10th Annual Amarillo Open Fencing Tournament

[Chuck]

We are beginning to develop plans for the 10th Annual Amarillo Open Fencing Tournament to be held in Amarillo, Texas. The tournament is hosted by Amarillo College Fencing Association.

There is a page on our club website dedicated to this tournament. It is

http://www.acfencers.com/amarilloopen.html

We will update this page as more details become available. The tentative date for the tournament is the last weekend of October, 2009. As soon as we have all the details needed for Ask FRED, we will post the tournament on Ask FRED for preregistration.

Clear the date now. If you have any questions, contact me at email address at the bottom of the webpage referenced above.

[Chuck]

We are looking at a possible different date for this event. October 3-4, 2009 is the new tentative date, pending confirmation of the dates of the New Mexico Open and Falcon Open. We will update this as soon as possible.

[Chuck]

The organizers of the Amarillo Open, Falcon Open and New Mexico Open are hoping to put together a "Tri-State Cup" competition for Senior Men and Women fencers who compete in the three tournaments. As soon as details become available we will post them in this thread and on the thread called "Tri-State Cup."

[Chuck]

Pre-Register on Ask FRED at
http://askfred.net/Events/Prereg/pre...nament_id=8868

The following is a copy of the tournament's "More Information" page on FRED.

10th ANNUAL AMARILLO OPEN FENCING TOURNAMENT

The 10th Annual Amarillo Open Fencing Tournament is hosted by Amarillo College Fencing Association, the largest fencing club in the Texas panhandle. This tournament is the first tournament of three in the new Tri-State Cup Competition. (The other tournaments are the New Mexico Open and the Falcon Open.)

DATE
October 3 - 4, 2009

LOCATION
Amarillo College
Carter Fitness Center & AC Fencing Salle
Corner of 24th Street & Washington
Amarillo, TX 79109

SPECIAL NOTE: The Carter Fitness Center is directly across the street from the ACFA Fencing Salle on the corner of 24th and Washington. Both venues will be used for this competition.

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING FOOD IN THE VENUE: The Carter Fitness Center does not allow food and drink (other than water bottles) on the floor of the gym where the competition is being held. There will be an adjoining classroom where all food must be kept and consumed.

BOUT COMMITTEE
The Bout Committee and Referees will be published as they are confirmed.

EVENTS SCHEDULED
Fencing will commence on each event as soon as possible after close of registration. Please arrive sufficiently early so you will be ready to fence when registration closes. The venue will be open at approximately 7:30 a.m. both days.

SATURDAY, October 3, 2009

Senior Mixed Epee
Born 1996 or earlier
Registration closes at 8:30 a.m.

Youth 10 - 12 Mixed Epee
Born 1997 - 2002
Registration closes at 8:30 a.m.

Senior Women's Foil
Born 1996 or earlier
Registration closes at 10:30 a.m.

Youth 14 Mixed Epee
Born 1995 - 1998
Registration closes at 12:00 p.m.

Junior (U20) Mixed Foil
Born 1990 - 1996
Registration closes at 1:30 p.m.

Senior Mixed Saber
Born 1996 or earlier
Registration closes at 3:00 p.m.

Youth 10 - 12 Mixed Saber
Born 1997 - 2002
Registration closes at 3:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, October 4, 2009

Senior Mixed Foil
Born 1996 or earlier
Registration closes at 8:30 a.m.

Youth 10 - 12 Mixed Foil
Born 1997 - 2002
Registration closes at 8:30 a.m.

Senior Women's Epee
Born 1996 or earlier
Registration closes at 10:30 a.m.

Youth 14 Mixed Foil
Born 1995 - 1998
Registration closes at 12:00 p.m.

Junior (U20) Mixed Epee
Born 1990 - 1996
Registration closes at 1:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION FEE
$20 Tournament Registration Fee
if pre-registered on Ask Fred.
$50 Tournament Registration Fee
If NOT pre-registered on Ask Fred.

EVENT FEES
The event fees may be paid at the tournament.
$20 for each Senior Mixed Open Event
$15 for each Junior Mixed Open or Senior Women's Open Event
$10 for each Youth 10-12 or Youth 14 Event

USFA RULES
All USFA rules will be enforced in the tournament. Please bring proof of USFA membership or you will not be allowed to compete. New USFA membership applications will be available at the tournament.

COMPETITION FORMAT
Standard USFA pool format with 100 percent advancing to direct elimination, with no repechage.

AWARDS
Medals being awarded to the top 8 fencers in each event. An additional prize will be awarded to each Gold Medal winner as well.

ARMORER
The tournament will have an armorer to check fencing equipment before each competition and to assist with equipment problems during the tournament.

HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
There are many hotels in the Amarillo area that will fit your budget. Since we are currently unable to guarantee a certain number of rooms, we do not have a special rate arranged at any specific hotel. Virtually every national hotel chain is represented in Amarillo so you have lots of options.

BOX LUNCHES
For the convenience of those attending the tournament, you will be able to order a lunch each morning for approximately $7. Those lunches will be delivered around 12 noon. A bottle of water will come with the box lunch.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Chuck Slaughter
chuck@acfencers.com

Our club website has a webpage on the tournament located at:
http://www.acfencers.com/amarilloopen.html

Preregistration closes on 10/01/2009.

[Chuck]

The U.S. Air Force Academy has added the 10th Annual Amarillo Open Fencing Tournament to it's list of tournaments for the upcoming fencing season. Their fencers have already started appearing on the pre-registration list on Ask FRED, with more to come. We anticipate 25 to 35 fencers from the Air Force will be competing.

This tournament is shaping up to be a great tournament.

Check out Who's Coming on Ask FRED at:
http://askfred.net/Events/whoIsComin...nament_id=8868

To pre-register on Ask FRED, go to:
http://askfred.net/Events/Prereg/pre...nament_id=8868

More information about the tournament on Ask FRED at:
http://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.p...nament_id=8868

Much of the same information about the tournament may be found on the Amarillo College Fencing Association Website at:
http://www.acfencers.com/amarilloopen.html

SPECIAL AWARDS FOR SENIOR MIXED OPEN EVENTS
ACFA will be awarding a katana to the gold medalists in the Senior Mixed Open events.

[physicspackage]

Day 1 results are up.

http://askfred.net/Results/results.p...nament_id=8868

[physicspackage]

Final results are posted.

[physicspackage]

The Amarillo College student paper produced a good video of the Amarillo Open.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9zNwfMwkgc