YONEX Open Chinese Taipei 2016 Part of the BWF Grand Prix Gold Series 28 June to 3 July Taipei Arena
1. Organizer: Chinese Taipei Badminton Association NO. 20, Chulun Street, Taipei 10, Taiwan. Tel: 886-2-8771 10; 8771 1509 Fax: 886-2-2752 270 E-mail: chntpe.ba@msa.hinet.net & beatrixw7@gmail.com 2. Sanctioned by: Badminton World Federation (BWF) 3. Dates: 28 June to 3 July, 2016. Venue: Taipei Arena 2, Sec., Nanjing E. Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 5. Technical officials: Referee: Lynne Nixey (NZL) E-mail: nixey@yahoo.co.nz Deputy Referee: T. M. Ponambalum (MRI) E-mail: ponam@intnet.mu 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 Men s Singles Women s Singles Men s Doubles Women s Doubles Mixed Doubles Draw 6 ( 56+8 Qualifiers) 32 ( 28+ Qualifiers) 32 ( 28+ Qualifiers) 32 ( 28+ Qualifiers) 32 ( 28+ Qualifiers) Entries beyond the number specified above (according to BWF ranking) will automatically go on a waiting list. You will be informed about the status of your entries.
8. Scoring system: 21 Rally Point System 9. Tournament Schedule: Date Time No. of Courts Round Tuesday, 28 June 09:00 5 Qualifying Round Wednesday, 29 June 09:00 5 Preliminary Round Thursday, 30 June 09:00 5 Preliminary Round Friday, 1 July 12:00 2 Quarter Final Saturday, 2 July 12:00 1 Semi Final Sunday, 3 July 12:00 1 Final 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 2016 at: http://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=1c8e8 E79-B91A-FA1-8C3-501F773D929 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, 2 May 2016 (BWF Headquarters Time 23:59 hours+ 08:00 hours GMT) Late entries will not be accepted. 13. Seeding and draws: Closing of Entries: Tuesday, 2 May 2016 World ranking date for M&Q Report: Thursday, 26 May 2016 Publish date of M&Q Report: Friday, 27 May 2016 World ranking date of Seeding Report: Thursday, 2 June, 2016 Publish date of Seeding Report: Friday, 3 June, 2016 Last date for withdrawal without penalty: Sunday, 5 June, 2016
Draw date: Tuesday, 7 June 2016 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 recommended 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 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cahaintijw5fktamoze5c-cmkywm J5Wspe1zqmvuoU/viewform by 8 June, 2016. 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 Triple room 170 USD Triple room 135 USD No of rooms Single: 20, Twin: 80, Triple: 3 Single: 5, Twin: 70, Triple: 5 19. Reservation: Please complete the online reservation form at by 2 May 2016. First come, first served. The last date to amend your booking is 6 June, 2016; 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 8 June 2016.
20. Key dates of meeting and briefing: Event Date Time Venue Team Managers Meeting 27 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. 22. Visa: For those who require the invitation letter for visa purpose must submit the completed visa form to beatrixw7@gmail.com by 6 June 2016. 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 letter of invitation we 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 5 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 8 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