Regional Youth Circuit (RYC) Points
Fencers only earn points at RYCs within their home region (your Region is assigned based on Division affiliation). Only the best 3 results count towards the point total. These points may qualify Youth fencers to the USA Fencing National Championships. Points earned at Regional Youth tournaments are not considered in determination of national point standings; they are only reflected in regional point standings.
Using the formula below, RYC tournaments will award points to all participants:
((# entries – place + 1) / # entries) x 100 points
The winner of each RYC, regardless of size of field, will earn 100 points. The size of the participant field is based on all athletes in the event, regardless of region. Regional RYC Points are only earned in the fencers own region.
RYCs must have at least 2 competitors.
Regional Junior and Cadet Circuit (RJCC) Points
Fencers only earn points at RJCCs within their home region (your Region is assigned based on Division affiliation). Only the best 2 results count towards the point total. These points may qualify Cadet and Junior fencers to the USA Fencing Junior Olympics and July Challenge. Points earned at Regional Junior/Cadet tournaments are not considered in determination of national point standings; they are only reflected in regional point standings.
Using the formula below, RJCC tournaments will award points to all participants:
((# entries – place + 1) / # entries) x 100 points
The winner of each RJCC, regardless of size of field, will earn 100 points. The size of the participant field is based on all athletes in the event, regardless of region. Regional RJCC Points are only earned in the fencers own region.
RJCCs must have at least 2 competitors and cannot be fenced with mixed gender.
Regional Open Circuit (ROC) Points
ROC points are not region specific, a fencer from any region can earn points at any ROC tournament if they place high enough. In each ROC category (Division I-A, Division II, and Veterans) competitions will award points to the top 40% of the competitive field (rounded up to the next higher integer) to a maximum of 64th place, using the point tables for regional competitions found in the Athlete Handbook.
Only the best 3 results, in each respective category, count towards the point total. These points may qualify D1A, DV2, and Veteran ROC fencers to the USA Fencing National Championships in D1A, DV2, DV3, and Veteran.
ROCs must have at least 2 competitors and cannot be fenced as mixed gender.
Super Youth Circuit (SYC) Points
SYC points are not region specific, a fencer from any region can earn points at any SYC tournament if they place high enough. SYC points contribute to a fencer's national point standing, not regional point standing. SYC tournaments are the only regional tournament in which you can earn national points. Only the single best SYC point result will contribute to a fencer's national point standing.
The Super Youth Circuit (SYC) competitions will award points to the top 40% of the competitive field (rounded up to the next higher integer) to a maximum of 64th place. In all SYC Youth events, 3 fencers must compete in order for points to be awarded. Points will be awarded based on the eligible (i.e., current competitive members) fencers in starting competitive field.
If the Cadet or Junior events at an SYC are sanctioned as RJCC events, regional points will be awarded to participants fencing in their home region.