Category: Competition Entry

LONDON REGION INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP  (and GB Cup Qualifier)

Mens and Womens Intermediate Foil, Sabre & Epee

Venue
St Benedict’s School, Marchwood Crescent, Ealing, London W5 2DZ. Closest train station Ealing Broadway (10 min walk). Several Bus Routes (65, 226, 297, E1, E2, E7, E9, E10)

Date  Sunday, 6th April 2025

Close of check in

Mens and Womens Foil – 13.45

Mens and Womens Epee – 10.00

Mens and Womens Sabre – 09.45

Eligibility

Fencers must
 – be aged 13 or over on 1 January 2025;

 – be ranked outside of the top 25 of National Senior rankings in their weapon for Women’s Foil, Epee, Sabre and Men’s Sabre and the top 50 for Men’s Foil and Epee as at 1 January 2025;

 – have London Region specified on their British Fencing Membership.

 and be resident in UK

British Fencing Membership Requirement

Full Compete membership

Entry
Entry is online through Sport80.

Entry fee £40

Refunds will only be offered in very exceptional circumstances.  No refunds will be offered after 30th March under any circumstances. 

Closing Date
Midnight 30th March 2025.  Late entry at £50 may be permitted but solely at the discretion of the organiser.

Formula
Poules, plus DE

Awards & Qualification 

Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded for each weapon in the London Region Intermediate Championships.  Additionally, the top 2 ranked fencers in each weapon will be eligible to enter the finals of the GB Cup.  

Please note the GB Cup finals will be on 27th April in Sheffield.  If you qualify but cannot or do not wish to fence please let us know so that your place may be offered to the next ranking fencer.

British Fencing’s full details of the GB Cup are here

Other Information
There are no shops nearby and we will not be offering a refreshment service so please make sure you have adequate food and drink for the event.  Fresh water will be available to refill water bottles

No personal armoury repair service will be provided so please ensure your kit is in good working order and you have spares where necessary.

Competition Contact  Hazel Herbert to 30th April then Sandy Sandford

Disclaimer:  The competition will be run in accordance with BF fencing safety guidelines. Clothing and equipment must conform to BF rules. All fencers must be aware of and adhere to these rules at all times for their own safety and for the safety of others. Fencers failing to meet  any of the requirements of the competition will not be permitted to compete, nor will their fees be refunded. London Region Fencing and its representatives accept no responsibility for any loss or damage to any person and/or equipment. The organisers reserve the right to make any such changes to the competition as may be required to improve safety, practicability or efficiency.

Privacy Notice

Please note that by entering this event you are giving permission to London Region Fencing to contact you  about this and future events organised by London Region Fencing. Your data will not be passed to third parties. You can remove yourself from the list using the unsubscribe option in any automated emails to you.

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.

Supported by St Benedicts School Ealing

Dates	The 2025 LRYC will be spread over 3 days Saturday 15th February 2025 Check in Closes Sabre U12 Boys Sabre        10.45 U12 Girls  Sabre        09.00 U14 Boys Sabre        11.30 U14 Girls Sabre        13.00 U16 Boys Sabre        08.45 U16 Girls Sabre        11.30 U18 Boys Sabre        14.15 U18 Girls Sabre        12.30   Foil U12 Girls Foil          12.15 U14 Girls Foil          13.45 U16 Girls Foil          09.00 U18 Girls Foil          15.30      Sunday 16th February 2025 Epee U12 Girls Epee        12.45 U14 Girls Epee        09.00 U16 Girls Epee        11.30 U18 Girls Epee        11.30   Foil U14 Boys Foil          09.00 U18 Boys Foil          12.45 Sunday 2nd March 2025 Epee U12 Boys Epee 11.00 U14 Boys Epee 09.00 U16 Boys Epee 13.00 U18 Boys Epee 08.45 Foil U12 Boys Foil 08.45 U16 Boys Foil 12.00
Venues	15th & 16th February St Benedicts School Ealing W5 2DZ 2nd March Leon Paul Fencing Centre
Directions/ map:	St Benedicts School Leon Paul Centre
Closing Dates:	Midnight Saturday 8th February for 15th February Midnight Sunday 9th February for 16th February Midnight Sunday 23rd February for 2nd March
British Youth Championships:	The objective of this Regional Qualifying Event is to select fencers for the British Youth Championship finals which will take place in May 2025 in Sheffield.  Fencers who qualify at this RQE will be entitled to enter the BYC finals to represent London Region.  If fencers who qualify at the event know they will be unable to attend the BYC finals please tell the organisers immediately. Their places may then be offered to the next ranked fencers.
Entries:	Entries will only be taken through Sport80   Please Note.  Space at the venue is limited and it may be necessary to impose a limit on the number of entries in some categories and/or may lead to entry being closed before the published closing date.  In these circumstances, entries will be allocated strictly on a first come first served basis as recorded by the completion of the entry transaction on Sport80.  Any subsequent vacancies due to withdrawals will be allocated from the Sport80 waiting list on the same basis.
Entry Fee:	Entry to London’s Regional Qualifying Event is £50 per fencer per weapon entered. ( £10 of this fee goes direct to BF)  Special Offer. £10 discount for 15th & 16th February event until midnight 4th and 5th January respectively Entries close at midnight on 8th and 9th February respectively Late entries, at the organiser’s discretion, MAY be accepted up to midnight on 12th and 13th February for a fee of £60. For 10th March event the discount will close on 19th January and entries close at midnight on 23rd February. Late entries, at the organiser’s discretion, MAY be accepted up to midnight on 27th February for a fee of £60  British Fencing’s entry fee for the BYC finals is detailed on the BF website and will be invoiced separately by BF to those qualifiers who choose to compete at Sheffield.   Please note.  If a competitor is entered for more than one weapon and is eliminated from his/her first weapon event before the second event begins, he/she will be considered to have competed in the second event whether or not she/he chooses to fence.  If the second event commences before elimination from the first, the fencer’s entry to the second weapon will be voided by the organisers and the entry fee refunded.   Otherwise, refunds will only be issued in exceptional cases and not later than 7 days before the date of the event, and will be subject to an administration charge in respect of irrecoverable fees we have to pay for Sport80 and Stripe services.
Late entries:	Will only be accepted at the organiser’s discretion and will be subject to a fee of £60 per fencer per weapon.
Byes:	Those fencers who finished in the last 8 at the 2024 BYCs may be granted a bye to the 2025 BYCs. To claim the bye the fencers must enter the Regional qualifiers but may choose not to fight
RULES:	The full rules of LRYC and BYC can be found on the British Fencing Web Site
Age Brackets:	U12: Born 2013 or 2014                 U14: Born 2011 or 2012 U16: Born  2009 or 2010                U18: Born 2007 or 2008
Eligibility:	Fencers can only enter this event if they are UK residents and  affiliated to London Region.  Please check that London Region is selected in your BF Membership profile
BF 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:	1 – 13 fencers 8 qualify 14 – 15 fencers 9 qualify 16 – 17 fencer 10 qualify 18 – 19 fencers 11 qualify 20 – 21 fencers 12 qualify 22 fencers 13 qualify 23 – 24 fencers 14 qualify 25 – 26 fencers 15 qualify 27 – 28 fencers 16 qualify 29 – 30 fencers 17 qualify 31 – 32 fencers 18 qualify 33 – 34 fencers 19 qualify 35 – 36 fencers 20 qualify 37-38 fencers 21 qualify 39-40 fencers 22 qualify
BYC Entry Fee	BF will collect this fee directly from the qualifiers
	FURTHER INFORMATION:
Equipment:	Equipment must conform to BF 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. Girls are required to wear rigid chest protection. Full kit specification is here
Competition Format:	In the main, there will be one round of poules followed by Direct Elimination with all fencers promoted to the DE.   Poule fights will be to 5 hits.  DE’s will be to 15 hits except for U12’s where DE fights will be to 10.  The organisers reserve the right to amend the format as they deem appropriate.
Check In Times	Check in close times will be published after the entry closing date for each competition:
Parking and Catering: Armoury	There is no parking at St Benedicts School but street parking is usually available at the weekend. Parking is limited at the Leon Paul Centre .  There will be no catering at these events and the nearest shops are some distance away so please ensure you bring adequate food and drink.  There is water to refill bottles. There will be no personal armoury service so please ensure weapons are in good order and you have spares.
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

Privacy Notice

Please note that by entering this event you are giving permission to London Region Fencing to contact you  about this and future events organised by London Region Fencing. Your data will not be passed to third parties. You can remove yourself from the list using the unsubscribe option in any automated emails to you.

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.

A list of all events planned by London Region for 2026. Entries will normally open on Sport80 about 6 weeks before the event and be notified by e-mail. Full details will be on this web site.

                                    Event                                                  Venue

2026

Sat 17th Jan	LRYC/BYC Qualifier 1 All sabre and all girls foil	St Benedicts Ealing
Sun 18th Jan	LRYC/BYC Qualifier 2 U14 and U18 boys foil and all girls epee	St Benedicts Ealing
Sun 25th Jan	LRYC/BYC Qualifier 3  U12 and U16 boys foil and all boys epee	Leon Paul Fencing Centre
Sun 1st Feb	Winter N&I	St Benedicts Ealing
Sun 19th Apr	Easter Bunny Open N&I	St Benedicts Ealing
Sat 14th Nov	U11 Fencing Festival	St Benedicts Ealing
Sun 12th Jul	Summer N&I	St Benedicts Ealing
Sun 18th Oct	Team Open Competition	St Benedicts Ealing
Sat 5th Dec	CAPITAL OPEN	Redbridge Leisure Centre

Open for All. Men’s and Women’s Foil, Sabre & Epee at Novice and Intermediate level from any Region. All welcome.

VENUE
St Benedict’s School, Marchwood Crescent, Ealing, London W5 2DZ. Closest train station Ealing Broadway (10 min walk). Several Bus Routes (65, 226, 297, E1, E2, E7, E9, E10)

DATE Sunday 26th January 2025

CHECK IN CLOSES
Foil:       0845
Sabre:  1300
Epee:     1230

We will aim to start fencing 15 mins after check-in closes. Please try to arrive not more than 30 mins before check-in closes.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all fencers, British or foreign, who are individual members of the BF and 16 years of age or over at 1st January 2025.

Novices: Fencers who started fencing since January 2023.

Intermediates: For the weapon entered, are not in the top 50 of the men’s senior rankings, (foil and epee)  or the top 25 of the mens sabre or  women’s senior rankings and have not reached the last 4 of any Open Competition with more than 12 entries in that weapon. Have not been selected to represent their country within the last 7 years.

BRITISH FENCING MEMBERSHIP
You need Full/Compete level membership.

ENTRIES
Entry is on line through Sport80. The entry fee is £40.  A special offer of £30 applies to entries up until midnight on 22nd December 2024. Please note refunds will not be available except in very unusual circumstances and not in any circumstances after the closing date

CLOSING DATE
Midnight Sunday January 19th 2024. Late entry at £50 may be permitted until midnight Wednesday 22nd January but solely at the organiser’s discretion

FORMULA
Novice fencers may choose between Novice or Intermediate events, but may not enter both.. All competitions will start with poules, and all fencers will be promoted to the Direct Elimination stages of their event. The aim of the event is to maximise the amount of fencing so fencers of different experience and gender will be mixed in the poules. DE may be split male/female and/or Novice/Intermediate depending on the number of entries in each category.

The organisers reserve the right to change the formula to assist the smooth running of the competition and to improve the experience for the participants.

EQUIPMENT (Minimum standard)
•350 Newton jacket and breeches
•800 Newton plastron
•Mask with a conductive bib
•For sabre 800 Newton glove

OTHER INFORMATION
Water will be available to fill personal water bottles but other refreshments will NOT be available. Please note that there are no shops nearby so make sure you have adequate food and drink for the day.

Personal armoury services will NOT be available so please make sure your weapons are fully functioning and bring spares.

Contact Hazel Herbert 07964 176450

DISCLAIMER: The organisers, “London Region Fencing”, and its officers, can accept no responsibility for any loss of equipment/property, damage to persons or property. Fencers must arm, equip and clothe themselves at their own responsibility and risk. The competition will use electric equipment throughout and be run by the direct elimination system and in accordance with BFA safety guidelines. Clothing and equipment must conform to BFA rules. Plastrons, breeches etc are obligatory. Fencers failing to adhere to these rules will not be permitted to compete, nor will their fees be refunded. The organisers reserve the right to change the organisation and running of the competition for efficiency and safety reasons

Privacy Notice

Please note that by entering this event you are giving permission to London Region Fencing to contact you  about this and future events organised by London Region Fencing. Your data will not be passed to third parties. You can remove yourself from the list using the unsubscribe option in any automated emails to you.

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. Such information may include (but not be limited to) name, any club/home country/regional/county affiliation, results, age category, penalties.