2026/27 Australia Youth Circuit (AYC)#1 – Includes Youth (U15) and Under 13 events
October 2, 2026 - October 4, 2026
Tournament Schedule
IMPORTANT – Saturday/Sunday – Limited access to venue before 08:00 someone will be at the venue, but you may have to wait a few minutes to get in.
Thursday – 1st October
Equipment Control will be open 17:30-19:30
Friday – 2nd October
Equipment Control will open 07:30-09:00 & 10:30-11:30 & 13:00-14:00
08:30 Under13 Girls Sabre
09:00 Youth Boys Foil
Youth Boys Foil Teams (After Youth Boys Foil Individual)*
11:30 Youth Girls Sabre
Youth Girls Sabre Teams (After Youth Girls Sabre Individual)*
14:00 Under13 Boys Epee
Saturday – 3rd October
Equipment Control will open 07:30-08:30 & 09:30-10:30 & 13:00-14:30
08:30 Youth Girls Foil
Youth Girls Foil Teams (After Youth Girls Foil Individual)*
10:30 Youth Boys Epee
Youth Boys Epee Teams (After Youth Boys Epee Individual)*
14:00 Under13 Boys Foil
14:30 Under13 Girls Epee
Sunday – 4th October
Equipment Control will open 07:30-09:00 & 10:00-11:00 &13:30-14:30
08:30 Under13 Girls Foil
09:00 Youth Girls Epee
Youth Girls Epee Teams (After Youth Girls Epee Individual)*
11:00 Youth Boys Sabre
Youth Boys Sabre Teams (After Youth Boys Sabre Individual)*
14:30 Under13 Boys Sabre
Age eligibility for the Under 13 events, the fencer must be at least 8 years of age as of the 2 OCT 2026, and under 13 as of midnight on the 31 DEC 2025
* The AYC Teams events are 4 teams of 4 fencers made from the top fencers from the individual events. Fencers will be asked if they want to participate between the pools and DE. The top 16 fencers in the individual results that agree will be selected. The 4 teams will be formed along the following principle:
| Team | Ranked fencers |
| Team 1 | 1,8,9,16 |
| Team 2 | 2,7,10,15 |
| Team 3 | 3,6,11,14 |
| Team 4 | 4,5,12,13 |
If there are less than 16 fencers, these numbers will be adjusted utilising the above principle. This will be determined by the DT at the time.
Location
Victorian State Fencing Centre
204-206 Arden Street
North Melbourne,
Victoria
3051
Australia
Acknowledging the people
The Australian Fencing Federation acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land where this tournament is being held, and pays respect to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
Registrations open: July 21, 2026
Early bird closes at 4:00pm (Syd Time) on September 5, 2026
Registrations after this time attract a higher registration fee.
All registrations close 4:00pm (Syd Time) on September 26, 2026
No registrations will be accepted after this time.
Entry Management
to confirm your entry has been correctly received, please check the Fencers List below one hour after you have registered. If there are any issues with the recorded entry please email [email protected]
If you are no longer able to attend the tournament, please email [email protected]
Important
Fencers are required to be present at the venue and checked in with the DT no later than 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time of their event. Failure to do so may result in removal from the event.
It is strongly recommended that equipment control be completed the day before your event. Please be aware that processing times at equipment control may exceed 30 minutes, depending on demand.
Fees and charges:
Note, some states may add a state levy to cover team management and other state-related costs. These levies are in addition to AFF tournament charges and are collected at the time of registration. Please check your state association website for more information.