Tournament Information
Hi members,
A new season of competitive fencing is starting up now and we want to make sure you know what to expect if you’re thinking of attending tournaments this year.
You need a license to participate in tournaments
https://fencingontario.ca/about-the-ofa/membership-information/
This is for insurance and score tracking purposes. There are youth competitive, adult competitive, and recreational. The recreational only works for 4 senior tournaments, all other tournaments require the competitive level.
Our club code is XEL.
Tournament categorizations
Tournaments are separated by:
- Gender
- Age
- Weapon
As detailed here: https://fencing.ca/competition-age-categories/
Lower level tournaments sometimes have different equipment standards. Some youth categories require smaller blade sizes (blade size 5 is the standard adult blade length).
Tournament schedule
https://fencingontario.ca/competitions-clinics/schedules/
These tournament schedule for the season is posted here and it details which tournaments are for which age bracket:
Costs
The cost varies by tournament, but are typically in the range of 70-150$ per event.
Registration deadlines are often a week or two before the event itself.
The general flow of a tournament itself is as follows:
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Check in at the tournament to confirm you are physically present before the posted start time.
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Have your equipment checked at the armoury desk.
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Report to your assigned strip for the first round group stage. All fencers will be placed in groups of 5-7 known as pools and fence everyone in their pool to 5pts. The pool stage typically takes 1.5hrs to complete
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Results from the pool stage are used to rank fencers into a direct elimination tableau.
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Elimination rounds are fenced to 10 or 15pts depending on the age category. Winners advance to the next elimination round; losers are eliminated and no longer fence. Each elimination round takes about 10-15 mins to complete