Gothenburg JWC Epee

[downunder]

This is one of my favourite events... and you guys send a modern army of cadets and juniors - will anyone on the forum be there?

[Craig]

I know that some people who read the forums will be there. Don't know about their level of active participation.

Craig

[teacup]

Results from this event often determine the junior and cadet men and women epee team members.

[teacup]

List of participating US fencers: (or the army, as you referred to it. )
Cadet WE 30 Jan - 17 fencers
HOLMES Katharine
ONEILL-LYUBLINSKY Jessica
SEVERSON Ashley
AMELI Nik-Nik
PETERSON Emma
BHINDER Mandeep
DUMAS Courtney
VAN BRUMMEN Anna
MILLER Katherine
TSINIS Diana
EDWARDS Aleina
FOSTER Channing
SPETA Mason
OMAR Somer
VAN LOON Nina
BARNA Isabella
TANNOUS Dominique

Jr. WE 31 Jan. (12 fencers)
Only 4 aren't still cadets.
AMELI Nik-Nik
BARNA Isabella
BAZARBAYEVA Dina
BRANDFIELD-HARVEY Cornelia (Neely)
DUMAS Courtney
HOLMES Katharine
KOPECKY Lydia
MILLER Katherine
NEVEU Grace
O'NEILL-LYUBLINSKY Jessica
PETERSON Emma
SEVERSON Ashley

Cadet ME 31 Jan (22 fencers)
MEYERS Andrew
WILEY Joseph
IBRAHIM Ayuub
ELDEIB Alexander
KLEEMAN Maxwell
TAPAI Andrei
CAMPBELL-KRUGER Adam
NORTH Gary
BOGARD Matt
WEISS Lewis
MCINNIS Kael
MERZ Brandon
SARHAN Omar
SCHORR Raymond
NEVEU John
CRAMERUS John
HURWITZ Daniel
AMANN Spencer
HOUSE Alex
SALEM James
FREIMAN Samuel
OMAR Adam

Jr ME 30 Jan. (12 fencers)
(Only 6 aren't still cadets)
VOMERO Nicholas
RAYNIS Michael
KELLEY Edward
BADGER Peregrine
MILLER Jeffrey
HOUSER Chase
ELDEIB Alexander
MEYERS Andrew
WILEY Joseph
CAMPBELL-KRUGER Adam
NORTH Gary
WEISS Lewis

[teacup]

The lists of registered fencers from all countries have been posted.
http://www.vigor-challenge.se/eng/anmalda.asp

This year results will be live!
http://www.vigor-challenge.se/eng/re...nu=2&year=2010

(They are using the German live results system.
http://212.34.165.4:8080/WAFechten/index.jsp)

[teacup]

The Jr ME estimated strength factor is 2.38, total of 216 fencers, which is much stronger than in previous years.

7 of the top 8, 3 of the 8 - 16 and 12 of the 17 - 32nd world ranked fencers are attending. (No Hungarians or Canadians.)

JSF = {216/3 + 10 (7) + 8(3) + 6 (12) + 12 (0)
2.38 = 72 + 70 + 24 + 72 + 0

Jr WE estimated strength factor:
(No Hungarians, Russians or French)

JSF = {151/3 + 10 (1) + 8(6) + 6 (6) + 12 (0)
1.44 = 50.33 + 10 + 48 + 36 + 0

Yet, many of the US top junior men and women fencers are not attending, due to an NCAA conflict, North Western University meet, and/or other reasons.

[DrWhiteTX]

Strength factor maxes at 2.0

[oiuyt]

Strength factor maxes at 2.0

For points-awarding purposes it does, but I think it's worthwhile doing (and reporting) the calculation Teacup did as it really emphasizes just how strong this season's JME event will be.

-B

[DrWhiteTX]

For points-awarding purposes it does, but I think it's worthwhile doing (and reporting) the calculation Teacup did as it really emphasizes just how strong this season's JME event will be.

-B

I agree it helps to understand the level. This tournament basically replaced the Tauberbishofsheim Jr WC in Germany that they stopped about 4 years back. (I think I coached the last one in Jan '05.) Gotenberg was just started a few years before that and was weak the first two years. The year that Germany stopped hosting Taub everyone went there instead. It is much like Laupheim and Bratislava on ME what one might call beyond ccategory like they do in cycling.

[downunder]

Apparantly it's going to be -17C tomorrow (about 0F)

bloody hell.

[teacup]

Apparantly it's going to be -17C tomorrow (about 0F)

bloody hell.

Compared to that, last year was quite balmy.

[teacup]

Junior ME pool assignments have been posted.
http://212.34.165.4:8080/WAFechten/index.jsp

[koorsgirl]

I'm not finding the links listed to have any information. Any results yet as to how we are doing?

[K O'N]

I'm not finding the links listed to have any information. Any results yet as to how we are doing?

Yeah. Very nice web site, but in Sweden it's about 9 pm Saturday right now and no JME or CWE pool results are posted yet. Too bad. Maybe they just forgot?

Anyway, anyone have a report on the USArmyofyouth?

K O'N

[teacup]

Results for cadet women and junior men have been posted.
http://212.34.165.4:8080/WAFechten/index.jsp

[teacup]

Complete results for all Jr. WE and Cadet ME have been posted.
http://212.34.165.4:8080/WAFechten/index.jsp

[downunder]

so my flight home has been cancelled due to snow so back in the hotel. Fantastic.

[pinkelephant]

All the Brits (+ Australian, who almost counts) have just landed at London Stansted (it's 00:24 on Tuesday morning here), having flown from Gothenburg to Frankurt and then to London (try looking at the map!).

Did any of you guys have travel problems?

[KD5MDK]

I saw a Facebook post that involved Latvia in a negative way.

[catwood1]

I saw a Facebook post that involved Latvia in a negative way.

Considering the context, this is definitely one of the funniest posts on F.net I've ever seen.