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[frenzl]

let's say you have a U rankng and you went to JO's where would you have to place to gain any ranking. or is it up to whom you beat.

yes i know it is unlikely to be anything but dead f last while being a U but - it's just because i'm not a big tournament go-r

[edew]

You have to place a certain level to obtain a classification. Still, the only thing that matters is whether there's a medal around your neck. Not some letter signifying...um...your seeding level at your next few tournaments.

[darius]

It depends on what your final ranking is. Last year, Jr. ME was an A4, so you would gain a rating by placing anywhere in the top 48.

You will have to fence very well to get that rating, and be prepared to take down some "better" fencers.

darius

[Tireur]

I think I would just concentrate on fencing well and not worry about this other stuff.

[Victor]

js+ f0ku5 on Bing mos+ l33+ fens0r U kan B!!!

EPE RULEZ!!!

[Namir]

Originally posted by Victor
js+ f0ku5 on Bing mos+ l33+ fens0r U kan B!!!

EPE RULEZ!!!

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[The0ne]

rating is kinda important going into bigger tournaments, because if you are a U you will probably have an A, a B, and at least one C in the Junior. . . If you ARE the C or the B it's one person in the pool who is not rated higher, and in theory, better than you. Or you can just go and beat everyone and not worry about it!

[telkanuru]

I should note that ratings, on the whole, tend to mean jack. Sure, most 'A's are pretty good, and can kick the posterior of any 'U', but sometimes things go funny. Not to brag, but I, a 'U', have beaten a 'B' 3-5 and a 'C' 0-5. I hesatate to extrapolate from personal experience to general rules, but a rating is not protection against having a bad day, a hangover, or just being stupid.

[Inquartata]

Go ahead and extrapolate, it very often happens that way with lots of people. There are whole ranges within each rating, ie weak Cs, middling Cs and strong Cs, etc. ( Even, at the risk of starting up another Holy War on the subject, the occasional "fluke" C. ) And so forth. Then there are the fencers who, regardless of rating, just "have your number". Or whose number you have.

All in all, it really is mostly a seeding device that sorts itself out GENERALLY by ability...

[MHS Fencer]

This is JOs that they're talking about... so probably no hangovers from the night before... the next morning's probably different.

[Hurriranger]

Originally posted by Victor
js+ f0ku5 on Bing mos+ l33+ fens0r U kan B!!!

EPE RULEZ!!!

translation :

just focus on being the most leet (elite) fencer you can be!!!

Epee sux

[oiuyt]

Originally posted by Inquartata
Even, at the risk of starting up another Holy War on the subject, the occasional "fluke" C. :)

Heh. :)

-B :)

[Army Fencer]

Originally posted by Inquartata
( Even, at the risk of starting up another Holy War on the subject, the occasional "fluke" C. )

Done that one before.

Anything can happen in epee.