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This years open will take place over the weekend of the 15th and 16th May 2010, at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield (S9 5DA). It is a 6 weapon event, and those who qualify will receive BFA ranking points.
In addition to the competition there will be the opportunity to take an assessment to become a referee (at levels 4&3) if you are interested in becoming a referee, please email andrew@sheffieldswordclub.co.uk for more details marking you email 'Sheffield Open - Refereeing'.
This year, will be the same format as last year, with on Saturday Men's Epee, Men's Sabre and Women's Sabre and on Sunday Men's Foil, Women's Epee and Women's Foil.
| Check in will CLOSE at the following times for each weapon: |
| Saturday 15th May 2010. |
Sunday 16th May 2010. |
9:00 - Men's Epee
11:30 - Men's Sabre
12:00 - Women's Sabre |
9:00 - Men's Foil
11:00 - Women's Epee
11:30 - Women's Foil |
Format for this year
- Official Sponsor - The Sponsor of this years Sheffield Open will be LEON PAUL
- There will be 1 round of poules followed by DE's with NO cut
- There will be medals for the L4 at all weapons as well as Best Cadet, Junior, and Over 40 (NVA membership is NOT required for this)
The entry fees are as follows: £20 per weapon, £30 for two weapons (you may only enter ONE weapon per day). The closing date for entries is the 7th May, any entries received after this date will be at the discretion of the organisers, and a late fee of £10 will be applicable (£30 for one weapon, £40 for two weapons).
Once the limits of each weapon have been reached fencers will be put on a waiting list, and notified. If there is a shortfall in another weapon, additional fencers may be entered into the competition from this list, again they will be notified of this prior to the day.
All fencers must be members of the BFA to compete cards will be checked, and should be aware of the BFA guidelines on equipment that became mandatory for all fencers (from 1st January, 2006) - for further details of these, visit the BFA website.
The winners of the 2009 competition are as follows:
Mens Epee - Jon Willis
Mens Sabre - Chris Farren
Womens Sabre - Louise Creechan
Mens Foil - David Alexander
Womens Foil - Catriona Sibert
Womens Epee - Caitlin Chang
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