Competing in Australia
Entry to Australian National Tournaments is open to all fencers of the world. International fencers must be a current member of their national federation which must be in good standing with the FIE. And any fencer under the age of 20 is required to provide proof of their Date of Birth.
Confirmation of current membership of their National Federation, and, if they are under 20 years of age, confirmation of their Date of Birth, will need to be provided and confirmed before they will be able to enter any National Events.
Teams competing at Australian events are representatives of their respective countries, not of individual clubs within that country.
Fencers should note the equipment requirements for Australian national events which may be different than those of other countries.
› view equipment standards here
> Competition costs are detailed in the fees and charges table here.
If a competitor requires a formal letter of invitation (as a result of their country's residency, passport or visa conditions), this should be requested at least six weeks prior to the relevant event, by email to operations@ausfencing.org.
Registering as an international fencer to compete in national tournaments
International fencers who are living in Australia should be registered to the State/Territory association as an Australian born fencer would be. If a fencer has not registered with an Australian State, they will need to register directly to the AFF and provide confirmation they have a current national level membership with their home Federation.
How to register for the first time with One Point
To compete in Australian national tournaments, international fencers need to be registered with the AFF, via the one point system. This is required only once, as you can access your account in future years should you come back to compete in future tournaments.
To create an account please do the following:
- Go to https://onepoint.ausfencing.org/authenticate/login
- Select New user? Sign Up
- Enter your email address (note all fencers in the system are required to have unique email addresses to register)
- Select International Fencers from the Club list
- Select Sign-Up.
The system will send you an email to the address provided, with a link. When you select the link in the email:
- complete the member details as requested
- Confirm all of the details.
Important:
At this time, your account needs to be manually accepted, this can take up to 72 hours to complete, before you can provide the verification documentation as requested below.
Provide confirmation of your National Membership
You need to provide evidence of your current membership to your National Fencing body as recognised by the FIE. You will need to do this each year. To do this:
- select the (+) at the bottom right hand side of the Certifications Tab
- from the side form in the certification dropdown select International Fencer Membership
- Enter your country name
- Select Choose File and select your document you are uploading
- Select Create
Be aware it can take a few days to verify your information.
For Fencers under the age of 20
If you are under the age of 20, you will need to provide evidence of your Date of Birth, you only need to provide this once. To provide this:
- select the (+) at the bottom right hand side of the Certifications Tab
- from the certification dropdown select Personal Information verification document
- Indicate the type of document you are providing
- Select Choose File and select your document you are uploading
- Select Create
Be aware it can take a few days to verify your information.
If you have any questions please email support@fencing.org.au