NYAC Mercury Cup #4

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The New York Athletic Club Presents

The Mercury Cup

Mercury Cup event #4 - Sunday April 13th, 2008 - 10AM
--- This is a mixed epee event for A & B rated epeeists ONLY ---

Registration Closes at 11:59PM April 9th, 2008 - Click here to register

A $10 late-fee will be charged at the door for late/on-site registration.
You must complete online payment to be successfully registered for this event and avoid the late-fee.

ONLY $20 SMACKERS!

2007-2008 Season Changes

• Mercury Cup events #1-#4 are "A & B +8 events". This means the event is open to all A & B rated fencers, and 8 C & under wildcards.
• Similar to wildcards in pro sports, C & under fencers can qualify for the 8 wildcard spots by finishing in the top 8 at Caduceus Cup #1 on September 30th.

Prizes

• $500* for the Mercury Cup Champion, and their name is forever blazened on the side of the famed Mercury Cup!
• $250* for the Mercury Cup Loser (2nd Place)
• $100* for the winner of each event
• Zip Tip’s for the final four of each event – courtesy of ZipFencing
• 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 3 results out of the 5 events (enabling you to skip or "malperform" in up to 2 events). The Mercury Cup Loser is the fencer with the second most points at the conclusion of the season.

* All $$$ prized are in the form of gift certificated good towards your choice of equipment at Blade Fencing

Format

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

Time & Location

Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 10am, and the first round will begin around 10:15am.

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 $20. There is an extra $10 fee for late or onsite registration/payment (NO EXCUSES ACCEPTED – THIS MEANS YOU).

Additional Info

• This is a mixed epee 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.

Champion Benefits

As a benefit of being the reigning 2007 Epeepalooza Champion, Tommi Hurme...

• may show up anytime in the first round prior to the completion of any pools and still be inserted into one
• will pay no entry fees

Everybody else show up on time and bring your wallets!

Sponsors

• Blade Fencing
  Blade Fencing is an official sponsor of Mercury Cup events. See Blade's high quality equipment at bladefencing.com
  
  
• Zip Fencing
  Zip Fencing is an official sponsor of Mercury Cup events. Tired of getting screwed? Get Zip Fencing's cutting edge screwless ZipTip at zipfencing.com. The top four finalists at Mercury Cup events will receive ZipTips courtesy of Zip Fencing!
• 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!

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Congratulations to Jon Normile of the New York Athletic Club, our Mercury Cup #4 Champion!

This Mercury Cup event featured 41 fencers, including 23 A's, 13 B's, and 5 C wildcards.

Jon defeated Dan Rees (Cheyenne FS) visiting from the great state of Colorado (otherwise known as "Not New York") in the quarter final to become the sole American-born semi-finalist. He then defeated Hungarian powerhouse Atilla Lukacs to make the final.

On the other side of the table, Alex Abend (a.k.a. "Russian Winter" and "The Bear of Moscow") defeated NYAC fencer Tudor Saitoc in the quarter final and Lasha Sopromadze (NJFA) to make the final.

Unfortunately for everybody... when Alex realized he would have to face the legendary Jon Normile in the final, he screamed like a sissy and high-tailed it out.

By taking 2nd place, Alex Abend captured his 3rd straight Mercury Cup title. Alex is now the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Mercury Cup Champion.

A few notes of recognition:
- Michael Rossi (FA Westchester) finished 8th and was the only B to make the 16, narrowly losing 14-13 to make the 4.
- Anne Stephenson easily advanced past Jan Viviani
- Matthew Nabavi (NSFC) and Mike Quackenbush (LIFC), two wildcards who qualified through our Caduceus Cup event, both made the round of 32 and finished in the top 24 (unlike a certain Caduceus Cup Champion who goes by the name of Fishler)

http://askfred.net/Results/results.php?tournament_id=4067

Thanks to all our competitors for making this a great event. We look forward to seeing you all at Epeepalooza on May 18th!