WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 GENERAL INFORMATION

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1 WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 GENERAL INFORMATION CHAMPIONSHIP Championship Chairperson: Zenon Waniak OFFICERS: Championship Director: Marek Wojnarski Championship Administrator: Barbara Jaworowska Championship Referee: Wendy Danzey WSF Technical Director (on-site): Thomas Troedsson CONTACT & INFO: Name: Barbara Jaworowska (Championship Administrator) VENUE: All matches will be played at the Hasta La Vista Squash Club, ul Góralska 5, Wroclaw, Poland. To view the venue click onto the Championship website: ACCOMMODATION: The Official Championship Hotel for players is: Hotel Orbis Wroclaw Address: ul. Powstańców Śląskich 7, Wroclaw, Poland Website: Tel: (+48)71/ Fax: (+48)71/ Accommodation has been negotiated at the special rate per night: Twin Room (Two Bedded) 62 EUR per person Single Room (One Bedded) 58 EUR per person All prices include breakfast buffet and all taxes and are applicable to up to four days before start and a further night beyond finals night if needed. Note: Official bookings must be made on the official hotel form via the Hasta La Vista Squash Club. Individual entries must book using the Form that accompanies this information. Bookings made after the 10 June are subject to availability at the hotel. Only rooms booked via Hasta La Vista Squash Club will obtain the special discounted rates listed above. Please see the form for non players/team officials for separate bookings for this group. Entrants are strongly advised to book early to avoid disappointment. Bank Details: All payments must be paid in EUR. All payments MUST be net of all bank charges, so that the host receives the full sum. FORMS: Please return the following forms: FORM A Team hotel reservation form to be returned by 10 June FORM B Hotel reservation from for non-team members to be returned by 10 June FORM C Team Travel details, to be returned by 10 June FORM D The Player/Manager/Coach Biography forms along with an individual digital passport size photograph plus team photograph if available, must be received by the Championship Office by 4 June

2 INDIVIDUAL ENTRY FORMS: EVENTS: FORM E Please return the Team Member Submission form by 1 July to the WSF Office. Note: Any squads not submitted by the deadline will attract an automatic fine of US$100 per day (or part) that it is late. Men s and Women s Individual Entry Forms (separate document) must be returned to the WSF office by 4 June please note the individual entry form must be completed by all team members as well. The events shall be played under the current Rules of the Game and the WSF World Championship Regulations. For the individual events the top 8 men players will be required to play off to decide positions 1 to 8 in the Main Draw, whereas the women will not do so. WSF Regulations stipulate that there are play-offs where there is no following team event (men) and not where there is one (women). Plate events will be held as follows to offer all players a minimum of three matches whenever possible: Plate: For First Round losers in the Main Draw Classic Plate: For Second Round losers in the Main Draw Consolation Plate: For First Round losers in the Plate CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICE: All players will be entered automatically in the different Plates unless they advise the Championship Office immediately after losing their matches that they do not wish to participate. The Championship Office will be situated at Hasta La Vista Squash Club; Góralska 5, Wroclaw and will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. from 14 July. DATES: 15 July Opening Ceremony 16 July Individual Preliminary Round**, Managers Meeting 17 July Individual Second**and Third Rounds 18 July Individual Fourth and Last 16 Rounds 19 July Individual Quarter Finals 20 July Individual Semi Finals 21 July Individual Final and Finals Ceremony 22/23 July Stage 1 Team Event July Stage 2 Team Event ** As required. TRANSPORT: ELIGIBILITY: The Organisers will provide transport between Copernicus Wroclaw airport, or Wroclaw main train station to the hotel and following the event from the hotel to the station or Copernicus Wroclaw Airport. A regular shuttle service (hotel/venue/hotel) will be provided from 14 July. Transport for practice arrangements prior to 14 July must be requested in advance. Age requirements are defined as Under-19 years of age as at the final scheduled day of the Championship event i.e. born on or after 22 July 1994 (Individual Championship) and on or after 28 July 1994 (Women s Team Championship). All players must be eligible to represent a Full Member Nation of the WSF. TROPHIES: OFFICIAL BALL: The WSF Trophy and medals will be awarded in the Championship and Plate events. No prize money is awarded in any WSF Junior event. The Dunlop Pro Championship Ball will be used for all matches.

3 INSURANCE: All players, officials and teams must cover their own personal insurance. Competitors enter and play in the Championship at their own risk. Neither the WSF, the Host Nation, the Organisers nor the host venue accept any responsibility for injury arising from participation in the Championship. ANTI-DOPING: 1. The WSF/Host Nation will implement compulsory anti-doping tests for any players participating in the World Championship. 2. There shall be no doping before or during play in any competition under WSF Rules. 3. Any player refusing to undergo doping control and any person found guilty of doping will be dealt with by the WSF, which shall take disciplinary action in accordance with its constitution/regulations. AGE VERIFICATION: All players will be required to present their passports to the WSF Technical Director to confirm eligibility before being permitted to compete. This can be done at any time during Monday 15 July at the Championship Office. The right is reserved to age-test any player in accordance with World Championship Regulation K6. CHAMPS WEBSITE: EYEWEAR: REGISTRATION: DRESS CODE: CLOTHING REGS: TV /STREAMING: All participants in World Junior events and players aged under-19 in other WSF Championships are required to wear WSF Certified protective eyewear throughout the Championship in accordance with the following World Championship Regulation: All competitors at WSF World Junior Individual and Team Championships shall wear protective eyewear (manufactured to an appropriate national safety standard) properly over the eyes at all times during competition play. Information on which protective eyewear meets national safety standards may be obtained from the World Squash Federation website at: It is the responsibility of the individual player to ensure that the quality of the product worn is satisfactory for the purpose. Registrations will take place at the hotel. On arrival at the hotel, check in at the Championship/Registration Office where players will get their registration and player packs. The dress code for the official Opening Ceremony on 15 July is tracksuits for Individual entrants/team uniform. Please refer to Regulation L of the WSF Championship Regulations at: In order for squash to be well presented on television and when streamed it is essential that the two players wear different colours and that if they change shirts during matches they keep to the colour they had on before. So, two colours must be brought to the championships. Here is the full World Championship Regulation L4. For any match covered by television, players clothing shall conform to the advertising regulations published and generally applied by the appropriate television authority of the Host Country; and both players must wear distinctly different coloured clothing the colour must not change during a match. (Where colours are similar, the lower placed individual/team on the draw sheet must change colour). PRACTICE TIMES: Courts for practice (free of charge) are available from 14 July. The schedule of practice times will be available from the Championship Office. The Championship court will be available for practice when there is no Championship play. Transport for practice prior to the 14 July needs to be booked.

