The OFA is pleased to welcome you to the first tournament of the 2022/2023 season at the HoopDome on October 15 and 16!
View the results.
The youth categories (U9 to U15) are on the program.
Cadet competitions will count towards the 2023 Canada Games and 2023 Ontario Winter Games rankings!
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
HoopDome 75 Carl Hall Rd, North York, ON M3K 2B9
Accommodation
Closest that is located around the venue.
Montecassino Hotel and Event Venue
3710 Chesswood Dr., North York, ON M3J2W4
Vendor
IMEX sport will be there.
https://imexsport.ca/
Event Fees
$50 Administration Fee +
$40 Youth 9 (Born 2014 and +)
$40 Youth 11 (Born 2012 and +)
$40 Youth 13 (Born 2010 and +)
$40 Youth 15 (Born 2008 and +)
$60 Cadet (Born 2006 and +)
Registration link
https://ontariofencingassociation.wufoo.com/forms/2022-ontario-fencing-association-circuit-1/
Registrations close Wednesday, Oct 12, 2022, at 11:59pm.
Dates and schedule
Saturday, October 15th – Epee events
- 8:30am: ME Cadet + WE Cadet
- 9am: ME U13 + WE U13
- 11am: U11 Mixed
- 1pm: ME U15 + WE U15
- 2pm: U9 Mixed.
Sunday, October 16th – Foil and Sabre
- 8:30am: MF Cadet + WF Cadet + MS Cadet + WS Cadet
- 9:30am: MF U13 + WF U13 + MS U13 + WS U13
- 11am: U11 Mixed Foil + U11 Mixed Sabre
- 1pm: MF U15 + WF U15 + MS U15 + WS U15
- 2pm: U9 Mixed Foil + U9 Mixed Sabre
Event summary
The OFA Circuit Youth #1 and Cadet #1 is the first competition of the season.
Note
The OFA Circuit Cadet #1 is the first competition for the Canada Games and Ontario Winter Games selections.
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.
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.
The format of the Cadet competitions
Seeding into pools of 6 or 7 will be based first upon HPP rankings and OFA rankings for Cadet, Junior and Senior categories.
OFA rankings will be used for athletes not registered with the CFF HPP, 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 one round 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 7 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.
The results will count in the OFA rankings.
Equipment
Please refer to the CFF domestic competition equipment standards
https://fencing.ca/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
OFA will work on a pilot project for the U9 category with the implementation of the use of the plastic Sabre for the U9 tournament.
Athletes under the age of 9 will have a weapon adapted to their level of practice, in connection with the Long-Term Athlete Development.
This will allow them to have a much more fun and also less risk of injury.
