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ITF 14 & UNDER ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 - GROUP 2
KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA
9 - 20 JANUARY 2010
The International Tennis Federation, in conjunction with the Asian Tennis Federation, is pleased to announce that the ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships - Group 2 will be held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, from 9 - 20 January 2010.
The Championships will be supported by the Grand Slam Development Fund.
The Championships will incorporate a one-day training camp followed by two 4-day tournaments, all at the same venue. The schedule will be as follows:
Players arrive:Day One – 9 January
Training Camp:Day Two (1 day) – 10 January
First tournament:Day Three – Day Six (4 days) 11 – 14 January
Rest day:Day Seven – 15 January
Second tournament:Day Eight – Day Eleven (4 days) 16 – 19 January
Players depart:Day Twelve – 20 January
Invited nations
BangladeshBhutanBrunei Cambodia
LaosMalaysiaMaldives Mongolia
MyanmarMacauNepal North Korea
PakistanSingaporeSri Lanka Vietnam
Tournament venue
The ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships 2010 - Group 2 will be held at:
Venue:Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association Centre
No 51, Jalan Crookshank
93250 Kuching
Sarawak
Malaysia
Tel: +6 019 8681460
Fax: +6 082 244816
Tournament Courts:12 (hard courts)
Practice courts:4 Courts
No of lighted courts:8 Courts
Hospitality
Lodging and meals will be provided for each visiting team by the host nation commencing with dinner on Saturday 9 January and ending with breakfast on Wednesday 20 January 2010.
The players and official coaches will be accommodated at:
Hotel:Samudra Court
Lot 382-386, Lorong 6, Sect 10, KTLD
Jln Nanas
93000 Kuching
Sarawak
Malaysia
Tel: +6 082 245197
Fax: +6 082 244816
Rates (for parents & non-official team members):
Single: US$35 Double: US$40
The hotel is situated approx 2km from the tournament venue. Local transport to and from the hotel will be provided by the host nation for players and official team coaches.
Contact details
Tournament Director: Douglas Telajan
Tournament Referee:Alexis Wan
Pre-tournament Contact:Patrick C J Liew
Tel: +6 019 8871118
Fax: +6 082 244816
Email:
ITF Contact:Judy Reeve
ITF Development Department
Bank Lane
Roehampton
London
SW15 5XZ
Tel: + 44 20 8392 4708
Fax: + 44 20 8392 4742
Email:
Travel arrangements
Participating teams are responsible for their own travel arrangements. Teams should arrange to arrive in Kuching, Sarawak on Saturday 9 January and depart in the morning of Wednesday 20 January 2010, if possible.
We urge National Associations to make their reservations as early as possible in order to ensure flight availability on the dates specified.
Please complete the attached Travel Information Form and return it with your Entry Form so that we can arrange for your team to be met on arrival in Kuching. If you are not arriving by plane, please advise us of your alternative travel plans.
Visa requirements
Please refer to following website for all information on passport/visa requirements for Malaysia:
Events - Boys and Girls 14 & Under - Singles and Doubles
Invited countries can send a maximum of 6 players (no more than 3 boys or 3 girls per team) and one team coach (a maximum delegation of 7 people). The host nation (Malaysia) may enter a team of up to 10 players (no more than five boys or five girls on their team) and one coach. No additional visiting player can be accepted and any other officials attending will have to pay their own travel, hotel accommodation and meals.
Singles and doubles events will be played and players must compete in both events.
Eligible players
Players born on or after 1 January 1996 are eligible to compete in these Championships. Players eligible to compete in 12 & Under Competitions (i.e. born on or after 1 January 1998) may also compete in the event, but participation in such events outside their own country will count towards a maximum of four foreign 14 & Under events permitted in the calendar year 2010. Please note, however, that players under the age of 11 years (born on or after 1 January 1999) will not be allowed to take part in the event.
Nomination of coaches
We advise that the coach nominated to accompany your team to Malaysia should be a qualified coach (Level I / Level II or an equivalent certification).
Training Camp
A one-day training camp will take place prior to the tournament. The purpose of the camp is to allow the players to adjust to the new conditions and help in deciding seedings. It will not involve technical instruction but will involve players practising in the morning and playing practice sets in the afternoon. An ITF representative will conduct the camp but visiting team coaches will be expected to assist.
A Tournament Committee, which will include the referee, the ITF representative, the tournament director and at least two visiting coaches, will meet regularly to make seedings, conduct the draw and settle any disputes.
