Fencers must be current Competitive USA Fencing members in good standing or hold a current international Competitive License to compete in specified USA Fencing-sanctioned national competitions.
Fencers must meet age and/or eligibility requirements found in the chart here.
For locally sanctioned classification restricted tournaments, eligibility is determined based on the classification at the time of a fully completed and paid registration.
For division qualifiers, eligibility is determined as of the tournament start date.
Eligibility for national classification restricted tournament requiring qualification is determined at the
start of the tournament at which the qualification was earned. For example, a D rated fencer may potentially earn a C rating at a division qualifier, but National Championship eligibility will be determined based on the D rating with which the fencer began the qualification tournament.