Classification changes from local tournaments must be certified and submitted by the division to
classifications@usafencing.org using the Fencing Time .results file, which includes the event officials
and classification changes.
Event officials must have a valid USA Fencing background screen and completed SafeSport training.
Classification changes from regional tournaments and division qualifiers must be certified by submission of complete results (upload) in the online tournament system by the organizer of the regional
tournament or division qualifier at which the classification was earned.
The results report is available as an export from Fencing Time v3.02 or later by using the Results Reporting Form (available on the USA Fencing website at usafencing.org/reporting).
Division qualifiers must be submitted to the National Office with the classification change report
and the referee usage report or with the Fencing Time .results file. Classification changes will be
processed and posted once results and referee reports are verified, and applicable program fees are
received by the National Office.
Regional organizers are required to upload classification changes within 48 hours (2 days) from the
competition or tournament end date. Failure to report classification changes may affect an individual
fencer’s seeding and/or the rating of the competition the fencer is participating in. In addition, it will
affect an organizer’s status in future bidding.
Only classifications appearing on the membership listings available on the USA Fencing website are
official. Only these listings should be used when seeding tournaments. Results and classification
changes posted on non-USA Fencing tournament registration sites must be verified by USA Fencing.
If a classification has not been updated on the USA Fencing website, the fencer should first contact the
tournament organizer or the appropriate division officer to determine whether the change form has
been submitted.
Once a report is submitted to the National Office and any associated fees have been collected, the
classification change will be updated within five business days, except in the following situations:
1. Classifications will not be awarded to fencers who compete in competitions in which they are
considered age and/or classification ineligible. In addition, such ineligible fencers may not be used
to calculate the new classifications earned by others in those events.
2. For events in which any fencers are not current USA Fencing Competitive members, the award
of any new classifications, points or qualification for that competition may be delayed or withheld
until such memberships are properly paid and processed.
3. Organizers submitting classification changes from RYC, SYC, ROC or RJCC tournaments have
not yet submitted the required program support fees and/or results/referee reports to the National Office.
Should an athlete representing any country at a FIE World Championships, Grand Prix or World Cup in
the current season and/or previous three seasons, earn a classification based on the classification
chart in Section 2.1.5, in the athlete handbook
They must contact the National Office to update classification.