YONEX Open Chinese Taipei 2017 Part of the BWF Grand Prix Gold Series 27 June to 2 July Taipei Arena
1. Organizer: Chinese Taipei Badminton Association NO. 20, Chulun Street, Taipei 10, Taiwan. Tel: 886-2-8771 10 Fax: 886-2-2752 270 E-mail: beatrixw7@gmail.com 2. Sanctioned by: Badminton World Federation (BWF) 3. Dates: 27 June to 2 July, 2017. Venue: Taipei Arena 2, Sec., Nanjing E. Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 5. Technical officials: Referee: Eric Lissillour (FRA) E-mail: eric.lissillour@orange.fr Deputy Referee: Enrique Charadan Pierre (CUB) E-mail: lpierre@inder.cu Deputy Referee: Zahra Haghnejad (IRI) E-mail: zahrarhag@yahoo.com Deputy Referee: Ryan Tsai (TPE) E-mail: ryan@deltec-hose.com.tw 6. Prize Money: US$ 200,000.00 Events Winners Runners Semi finalist Quarter finalists Last 16 Up MS US$15,000 US$7,600 US$2,900 US$1,200 US$700 WS US$15,000 US$7,600 US$2,900 US$1,200 US$700 MD (Pair) US$15,800 US$7,600 US$2,800 US$1,50 US$750 WD (Pair) US$15,800 US$7,600 US$2,800 US$1,50 US$750 XD (Pair) US$15,800 US$7,600 US$2,800 US$1,50 US$750 20% of the prize money will be deducted according to local tax law. 7. Events & Draw: Event Main Draw Qualifying Draw Qualifying Draw Size Men s Singles 56 8 32 Women s Singles 28 16 Men s Doubles 28 16 Women s Doubles 28 16 Mixed Doubles 28 16 Entries beyond the number specified above (according to BWF ranking) will automatically go on a waiting list.
8. Scoring system: 21 Rally Point System 9. Tournament Schedule: Date Time No. of Courts Round Tuesday, 27 June 09:00 5 Qualifying Round Wednesday, 28 June 09:00 5 Preliminary Round Thursday, 29 June 09:00 5 Preliminary Round Friday, 30 June 11:00 3 Quarter Final Saturday, 1 July 12:00 2 Semi Final Sunday, 2 July 12:00 1 Final Please note that MS L6 matches could be scheduled on Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning depending of the size of the QD even if the final decision will be taken by the referee. 10. Eligibility: Participation is open to all BWF Recognised Member National Associations. All entries should be sent through their national badminton association. 11. Entry: BWF is implementing the Online Entry System for this tournament. Member associations are advised to log YONEX Open Chinese Taipei 2017 at: https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=3cbe 356-3D25-C2E-9583-61EAFCC0175E and submit the entries by online. You require a username and password to submit your entries. This can be obtained from BWF. Please contact S. Ramachandran at s.ramachandran@bwfbadminton.org. 12. Entry Closing Date: The online entry will be closed on Tuesday, 23 May 2017 (BWF Headquarters Time 23:59 hours+ 08:00 hours GMT) Late entries will not be accepted. 13. Seeding and draws: Closing of Entries: Tuesday, 23 May 2017 World ranking date for M&Q Report: Thursday, 25 May 2017 Publish date of M&Q Report: Friday, 26 May 2017 World ranking date of Seeding Report: Thursday, 1 June, 2017
Publish date of Seeding Report: Friday, 2 June, 2017 Last date for withdrawal without penalty: Sunday, June, 2017 Draw date: Tuesday, 6 June 2017 1. Clothing and Advertisement: Players clothing and advertising on clothing should be in accordance with the BWF World Grand Prix regulations. Please note that the name of the player on the back of shirt is mandatory. From the quarter-finals onwards, the same color of shirt is mandatory in all double events and it is mandatory that the opposite pair wear different color shirts. 15. Shuttlecocks: Yonex AS 50 16. Doping Control: Dope Testing will be carried out by random and targeted sample system according to BWF regulations. 17. Transportation: Please submit your flight schedule at by 7 June, 2017. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1faipqlsczl6de_klhlceswhwytj0j ZFphuWHLSvIKBWxNwTvekr1qw/viewform Airport transportation will be provided for arrival and departure between the airport and the official hotel. Late notify will result in no transportation provided due to insufficient time to arrange. 18. Official Hotel: Hotel Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Fullerton Hotel Address 100 Dunhua North Rd, Taipei 1059 32 Nanking East Rd, Section 5, Taipei, 105 Room Rate Single room 110 USD Single room 95 USD Twin room 130 USD Twin room 105 USD No triple rooms available Triple room 135 USD 19. Reservation: Please complete the online reservation form at by 23 May 2017. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1faipqlseqrjczvh57b-yjlr7cizb7 6dM0w32JUlcartqLzweAc1KgA/viewform First come, first served. The last date to amend your booking is 5 June, 2017; after this date any amendments or cancellation of your booking will cause penalty of at least one night of your booking. The full payment must be remitted by 7 June 2017.
20. Key dates of meeting and briefing: Event Date Time Venue Team Managers Meeting 26 June 16:00 Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Umpires Briefing 17:00 Welcome Party 18:30 21. Practice Sessions: Practice at practice hall will be arranged upon your arrival in accordance with your flight details and the size of your team. Please contact Beatrix Wu at beatrixw7@gmail.com if you need any assistance. 22. Visa: For those who require the invitation letter for visa purpose must submit the completed visa form to beatrixw7@gmail.com by 26 May 2017. You must apply for your visa at least 15 working days before it is needed, to allow time for your application to be processed. Please note the invitation letterwe provide does not guarantee entry into Chinese Taipei and the final decision is made by the Taipei Representative Office in your country. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that they apply for their visa in sufficient time. Any issues with the visa application need to be dealt with directly to the Embassy who is dealing with your application. We accept no responsibility for withdrawals made due to late visa applications. Where required, courier costs to post letters of invitation will be recharged to your association. For players and team officials holding passports of People's Republic of China, please start your visa application at least 60 working days to ensure you can receive the visa in time. 23. Press Interview: Players must attend the interview after their respective matches and any other request time. (eg. Press conferences, training sessions, etc) whenever necessary. 2. Accreditation: Please complete and return the accreditation form together with a jpg
head and shoulders photo of all members in your team by 7 June, 2016. It requires accreditation to enter the stadium, so please carry your accreditation with you at all time and make sure to contact our reception staff for your accreditation. The number of team officials and coaches accreditation passes issued to each team is dependant upon the size of your team. Accreditation policy is as below. Extra accreditation will be charged 100 USD per accreditation. Lost accreditation will be charged 100 USD per accreditation if new one is needed. The accreditation request must be sent in advance, if not, accreditation request on arrival will be charged 100 USD per accreditation. Accreditation will be issued to the officials in accordance with the below scale Up to 5 players 2 6-10 players 3 11-16 players 17-25 players 5 Over 25 players 6