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General Information
Team captains meeting -
A
team
captains meeting will be held on Sunday in order to
provide every country
with the
latest information on the Tournament.
Practice –
There
will be no official practice before the start of the tournament.
Practice time will
be at the cost of the bowlers at the
prevailing rate of the bowling center. Tournament lane
conditions will be available on the lanes for
practice as of Saturday.
Opening
Ceremony -
After
this meeting the Tournaments will be officially opened with an
Opening Ceremony,
which will at least
include a bowler parade with flag display.
Maintenance and lane conditioning -
After
each squad in every event the lanes will be completely stripped
and dressed,
according to the lane
condition pattern that is handed out to
all the participating
countries at the team manager meeting.
Conditioning
of the lanes will be done as consistent as possible during the
entire
tournament.
Medal presentation -
Tournament
medals will be awarded - gold for first, silver and bronze for
second and third place.
The
medals will be presented before the next day’s event for
singles, doubles and trios,
and the Masters medals will be
presented at the Victory Banquet.
National
anthems
shall be played for the winners.
A tape of each county’s National anthem must be
provided to the Tournament Office at check-in time.
Victory Banquet –
On
Friday evening the Tournament will conclude with a Victory
Banquet accessible
to all the
participants and registered guests.
Transportation-
There
will be bus transportation between the bowling center and any
official hotels.
Busses
will run from Saturday before the Opening Ceremony. There will
be no
transportation to or from the airport.
However, arrangements can be made at a
discounted cost
for groups of at least 10 people.
Hotels -
The
Organizing Committee shall offer good accommodation for a
reasonable price.
It is up to the guests
to accept this offer or make their own
arrangements.
Entries-
Entries
must be received by the Tournament Office no later than March
15.
Entries
are only possible with the permission of national WTBA member
federations in good standing;
all entries from individual
bowlers must be verified by their country’s Federation before
being accepted
by the Tournament Office.
Entry fees -
The
entry fee for bowlers will be $275 (USD) and will include
bowling games,
transportation between bowling lanes and hotel
and any officially scheduled activities,
Opening Reception, and
Victory Banquet.
All
bowlers must pay the full fee, even if they do not need any
transportation or do not participate in the
Victory Banquet.
Entry
fees for guests-
The
fee for non bowling guests is
$235 (USD) and includes the same as a bowler except the
bowling
Information
and gifts
Bowlers
and guests will receive the same information and gifts.
(Example: Playing schedule,
bus schedule, results book, information and any gifts).
All
entry fees must be paid in advance in US Dollars, traveler’s
checks or credit cards. Hotel
room costs
at the Tournament’s headquarters hotel will be paid
directly to the hotel and a deposit in the form of
a credit card
is mandatory.
Refund if not participating -
The
Organizing Committee decides when a refund is possible if there
is a very good
reason for such
a refund.
The
official language during the Tournament and of the Tournament
staff is English.
Please
contact us for any other information.
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