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Region 3 Tournament Watch: Premier Challenge Sells Out — Here's Your Next Shot
Week of September 7, 2026 · Bout-Buddy Editorial
If you were racing the clock on Premier Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC this week, the window has closed — every tracked event is now full. On the national side, October NAC is already sold out on Division I Men's Epee, and November NAC is close behind at 89% full. If your fencer missed Premier Challenge, or came up short somewhere else this season, there's good news: a new tournament just opened for December, and it's wide open right now.
Closing this week — last call
| Tournament | Dates | Registration Closes | Heads-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC | Sep 25–27 | Passed | Full — wait-list only across all 21 events |
| Nittany Lion Cup RYC/RJCC | Sep 12–13 | Sep 10 | Full |
| FAOP-North Unclassified Women's Foil | Sep 19 | Sep 18 | Full |
| Ben Gutenberg Memorial SYC-RJCC | Oct 2–4 | Sep 11 | Youth 14 Epee 3 left, Youth 8 Foil 1 left each — register now |
| Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup | Sep 20 | Sep 18 | Vet Combined Saber 6 spots left |
Trending toward full — worth watching
| Tournament | Dates | Registration Closes | Heads-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pizza RYC/RJCC | Nov 14 | Oct 23 | Epee fields mostly full; Youth 12 Epee 6 left |
| Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC | Nov 27 | Nov 1 | Cadet Men's Epee 13 left — already 90% full two months out |
| November NAC (National) | Nov 20–23 | Sep 23 | Epee field 89% full |
Second chances: tournaments just opened
Boston Fencing Club RYC/RCC (Norton, MA, Dec 19–20) just went live for registration — it closes Nov 30, and there's plenty of room right now. If your fencer struck out on Premier Challenge or Ben Gutenberg, this is the clean second chance for the region. Z1 RYC/RJCC (Newtown, CT, Dec 12) is also open now and not yet showing any tight fields.
Region 3 sells out from the top down — Cadet and Junior epee/foil/saber fields go first, youth and women's fields follow. Premier Challenge is done, but the December calendar is wide open. Registering for Boston Fencing Club or Z1 this month, rather than waiting until November, is how you avoid a repeat of this week's scramble.
National Tournaments
October NAC
Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 · Orlando, FL · USAF
Deadline: Sep 16, 2026
1 (0 nearly full · 1 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I Men's Epee (DV1ME) | — | 335 (100%) | WL | 335 |
November NAC
Nov 20, 2026 – Nov 23, 2026 · Columbus, OH · USAF
Deadline: Sep 23, 2026
1 (1 nearly full · 0 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I Men's Epee (DV1ME) | — | 298 (89%) | 38 | 336 |
Region 3 Tournaments
Nittany Lion Cup RYC/RJCC
Sep 12, 2026 – Sep 13, 2026 · State College, PA · USAF
Deadline: Sep 10, 2026
1 (0 nearly full · 1 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Women's Saber (JNRWS) | A2 | 35 (100%) | WL | 35 |
FAOP-North Unclassified Women's Foil
Sep 19, 2026 · Wyncote, PA · ASKFRED
Deadline: Sep 18, 2026
1 (0 nearly full · 1 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrated Senior Women's Foil | E1 | 10 (100%) | WL | 10 |
The Phantom Riposte
Sep 19, 2026 · Patchogue, NY · ASKFRED
Deadline: Sep 1, 2026
2 (0 nearly full · 2 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrated Men's Foil | E1 | 7 (100%) | WL | 7 |
