NYAC Mercury Sabre Cup #2 - This Saturday! (12/22)

[nyacfencing]

The New York Athletic Club Presents

The Mercury Cup

Mercury Cup #2

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE: Saturday December 22nd, 2007 - 1PM

Registration Closes at 11:59PM Wednesday December 19th, 2007
Click Here to Register via AskFRED NOW!!!

• You MUST complete online payment to be successfully registered for this event and avoid the late-fee.
• A $10 late-fee will be charged at the door for late/on-site registration.
• Please note the change in the close-of-checkin from 12PM to 1PM. This is to ensure you start on-time, and aren't held up by the epeeists as happened at MC#1.
• Check-In will not open until 12:15 pm. Please do not show up before then!

ONLY $15 SMACKERS!

*** NEW PARENT'S LOUNGE ***

Tired of standing around for hours on end just waiting to see your kid fence for 5 minutes? Sick of being crowded in and dodging out of the way to avoid getting hit or run into? Does your own child bore you?

Now you can sit back, relax, chat with other parents, watch tv, or use your phone or laptop in comfort in our brand new paren't lounge! Including:

• A clean, quiet, carpeted room with air conditioning
• Leather couches, chairs, and tables
• Cable television
• A phone-line from the basement so that your child can call you when they need you

Prizes

• $500* for the Mercury Cup Champion
• $100* for the winner of each event
• Fame, Fortune, Honor, and Glory
• Some really cool medals! Be the hero of all your friends!

The Mercury Cup Champion is the fencer with the most points at the conclusion of the season.
Points are based on each fencers best 2 results out of the 3 events (enabling you to skip or "malperform" in an 2 event).

* Good towards your choice of equipment at Blade Fencing

Format

One round of pools, 100% promotion to direct elimination without repêchage.

ALL BOUTS ARE SELF-DIRECT! What? In Saber?!?! YES! All of your bouts will be directed by other competitors, and you will be expected to help direct other bouts. Everything will be friendly and fair. This is how we keep the prices low for all of you! If you don't like this, cannot keep it friendly, or are a cheater, you are invited not to come.

Time & Location

Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 1pm, and the first round will begin around 12:15pm.
The New York Athletic Club is located at 180 Central Park South, in Manhattan.
Please use the 58th Street Entrance at the NE corner of 58th St and 7th Ave, under the green NYAC awning.

Parking

Several garages in the area give discounts to NYAC guests, including most on 58th street both east and west of 7th avenue.
Make sure to look for the NYAC winged foot sign at the garage entrance, and ask the NYAC desk guard to validate your ticket before you leave the club.
Note: This info is to help you... we do not guarantee any discounts whatsoever.
If you are looking for free street parking, we recommend the Upper West Side between 63rd and 70th, or directly west of the NYAC on 58th St around 10th Ave.

Entry

All events require registration and pre-payment via AskFRED by the stated close of registration date.
The cost is $15. There is an extra $10 fee for late or onsite registration/payment (NO EXCUSES ACCEPTED – THIS MEANS YOU).

NYAC Member Info

If you are a member of the NYAC, sign-up but DO NOT go through online payment. I will approve your entries when I see them and you will pay at the door.

NYAC members include those who are actual athletic, associate or regular members of the New York Athletic Club or those with a privledge card.
If your not getting a monthly invoice, you probably aren't a member.
Gate list guests, and those who claim the NYAC as their USFA club without actually belonging to it, are not members.

Additional Info

• This is a mixed saber event. All fencers 13+ are welcome. You DO NOT have to be a NYAC member to compete, however you MUST be a USFA or FIE member.
• This is a USFA and Metropolitan Division sanctioned event. Ratings will be awarded where earned.
• There is a $10 fee for registration after the registration closing date.
• All monies will be collected immediately upon check-in. Cash (exact change) only. No checks or IOU’s.
• Format: One round of pools; 100% promotion to direct elimination without repêchage.
• “I am going to be late” phone calls will not be accepted in lieu of physical presence
• Mercury Cup events are environmentally safe! We exclusively use Staples eco-friendly recycled paper, and a rockin' Canon printer.

Sponsors

• Blade Fencing
  Blade Fencing is an official sponsor of Mercury Cup events. See Blade's high quality equipment at bladefencing.com
  
  
• Fencing Footage
  Fencing Footage is an official sponsor of Mercury Cup events. Let's face it... your fencing could use some work. Get fencing video's of the masters at fencingfootage.com and see what fencing should really look like!

Questions

Email me at 'nyacfencing' at 'gmail.com' or call (sparingly) Jonathan Bartlett at 646-526-9691 BY FRIDAY MORNING before the event.
I will not be responding to emails or voicemails after Friday morning.

[Coldfire]

Its a great event. Everyone who can come should definately do so. Besides...I'll be there

[nyacfencing]

Its a great event. Everyone who can come should definately do so. Besides...I'll be there

Thanks Coldfire! I noticed that while there was a good number of epee and foil events available, there was a lack of quality saber events in the area.

We cautiously planned for only three events this season, and expected to take a loss on them. This was fine for us... we have a good budget, and the aim of the NYAC is to help raise the level of fencing in the entire region. Events like this provide training opportunities to all fencers that attend.

Needless to say, we were thrilled that our first event garnered 67 competitors and a very strong field! If these numbers keep up for event 2 this Saturday and Sabrage (our third and final event), we will look to expand towards a full 8-event Mercury and Caduceus Cup saber season next year, as we currently have for epee.

Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday!

[Coldfire]

Needless to say, we were thrilled that our first event garnered 67 competitors and a very strong field! If these numbers keep up for event 2 this Saturday and Sabrage (our third and final event), we will look to expand towards a full 8-event Mercury and Caduceus Cup saber season next year, as we currently have for epee.

Yeah, the first MC for sabre was really good.

More local sabre events like the Mercury Cup sounds like a great idea. There seems to be a lack of events in the Metro Divsion. I have to travel to Jersey and long island for competitions. We're a large, strong division. Why shouldnt we have more events?

[nyacfencing]

Congratulations to Ben Igoe of the New York Athletic Club, the Mercury Cup #2 Champion!

http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...nament_id=4127

Ben had a perfect day, going undefeated in pools to take the #1 seed, and then winning straight through direct elimination to capture the gold medal.

In the final, Ben defeated #2 seed Johnny Arden of Manhattan FC.

The Mercury Cup champion will be decided by the the final event of the season, Sabrage, on March 30th.

Congratulations to Ben and all our competitors!

[oiuyt]

Not to mention congratulations to Jonathan Bartlett for earning his D07!

Although with what appears to be an erroneously-entered club affiliation (NYAC, rather than NYAC II used previously this season).

-B