Events - Badminton Europe

BADMINTON EUROPE
Broendbytoften 14
2605 Broendby, Denmark
E-mail: info@eurobadminton.dk
Web: www.badmintoneurope.com
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Invitation
to compete in the
2014 European Championships
Venue
Dates of
Championships
Entry fee
Gymnastics Center Kazan
6 Syrtlanovoy Str.
Kazan, Tatarstan
Russian Federation
23-27 April 2014
Euro 30,- per player in single.
Euro 50,- per pair in double events.
The entry fees are payable after receipt of the invoice.
Entries
Badminton Europe will conduct the entry using the following
timetable:
27 February 2014 – Deadline for Member Associations to confirm
whether or not eligible players/pairs will enter.
3 March 2014 – Deadline for Member Association to confirm
whether or not 2nd phase players/pairs will enter.
6 March 2014 – Final deadline for Member Associations to
confirm entries.
7 March 2014 – Badminton Europe will announce Wild Card
entries (if applicable)
The eligible players/pairs will be determined by Badminton Europe
as per the regulations for the European Championships, therefore
there will be no entry form as such.
Eligibility Date
The BWF World Ranking list of 20 February 2014 shall be used
for deciding eligibility for the European Championships.
Eligibility
The BWF World Ranking list of the “Eligibility Date” shall be used
to allocate places in the European Championships.
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A Confederation of Badminton World Federation
Regulations 3.2.3 to 3.2.6 in Badminton Europe’s “Appendix A:
European Championships” shall be considered in turn until a total
of 48 players in each of the singles events and 32 doubles pairs in
each of the doubles events are allocated, or the entries have been
exhausted. (Click here)
Seeding date
The seeding will be announced on Friday 4 April 2014 using the
World Ranking list published day before.
Draw date
The draw will be conducted on Tuesday 8 April 2014 and can be
seen live on Badminton Europe’s Youtube Channel.
Accommodation info
Visit the official event website for more information about
accommodation.
Referee
Ronny De Vos (BEL)
Deputy Referees
Pencho Stoynov (BUL) and Jozef Kuprivec (SLO)
Committee of
Management
Brian Agerbak (BEC), Peter Tarcala (BEC), Jimmy Andersen
(BEC), Andrey Antropov (RUS), Yuriy Chaplygin (RUS) and the
Referee.
Shuttles
Yonex AS-50
Stringing
Badminton Europe’s official event sponsor and equipment supplier,
Yonex, will provide a stringing service throughout the whole event.
Regulations
The Tournament will be played in accordance with the regulations
of the Confederation as laid down in Appendix I (Regulations for
European Championships) and the Laws and Regulations as
adopted by the Badminton World Federation.
The European Championships will be played as a knock out
competition.
Clothing and
advertising
Clothing and advertising will be permitted in accordance with the
regulations of the Confederation as laid down in Appendix I
(Regulations for European Championships).
In doubles it is mandatory for doubles partners to wear the same
colour.
From quarter finals onwards, it is mandatory that opposing players
and pairs wear different colours from each other.
It is mandatory that the name of the player shall appear on the back
of the shirt.
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It is optional whether the name of the player’s association/country
shall appear on the back of the shirt.
The Referee is instructed to pay particular attention to uphold these
regulations on clothing. In applying regulations on clothing and
designs and advertising on players’ clothing the decision of the
Referee shall be final.
Anti-doping testing
According to the existing law in Russia anti-doping testing will be
executed on a random basis during the tournament.
Insurance
Any medical treatment necessary away from the sports hall (e.g. at
hotels or hospitalisation due to serious illness or injury) is at the
players or officials own expense.
It is recommended that associations of players or individual
participants cover these risks by medical insurance.
Team Managers’
Meeting
The Team Managers’ Meeting will be held Tuesday 22 April 2014
at 20.00 in Gymnastics Center Kazan. All participating
associations must be present at the meeting.
Transportation
to Kazan
Participants must fly to Kazan International Airport from where
pick-up in organized.
Kazan International Airport can be reached directly from Istanbul
Ataturk Airport. If participants are not coming from Istanbul,
Kazan International Airport can be reached by flying in transit
through St. Petersburg or Moscow.
VERY IMPORTANT – luggage!
If participants are flying to Kazan through either St. Petersburg or
Moscow, they must claim their luggage here and check it in to their
flight towards Kazan. The luggage will not be automatically sent all
the way to Kazan. This is due to domestic rules in the Russian
Federation where domestic flights are taken into use.
On the return flight, the luggage will be automatically forwarded to
the international connection when reaching St. Petersburg or
Moscow.
Visa Application
It is the responsibility of any nation or player needing a visa to
travel to the Russian Federation to make sure that visa applications
are made not later than 7 March 2014.
Organisers are unable to send supporting letters at a late stage and
Embassies are no longer prepared to issue “last minute” visas.
The fact that visas cannot be obtained, will NOT be accepted as an
excuse for a withdrawal.
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Official tournament
web pages
Practice courts
http://events.badmintoneurope.com/cms/?cmsid=340&pageid=5797
Practice will be possible in the competition venue Tuesday 22 April
2014 from 10.00. A practice booking form is published on the
official tournament web site seen above.
During the event, a practice hall will be available. A practice form
for the practice hall is also published on the official tournament
web site.
Deadline for sending in your practice booking form is 3 April 2014.
Medal ceremonies
All medals will be presented on Sunday 27 April 2014 after the
respective finals. All medallists are required to be present at the
medal ceremonies.
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