| Unrated Men's Saber | E1 | 12 (100%) | WL | 12 |
Manhattan Fencing Center Saber Liberty Cup & 2026-2027 Vet Tri-State Cup
Sep 20, 2026 · New York, NY · ASKFRED
Deadline: Sep 18, 2026
1 (1 nearly full · 0 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vet Combined Mixed Saber | A2 | 29 (83%) | 6 | 35 |
Premier Challenge ROC/RJCC/RYC
Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 · Suffern, NY · USAF
Deadline: Sep 23, 2026
21 (0 nearly full · 21 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet Men's Epee (CDTME) | A4 | 133 (100%) | WL | 133 |
| Cadet Men's Saber (CDTMS) | A2 | 110 (100%) | WL | 110 |
| Cadet Women's Foil (CDTWF) | A2 | 84 (100%) | WL | 84 |
| Cadet Women's Saber (CDTWS) | A2 | 69 (100%) | WL | 69 |
| Division IA Men's Foil (D1AMF) | A4 | 105 (100%) | WL | 105 |
| Division IA Women's Epee (D1AWE) | A4 | 72 (100%) | WL | 72 |
| Division IA Women's Foil (D1AWF) | A2 | 56 (100%) | WL | 56 |
| Division II Men's Foil (DV2MF) | C3 | 70 (100%) | WL | 70 |
| Division II Women's Saber (DV2WS) | C2 | 49 (100%) | WL | 49 |
| Junior Men's Epee (JNRME) | A4 | 126 (100%) | WL | 126 |
| Junior Men's Foil (JNRMF) | A4 | 105 (100%) | WL | 105 |
| Junior Women's Saber (JNRWS) | A4 | 97 (100%) | WL | 97 |
| Veteran Men's Saber (VETMS) | B1 | 21 (100%) | WL | 21 |
| Youth 10 Men's Foil (Y10MF) | Not Rated | 28 (100%) | WL | 28 |
| Youth 10 Men's Saber (Y10MS) | Not Rated | 35 (100%) | WL | 35 |
| Youth 10 Women's Foil (Y10WF) | Not Rated | 28 (100%) | WL | 28 |
| Youth 12 Men's Foil (Y12MF) | Not Rated | 70 (100%) | WL | 70 |
| Youth 12 Women's Saber (Y12WS) | Not Rated | 56 (100%) | WL | 56 |
| Youth 14 Men's Saber (Y14MS) | Not Rated | 77 (100%) | WL | 77 |
| Youth 14 Women's Epee (Y14WE) | C2 | 70 (100%) | WL | 70 |
| Youth 14 Women's Saber (Y14WS) | B2 | 49 (100%) | WL | 49 |
Ben Gutenberg Memorial SYC - RJCC
Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 4, 2026 · Rochester, NY · USAF
Deadline: Sep 11, 2026
9 (6 nearly full · 3 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet Men's Epee (CDTME) | A2 | 70 (100%) | WL | 70 |
| Junior Men's Epee (JNRME) | A2 | 49 (100%) | WL | 49 |
| Youth 8 Men's Saber (Y8MS) | Not Rated | 8 (100%) | WL | 8 |
| Youth 14 Women's Epee (Y14WE) | B2 | 67 (96%) | 3 | 70 |
| Youth 12 Women's Epee (Y12WE) | C2 | 58 (92%) | 5 | 63 |
| Youth 8 Men's Foil (Y8MF) | Not Rated | 7 (88%) | 1 | 8 |
| Youth 8 Women's Foil (Y8WF) | Not Rated | 7 (88%) | 1 | 8 |
| Cadet Women's Epee (CDTWE) | B2 | 51 (81%) | 12 | 63 |
| Junior Women's Saber (JNRWS) | A2 | 28 (80%) | 7 | 35 |
Morris Cup RYC/RJCC
Oct 24, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 · Suffern, NY · USAF
Deadline: Oct 5, 2026
1 (0 nearly full · 1 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth 14 Women's Epee (Y14WE) | C2 | 84 (100%) | WL | 84 |
Pizza RYC/RJCC
Nov 14, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 · New Haven, CT · USAF
Deadline: Oct 23, 2026
3 (1 nearly full · 2 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet Men's Epee (CDTME) | A2 | 63 (100%) | WL | 63 |
| Junior Men's Epee (JNRME) | A4 | 63 (100%) | WL | 63 |
| Youth 12 Women's Epee (Y12WE) | Not Rated | 36 (86%) | 6 | 42 |
Cobra Challenge SYC/RCC
Nov 27, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026 · Secaucus, NJ · USAF
Deadline: Nov 1, 2026
1 (1 nearly full · 0 full / wait-list)
| Event | Rtg | Signed | Left | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadet Men's Epee (CDTME) | A4 | 113 (90%) | 13 | 126 |