Fencing Time Features
Tournaments
Fencing Time has a wide range of features which allow you to run your tournaments
quickly and efficiently. Key features include:
- Run tournaments with multiple events of any size
- Both team and individual events are supported
- All fencers are maintained in a permanent database with their current ratings and
other pertinent data
- Easy-to-use user interface presents pools and direct elimination scores just like
on paper
- Event rosters, seed orders, score sheets, and results can be printed in various
font sizes for posting
at the venue
- Ability to customize your event format - run pools, DEs, etc. in any order as
you wish
- Fencer withdrawals and black cards are handled properly during any round of the
event
- USFA event rating levels and awarded ratings are automatically computed based on size and
strength of event
- Export results to numerous file formats - HTML, text, CSV, and FFF
- Publish live tournament results to a website in real-time
- Earned classification report can be generated and printed for submission
to the USFA
- Seamless integration with AskFRED.net. Import
pre-registered fencers and export results for display on the web
- Extensive user's guide includes a tutorial on running tournaments to get you started
quickly
- Seed fencers based on numerous criteria - classifications, point rankings, or a combination
of the two. Optionally "protect" top-ranked fencers.
- Track how much each fencer has paid for registration and event fees and generate
a financial summary report showing the total amount collected
- Qualifier events can be run and the qualified fencers are determined automatically
using the latest USFA qualification rules
- Display your tournament information (seedings, strip assignments, DE tableaus) on
a secondary display such as a second monitor or projection screen
- Import fencer data from CSV files, including the membership list available on the
USFA website
- Track referee usage throughout your event
Pool Rounds
Fencing Time provides unparalleled flexibility in setting up and running pool rounds.
Some of the features of the pool rounds include:
- Fencers are automatically assigned to pools based on seed order
- Extensive option to minimize club, division, and/or country conflicts when laying
out pools
- Adjust pool assignments by simply by dragging-and-dropping fencers between them
- Automatically assign referees to pools while minimizing conflicts between the referee and
pool competitors
- Pools of up to 32 competitors are supported
- Pool bout order can be set to have teammates fence each other first
- Pool score sheets can be printed with the fencers already filled in, and with a
specific bout order listed
- Pool results (indicators, victory percentage) are automatically computed from the
entered scores
- Results from multiple pool rounds can be combined to seed the next round
- Late arriving fencers can be added to a pool after the round has started without
reseeding the entire round
Direct Elimination, Repechage, and All-Places-Fenced Rounds
A simple and intuitive user interface makes running all types of elimination rounds
simple. Features of the elimination rounds include:
- Enter bout scores directly into the tableau just like on paper
- Standard single-elimination, repechage (from 16 or 32), and all-places fenced (from
16 or 8) rounds are supported
- Elimination tableaus of any size can be printed with all fencers already filled in
- Easily print bout scoresheets for use on the strip (15 touch, 10 touch, or best
2-of-3 5 touch)
- Ten-minute timers automatically run after scores are entered to allow fencers proper
break between bouts
- Active bout list allows quick entry of scores without having to search for the
bout in the entire tableau
- Optionally fence-off for third place
- Enter DE bout scores quickly using bout ID numbers.
- Use a barcode reader to scan DE scoresheets to quickly bring up the score entry
form
- Schedule DE bouts to fence at a specific time and on a specific strip