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2017 Vango Young Lions Cup Oct 14, 2017 - Oct 15, 2017

Come fence at the 2017 Vango Young Lions Cup! The first in our series of youth tournament this year with Cadet, Y14, Y12 and Y10 events in all weapons. Time to bear arms! Sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association.

Vango Toronto Fencing Center: Markham, ON

Map to 980 Denison Street Markham ON l3r 3k5

posted 07/21/2017

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Date: Oct. 14-15, 2017

Venue
Vango Toronto Fencing Center
980 Denison Street
Markham, ON
L3R 3K5

Schedule:

Saturday, October 14
08:30 CMF, CWF
10:00 U15ME, U15WE
11:00 U15MS, U15WS
12:00 CME, CWE
13:00 U15MF, U15WF
14:30 CMS, CWS

Sunday, October 15
08:30 U11MF, U11WF
09:00 U13ME, U13WE
12:00 U11ME, U11WE, U13MF
13:00 U13WF
14:00 U13MS, U13WS

PREREGISTRATION AND FEES:
Pre-registration closes on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017 at midnight and is only accepted on AskFred.

Registrations after Oct. 11, 2017 are considered late and face a doubling in fees per event.

All fees are to be paid at the door, CASH, CHEQUE OR DEBIT ONLY. NO CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED . Cheques should be payable to "Vango Toronto Fencing Inc".

EVENT FEES
$40 per event if registration is received by Oct. 11, 2017 at midnight.

Registrations received after Oct. 11, 2017 at midnight will incur double fees: $80 per event.

COMPETITION AGE CATEGORIES
Competition age categories will be enforced according to the CFF Age Category Definitions. Fencers must be at most 10, 12, or 14 years of age as of December 31, 2018 to participate in the U11, U13, and U15 events, respectively. https://www.fencing.ca/content/competition-age-categories

COMPETITION FORMAT
One round of pools with 100% promotion to direct elimination tableau.

GENERAL INFORMATION
The Vango Young Bears Cup is sanctioned by the Ontario Fencing Association and the Canadian Fencing Federation.

CADET and U15 events will be submitted to CFF for Domestic ranking purposes. U13 and U11 events are JFF (Just For Fun) and results will not be submitted for any ranking purposes.

This competition will be run according to current FIE regulations. The Directoire Technique reserves the right to apply or modify these regulations as they see fit as according to section t.15 of the FIE Rules.

All participants are required to have an active CFF Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant's home institute. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time: http://fencing.ca/purchase-a-cff-licence/

USFA members must show a valid USFA membership card. Please enter your USFA membership number in the "CFF License" field.

All fencers are REQUIRED to wear a sous plastron and fencing pants with long socks so that the legs are fully protected. Track pants will not be permitted as substitutions for fencing pants.

U11 Events: Size 2 blades or smaller will be required for all U11 events.

All foil fencers participating in the Cadet, U15, and U13 foil events are required to have a conductive foil bib. Conductive foil bibs are not required for U11 foil events.

Participants that enter in multiple events may be required to fence multiple bouts without breaks. Should conflicts arise, participants may be asked to withdraw from an event.