Provisional Check In Times Do you have a BYE? OnLine Entry – Login to Sport:80
| Date: | The LRYCs this year will again take place on 2 separate days. Please ensure you attend the correct event.
Saturday, 2nd March, 2019 – All epee and U12 and U14 foil Sunday 10th March 2019 – All sabre and U16 and U18 foil |
| Venue: | 2nd March -SportsDock, University of East London, Docklands Campus, University Way, London E16 2RD
10th March – St Benedicts School Ealing W5 2DZ |
| Directions and maps: | SPORTSDOCK (opens in a new tab) |
| Closing Date: | Midnight Sunday 24th February, 2019. Late entries may be accepted up to Wednesday 27th midnight at an additional fee (For 2nd March)
Midnight Sunday 3rd March 2019. Late entries may be accepted up to Wednesday 6th Midnight at an additional fee (For 10th March) |
| British Youth Championships: | As well as identifying the London Region Champions for 2019 this Competition is the qualifying event for the British Youth Championships which will take place 4th-6th May 2019 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
By entering this competition, the fencer, agrees, if he or she qualifies, to represent London Region at the BYCs. If a fencer who has qualified knows they will be unable to attend the BYCs please tell the organisers immediately. Their place may then be offered to the next ranking fencer. This does not apply after entries are submitted to BF |
| Entries: | Entry through Sport80
Fencers must be affiliated to London Region |
| Entry Fee: | £33 per fencer per weapon entered. Please note -refunds will only be issued after 2nd February in very exceptional circumstances. There will be no refunds after the closing date Costs this year are higher because BF have increased the levy on each entry plus requiring Regions to provide 3 days refereeing. £10 from each entry goes direct to BF. London Region Fencing has absorbed the increase in refereeing cost but unfortunately have to pass the entry levy increase to competitiors |
| Late entries: | Will only be accepted at the organiser’s discretion Late entries will be subject to a fee of £50 per fencer per weapon. |
| Bye’s: | Any fencer who reached the last 8 in 2018 BYC may claim a bye to the 2019 BYC at the same weapon regardless of age group.(Under 10s with byes will need to have reached the appropriate age to enter Under 12s) Any fencer claiming a bye MUST enter the LRYC but need not fence.  Do you have a BYE?
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| RULES: | The full rules of LRYC and BYC can be found on the British Fencing Web Site |
| Age Brackets: | U12: Born 2007 or 2008 U14: Born 2005 or 2006 U16: Born 2003 or 2004 U18: Born 2001 or 2002 |
| Eligibility: | Fencers can only enter this event if they are UK residents and affiliated to London Region.
Entry to the BYCs is by BF Membership number so it is very important that the fencer’s record on the BF Sport80 database is correct and up to date including email address, contact numbers and regional affiliation. |
| BFA Membership: | All fencers must be members of British Fencing and registered with London Region at the time of this event and at the time of the BYCs. |
| Qualification for BYC Finals: | For every 3 fencers in a weapon per age group, 1 will qualify per 3 or part of 3 fencers competing. Where there are 4 or fewer than 4 fencers per weapon in an age group, all will qualify. Byes count as additional qualifiers and those with a bye who compete in the LYC are included in the number competing. Even if only two fencers enter a particular weapon in an age group, both fencers should attend the Competition to compete. |
| BYC Entry Fee |
£35. This fee is passed to British Fencing for entry to the national BYC. Those qualifying at the LRYC should pay before leaving the venue
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| FURTHER INFORMATION: | |
| Equipment: | Equipment must conform to BFA rules. Please note U16 and U18 sabre entrants must wear 800N sabre gloves. U16 and U18 foil entrants must wear lame bib and mask wire See British Fencing website |
| Competition Format: | In general, there will be one round of poules followed by Direct Elimination with all fencers promoted to the DE. In events with very small entries, the format may be amended. All poule fights are for 5 hits and 15 hits in the DE except for U12’s where the DE fights will be to 10 hits. |
| Check In Times | Check In Times |
| Parking and Catering: | SportsDock offers secure parking and has a café serving hot and cold food and drinks.
At St Benedicts there is parking at the venue or free on street. Hot and cold drinks and cold snacks will be available |
| Timetable: | The list of entries will be posted on Sport:80 and the final check In times on the London Region Website |
| Contact: | hazel.herbert@changemanagementdynamics.com |
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In addition you agree that we may publish your Personal Information as part of the results of the Event and may pass such information to any governing body or any affiliated organisation for the purpose of insurance, licences or for publishing results either for the event alone or combined with or compared to other events. Results may include (but not be limited to) name, any club/home country/regional/county affiliation, results, age category, penalties.
