The OFA is pleased to welcome you to the third tournament of the 2024/2025 season at Durham College in Oshawa on March 29 and 30, 2025.
The youth categories (U9 to U15 and Veteran) are on the program.
License
All participants are required to have an active Competitive CFF/OFA Fencing License or an equivalent license from the participant’s home federation. All Canadian fencers are expected to hold a Canadian license. You may purchase/renew your license via the Canadian Fencing Federation website in real time.
All international participants are required to present documentation confirming that they hold an active membership with their home federation, or a current, active FIE license.
Venue
Campus Recreation & Wellness Centre
21 Avenue of Champion, Oshawa, ON, L1G 8G3
Vendor
Event Fees
$50 Administration Fee
$50 Youth 9 (Born between 2016 and 2019)
$50 Youth 11 (Born between 2014 and 2017)
$50 Youth 13 (Born between 2012 and 2015)
$50 Youth 15 (Born between 2010 and 2013)
$55 Veteran (Per Age category 40+; 50+; 60+; 70+ and gender)
Registration
https://ontariofencingassociation.wufoo.com/forms/m1lxyq2t1cd0eeo/
Registrations close on Sunday, March 23, at 11:59pm.
Dates and schedule
Event summary
The OFA Circuit Youth #3 is the third event of the season.
The format of the Youth competitions
The U11 and U9 will be mixed up resulting in 2 events in total.
The format of the competition will be one round of pools (8 fencers or +) with 100% promotion. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools.
OFA rankings will be used for pools seeding.
Pool bout in 5 points / D.E bout in 8 points for U9 and 10 points for U11.
The results will count in the OFA rankings.
U13 and U15 events with greater than six (6) competitors will be separated by gender
The format of the competition will be one round of pools with 100% promotion.
Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools.
OFA rankings will be used for pools seeding.
Pool bout in 5 points / D.E bout in 15 points.
The results will count in the OFA rankings.
Veteran Competition format
Seeding into pools of 6 or 7 will be based first upon CFF rankings and OFA rankings.
OFA rankings will be used for athletes not registered with the CFF with adjustments to be made only by the Directoire Technique (DT) based upon exceptional circumstances (e.g. former national team member without a ranking, foreign fencers). In cases where pools of 6 or 7 are not possible, the DT will determine the most practicable format, while ensuring to optimize competition.
All events will have two rounds of pools, with all participants promoted. Any events above 64 registrants may have an imposed cut of between 10-20% if necessary to ensure projected finish times, however, at least 64 fencers will be promoted if there are more than 64 competitors. In cases where cuts will be necessary, an announcement and posting will be made before the start of the event. Advancement into Direct Elimination will be ranked on the results from the pools in accordance with FIE rules.
Events are planned as separate events but may be combined if there are fewer than 6 registrants in one gender. If combined, both a combined and separate women’s DE will be held. Should the events occur on separate days, participants of the later event will be notified no later than 5 days before the event and given the option of combining with the other gendered event, or a refund of event fees.
Medals will be awarded to the four top spots of the event.
No fencing for third place.
Equipment
Please refer to the CFF domestic competition equipment standards.
Note – Blades
U9 – size 0 – 2 blades required for Epee and Foil / Sabre – Plastic Sabre (provided by organizers)
U11 – size 0-2 blades required
U13 – no special rules regarding the maximum blade length
U15 – no special rules regarding the maximum blade length
U9 / U11 / U13 / U15 / Junior
Please refer to the CFF Age Categories (http://fencing.ca/competition-age-categories/) specifications.
Please note that Askfred uses the American naming standards for events, see below for the birth years eligible for the younger events.
$50 Administration Fee
$30 Y10 (CAD U11 Born between 2014 and 2017)
$30 Y12 (CAD U13 Born between 2012 and 2015)
$30 Y14 (CAD U15 Born between 2010 and 2013)
$30 Cadet (any athlete who is a minimum of 12 years old and under 17 years)
$30 Senior any athlete who is a minimum of 13 years old
$30 Veteran (any athlete 40 years or older (*39 and older beginning in 2024-25))
Clothing Standards
This competition will be following the CFF recommended Clothing and Equipment standards for domestic competitions. Equipment checks will occur onsite each day of the vent.
Low Registration Events
Any events that have less than 6 registrations will be combined with the other men’s/women’s events of the corresponding age. Fencers from this event will compete in the combined poules and tableau plus a separate tableau. eg if there are 4 Senior women registered, they will fence in poule with the men, in the men’s DE and separately in a women’s DE.
Coaches
All Coaches get unlimited coffee for free. Bring your own cup.
All ages
U9 / U11 / U13 / U15 / Para
Cadet / Junior / SR / Vet
