We are organizing a Fall Tournament coming up on Saturday, November 15, 2008, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, in the SUB Ballroom. Note that it is a members only event!
Entry fee per event: $5 (pay at the door).
Registration is from 10:00-11:00 am, and events begin right at 11:00 am sharp! Don't be late!
If you are interested in entering this tournament, please RSVP and pre-register by Friday, November 14th via email or you can come talk to Steph during fencing practice so she can sign you up!
Events will include a beginner dry foil, electric epee and electric sabre. They will all be mixed events (both genders competing in the same event). If we get our electric sabre kits in time, it will be an electric event, otherwise we will do it as a dry sabre event. For epee and sabre, fencers of all levels are welcome to enter. Beginner foil will require you to be an actual beginner to enter. The foil event will include some electric fencing, especially during semi-finals and the finals (and possibly quarter-finals) to make it easier to judge.
The criteria to be able to fence as a "beginner" in the beginner foil event are as follow:
- You MUST have started fencing either during the beginning of the school year (in September 2008) or have started fencing over the summer (May 2008 onwards)
- You MUST have started fencing within the last 6 months
- To enter the tournament, you must be a UBC Fencing Club member and have already paid the necessary session and membership fees (we will confirm this on the day of the tournament)
First place winners of each event will win prizes!! Prizes include:
- Beginner foil: a brand spankin' new dry foil (your choice of getting a right-handed or left-handed foil)
- Epee: 2 movie tickets (valid at Cineplex Entertainment LP theatres, including Famous Players, Cineplex Odeon and Galaxy Cinemas, expires 12/15/2009)
- Sabre: 2 movie tickets (valid at Cineplex Entertainment LP theatres, including Famous Players, Cineplex Odeon and Galaxy Cinemas, expires 12/15/2009)
