I N V I T A T I O N

 

The Local Organizing Committee:

 

Tournament Manager - Riccardo Santini

Tournament Coordinator - Elena Santini

Hotel "Olympic Beach Le Torri" Manager - Ivan Barile

FISPIC Sport Manager - Massimo Sanapo

in collaboration with The Italian Blind Sports Association (FISPIC) hosts the


ITALIAN INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT

1st PISA OPEN

3rd to 7th May 2017 – Tirrenia (Pisa), Italy

 

 

Dear Showdown Friends,

 

 

it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 1st Pisa Open.

 

The tournament will be held from 3rd to 7th May 2017 in Tirrenia, Pisa at:

 

Hotel "Olympic Beach Le Torri"

Via Delle Orchidee 44

56018 Tirrenia, Pisa

e-mail: pisaopen2017@gmail.com

Phone: +39 050 32270

www.olympichotels.it/olympic-beach/

 

Matches will be played from 4th to 6th May.

 

Participation fee for accommodation and full board (including water and house wine during the meals) from 3rd to 7th May is 285,00 euro.

 

If you want to enjoy our wonderful Country and stay a bit more with us, we offer you an holiday package: from 1st to 7th May participation fee for accommodation and full board (including water and house wine during the meals) is 385,00 euro. We are arranging some extra activities on Tuesday and Wednesday which will be communicated with details as soon as possible.

 

In case you want a single room, consider that the number of single rooms is limited and there will be an extra cost of 100 euro on the participation fee.

 

Free sunshades and deckchairs will be available on the hotel-owned private beach, weather permitting.

 

Transportation from and to the Pisa Airport/Pisa or Livorno Station are included prior reservation, by minibus at scheduled time, therefore we invite you to communicate your travel schedule to the Hotel Manager to arrange the transfer.

 

The deadline for registration is 20th April 2017, in order to register you have to send the entry form to pisaopen2017@gmail.com and settle the participation fee to:

Banco Di Credito Cooperativo di Fornacette

c/c: Olympic Beach srl

IBAN: IT64Z0856214004000010992170

SWIFT CODE: BCCFIT33

In case you decide to cancel your participation refund is allowed within 10th April 2017; if later, no refund is accepted.

 

Only B1, B2, B3 players are allowed to play according to the current IBSA Showdown Rules. Players who haven't been classified by IBSA have to provide a medical document from their Country providing their level of visual impairment and send it by mail with the entry form.

The document with the classified players is available here :

http://www.ibsasport.org/sports/files/630-General-Showdown-Master-Classification-List-27-10-16.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program:

 

Breakfast from 7.00 to 10.00

Lunch from 12.30 to 14.00

Dinner from 19.30 to 21.00

 

3rd May

18:00 Opening Ceremony

18:30 Bat and Mask Check (*)

19:00 Team Leader Meeting

19:30 Dinner

21:00 Referee Meeting

 

(*) We remind you that maximum 3 bats per athlete will be accepted to Bat Check.

In case of damage of a bat during the tournament, it can be replaced by another one prior the control of it by the referees in the referees room.

Iron bats or bats with iron parts won't be admitted not to ruin the tables.

Mask Check will be about to verify the complete obscuring. If necessary, masks will be fixed in order to fit the requirements.

Before every match, mask check will be done always and anyway.

 

4th May

8:00-13:00 Competition

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-19:00 Competition

19:30 Dinner

 

5th May

8:00-13:00 Competition

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-19:00 Competition

19:30 Dinner

 

6th May

8:00-13:00 Competition

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-19:00 Competition

19:30 Closing and Prize Giving Ceremony

20:00 Gala Dinner

 

 

7th May

Breakfast and departures

 

 

The game schedule may be subject to variations depending on the number of participants.

The game schedule and results will be online.

We plan to play on 6 Czech tables, with Sweden showdown balls, with 12 referees.

This Tournament will be governed by IBSA Rules, therefore no time limits will be applied to matches. One point will be awarded for a won match.

 

 

In case of any further question don't hesitate to contact us: pisaopen2017@gmail.com

 

 

We hope to meet you in Tirrenia

 

 

Best Regards

 

Local Organizing Committee

 

FISPIC Sport Manager - Massimo Sanapo

Hotel "Olympic Beach Le Torri" Manager - Ivan Barile

Tournament Coordinator - Elena Santini

Tournament Manager - Riccardo Santini