4 TICKET PRICES: ANTHEM/FLAG: FUNCTIONS: VISAS: TEAM ORDERS All players will be offered free entry to watch matches, although places around the centre court may be limited. Each competing nation is required to bring a standard sized national flag and their national anthem on CD for use during the Championship. There will be functions held during the Championship. Full details will be supplied in the Championship Manual. Overseas players and officials may require a visa to enter Poland. It is every nation s responsibility to ensure visas for their entire delegation are applied for and received in adequate time. The Team Member Submission form (FORM D) will be used to produce the seeding for the Championship. Team Managers may lodge changes to their Team order as a result of injury etc. with the WSF Technical Director by 13:00 hrs on 20 July. The WSF Technical Director will announce all nominations by 14:00 hrs the same day to the Team Managers who then have one hour in which to lodge any objections with the WSF Technical Director. Objections must be in writing, stating reasons and justified with evidence such as results or rankings. Decisions about objections will be handled by the Championship Adjudicating Panel (CAP) and the final seeding order will be announced by 20:00 hrs at the latest on the same day by the WSF Technical Director.

5 FORM A HOTEL RESERVATION FORM Return to: Hasta La Vista accomodation@wjc2013.pl Tel: The Team entry fee covers accommodation and breakfast for a maximum of three twin bedded rooms for the duration of the Championship (a total of 13 nights from 15 July through to departure on 28 July Name Arrival Date Departure Date Sharing With Role (e.g. player, manager, coach) Contact name: Telephone: Fax: Should the Team want to arrive earlier or stay longer in the Team hotel, accommodation must be booked in advance. The rates are: Twin Room 62 EUR per night Single Room 58 EUR per night To be returned by by 10 June on the address: accomodation@wjc2013

6 FORM B HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION FORM FOR NON TEAM MEMBERS The Orbis Wroclaw Hotel is pleased to be able to offer a special accommodation rate for guests to the above event. The rates are as follows: Twin Room 62 EUR Single Room 58 EUR To take advantage of this offer please return this form by to secure your booking please note to book early as rooms are subject to availability. Final deadline 10 June. Return to: Hasta La Vista accomodation@wjc2013.pl Tel: I wish to book accommodation for the World Junior Championships I would like (state number of rooms required and length of stay) Twin Room at 62 Euros for people, for nights Single Room at 58 Euros for people, for nights ARRIVAL DATE: DEPARTURE DATE: NAME(S): NAME(S): ADDRESS: TELEPHONE: Rates per room, including breakfast and tax.

7 FORM C TRAVEL DETAILS Country: Contact name: Telephone: Fax: Airport: Train: Name Arrival Date Arrival Time Arrival Flight Number Departure Date Departure Time Departure Flight Number To be returned by to: accomodation@wjc2013 By 10 June 2013

8 FORM D PLAYER/MANAGER/COACH BIOGRAPHY FORM Please complete a separate form for each player and Team official. COUNTRY: FULL NAME: COMMONLY USED OR PREFERRED NAME: PLAYER MANAGER COACH (PLEASE TICK AS APPROPRIATE) DIGITAL PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH HERE DATE OF BIRTH: PLACE OF BIRTH: HOME CLUB: PERSONAL/CLUB COACH: MAJOR TITLES HELD: LEFT HANDED/RIGHT HANDED (PLEASE TICK AS APPROPRIATE) OCCUPATION/EDUCATION: HOBBIES/INTERESTS: CURRENT RANKING HELD: SENIOR: WORLD NATIONAL JUNIOR: WSF NATIONAL OTHER INFORMATION: Please attach a digital passport size photo in high resolution of each player, manager and coach and send to: office@wjc2013.pl To arrive no later than 4 June 2013

9 FORM E TEAM MEMBERS SUBMISSION FORM Country: Contact name: Telephone: Fax: On behalf of our National Squash Association, I hereby submit for seeding purposes the following players as members of our National Team to compete in the, in accordance with R1 of the current WSF World Championship Regulations: 1: 2: 3: 4: Players must be listed in descending order of strength. The Team will be accompanied by: Manager: Coach: Signed: Date: Name: Position: Please send a copy of this form by fax to the World Squash Federation office on fax number or admin@worldsquash.org to arrive by Monday 1 July 2013 Notes: Any squads not submitted by the deadline will attract an automatic fine of US$100 per day (or part) that it is late.