Cherry Blossom Open
March 29-30, 2008

Don't Miss Cherry Blossom Time In The Nation's Capitol!

Same venue as 2006 and 2007!

Top Rated Referees and FOC Members!
Confirmed Referees: Dilworth, Glon, Strazalkowski, Stetsiv, Reyfman

Chesapeake Challenge Circuit Tournament!

Awards For Top 8 Places in Each Event!^a

Cynthia Carter Trophy to Top Epeeist in Women's Epee Event

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Mixed Epee	9:30am
Women's Foil	11:30am
Women's Sabre	1:30pm
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Mixed Foil	9:30am
Mixed Sabre	11:30am
Women's Epee	1:30pm

There will be an equipment check Friday night starting around 8:00 pm.

Location: University of Maryland Reckord Armory, College Park, MD

Online registration (AskFred.net):

First four A rated epee, foil and sabre fencers to register online in Mixed Epee, Mixed Foil or Mixed Sabre receive a free entry! (Note: this is limited to one free entry per person, registration fee will be reimbursed at event.)

Pre-registration Fee (on AskFRED): $10.00

Tournament Fees:

First Event Fee: $30.00
Second Event Fee: $20.00
Graduate/Undergraduate College Student with ID: $5.00 off first and second event fees.

At the Door entry $60.00 for each event entered.

Fencers can only fence one event per day!

Deadline: Online registration ends March 28, 2008

Tournament Format: One round of pools with direct elimination, and no fence-off for third place. In all events with more then 64 fencers there will be an 80% cut from pools into DE's. Tournament will be run in accordance with all USFA rules. Women are awarded Chesapeake Challenge Circuit points for their place in the women's event.

Hotel List

Food: No food vendor available onsite. Local eateries within walking distance of the venue.

Directions: Off I-95/495 (Capital Beltway), take Exit 25 (Rt 1 Baltimore Ave, College Park). Follow Rt 1 south 2.5 miles to the University of Maryland campus. The Reckord Armory where the tournament held is on the right of US 1. (Parking)

Onsite Equipment Vendor: Absolute Fencing Gear

Contact: krud139@gmail.com

^aMaster intaglio printmaker and fine artist William Fleishell III of Washington, DC has created an engraving for the 2007 Cherry Blossom Open. The engraving depicts fencers in a Arcadian landscape near the National Tidal Basin. It is hand engraved using tools, materials and methods that have not changed in over 500 years; since the times of Durer and Goltzius. Framed prints made from a limited hand pressing will be given to the top four finishers in each mixed event. There will also be gift certificates from Absolute Fencing for the same place finishers.