2008-2009 Women's Sabre 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 1-4

1.                   NAC Division I: Dec 2008, Jan 2009, April 2009

2.                   Division I National Championships, July 2009

3.                   12/08 – Selection Date:  Non Designated “A” Competitions

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

GROUP II – SUM OF THE FIVE* HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 5-6

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

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

6.                   2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

2009 PAN AMERICAN SENIOR 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 1-3

1.                   NAC Division I: Dec 2008, Jan 2009, April 2009

2.                   12/08 – Selection Date:  Non Designated “A” Competitions

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

GROUP II – SUM OF THE FIVE* HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 4-5

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

(maximum of TWO 33-64 results can be used in Group II point calculations)

5.                   2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

*Subject to change, depending on 2009 FIE Senior “A” competition schedule

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

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

Team point standings computed same as for 2009 Zonal Championships

2009 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Great Britain, April

SELECTION DATE: February 25, 2009

SUM OF GROUP I AND GROUP II

GROUP I = SUM OF FOUR HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 1-5

1.                   Under-19 National Championships, July 2008

2.                   NAC Junior (Under-20): November 2008, January 2009

3.                   NAC Division I: December 2008, January 2009

4.                   Junior Olympic Under-20 Championships, February 2009

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

GROUP II = SUM OF THE FOUR HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 6-10

6.                   9/1/08 – Selection Date: Designated Junior "A" World Cup competitions

7.                   5/1/08**- 6/30/08: Designated Senior "A" World Cup competitions

8.                   12/08 – Selection Date: Designated Senior "A" World Cup competitions

9.                   2008 Junior World Championships

10.               2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

2009 CADET WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Great Britain, April 

SELECTION DATE: February 25, 2009

SUM OF GROUP I AND GROUP II

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

1.                   Under-16 National Championships, July 2008

2.                   Under-19 National Championships, July 2008

3.                   NAC Cadet (Under-17): October 2008, November 2008

4.                   NAC Junior (Under-20): November 2008, January 2009

5.                   Junior Olympic Under-17 Championships, February 2009

6.                   Junior Olympic Under-20 Championships, February 2009

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

GROUP II = SUM OF THE FOUR HIGHEST POINTS EARNED AT 8-15

8.                   NAC Division I: December 2008, January 2009

9.                   9/1/08 – Selection Date:  Designated Cadet "B" competitions:        

10.               9/1/08 – Selection Date: Designated Junior "A" World Cup competitions

11.               5/1/08**- 6/30/08:  Designated Senior "A" World Cup competitions

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

13.               2008 Cadet World Championships

14.               2008 Junior World Championships

15.               2008 Olympic Games (top 16 results)

**REMAINING DESIGNATED SENIOR “A”, MAY 2008-JUNE 2008

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

Pending Final schedule of Tournament.