Bruce Fusner Memorial Epee RJCC & RYC (Region 6)

The Bruce Fusner Memorial RJCC and RYC provide competitive opportunities for Junior, Cadet, Y14, Y12 & Y10 in Epee. Fencers have the opportunity to earn points toward qualification for national tournaments.

TOURNAMENT CHECK-IN PROCEDURES * Fencers must show proof they are COMPETITIVE members of USA Fencing.  Fencers must check-in with their membership card Athletes without proof of membership must fill out all appropriate forms to pay for membership.  Payment will be returned if membership can be verified.

AWARDS: Awards will be given to the top 8 finishers in each event

CLOSE OF CHECK-IN FOR EVENTS: +U19 Men's Epee Sep 8 9:00AM+ +U19 Women's Epee Sep 8 1:30PM+ +Cadet Men's Epee Sep 9 9:00AM+ +Cadet Women's Epee Sep 9 11:00AM+ +Y10 Men's Epee Sep 9 2:00PM+ +Y10 Women's Epee Sep 9 2:00PM+ +Y12 Men's Epee Sep 9 12:00PM+ +Y12 Women's Epee Sep 9 12:00PM+ +Y14 Men's Epee Sep 8 3:00PM+ +Y14 Women's Epee Sep 8 3:30PM+

EQUIPMENT GUIDELINES Standard fencing uniforms; cannot have any rips, tears, or holes. Warm-up pants are not allowed. Fencing glove must cover half of the forearm. Names on uniforms are not required per RJCC/ROC guidelines. Standard fencing plastron; required with every uniform; women must wear chest protector. Mask: 12K punch test. Any attachment to a weapon's handle must fix the hand in one position such that the top of the thumb is no more than 2 cm from the inner surface of the guard. Epee wiring must meet the current standards. For more information, please see http://www.fencingofficials.org/blog/2013/05/wiring-epees

SEEDING:Seeding for Events shall be based on the following order:1. Current national rolling point standings according to age group and weapon. 2. Letter ranking with year classification 3. Athletes with neither of the above are seeded on a random basis after the athletes who are seeded by the preceding factors.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT All events will be one round of pools with 100% promotion to direct eliminations tableau. No fence off for 3rd place for individual events.

POINTS AND CLASSIFICATION EARNINGS: Please see the Athlete Handbook for the latest details on points for RJCC/RYC events, as well as qualifications to National Events.