12 th Austrian Open Poomsae 2016 ETU A-Class & WTF G1 Tournament 1 st Austrian Open Para-Taekwondo Poomsae 2016 WTF Tournament Promoter: President: Austrian Taekwondo Federation Dr. Reza Zadehmohammad Organizer: Vienna Taekwondo Federation Organizing Committee: Ramin Rey, Sportdirector Tel.: +43 699 10000139, austrianopen@otdv.at Martin Danler, Secretary General, austrianopen@otdv.at Referee: Johanna Bliem, Referee Director Tel.: +43 664 2269276, referee-poomsae@otdv.at Date: Saturday, 18 th and Sunday, 19 th June 2016 Venue: Sporthalle Brigittenau Hopsagasse 7, 1200 Vienna
Application An approved 2016 WTF Global Licence (WTF Global Athlete Licence OR Global Official Licence) is required by all athletes and officials who wish to register for the 2016 Austria Open. WTF Global Licence registrations & renewals can only be made through the WTF recognized Member National Associations and application should be made at least 2 months before the Tournament starts to ensure the WTF licence can be processed and approved in time. There will be NO WTF Global Licence registration onsite. View the WTF Licence Registration Process in the following 8 languages: ENGLISH FRENCH KOREAN SPANISH ARABIC GERMAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN Registration Registration is only accepted through the WTF Event Registration system https://www.hangastar.com/wtf/ and registration is only possible with a valid 2016 WTF Global Licence. The following documents are required for all participants to be uploaded and approved by the National Federation and WTF before you are able to register your team through the WTF Event Registration System. For ALL participants (athletes and officials) 1. Valid National ID or Passport of the National Federations you are registering for a WTF Global Licence. 2. WTF Signed Event Liability Waiver (page 3 only) valid for 5 years 3. Colour Portrait ID picture. Additional documents required for: 5. To register a Doctor Proof of Medical Doctor/Physio therapist certificate in English View the WTF Event Registration Process infographic in the following 8 languages: ENGLISH FRENCH KOREAN SPANISH ARABIC GERMAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN View FAQ`s on the WTF Global Licence & Event Registration process in the following 8 languages: ENGLISH FRENCH KOREAN SPANISH ARABIC GERMAN PORTUGUESE RUSSIAN IMPT: Please be aware that only approved GMS Club/Region Admins can register their team members for this tournament. To be registered as a Club/Region Admin in the GMS please contact your National Federation Administrator. Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Austria time on 30th May 2016
Entry Fee Individual competition: Pair and team competition: 50,- Euro per contestant if paid by bank transfer 50,- Euro per pair / per team if paid by bank transfer 70,- Euro for each individual/pair/team if paid in cash at the registration. The Entry Fee must be paid in advance, free of charges or deductions, on the following account: Beneficiary: Austrian Taekwondo Federation Bank Name: Sparkasse Schwaz IBAN: AT252051000010551901 SWIFT-BIC: SPSCAT22xxx Reason for payment: AOP 2016, [Name of Team] Please keep a copy of the transfer at hand at the registration. There will be no refund, if a registered competitor fails to show up for the competition If the athlete registered online ( www.hangastar.com/wtf ) does not take part in the competition for some reason, but he/she has not been removed from the list of participants before the deadline (30.05.2016), his/her team official must fully (100%) pay his/her entry fee for participation. Entry fee is not refundable at any time after the deadline Condition for Participation WTF Global Athlete Licence (GAL) is mandatory for all competitors in WTF categories. In addition, participants from Austria need the ÖTDV-Ausweis. All participants must be prepared to proof their age by presenting their valid passport or ID-card at registration. Starting permission for children and minors lies within the clubs responsibility (mind the liability exclusion!). By filing the application the contestants agree that their names will be published on the list of participants and result lists in the internet. Anti-Doping The competitor accepts the Anti-Doping rules of the World Taekwondo Federation and the National Anti-Doping Agency Austria (NADA), www.nada.at/en. The list of prohibited products can be reviewed on the web page of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) under the following link: http://list.wada-ama.org. With the application all athletes commit themselves to refraining from all actions which are incompatible with the principles of fairness in sport and ensuring by all means at their disposal that no prohibited substances enter their body tissue or body fluids and no prohibited methods are used on them.
Liability All participants take part at their own risk. No liability of any kind will be assumed by the promoter or organiser. By handing over the registration form the competitors and the coaches expressly agree with the liability exclusion. The sole responsibility for informing the competitors resp. their legal guardians about this liability exclusion as well as for adequate discipline of the competitors at the tournament lies with the coach Timetable Friday, 17 th June 2016 17:00 20:00 h Registration for both days at the sports hall Para-Taekwondo (WTF Classification) Saturday, 18 th June 2016 08:00 h Opening of the hall 09:00 h Head of team meeting 09:30 h Start of competition 17:00 19:00 h Registration for Sunday Sunday, 19 th June 2016 08:00 h Opening of the hall 09:00 h Head of team meeting 09:30 h Start of competition Minimum Qualification All divisions over 12 years (Cadets and older): Division up to 11 years (Children): 2 nd kup and higher 4 th kup and higher Categories Recognised Poomsae Age categories are based on the year of birth. For example, if someone is 30 years old on the day of competition and is still to become 31 years in the course of 2016, then he/she will participate in the division 31 up to 40 years.
Individual competition each with male / female Children (11 years and younger) Cadets (12 14 years old) Juniors (15 17 years old) Division under 30 years (18 30 years old) Division under 40 years (31 40 years old) Division under 50 years (41 50 years old) Division under 60 years (51 60 years old) Division under 65 years (61 65 years old) Division over 66 years (66 years and older) Year of birth 2005 to... 2002 to 2004 1999 to 2001 1986 to 1998 1976 to 1985 1966 to 1975 1956 to 1965 1951 to 1955... to 1950 Compulsory Poomsae Taeguk 3, Taeguk 4, Taeguk 5, Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8 Taeguk 4, Taeguk 5, Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang Taeguk 4, Taeguk 5, Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek, Pyongwon, Sipjin Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek, Pyongwon, Sipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek, Pyongwon, Sipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon, Hansu Pair and team competition Year of birth Compulsory Poomsae Children (11 years and younger) Cadets (12 14 years old) Juniors (15 17 years old) Division under 30 years (18 30 years old) Division over 31 years (31 years and older) 2005 to... 2002 to 2004 1999 to 2001 1986 to 1998... to 1985 Taeguk 3, Taeguk 4, Taeguk 5, Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8 Taeguk 4, Taeguk 5, Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang Taeguk 4, Taeguk 5, Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek Taeguk 6, Taeguk 7, Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek, Pyongwon, Sipjin Taeguk 8, Koryo, Kumgang, Taebaek, Pyongwon, Sipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon Pair competition: 2 athletes (m+f) Team competition: 3 athletes (m+m+m / f+f+f) On principle all members of a pair / team must be of the appropriate age. Exception: In the Junior category a pair / team may consist of juniors and cadets, but in any case they will have to compete in the Junior class!
Compulsory Poomsae All Poomsae will be drawn by lot for each category out of the corresponding pool of compulsory Poomsae. The forms have to be presented in the same order as they were drawn. The drawing of the Poomsae will be performed by the competition board on Monday, 30 th Mai 2016, and will be sent out immediately thereafter via TPSS to all subscribed clubs. It will also be announced on austrianopen.otdv.at Method of Competition Recognised Poomsae Combination System: Cut off system + Elimination tournaments system 1 st round (Preliminary; 20 or more contestants): Two Poomsae in accordance with drawing, the best 50% proceed to the next round. If the number of contestants is odd, then the number will be rounded to make even. (E.g. if there are 25 contestants in the category, then 13 contestants shall advance to the semi-final.) In order to keep the time schedule, very large categories can be split into 2 pools, each group performing on a different court. In that case the best 50% of each pool will advance to round 2. 2 nd round (Semi-final; 9 to 19 contestants): Two Poomsae in accordance with drawing, the best 8 athletes qualify for the final. 3 rd round (Single Elimination tournament system only in Final; 1 to 8 contestants): Two Poomsae in accordance with drawing. Single Elimination Tournament System for all WTF Poomsae Ranking Divisions: U30; U40; U50; U60; U65; O65. Adult individual divisions female and male, single elimination from first round, according to the World Taekwondo Federation Poomsae World Ranking Bylaw (in force as of January 1 st, 2016). Note: The individual, pair and team divisions up to 11 years Children will start from semi-final (9 and more contestants) or final (1 to 8 contestants) No 1 st round! The organiser reserves the right to reduce the number of Poomsae to be performed in the preliminary and / or the semi-final round to one (1) form. Para Intellectual Impairment P20-Division Only final (one round) regardless of number of athletes, one (1) Poomsae of free choice. Procedure in Case of Equal Score Recognised Poomsae a) In case there is a tied score after the completion of the preliminary round at the last place of the best 50%, respectively on the 8 th rank of the semi-final round, the higher points in presentation will be the determining factor for advancement to the next round. If this score is equal as well, all athletes in question will proceed.
