How a Fencing competition works:
Fencing Competitions are separated into Male and Female categories for each of the three weapons (Epee, Foil and Sabre) and for the Open Age Group and Veteran Age Group (40yrs +) at ANFC2013. This means there will be 12 Individual competitions running, as well as team competitions.
A competition consists of a round-robin style pool event, where fencers compete to 5 points against 4-8 other competitors in their poule, followed by Direct Elimination (DE) bouts to 15 points. The Direct Elimination bouts are just that – the victor progresses to the next round while the defeated is eliminated from the competition. Rounds are named b how many fencers compete in them – 64, 32, 16, 8, 4, etc
Pools are good to watch if you want to see short bouts with a range of different fencers and styles.
DEs are fun to watch for comebacks, grudges and all-or-nothing daring.
Spectating:
Spectators are welcome in the upper section of the Arena (the stands) over the five days of the event. The finals piste is located behind the curtain at the far end of the Arena – Seating access is available from the competition floor and the concourse. We ask that spectators avoid congregating on the competition floor to allow room for athletes, referees and officials as well as to avoid accidental damages to equipment. Please allow yourself plenty of time to be seated before commencement of an event. If you have any questions, about access, the competition or the sport of fencing, a volunteer in yellow will be able to assist you.
Timetable:
The Australian Fencing Federation and the ACT Fencing Federation present the following timetable for the 2013 Australian Fencing Circuit National Championships Tournament, to be held at the AIS Arena, Canberra (click here).
Weapons check will be available from 6:00pm – 7:30pm on Wednesday, 4th December. Otherwise, Weapon Check will be available from at least 1 hour before roll call for events each day and then each afternoon from 3:00pm – 5:00pm.
Local and overseas competitors should refer to the Competitions / Frequently Asked Questions on the Ausfencing web site for additional information. See http://www.ausfencing.org/home/index.php/competitions-46/new-national-competition-faq
Thursday, 5th December 2013
09:00 Australian Men’s Foil individual
11:00 Australian Women’s Sabre individual
~ 14:30 Australian Women’s Sabre teams (to immediately follow individual event)
Friday, 6th December 2013
09:00 Australian Women’s Epée individual
11:00 Australian Men’s Foil teams
14:00 Australian Veteran Men’s Sabre individual
14:00 Australian Veteran Women’s Sabre individual
Saturday, 7th December 2013
09:00 Australian Men’s Epée individual (pools, round of 128 and round of 64)
11:00 Australian Women’s Epée teams
13:30 Australian Veteran Men’s Foil individual
13:30 Australian Veteran Women’s Foil individual
Sunday, 8th December 2013
09:00 Australian Men’s Epée individual round of 32 to Final:
Round of 32 – 9:00
Round of 16 – 10:10
Quarter-finals – 11:00
Semi-finals – 11:40
Final – 12:30
09:00 Australian Women’s Foil individual
13:30 Australian Men’s Sabre individual
13:30 Australian Veteran Men’s Epee individual
13:30 Australian Veteran Women’s Epee individual
Monday, 9th December 2013
09:00 Australian Men’s Epee Teams
09:30 Australian Women’s Foil teams
12:30 Australian Men’s Sabre Teams
Weapons Check:
Weapons check will be available from 6:00pm – 7:30pm on Wednesday, 4th December.
Otherwise, Weapon Check will be available from at least 1 hour before roll call for events each day and then each afternoon from 3:00pm – 5:00pm.
Additonal Information: