Invitation to the 8th Edition of Cadet Circuit

Cadet Men’s & Women’s Individual & Team Epee 30 November - 01 December 2019

1. Organizers: Danish Fencing Federation and Fencing Club http://www.faegtning.dk ; http://www.hellerupfaegteklub.dk

2. Program:

Friday, 29 November 2019 18:00 Weapon control and registration 20:00 Weapon control and registration close

Saturday, 30 November 2019 - Individual Epee 07:30 Weapon control and individual registration 14:30 Team registration

Individual Men’s Epee 08:00 Registration close 08:30 Pools start 15:30 Semi-finals and finals 17:00 Ceremony

Individual Women’s Epee 11:30 Registration close 12:00 Pools start 17:15 Semi-finals and finals 18:30 Ceremony

Sunday, 01 December 2019 - Team Epee 08:00 Weapon control and registration 08:30 Registration close 09:00 Start of team competitions, Men’s and Women’s 15:30 Finals 17:00 Ceremony 3. Competition Format: EFC regulations apply throughout the competition.

Individual: ● One round of pools of 6-7 fencers, 20% eliminated ● Direct elimination without repechage ● Trophy for top 8

Team: ● Direct elimination ● Full placement for tableau of 16

4. Entries: Entries for individuals and teams must be submitted by the fencer's national federation through the European Fencing Confederation website.

Deadline for entries: Tuesday 26 November 2019.

Scratch teams composed of fencers of different countries can be added on Saturday during the Team competition registration.

Regulations limit each country to a maximum of 20 fencers and 5 teams.

5. Entry Fee:

Individual 20 € / Team 60 €

The entry fee is paid for each national delegation by bank transfer to: Hellerup Faegte-Klub, IBAN no: DK3950110001160292; no later than 22 November 2019.

The entry fee can also be paid in cash at registration before the start of the competition (bank notes only, no 500 € notes accepted).

6. Referees:

Individual competition: 1-4 fencers no referee required 5-9 fencers 1 referee 10-15 fencers 2 referees 16-20 fencers 3 referees

Team: 1-2 teams 1 referee 3 or more teams 2 referees

Each participating country must provide trained referees in accordance with the table above, at their own expense. All referees must be registered on the EFC site by their national federation. In the event this requirement is not met, a penalty of 500 € will be charged for each missing referee. This penalty must be paid before the fencers from the offending country can begin to compete.

One hour before start of competitions there will be a seminar for referees in the main venue chaired by the EFC Referees commission delegate. Participation of referees is mandatory!

7. Equipment: FIE standard equipment will be required, i.e. 800N clothing, 1600N mask and FIE approved blades. Fencer’s name on the back of the jacket and national symbols are not required.

All masks and gloves have to be approved at the weapon control before the competition.

8. Venue: Hallen, Gentofte Sportspark, Ved Stadion 14, 2820 Gentofte Tel: +45 39654142; http://sportspark.gentofte.dk/da/Haller-og-lokaler/Gentoftehallen

Gentofte Hallen is 10 min walk from the S-Train station Jægersborg (lines A and E) https://www.dsb.dk/en/travelling-in-the-cities/copenhagen/

9. Travel: Copenhagen Airport is the nearest airport. We recommend train or metro connections from the airport.

10. Accomodation:

We have negotiated a discounted hotel rate with a leading hotel group in the Copenhagen area. Please use the links below to access booking at discounted rates.

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11. Organisation Info: Hellerup Fencing Club, Strandparksvej 46, 2900 Hellerup, If special requirements or questions, please contact: Johannes Eiler at [email protected], +45 49 11 14 93