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Riga LV-1024

LATVIA

tel. +371 27010772

+371 28243848

e-mail: lnsssports@gmail.com

 

 

Invitation

 

 

Liepaja Sports Club „Ezerkrasts” in cooperation Latvian Blind Sports Union invites you to the:


2nd International showdown tournament

 AMBER OF LIEPAJA

held in Liepaja, Latvia from 25th to 28th July, 2019.

 

Organizational Details

 

1.      Place and Date

 

Liepaja, Latvia from 25th to 28th July, 2019.

 

 

Arrival: Thursday 25th July 2019

Competitions: Friday 25th - Sunday 28th July 2019

Departure: Sunday 28th July 2019

 

 

2.                  Organizing Committee

 

 

 

Tournament Manager – Raimonds Briezkalns

Tournament Coordinator – Arturs Buda

Secretary General of the Latvian Blind Sports Union – Arturs Kalnins

 

 

E-Mail: amberofliepaja@gmail.com

 

 

3.                  Accommodation

 

 

Participants will be accommodated at:

Liva Hotel

 

Liela Street 11,

Liepaja, LV-3401, Latvia
home page: http://www.livahotel.lv/en

 

 

4.                  Tournament Venue

 

 

 

Competitions will be held from 25th to 28th July 2019:

at Liepaja Society of the Blind,

Ganibu street 197/205,

Liepaja, Latvia.

 

 

5.                  Schedule

 

25th July

18:00 Opening Ceremony

18:30 Equipment Check

19:00 Team Leader Meeting

19:30 Dinner

21:00 Referee Meeting

 

26th July

7:00 Breakfast

8:00-13:00 Competition

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-19:00 Competition

19:30 Dinner

 

27th July

7:00 Breakfast

8:00-13:00 Competition

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00-19:00 Competition

19:30 Dinner

 

28th July

7:00 Breakfast

8:00-13:00 Competition

13:00-14:00 Lunch

14:00 Closing and Prize Giving Ceremony

Departures

 

The program may be subject to variations depending on organizational reasons.

 

 

6.                  Participation Fee

 

Participation fee from 25th to 28th July 2019 is 185 EUR

 

It includes:

 

·  Accommodation;

·  Full board from Thursday lunch to Sunday breakfast or from Thursday dinner to Sunday lunch.

·  Transfer, Transfer from/to Riga Airport and Riga Bus Station;

Deadline for registration is 15th march 2019, in order to register you have to send the entry form to amberofliepaja@gmail.com

 

Participation fee must be payed within 15th april 2019.

 

In case you decide to cancel your participation, refund is allowed within 1st June 2019; if later, no refund is accepted.

 

7.                  Transportation

 

Transfers are guaranteed only from/to Riga Airport and Riga Bus Station, by minibus at scheduled time.

Travel details must be communicated by mail to the Organizers by 1st  June 2019, otherwise the transfer will not be guaranteed.

 

8.                  VISAS

 

All the participants must own a valid passport or ID card. European Union citizens do not need a VISA to enter in Latvia. Differently, the Non-European Union citizens have to contact their Embassy in order to achieve the VISA.

 

9.                  Other Info

 

This Tournament will be governed by IBSA Rules.

 

According to the current IBSA Showdown Rules only B1, B2, B3 players are allowed to play. Players who have not been classified by IBSA have to provide a medical document providing their level of visual impairment.

The document with the classified players is available on IBSA's website.

 

No time limits will be applied to matches. One point will be awarded for a won match.

 

Participants will be divided into 2 categories – men and women.
If there will be less than 10 women registered for the tournament, the games will be played combined with men.

 

The games will played on three Czech tables with six referees.

 

Deadlines Summary:

 

Registration

15th March 2019

Participation Fee Deposit

15th April 2019

Participation Fee Refund

1st July 2019

Travel Details

1st July 2019

 

In case of any further questions, do not hesitate to contact us: amberofliepaja@gmail.com

 

We hope to meet you in Liepaja.

 

Best Regards

 

Organizing Committee

Tournament Manager – Raimonds Briezkalns

Tournament Coordinator – Arturs Buda

Secretary General of the Latvian Blind Sports Union – Arturs Kalnins