Foil
Veteran
The OFA is pleased to welcome athletes to the first tournament of the 2026/2027 season, hosted at Algonquin College in Ottawa on October 17 and 18, 2026.
Youth categories U9 through Cadet are included in the program.
Register now
Registration Deadline: Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Event Fees
- $50 — Administration Fee
- $70 — Youth 9 (Born 2018–2021)
- $70 — Youth 11 (Born 2016–2019)
- $70 — Youth 13 (Born 2014–2017)
- $70 — Youth 15 (Born 2012–2015)
- $70 — Cadet (Born 2010–2013)
License Requirements
All participants must have an active Competitive CFF/OFA Fencing License or an equivalent license from their home federation.
- Canadian fencers: Must hold a valid Canadian license. Licenses may be purchased or renewed through the Canadian Fencing Federation website.
- International fencers: Must present documentation confirming active membership with their home federation, or a current, active FIE license.
Venue
Algonquin College — AC Gymnasium (A Building)
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, ON K2G 1V8
Important: The AC Gymnasium is located in the A Building of Algonquin College. It is not the gym located in the Jack Doyle Recreational Complex.
Dates & Schedule
Event Summary
Youth Events (U9, U11, U13, U15)
U9 & U11
U9 and U11 will be combined, resulting in two total events.
- One round of pools (8+ fencers)
- 100% promotion to Direct Elimination
- OFA rankings used for pool seeding
- Pool bouts: 5 points
- DE bouts:
- U9 → 8 points
- U11 → 10 points
- Results count toward OFA rankings
U13 & U15
Events with more than six (6) competitors will be separated by gender.
- One round of pools
- 100% promotion
- OFA rankings used for pool seeding
- Pool bouts: 5 points
- DE bouts: 15 points
- Results count toward OFA rankings
U15 Division Split
U15 athletes will be split into two divisions for Direct Elimination.
- Division sizes announced on event morning
- Goal: Top 16 after pools qualify for Division 1
- Results count toward OFA rankings
Cadet Events
- Pools of 6 or 7
- Seeding based on HPP rankings and OFA rankings
- DT may adjust seeding for exceptional cases (e.g., former national team members without ranking, foreign athletes)
- One round of pools
- 100% promotion
- Events with more than 64 registrants may have a 10–20% cut if required for timing
- At least 64 athletes will be promoted if more than 64 competitors are present
- Cuts will be announced before the start of the event
- Advancement into DE follows FIE rules
- Events planned separately but may be combined if fewer than 6 registrants in one gender
- If combined, both combined and separate women’s DE will be held
- If events occur on separate days, later participants will be notified at least 7 days in advance and may choose to combine or receive a refund
- Medals awarded to top 4
- No fencing for third place
- Results count toward OFA rankings
Equipment Requirements
Please refer to the CFF Domestic Competition Equipment Standards.
Blade Requirements
- U9: Size 0–2 blades (Foil/Epee)
- Sabre: Plastic sabre provided by organizers
- U11: Size 0–2 blades
- U13: No blade length restrictions
- U15: No blade length restrictions
Vendor
IMEX Sport will be onsite.
Queen’s University Athletics and Recreation is pleased to invite fencers to participate in the 2026 Queen’s Hugh Munby Fencing Tournament.
Location
Queen’s University. Upper Gym, Athletics & Recreation Centre (ARC)
Directions
Take Hwy 401 to Division St exit (#617). Follow this road south until Earl St. and turn right. The ARC is on the left.
Schedule
| Date | Event | Time |
| October 24 | Senior Men’s Epee | 8:30 am |
| October 24 | Senior Women’s Foil | 11:30 am |
| October 24 | Senior Men’s Sabre | 2:00 pm |
| October 25 | Senior Men’s Foil | 8:30 am |
| October 25 | Senior Women’s Epee | 11:00 am |
| October 25 | Senior Women’s Sabre | 2:00 pm |
Note: Times indicate closing of registration; bouts start 15 to 20 minutes later. Doors to the facility open at 8 am.
Registration
Registration fee is $80 per weapon fenced. Preregistration closes 4 pm Wednesday Oct. 21, 2026. No refunds.
Preregistrations are being taken at: https://gaels.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=2339&p=1
Please select “Join/Register” and then “General Public”. Then enter your email and create a password. Once your account is created you can log in and then you will be prompted to select your “seats” (ie 1 for an individual registration; 2+ if you are registering multiple fencers or for multiple events). You will then be prompted to enter the name of the fencer(s), CFF number(s) and the event(s) you wish to participate in. You may then enter your credit card information and click on the green “pay” button.
Head coaches of OUA clubs may complete the excel registration provided by the tournament organizer for bulk registration. Please submit this sheet to qfencing@queensu.ca by 4:00 pm Wednesday Oct. 21, 2026. Payment must be made by head coaches at the door on Saturday Oct 24 by cheque or bank draft (payable to Queen’s University). Arrangements can be made to invoice universities directly, if preferred.
Questions about registrations can be sent to qfencing@queensu.ca.
General Information
A 2026-2027 CFF competitive license or equivalent is required to participate.
This tournament will conform to current FIE regulations. The Directoire Technique reserves the right to apply or to modify these regulations as they see fit. Sous-plastrons are required. Fencing pants are required. Sabre fencers are required to wear a conductive manchette or glove. Conductive bibs are required for foil. Chest protectors must have the soft overlay for all foil fencers who wear one, regardless of gender. All fencers must be a minimum age of 13 (per CFF Age Categories).
All participants, coaches, and spectators must follow the OFA’s Codes of Conduct.
Please note: there will be no equipment vendor in attendance. You are responsible for ensuring all your equipment is in good working order and meets safety and technical requirements.
Foil, Epee, Sabre
U11, U13, U15, Cadet
Foil, Epee, Sabre
Senior
The organizer has not yet received sanction for this event. Dates and other details are subject to change.
Foil, Epee, Sabre
U13, U15, Cadet, Junior, Senior, Veteran
Foil, Epee, Sabre
U15, Cadet, Junior, Senior, Veteran
This event has been sanctioned by the OFA.
Foil, Epee, Sabre
U13, U15, Cadet
This event has been sanctioned by the OFA.
