Tournament Information

WORLD CHAMPS TEAMS &
NOVOMATIC AUSTRIAN OPEN

3. – 5. September 2010

Austrian Open

Oben

Unten

A Super World Tour Event

The highlight of the FIR Racketlon World Tour 2010

Sportscenter

Franz Fürst Freizeitzentrum
Eumigweg 3
2351 Wr. Neudorf (next to Vienna)

Classes Nationalteams

Elite: 2 Men Singles, 1 Woman Single, 1 Men Double, squad max. 8 (6 Men, 2 Women)
Seniors 45+ (born 1965 and older): 2 Seniors Singles, 1 Seniors Double, squad max. 6 Seniors
Juniors u21 (born 1989 and younger): 2 boys, 1 girl, squad max. 6 (4 boys, 2 girls)

Classes Austrian Open Singles

Men A – Elite
Men B – Advanced
Men C – Amateur
Men D – Beginner
Women A – Elite
Women B – Amateur
Seniors 45+ (born 1965 and older)
Seniors 55+ (born 1955 and older)
Juniors u13 (born 1997 and younger)
Juniors u16 (born 1994 and younger)
Juniors u21 (born 1989 and younger)
Girls u 16 (born 1994 and younger)
Girls u21 (born 1989 and younger)

Super World Tour Rankings Quality Factor x2 see www.racketlon.net

In order to guarantee a smooth tournament, ALL Players, no matter what age classes, can now enter a maximum of  TWO  SINGLES CLASSES all together. In all single draws each player has three matches guaranteed. In case of walkovers friendly matches will be arranged on request.

All classes will only be played with a minimum of four players or four teams. Depending on the number of entries classes can be cancelled or combined. The tournament organisation also decides if entries are justified in the respective classes and can move players to other classes according to the position in the world rankings, previous results and the size of the respective draws.

Courts

6 Tabletennis
6 Badminton (2 mats, 4 wooden floor)
5 Squash
6 Tennis (2 indoor carpet, 4 outdoor clay)

NEW! 2 Centre Courts for all sports.

All Players are expected to bring a pair of EXTRA SHOES for outdoor clay court Tennis.

Balls

Tabletennis – Butterfly, white three star
Squash – Dunlop, double dot yellow
Badminton – Wilson, tournament pro
Tennis – Wilson, ITF approved

Entry Fees

€ 150 per Nationalteam

€ 100 per Seniors Nationalteam

€ 75 per Juniors Nationalteam

€ 50 per Singles Class

€ 35 per Juniors Class

€ 25 in addition per player for each Singles Class
€ 10 in addition per junior for each  Junior Class

€ 10 Players Licence Fee for all players who have not paid this annual fee 2009 to FIR

Entries can only be made for a maximum of  TWO Singles classes.

Included in Entry Fee

Official World Champs Teams  T-Shirt
Austrian buffet at the players dinner
Free beer at the players dinner
Free entry to the players party
Free mineral water on courts
One softdrink at the registration desk
Official printed magazine program
Minimum of 3 matches per player in each singles class and 3 matches for all nationalteams
Balls for all matches, feathercocks for all badminton matches
Points for the world ranking
Donation for India 2020 Charity Project of the RFA

ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday 20. August

Payment

Payments can only be made in CASH at the registration desk of the NOVOMATIC Austrian Open 2010 before each players first match. Pull-outs after the entry deadline and No-shows are required to pay the FULL entry fee or will be suspended for the following FIR World Tour tournaments until having paid the entry fee. Entries after the entry deadline will have to pay a surcharge of 15€, as do all players who DONT pay their ENTRY FEES at registration BEFORE their first match or their world ranking points will not be processed.

Prices

Novomatic Austrian Open: (2.500€)

1650€ Men Elite (650, 400, 250,150,50 each)

850€ Women Elite (400, 200, 100,50, 25 each)

World Chams Teams: (1.000€)

Elite National Team (500, 300, 200)

Trophies

For the top 3 players or pairs in all draws

Prize Money and Trophies can only be received by all players taking part in the official prize giving ceremonies.

Tournament Organisation

RFA – Racketlon Federation Austria
URK – Union Racketlon Klosterneuburg
Head Office
Leopoldstr. 21/5/12
A-3400 Klosterneuburg
Tel/Fax: 0043/2243/30488
E-mail: info@racketlon.at

RFA-President
Marcel Weigl
Telephone: 0043/664/4012575
E-mail: weigl@racketlon.at

Tournament Director
Christoph Krenn
Telephone: 0043/660/4868134
E-mail: krenn@racketlon.at

Head of Shuttle Service
Michael Dickert
E-mail: michael.dickert@inode.at

Supreme Referee
Ewald Spatt
Further information
About the sport, rules, the FIR International Racketlon Federation as well as the World Ranking and the World Tour Race 2010 can be found on www.racketlon.net the official FIR webpage