The Bay Cup coordinates a circuit of fencing tournaments within the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. The Bay Cup spans three divisions of the United States Fencing Association (USA Fencing), Northern California, Central California, and Mountain Valley. Bay Cup tournaments are hosted by fencing clubs in these divisions at venues south to San Jose, north to Santa Rosa and east to Sacramento. The Bay
Cup coordinates the scheduling of tournaments, creation of event categories and assignment of hosts for the tournaments. The tournaments are run by the host clubs and sanctioned by the divisions. The Bay Cup promotes tournament guidelines and standards intended to help provide fencers with a positive and rewarding tournament experience. The Bay Cup also helps provide information about these events, coordinates medals, and tracks results and standings in the event series.