Finnish Open

Welcome to the Finnish Open 2010.
 
Schedule
Men A - Elite Saturday - Sunday
Women A - Elite Saturday - Sunday
Men A - Elite doubles Friday
Mixed doubles Friday - Saturday
Men B - Advanced Friday - Sunday
Men C - Amateur Friday - Sunday
Men D (national) Friday - Saturday
Seniors 45+ Saturday - Sunday
Seniors 50+ Saturday - Sunday
Seniors 55+ Saturday - Sunday
 
All draws have been published.
 
Dates
8.-10.10.2010
Time schedule
First matches start on Friday at the earliest at 12.00 (GMT +3) and the prize ceremony is on Sunday at 16.00 (appr.)
Venue
Kauniaisten Urheilupuisto, Ristihaantie 2, 02750 Espoo (www.kauniaistenurheilupuisto.fi)
Classes
Men A - Elite
Men B - Advanced
Men C - Amateur
Women A - Elite
Women B - Amateur
Seniors 45+
Seniors 50+
Seniors 55+
Seniors 60+
Boys u21
Boys u16
Girls u21
Men A - Elite Doubles
Mixed Doubles
For a class to be played there must be at least four entrants. All classes will be filled in world ranking order. The organizer reserves the right to wild cards in each class.
A player can enter in max. one doubles and two singles classes.
-either Men's or Mixed Doubles and one Senior's or Boy's class and one Men's class
-Mixed Doubles and one Girl's class and one Women's class.
Prizes
€1000,- (Men and Women A)
Organizer
The Finnish Racketlon Federation
Markku Merta - Chairman of the Organizing Committee / Head Tournament Desk / Finances
Poku Salo - Tournament Director / Website / Results
Entry
Entries close on Friday 24th of September 2010.
Players are asked to use the "Register" link at the top of this page.
Entry fee €50 in all classes, to be paid before the first match. Entry fee includes tournament T-shirt.
Entry fee for a second category 25€.
FIR License Fee 10€ for those who have not already paid in 2010.

Balls
Table tennis - Stiga ***
Badminton - Wilson Tournament
Squash - Wilson double yellow dot
Tennis - Wilson Tour
Courts
Table tennis - Novopol
Badminton - Novopol
Squash - Unpolished parquet
Tennis - Plexipave
Rules
The Rules for the FIR World Tour will be applied.
Accommodation and transport
The tournament hotel is HOTEL SCANDIC ESPOO, Nihtisillantie 1, 02630 Espoo,
Tel. +358 9 43 520 / Fax +358 9 4352 2211, email: espoo@scandichotels.com
Please refer to the code: FED081010 when making reservation.
-single room 58€/night
-double room 68€/night
-double with extra bed 88€/night
Reservations to be made at the latest on September 27th.
A shuttle between Hotel Scandic and the venue and transport from and to the airport will be provided from Friday 8th to Sunday 10th of October.
Transport from the airport can only be arranged if the organizers are notified of the arrival details at the latest on Tuesday 5th October.
Meals
Meals available daily at the venue. Price €7,50
Referees
A-class matches will be refereed from quarter-finals onwards.
Kauniaisten Urheilupuisto
The Kauniaisten Urheilupuisto racketsport center is a new center, which was open in August 2009.
Additional information
Allthough we aim at giving all the relevant information on our website, please feel free to contact us at poku@racketlon.fi or by phone +358 40 776 5320 (Poku Salo) if there is something more you want to know.