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Registration Close Date

Thursday 5 October 2023 at 5pm

Overview

DATES

Saturday 7 – Sunday 8 October 2023

TIMES

Saturday
Men’s Epee – 10am
Women’s Epee – 10am
Epee Teams – 2pm/after individual Epee concludes

Sunday
Men’s Foil – 9.30am
Women’s Foil – 9.30am
Foil Teams – 12pm/after individual Foil concludes
Men’s Sabre – 2pm
Women’s Sabre – 2pm
Sabre Teams – 3pm/after individual Sabre concludes

Games Entry Fee

Standard Entry fee $155 per person

Discounted price for competitors aged 70+ is $145 per person

Please note: All transactions are subject to a PayPal charge (1.5% of total amount due +$0.30).
Further details available in the Games Entry Terms & Conditions.

Sport Entry Fee

$40 per person (includes first entry)
$15 per additional weapon entry

Last Updated: 2/5/2023

Age Requirements

Age determined at 31 December 2023
Minimum age 30 years

Age Groups

Female: 30-39, 40-59, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Male: 30-39, 40-59, 50-59, 60-69, 70+
Teams: Organised on the day

Divisions

Sabre – Individual
Sabre – Teams
Epee – Individual
Epee – Teams
Foil – Individual
Foil – Teams

Number of Participant Requirements

Minimum number of participants required to conduct competition: Four entrants required per weapon for the event to go ahead. In the event of three or fewer men/women entered, the events will be fenced mixed.

The Lights Community and Sports Centre

244 - 270 East Parkway Corner Hampstead Road and, 244-270 East Pkwy, Lightsview SA 5085

Individual Events

Fencers will be allocated to pools following roll call on the day of competition.

Team Events

Format will be decided and fencers allocated to teams on the day of the event.

Additional Information

Events with fewer than 4 men/women will be fenced mixed, per the FencingSA Event Gender Format Policy https://fencingsa.org.au/Rules“
Mixed teams events (min 3, max 4 per team): foil, epee, sabre
Fencers will be placed in to teams on the day of the event
All fencers are required to be affiliated. This is completed via their State association and sent to the Australian Fencing Federation (same procedure as per fencers competing in National events).

Rules

The competition will be conducted under competition rules for Veteran events as set out by the Australian Fencing Federation.

Equipment Standards

The competition will follow the Equipment Standards for FencingSA Veteran competitions: https://fencingsa.org.au/Equipment

Equipment Control

Equipment Control checks will be conducted on-piste prior to the commencement of each event. Formal pre-competition Equipment Control (as performed at AFF events) will not be conducted. Fencers are expected to have all their equipment in good working order.