NYAC Hangover Open

New York Athletic Club: New York, NY




The New York Athletic Club Presents "The Hangover Open"
Oye... My poor head!

Are you ready for the the most fun-tastic epee event of the year? Are you? WAKE UP AND ANSWER ME!!! NYAC's annual Hangover Epee event is on Friday, 01/01/10. The event is mixed (or rather mixed-up) and all are welcome (drunkards and kiddies alike). This event is produced and directed by George Masin, somebody who makes you feel like you have a hangover everytime you fence him.

Registration Closes at 11:59PM ET the Wednesday before the event.

ONLY $30 SMACKERS!

You must complete online payment to be successfully registered for this event and avoid the $10 late-fee at the door.

Prizes
All prizes (which generally go through twenty something place) are liquid-based, and range from dog-of-the-hair to non-alcoholic. The first fencer to finish all his/her bouts gets a special prize. Also, the winner of this prize will almost certainly be Alex Tsinis.

Format
The tournament uses the round-robin format. In this format, each fencer has a bout with every other fencer and final placements are determined by overall records (there are no direct elimination bouts). So there is lots of fencing and no quick exits from your hangover misery. Please note: The event usually starts with bouts of somewhere between 3-5 touches (depending on the number of competitors). As time wears on, bouts are shortened all the way down to one-touch. Since everyone fences everyone else, no one is eliminated early. Everyone who enters should be prepared to stay until the end of the awards ceremony which should end no later than 4pm. If you have to be some place before then, don't enter the competition.

Time & Location
Check-In and Late-Registration CLOSES promptly at 10am and the first bouts will begin around 10:15am.
The New York Athletic Club is located at 180 Central Park South, in Manhattan.
Please use the 58th Street Entrance at the NE corner of 58th St and 7th Ave, under the green NYAC awning.

Parking
Several garages in the area give discounts to NYAC guests, including most on 58th street both east and west of 7th avenue.
Make sure to look for the NYAC winged foot sign at the garage entrance, and ask the NYAC desk guard to validate your ticket before you leave the club.
Note: This info is to help you... we do not guarantee any discounts whatsoever.
If you are looking for free street parking, we recommend the Upper West Side between 63rd and 70th, or directly west of the NYAC on 58th St around 10th Ave.

Entry
All events require registration and pre-payment via AskFRED by the stated close of registration date.
There is an extra $10 fee for late or onsite registration/payment (NO EXCUSES ACCEPTED - THIS MEANS YOU).

NYAC Member Info
If you are a card-carrying member of the NYAC, sign-up but DO NOT go through online payment. I will approve your entries when I see them and you will pay at the door.

Gate list guests, and those who claim the NYAC as their USFA club without actually belonging to it, are not members.

Additional Info

• This is a mixed epee event.
• All fencers 13+ are welcome.
• You DO NOT have to be a NYAC member to compete, however you MUST be a USFA or FIE member.
• This is a USFA and Metropolitan Division sanctioned event. Ratings will be awarded where earned.
• All monies will be collected immediately upon check-in. Cash (exact change) only. No checks or IOUs.
• "I am going to be late" phone calls will not be accepted in lieu of physical presence
• NYAC events are environmentally safe! We exclusively use Staples eco-friendly recycled paper.