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Originally Posted by noahz  One thing I was surprised to learn about World Cups is that they can have door entries. I assumed that all WCs would require pre-registration only, but this isn't the case. A lot of them seem to be pretty much run like regular "local" tournaments.
As referenced in an earlier post, the reason the USFA requires pre-entries (besides the whole Olympic team selection thing) is the fine the FIE levels on a country's national fencing organization if they submit too many fencers and not enough referees.
I wonder how they resolve the situation if too many unranked fencers from a country show up at the door than are allowed to fence in the WC? Do they have to hop online and check that country's national points list?
Given the importance that has shifted onto the World Cup since they changed the Olympic qualifying procedure, you'd think the FIE would start requiring pre-registration through the national federations only. |
What the hell are you talking about?
o.8. Entries must be sent to the organisers by the competitors’ national
federation (for the Olympic Games by their national Olympic Committee).
o.54. 1. The entry of the names of the fencers and all possible replacements,
and the entry of teams, must be made via the FIE website 7
days before the competition at the latest (including for satellite
competitions). - from 2007-08 season; until then 8 days for Satellite
competitions, 15 days for all others.
For Zonal competitions, both senior and junior, the entries of the
fencers and of the teams must be made via the FIE website 7 days
(from 2007-08 season; until then, 8 days for Satellite competitions,
15 days for all others) before the first event of the Championships at
the latest.
2. After the deadline for entries indicated on the FIE website, there can
be no further additional entries nor the withdrawal of a name except
in cases of properly authenticated injury or ‘force majeure’.
However, before the Tuesday preceding the competition:
— a fencer may be replaced by another. To do this, the national
federations must send to the FIE, in writing (fax or e-mail), a
request for a fencer to be replaced.
— one or more fencers may be added, on payment to the FIE of
a fine of 150 Euros per fencer added. To do this, the national
federations must send to the FIE, in writing (fax or e-mail), a
request to add a fencer, together with a copy of the bank transfer
for the appropriate fine.
From the Tuesday preceding the competition, if a fencer is withdrawn
because of injury or 'force majeure', the national federations
must inform the FIE and the organisers. The fencer cannot be replaced
(from 2007-08 season; until then the text remains "In cases
of injury or ‘force majeure’, the rules for World Championships
will apply").