The drawwill be conducted by the Tournament Committee the evening preceding the first day of play and every reasonable effort should be made to ensure that all official coaches are present.
Tournament conditions
All matches will be the best of three tie-break sets.
Scoring system: “Short” sets and/or ‘No-Ad’ system of scoring: Can be used if necessary due to shortage of time (i.e. due to rain etc) for feed-in consolation matches only.
Deciding Tie-break Game: This will be used for the 3rd set of feed-in consolation matches.
The ITF Junior World Ranking code of conduct will be used.
Singles events will be a maximum 32 draw, if possible, with eight seeded players each receiving a bye into the second round. The singles will be conducted on a feed-in consolation basis whereby each player will play one singles match each day resulting in a ranking of all the players form 1 – 32 at the end of the tournament.
Points will be awarded in each singles event as follows:
1st - 300 2nd - 200 3rd - 150
4th - 1205th - 90 6th - 80
7th - 70 8th - 60 9th - 50
10th - 45 11th - 4012th - 35
13th - 30 14th - 25 15th - 20
16th - 1717th - 15 18th - 14
19th - 1320th - 12 21st - 11
22nd - 10 23rd - 9 24th - 8
25th - 726th - 627th - 5
28th - 429th - 330th - 2
31st - 132nd - 0
Points will be awarded to each player in each doubles event as follows:
- Winners 200 (25% = 50)
- Runners-Up120 (25% = 30)
- Semi Finalists80 (25% = 20)
- Quarter Finalists40 (25% = 10)
Doubles pairings must be from the same nation but with the agreement of the Tournament Committee nations with odd numbers of players may form doubles pairings. The doubles will be run on a knock-out basis.
Coaching
As this is not a team event, no coaching is permitted during matches in accordance with the rules of tennis.
Waiver of claims
All players entering ITF junior circuits agree, as a condition of their entry, that no claims are brought against the ITF, the tournament organisers, and the regional association or national associations sanctioning such events, with respect to any injuries, however caused, or any losses incurred, while travelling to and from, or participating in any ITF junior circuit. It is therefore recommended that all players have adequate medical insurance cover, which cannot be provided by either the ITF, the host national association or the local organiser. Neither the ITF, the host national association, local organiser or the regional association can accept any responsibility for providing players with such insurance cover.
ITF Team
Based on players’ performance at the ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships - Group 2, selected players will be invited to participate on an ITF Team at the ITF 14 & Under Asian Championships – Group 1 to be held in March2010. A maximum of two boys and two girls from one country are permitted on the ITF Team. For this Team the ITF provides two team coaches to travel with the team and covers players’ travel and accommodation costs.
Entries
Please send all entries by fax/ email to:
Judy Reeve:Fax: + 44 20 8392 4742
Development Department Email:
Entries will only be accepted on the official entry form
Entries close Monday 14 December2009
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ITF 14 & UNDER ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 - GROUP 2
KUCHING, SARAWAK, MALAYSIA 9 - 20 JANUARY 2010
ENTRY FORM
The National Association of: ______
EVENT / SURNAME / FIRST NAME / DATE OF BIRTHDay / Month / Year
A. Boys 14 & Under Singles
(born in 1996 or after)
A. Boys 14 & Under Singles
(born in 1996 or after)
A. Boys 14 & Under Singles (born in 1996 or after)
A. Boys 14 & Under Singles (born in 1996 or after)
A. Boys 14 & Under Singles (born in 1996 or after)
B. Girls 14 & Under Singles (born in 1996 or after)
B. Girls 14 & Under Singles
(born in 1996or after)
B. Girls 14 & Under Singles
(born in 1996 or after)
B. Girls 14 & Under Singles (born in 1996 or after)
B. Girls 14 & Under Singles (born in 1996 or after)
C. Name of coach
Accompanying the team
Please note:
- Players must be born on or after 1 January 1996 to be eligible for participation.
- Players under the age of 11 years will not be permitted to participate in the event.
- A maximum of 10 players per team is permitted. No more than 5 boys or 5 girls is permitted per team.
- Doubles teams will be made up of the entries from each country. In the event that there is an odd number of players, the player who has no partner will be paired with a local player or a single player from another country.
- Please include any further information, such as recent results, which may be useful for seeding purposes.
SIGNATURE:______POSITION IN FEDERATION: ______
NAME: ______DATE: ______
The National Association of: ______
To be returned as soon as possible and by Monday 14 December at the latest to:
Judy ReeveTel: + 44 20 8392 4708 / Fax: + 44 20 8392 4742 / Email: