2008-2009 Men's Saber Selection Criteria

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2009 SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Luxembourg, Sept/Oct

SELECTION DATE:  July 2009 Division I National Championships

SUM OF GROUP I AND GROUP II

GROUP I – SUM OF TWO HIGHEST POINTS AT 1-6

1.                   NAC Division I Dec 2008 (weight value 1.0)

2.                   NAC Division I Jan 2009 (weight value 1.1)

3.                   NAC Division I April 2009 (weight value 1.2)

4.                   Division I National Championships, July 2009 (weight value 1.3)

5.                   12/08 – Selection Date:  Non-Designated “A” Competitions

6.                   Competitions specified in Group II below  not included in Group II sum

GROUP II – SUM OF THE SIX HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 7-8

7.                   12/08 – Selection Date:  Designated Senior “A” Competitions

8.                   2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

2009 SENIOR PAN AMERICAN ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Between July 1 & Aug 31

SELECTION DATE:  4-8 weeks prior to tournament start date.

SUM OF GROUP I AND GROUP II

GROUP I – SUM OF TWO HIGHEST POINTS AT 1-5

1.                   NAC Division I Dec 2008 (weight value 1.0)

2.                   NAC Division I Jan 2009 (weight value 1.1)

3.                   NAC Division I April 2009 (weight value 1.2)

4.                   12/08 – Selection Date:  Non-Designated “A” Competitions

5.                   Competitions specified in item 8 below and not included in Group II sum

GROUP II – SUM OF THE SIX HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 6-7

6.                   12/08 – Selection Date:  Designated Senior “A” Competitions

7.                   2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results

2009 WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES: Belgrade, July 2-7, 2009

SELECTION DATE: April 30, 2009 [unless extension allowed by USOC]

Team point standings computed same as for 2009 Zonal Championships

2009 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Great Britain, April

SELECTION DATE: 2009 Junior Olympic Championships, February 13-16

SUM OF GROUP I AND GROUP II

GROUP I = SUM OF FOUR HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 1-7

1.                   Under-19  National Championships, July 2008 (weight value 1.0),

2.                   NAC Junior (Under-20), November 2008 (weight value 1.1)

3.                   NAC Division I. December 2008 (weight value 1.1)

4.                   NAC Division I, January 2009 (weight value 1.2)

5.                   NAC Junior (Under-20), January 2009 (weight value 1.2)

6.                   Junior Olympic Under-20 Championships, February 2009 (weight value 1.3)

7.                   Competitions specified in Group II below  not included in Group II sum

GROUP II = SUM OF THE FOUR HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 8-11

8.                   9/08 – Selection Date: Designated Junior "A" World Cup competitions

9.                   5/15/08 –  6/30/08: Designated Senior "A" World Cup competitions

            (maximum of TWO 33-64 results considered in Group II point calculations)

                             Warsaw            May 17-18 (Entry deadline = April 10)

Padova             May 30-31 ((Entry deadline = April 24)

Valencia            June 13-14 (Entry deadline = May 8)

Las Vegas         June 21-22 (Entry deadline = May 15)

            12/08 – Selection Date:  Designated Senior “A” World Cup Competitions

10.               2008 Junior World Championships

11.               2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

2009 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Great Britain, April 

SELECTION DATE: 2009 Junior Olympic Championships, February 13-16

SUM OF GROUP I AND GROUP II

GROUP I = SUM OF FOUR HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 1-9

1.                   Under-16  National Championships, July 2008 (weight value 1.0)

2.                   Under-19  National Championships, July 2008 (weight value 1.0)

3.                   NAC Cadet (Under-17), October 2008  (weight value 1.0)

4.                   NAC Cadet (Under-17), November 2008 (weight value 1.1)

5.                   NAC Junior (Under-20), November 2008 (weight value 1.1)

6.                   NAC Junior (Under-20), January 2009 (weight value 1.2)

7.                   Junior Olympic Under-17 Championships, February 2009 (weight value 1.3)

8.                   Junior Olympic Under-20 Championships, February 2009 (weight value 1.3)

9.                   Competitions specified in Group II below not included in Group II sum

GROUP II = SUM OF THE SIX HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 10-17

Yury agreed not to include May-June Senior “A”  for the Cadet selection criteria as noted in previous version of criteria

10.               NAC Division I, December 2008 (weight value 1.1)

11.               NAC Division I, January 2009 (weight value 1.2)

12.               9/08 – Selection Date: Designated Cadet "B" competition(s)

13.               9/08 – Selection Date: Designated Junior "A" World Cup competitions

14.               12//08 – Selection Date: Designated Senior "A" World Cup competitions

            (maximum of TWO 33-64 results considered in Group II point calculations)

15.               2008 Cadet World Championships (top 16 results)

16.               2008 Junior World Championships

17.               2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

2009 JR/CADET PAN AMERICAN ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Between April 15 & Aug 31

Pending Final schedule of Tournament.