INTERNATIONAL SHOWDOWN TOURNAMENT
Kaunas, Lithuania
June16 – 19, 2016
INVITATION
Dear Friends,
Lithuanian Blind Sports Federation has a big pleasure to invite your showdown players to take part in the 6thInternational Showdown Tournament. The Tournament will take place in Kaunason June16 - 19, 2016.
Arrival:June16, Thursday (afternoon).
Competition:June17 – 19, Friday - Sunday.
Departure: June19, Sunday (after lunch,not earlier than at 16 o’clock). It takes about 2 hours to go from Kaunas to Vilnius airport.
Competition.The Tournament will follow IBSA showdown rules.Playing system will be decided after number of participants will be known.
Competition will be played on two or three tables (according to number of participants).
Awards. The awarding ceremony will take place right after the competition.Three best players (male and female)will be awarded medals, and three teams taking the first three places will be awarded cups of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree - accordingly to the ranking.
Money prizes will be given as follows:
200 €– 1st place (in male and female competition)
150 €– 2nd place
100 €– 3rd place
Prizes will be given if not less than 15 players in each tournament (male and female)will take part.
If it will be less than 10 players in each category, then first place will be awarded 150 €and second place 100€. If it will be less than 5 participants, money prizes will be not given.
Referees. We welcome showdown referees (coming along with their teams or individually) to whistle some games during the tournament. We commit to cover their accommodation and meals during the invitational period.
Competition place. To be confirmed.
Accommodation & Meals.To be confirmed.
Participation fee.210€ per person per invitational period (double or triple room) and 230€ per person in single room. It includes entry fee, accommodation and meals from Thursday (June16) dinner till Sunday (June19) lunch.
Transportation fee. On request, teams arriving to the Vilnius airport, train or bus station will be provided with the ground transportation to the hotel, and from the hotel to the airport, train or bus station after the competition for the price of 40€ per delegationconsisting of not more than 8 persons. Larger delegations have to pay additionally. Fee of transportation from/to Kaunas airport is 15 € per delegation.
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 - 25 €, extra lunch/dinner – 15 €.
Payment: 30% of the entry fee should be paid by bank transfer before May1, 2016 to the following Lithuanian Blind Sports Federation’s account:
Organization:Lithuanian Blind Sports Federation
Account No.:LT177044060000303887
SWIFT:CBVI LT 2X
Bank code:70440
Name of the bank: AB SEB Bankas
Address of the bank:Gediminoav. 12, LT-01103Vilnius, Lithuania
Rest of the amount has to be paid until June 1, 2016.
Deadline. Please confirm your intention to participate in theTournament by sending the completed First entry form to the Lithuanian Blind Sports Federation as soon as possible but no later than March1, 2016.
We are looking forward to your participation!