INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT

“GOLDEN BAT 2023”

Vilnius, Lithuania

June 15-18, 2023

 

INVITATION

Dear Friends,

Vilnius City Vėjas Visually Impaired Children and Youth Sport Club has a big pleasure to invite your showdown players to take part in the International Showdown Tournament “Golden Bat 2023”. The Tournament will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania on June 15 – 18, 2023.

Arrival: Thursday June 15.

Competition: Friday – Saturday June 16 – 17.

Departure:  Sunday June 18 after breakfast.

Competition. Tournament will follow IBSA showdown rules. Only B1 to B3 players are allowed to play. Playing system will be decided after number of participants will be known.

We plan to play on four Czech tables (depends on the number of participants). Danish showdown balls are to be used.

Competition will be organized for 3 age groups:

  1. Children under 15 years old. Mixed male and female competition.
  2. Youth from 16 to 21 years old. Male and female competition (in case of a small number of players mixed gender competition will be played).
  3. Adult group. Male and female competition.

Participants of the adult male and female groups will be able to earn IBSA ranking points. 

 

Awards. The awarding ceremony will take place right after the competition. Three best children as well as three best male and female youth players will be awarded medals, cups and gifts from sponsors. Three male and three female adult players will be awarded medals, cups and monetary prizes.

 

 

Monetary prizes will be given as follows:

200 € – 1st place

100 € – 2nd place

50  € – 3rd place

Prizes will be given if there are not less than 15 players in each competition (male and female).

If there will be 6-14 players in each category, then first place will be awarded 100 € and second place 50 €. If there will be less than 5 participants, monetary prizes will be not given. 

 

Tournament Venue. Competition will take place in Panorama Hotel.

Address: Sodu str. 14, LT‌-01313 Vilnius, Lithuania

Webpage: https://panoramahotel.lt/

 

Accommodation & Meals. Teams will be accommodated in single and twin bedrooms of the Hotel. Meals will be served at the restaurant of the Hotel.

 

Participation fee. 250 € per person per invitational period in twin room and 290 € per person in single room. It includes entry fee, accommodation and meals from Thursday (June 15) dinner till Sunday (June 18) breakfast.

 

Transportation fee. Panorama Hotel is situated in 2 minutes walking distance from the Vilnius bus and train stations. On request, teams arriving to the Vilnius airport will be provided with the ground transportation to the Hotel, and from the Hotel to the airport after the competition for the price of 40 € per delegation consisting of not more than 3 persons. Larger delegations have to pay additionally.

 

Additional stay. If you wish to come earlier or depart later than indicated in the invitational period, you will have to pay additionally: Extra bed & breakfast per person - 45 €, extra lunch/dinner – 20 €.

 

Payment: 30% of the entry fee (non-refundable) has to be paid by bank transfer before

April 22, 2023 to the following account:

 

Organization:               Vilnius City Vėjas Visually Impaired Children and Youth Sport Club

Account No.:                LT72 7044 0600 0771 3794

SWIFT:                        CBVI LT 2X

Bank code:                   70440

Name of the bank:        AB SEB Bankas

Address of the bank:     Gedimino av. 12, LT-01103 Vilnius, Lithuania

 

Rest of the amount has to be paid until June 5.

 

Deadline. Please confirm your intention to participate in the Tournament by sending the completed First entry form to Vilnius City Vėjas sport club’s e-mail klubas.vejas@gmail.com as soon as possible but not later than April 7, 2023.

 

We are looking forward to your participation!

Vilnius City Vėjas Visually Impaired Children and Youth Sport Club

Address: Ateities str. 44, LT-06329, Vilnius, Lithuania

Phone No.: +370 675 39740

E-mail: klubas.vejas@gmail.com