08-16-2007, 05:30 PM
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| TexasTech Open 2008
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08-16-2007, 05:34 PM
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| This is a great event in Lubbock hosted by the DTFC. Aaron and Julie do a great job running it.
On Sat are all the Open Events and then on Sunday there is a GREAT Team event that is a lot of fun.
They have cool custom medals and a great venue. Rocky Mountain Fencing Teams and individuals, this is a great event to attend! | |
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10-30-2007, 10:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas
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| I am the organizer of this event so if y'all need any more information feel free to PM me or email me through askfred.
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Julie Clements
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12-20-2007, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by gorgie101  I am the organizer of this event so if y'all need any more information feel free to PM me or email me through askfred.
Thanks
Julie Clements
Double T Fencing Club | Julie and Aaron do a fantastic job at the TT Open and it's a lot of fun. I hope all the fencers from the Plains Texas Division and Beyond will come out for the event! | |
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02-05-2008, 05:32 PM
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| Results are now up on Askfred.
Thanks to all who came it was a great tournament! If you attended please let me know what you thought of the new venue! You might also want to check out this website http://spotted.lubbockonline.com/gal....php?id=414888
to see if you were spotted!
Thanks
Julie Clements
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02-05-2008, 06:55 PM
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| The media doesn't seem to like epee in Lubbock either. (No pictures.)
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02-06-2008, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Chuck The media doesn't seem to like epee in Lubbock either. (No pictures.) | No wonder Bobby quit. Damn media!
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02-06-2008, 01:03 PM
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| Guys,
Hopefully, you will schedule it next year not simultaneous with the South Texas Pouj, which has greater attendance. People in Dallas or El Paso had to choose which tournament to attend. It is best for both divisions. The Pouj has been held for over 27 years during the last weekend of January.
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JEC
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02-06-2008, 02:53 PM
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| Funny.....I live in the Dallas area, but will have no trouble deciding which one to attend..... The fencers in Lubbock were very friendly and, since I dodn't know many of them well, it was fun to try some of my new tricks on them. And I got in some great training bouts afterwards with a couple of them. I renewed my rating in Lubbock...would have had little to no chance of that at the Pouj. The organizers were extremely welcoming, had a great venue, and had the media show up and take a bunch of pictures (sorry to epee).
Maybe South Texas just doesn't want the competition?
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02-06-2008, 06:48 PM
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|  I wonder if they change it, if people from down south will even come? | |
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02-06-2008, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by sabregrrrl Funny.... Maybe South Texas just doesn't want the competition? | 28th Pouj Memorial =============== 2008 Texas Tech Open
Mx Foil - 45 fencers A2 (3As, 7Bs) ------- 25 fencers C2 (1B)
Mx Epee - 71 fencers A4 (18As, 16Bs) ---- 31 fencers B2 (2As, 2Bs)
Mx Saber - 27 fencers B2 (5Bs) ---------- 15 fencers C1 (1B) http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...nament_id=5078 http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...nament_id=4063
I should note that Pouj has been held at the same time of the year for the past 28 years. I do agree that only a few of those fencers will travel to Lubbock. However, that would typically be the higher ranked fencers.
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02-06-2008, 10:34 PM
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| I don't think that the two tournaments are in competition with each other. Obviously, the Pouj has a larger pool of fencers in their area and it is a much tougher tournament. The problem is that there are only 52 weeks in a year and there will always be conflicts with some other tournament. Texas Tech has had it's tournament either the 3rd or 4th weekend of January for the last 6 or 7 years. From what I can determine, the date of the Texas Tech Open has always been determined by the date of the January NAC. Tech picks the 3rd weekend if the NAC is on the 2nd weekend and the Tech Open is on the 4th weekend if the NAC is on the 3rd weekend. That is what happened this year. Maybe next year things will work out better for everyone.
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