Updated National Open (Senior) Rankings

Please find the updated AFF Selection System Open Points and Rankings following the recent 2009 AFF #1 (DH McKenzie) Tournament held in Canberra.

Read more about it here.

Cadets Meeting and Upcoming Events

Please visit the WAFA web pages and take note of the calendar and other news and information. Below are some useful links. WAFA particularly encourages fencers to consider the Singapore competitions in July.

Cadets meeting, Belmont Sunday 3rd May:
http://www.wafafencing.org.au/node/115

Challenge Australia - Epee International, Sydney 23 - 24 May
http://www.wafafencing.org.au/node/100

Fencing Singapore International 2009, 11 - 14 July
http://www.wafafencing.org.au/node/90

Asian Junior and Cadet Championships 2009, Singapore 16 - 21 July
http://www.wafafencing.org.au/node/116

WAFA Waffle (WAFA Newsletter)
http://www.wafafencing.org.au/node/101

Tournament Results at the DH McKenzie in Canberra this weekend

Results for Cavs fencers at AFF #1:
Sarah MacFarlane was thrilled to come 5th/35 in Women's Epee - special congratulations for the top 8 Sarah!!!
Sarah also came 9th/15 in Women's Sabre.
Maya Polanski came 11th/15 in Women's Sabre
Carol Bahemia came =3 in Vet Women's Foil
Robin Huth came 18th/18 in Men's Sabre
No Women's Foil results available at time of writing for Carol Bahemia and Elizabeth Pedler

Congratulations to all Cavs competitors.

DT Team for Cavs

The DT Team for Cavs is to host various competitions between MAY and JULY

Competitions coming up for Cavs in the next few months are as follows:

• May 16th (at UWA) and 17th (at Belmont) WAFA Open #2
• June 27th and 28th at Belmont WAFA Cadet #3
• July 4th and 5th Activity Weekend at Cavs ECU venue - U/13, U/15, U/20 competitions and other informal competitions.

During this time, Cavs will require a strong force of willing support for help at this time.

We welcome people who can offer even a few hours of their time to assist.

Jobs such as DT duties, refereeing, scoring, timekeeping, hand judging, general running, moving equipment between venues.

Now is the time to PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON OUR DT BOARD at the club venue IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

This will enable us to allocate teams to each comp so that individuals are not burdened.

AFF #2 National Open Tournament (Robyn Chaplin Memorial)

Attached please find the competition timetable, with information on accommodation options, for the 2009 AFF National Tournament #2, the Robyn Chaplin Memorial Tournament, to be held at Scotch College in Adelaide, South Australia, from 6 to 8 June 2009.

Please note that entries from State Associations close with the FencingSA (with copies also to the AFF) on Friday 22 May 2009. Where State Associations have set their own local closing dates for entries, they must ensure that entries are lodged with FencingSA and AFF no later than 22 May 2009.

The official entry form and instructions for lodging entries by State Associations will be circulated separately to State Associations.

The entry fees are $58 per individual entry for each event, except in Veterans events where one entry fee entitles a fencer to compete in other Veterans events. Late entry fees of $120 per individual entry for each event will be charged for entries received after the closing date (22 May 2009) and up to roll call on the day of the event.

The attached timetable should allow interested fencers to plan and make necessary travel arrangements taking advantage of any available discounted travel options.

Read more about it here.

Cavs T-Shirt Competition

The competition has closed for 2009.

Thanks to all that put something together for the 2009 Cavaliers T-Shirt competition. It was a resounding success with 30 submissions! The entries were from young and old and it was fantastic to see the excellent talents some of our members behold.

Now the difficult task to pick the final few and of course to select a winner. So stay tuned as details will be posted soon.

2009 Challenge Australia - Information and Entry Nominations

2009 Challenge Australia - World Cup Epee
Sydney - May 23-24, 2009

http://www.ausfencingevents.org/challengeaus2009/index.htm

The 2009 Challenge Australia is to be held in Sydney at the Sydney Olympic Sports Halls at Sydney Olympic Park on 23rd and 24th May, 2009.

As Australia is limited to 30 fencers (plus the possible required number to make up even pools of 7), entries must received before 24th April to allow time for selection and notification of Australian athletes.

Selection from the list of nominations will be in accordance with the AFF Selection Policy (November 2007) and associated national rankings after the AFF National Tournament #1 being held in Canberra from 17th-19th April.

Nominations for selection to compete in these events can be made using the on-line entry form and credit card payment arrangements attached.

Where credit card payment is not possible, nominations can be lodged by completing the alternative entry form and making the associated entry fee payment arrangements. This entry form is available from the AFF website here.

All nominations must be received (with payment) no later than midnight on 24th April, 2009.

Discounted accommodation options will be available for all Accor Hotels (Pullman, Novotel, Ibis and Formule1) at the Sydney Olympic Park and the Mecure Hotel in Parramatta. Further information on these discounted accommodation options is available from the 2009 Challenge Australia website.

Read more about it here.