VIII MILANO INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT

“Candido Cannavò”

1 - 5 June 2016

INVITATION

Dear Showdown friends,

The Gruppo Sportivo Dilettantistico Non Vedenti Milano ONLUS is pleased to invite your representative to the VIII Milano International Showdown Tournament, held at the Istituto dei Ciechi di Milano, Via Vivaio, 7 - Milano (Italy), 1 - 5 June, 2016.

Accommodation and breakfast will be at Hotel Roxy and Hotel Buenos Aires, located near the Institute for the Blind, where competitions will take place and where other meals will be served.

Free pick-up service from and to airports (Linate and Malpensa) will be available upon request.

Matches will be played on 6/7 tables, according to the IBSA Rules as well as the new Guidelines for tournaments awarding international ranking points, established by the IBSA Showdown Subcommittee.

The structure of the playing system will give priority to the final placing of the top 30 men and top 30 women.

Applications should be sent to Alessandra Martinelli within 20 March 2016 alesmart@fastwebnet.it

Please complete the application form here with.

Fee per head: € 370.00.

An additional amount of € 100.00 is due for a single room (available in limited number).

Fees include meals and rooms from Wednesday dinner to Sunday breakfast.

Payments should be made within 27 March 2016 to:

Account Holder: G. S. D. Non Vedenti Milano ONLUS

Bank name: Banca Prossima

IBAN: IT57R0335901600100000004341

BIC/Swift: BCITITMX

No later application will be taken in account.

The organizers commit themselves to return the fee per head, withholding 100.00 Euro to participants giving up the event, provided that they will be notified in writing no later than 10 April 2016.

For further information please visit: www.gsdnonvedentimilano.org

PROGRAMME

Wednesday 1 June

19.00: Dinner

20.15: Opening ceremony

21.00: Referee meeting

21.30: Team leader meeting

Thursday 2 June

7.00: Breakfast at the hotel

8.15 - 19.45: Competition (including lunch break)

19.45: Dinner

Friday 3 June

7.00: Breakfast at the hotel

8.15 - 19.45: Competition (including lunch break)

19.45: Dinner

Saturday 4 June

7.00: Breakfast at the hotel

8.15 - 19.00: Competition (including lunch break)

19.30: Dinner

20.30: Prize giving ceremony

Sunday 5 June

7.30 – 9.30: Breakfast at the hotel

Departure of participants

Tournament Director: Domenico Leo

e-mail: leod@fastwebnet.it

Event manager: Alessandra Martinelli

E-mail: alesmart@fastwebnet.it

Telephone: +393358130148

Milano, 17 February 2016