PCCs Prediction

[akaiyuki]

Let's hear it! Who's coming page

Men's epee looks excellent. 115 fencers -- Why does it start after foil?

[edew]

With those numbers, I'm predicting complete chaos!

[seven6ty]

Yeah, when it was at 60, I thought that was kinda low. But when I last looked, it was just over a hundred, and now at 115, that sounds a bit ridiculous! Should be awesome though, it looks like every epee nerd in the West will be there, just about.

[rainMasterFlashMan]

ME top 8 in somewhat alphabetical order:

1. Garret Carnahan
2. Gago
3. Cooper Gegan
3. Eric Hansen
4. Phillip Hedges
5. Keith Lichten
6. Kevin Mo
7. Mike Raynis
8. Tigran Shaginian

that would be a pretty sick 8
...other good fencers that could also make it :

Jens Stephan, Gyorgy Ordody, Deric Clarke, David Jensen, Joe Elliot, Doug Thistlethwaite, Gelnaw

[rainMasterFlashMan]

oh wait....that's 9....*that would be a pretty sick top 9

[CadetVet]

Why does it start after foil?

Because it should... that is the natural order of life.

[sionnach]

Because it should... that is the natural order of life.

Yup, evolution.

[gatsby]

ME top 8 in somewhat alphabetical order:

1. Garret Carnahan
2. Gago
3. Cooper Gegan
3. Eric Hansen
4. Phillip Hedges
5. Keith Lichten
6. Kevin Mo
7. Mike Raynis
8. Tigran Shaginian

that would be a pretty sick 8
...other good fencers that could also make it :

Jens Stephan, Gyorgy Ordody, Deric Clarke, David Jensen, Joe Elliot, Doug Thistlethwaite, Gelnaw

Looks pretty good, but I'd put Raynis somewhere in the top 4.

[mfp]

Men's epee looks excellent. 115 fencers -- Why does it start after foil?

It's to help the foilists of course.

The growth and success of men's epee over the last few years obviously has been due to M.E. events starting first in the past. Now it's time to be fair, start promoting other events and give them their fair shares of 8am starts across the country (no matter what the time zone).

[wahrman]

I predict that I will not miss my ride. Unlike the Linkmeyer.

[Purple Fencer]

ME top 8 in somewhat alphabetical order:

1. Garret Carnahan
2. Gago
3. Cooper Gegan
3. Eric Hansen
4. Phillip Hedges
5. Keith Lichten
6. Kevin Mo
7. Mike Raynis
8. Tigran Shaginian

that would be a pretty sick 8
...other good fencers that could also make it :

Jens Stephan, Gyorgy Ordody, Deric Clarke, David Jensen, Joe Elliot, Doug Thistlethwaite, Gelnaw

Wow.....some pretty heavy hitters there....Tigran's fencing again? Usually he only fences the Sword tournament.

Ohhhhh...that he and Gago should meet in DE.....THERE'S a battle royale fer ya!!

[oiuyt]

Looks pretty good, but I'd put Raynis somewhere in the top 4.

That would require changing his name.

Or how our alphabet works.

-B

[edew]

Or assume that none of those currently listed in the top-4 would make top-8 no matter what.

[Greybeard]

I can honestly say no one will score a single touch against me.

Crap

[DJ Apostrophe]

I can honestly say no one will score a single touch against me.

Same here!

-w

[counterattack]

With a field like that it is really going to come down to the details of exactly who fences who in the 16. There are going to be super tough bouts in the 16 (and probably 32 given how hard pools will be). The only thing you can say for sure is that barring some really weird seeding Hansen, Gago, and Lichten should make top-8. Those are the guys who always perform (assuming Gago has been fencing with the guys at LAIFC, since I haven't actually seen him fence in years). The rest of us just going to be grinding it out. My picks for the rest of the 8:

Ordody
Stephan (he has disappeared from the registration, so if that keeps up, obviously he won't place)
two of three: Raynis, Carnahan, Mo
Shaginian

But the kids will be most prone to upset, since there are a lot of good fencers with much more experience. Thistlewaite (if he seeds well in pools), Bethel, Gegan (I don't place him higher because though he usually places well, but I haven't watched him while he is fencing his best). Notable absence of someone who could be in the top-8 is Clawson.

[akaiyuki]

Anyone knows which vendors will be there? I remember fencingpost and athos...

[seven6ty]

Tell somebody to bring some BF's!

I broke another one.

Oh, and preferrably with Leon Paul GT tips, kthnxby!

[Purple Fencer]

Anyone knows which vendors will be there? I remember fencingpost and athos...

Post definitely...it's only a couple hour drive from Escondido....

Athos???? ELI was there last year...I didn't know Athos ever DID events.

[akaiyuki]

Maybe not Athos... I think I remembered wrong -- they were at Atlanta. It was probably EMFC's shop or something.