter, when will the site be open?

Gonna be a looooong day... Currently 139 registered for the Epee... And still people who haven't prereg'd...

[seak]

Ok masks, body cords and lames will be checked

The site will be open at 7am

The armorer will be there and set up by 7:30amish

[seak]

Foil is now an A3 with 115! fencers

Sabre will be an A2/B3 with 2 more fencers (current count 62, including 5 A's)

See a lot of you this weekend

[DJ Apostrophe]

seak,

I'm hoping you guys had some luck finding some more referees?

If you haven't your hope of no self reffed pools is either going to go out the window, or you're going to have some very tired referees by the end of saturday (never mind on sunday)...

you've got at least 21 pools of epee, which means with 13 refs, most are doing two pools... and you've got women's foil starting two hours later needing 7 referees... thats a hell of a crunch.

also, how many strips fit in this venue? (I've never seen it)

and more importantly, how many are being set up?

curiously, how many grounded strips?

thanks... and good luck...

-w

[epeemike81]

Originally Posted by DJ Apostrophe

If you haven't your hope of no self reffed pools is either going to go out the window, or you're going to have some very tired referees by the end of saturday (never mind on sunday)...

With the limiting factor being 13 refs, Saturday won't be over by Sunday.

-m

[seak]

Originally Posted by DJ Apostrophe

seak,

I'm hoping you guys had some luck finding some more referees?

If you haven't your hope of no self reffed pools is either going to go out the window, or you're going to have some very tired referees by the end of saturday (never mind on sunday)...

you've got at least 21 pools of epee, which means with 13 refs, most are doing two pools... and you've got women's foil starting two hours later needing 7 referees... thats a hell of a crunch.

we have some more refs (15ish maybe more not sure of final count) but epee will be double flighted, as the 2nd flight shouldn't take up all of the avialable strips or refs we will prob start women's foil then. I am meet managing sunday though so I will be leaving the orgnazing and ref management in other hands for the day and fencing in the women's foil.

also, how many strips fit in this venue? (I've never seen it)

and more importantly, how many are being set up?

A lot and we are setting up 21ish we have space for more strips but this allows for lots of room for warm - ups etc. Also that's how many scoring machines we could get our hands on

curiously, how many grounded strips?

thanks... and good luck...

Grounded strips whaaa? Seriously we tried but the division doesn't own any that are usuable and transportable. Absolute doesn't have any they could rent us. I apologize in advance to the epee fencers . We will try again for next year

and thank's it should be good, you all should come down from new england : )

[seak]

I think we should be able to get out of there Saturday in a decent time. Last year we ran mixed epee and foil side by side with fewer refs and fewer strips and still made it out by 7ish. It wasn't quite as large (90+ in epee, 50+ in foil), but it wasn't small either