b) In case there is a tied score after the completion of the final round on the rank 1, 2, or 3, the contestant who is awarded more points in presentation shall be declared the winner. In case the score is still tied, then the one who has higher total points (including highest and lowest points) shall be the winner. If it s still tied then a rematch between the contestants in question shall be conducted. The referee will decide on the Poomsae to be performed (in any case one of the compulsory Poomsae). Categories Freestyle Poomsae Age categories are based on the year of birth (explanation see Recognised Poomsae). Category Individual under 17 years (12 17 years old) Individual over 18 years (18 years and older) Pair under 17 years (12 17 years old) Pair over 18 years (18 years and older) Mixed Team over 12 years (12 years and older) Year of birth 1999 to 2004 1 athlete (Male or Female)... to 1998 1 athlete (Male or Female) 1999 to 2004 2 athletes (1 M + 1 F)... to 1998 2 athletes (1 M + 1 F)... to 2004 5 athletes (2 M + 3 F or 3 M + 2 F) Basic Information Freestyle Poomsae The music for the Freestyle performance should be sent until Monday, 8 th of June per e-mail to: austrianopen@otdv.at If possible, bring along the music file on a USB-stick or on CD as back up. Each performance shall have a duration from 60 seconds to 70 seconds. Perfomed techniques must be within the boundaries of taekwondo. Music & choreography shall be the choice of the contestant. Scoring shall be made in accordance with the rules of the WTF. Method of Competition Freestyle Poomsae Only 1 round (final), independent of number of athletes. Procedure in Case of Equal Score Freestyle Poomsae a) In case there is a tied score after the completion of a Freestyle category on the rank 1, 2, or 3, the contestant who is awarded more points in Technical Skills shall be declared the winner. In case the score is still tied, then the one who has higher total points (including highest and lowest points) shall be the winner. If it s still tied then a rematch between the contestants in question shall be conducted, where they will have to perform the same Freestyle Poomsae once again.
Categories Para-Taekwondo Poomsae Individual competition each with male / female P20 Intellectual Disability Juniors ( 12-15 years old) P20 Intellectual Disability U30 ( 16-29 years old) P20 Intellectual Disability O30 ( 30 years and older) P30 Physical Impairments Juniors ( 12-15 years old) P30 Physical Impairments U30 ( 16-29 years old) P30 Physical Impairments O30 ( 30 years and older) Year of birth 2001 to 2004 1987 to 2000... to 1986 2001 to 2004 1987 to 2000... to 1986 Compulsory Poomsae No compulsory Poomsae P20 Intelectually Impairments Intelectually Impaired Athletes Competiting in Para-Taekwondo competition for the first time must first establish Provisional Eligibility through INAS. The application form is available on the following link: https://goo.gl/wnn9d7 fill-in and send it to para-tkd@wtf.org, instructions can be found here: https://goo.gl/xpk1cp P30 Physical Impairments Athletes Competiting in Para-Taekwondo competition for the first time must undergo Classification. The Physical Impaired athletes that have never been trough Para-Taekwondo Classification or are Classified with Review Status must undergo classification on June 18 th, where a WTF Classification Panel will be available. For those teams who are not sure if the athletes meet the Minimum Impairment Criteria and need assistance determining the Class for an individual athlete, please submit this form: https://goo.gl/wrfh9n to the WTF Para-Taekwondo Classification Committee trough the email paratkd@wtf.org P31 - diplegia, asymmetric diplegia, double hemiplegia or triplegia P32 - dyskinesias athetosis, dystonia, ataxia, mild spastic quadriplegia or a combination of the above P33 - spastic hemiplegia or very mild spastic hemi dystonia P34 - very mild hemiplegia, diplegia, athetosis, dystonia, hemi-dystonia and very mild ataxia
Equipment Participating contestants shall wear the WTF-recognised taekwondo uniform. Kup holders with white basic uniform only (no black collar, no coloured trousers)! International Referees Invitations for International Poomsae Referees will basically be made by the Referee Director. However, International Referees interested in officiating at the Austrian Open Poomsae 2016 can send an e-mail to the Organising Committee indicating their interest. Please mail to: referee-poomsae@otdv.at. Protest Arbitration board, protest charges and possible changes of the course of events will be announced at the head of team meeting. Award Presentation The awarding ceremony for the individual, pair and team categories will take place right after the respective contest on the competition area. Medals for 1 st, 2 nd and two 3 rd places in each WTF World Poomsae Ranking divison; Medals for 1 st, 2 nd 3 rd and 4 th places in Tourist Office http://www.wien.info/en all other divisions; trophies for place 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd in the team ranking. Hotel http://www.wien.info/en