Foodpax Squash Open 2009-10

Dates:

Juniors: Friday 13th - Saturday 14th and Friday 27th - Saturday 28th November 2009.

Seniors: Monday 23rd - Saturday 28th November 2009.

Venue:

"ELEFTHERIA" Sport Complex, Lefkotheou ave.Makedonitissa, tel: 99663970

Organiser:

Nicosia Squash Association
Tel. 22592769, Fax 22876556,
e-mail: nicosiasquash@cytanet.com.cy

Tournament committee:

Constantinos Askotis,Yiannos Pitas, Costas Aristotelous.

Tournament Director:

Michalis Lyras - 99663970

Rules and Conditions:

The rule of the singles of squash of WSF will apply. Also CSRA’s handbook regarding national point system will apply.

Categories:

Juniors: Boys and Girls under the ages 13,15,17 and 19 and plate* events. Entry to the Plate events requires participation to the main event in the same category.

Seniors: Men's Draw, Men's plate*, places 5-8. Ladies Draw, Ladies plate*, places 5-8. Entry to the plate event requires participation to the main event in the same category.

*Subject to sufficient entries and court availability.

Prizes:

Trophies will be given to the winners of the 3 first places of the main categories and to the winners of the 2 first places in the plate event.

Entries:

Any player holding a valid health certificate is eligible to enter the tournament. Dead line for submitting all entries for juniors is Friday 6th and for seniors Monday 16th of November. All entries should be faxed or emailed to the Nicosia Squash Association. Fax 22876556 / email: nicosiasquash@cytanet.com.cy

Late entries or entries received without payment will not be accepted. The Nicosia Squash Association accepts no responsibility for non arrival of entries.

Entry fees:

For all NSA junior members the entry will be free of charge. For juniors non-members the entry fee is €15.

For all NSA senior members holding an "A" or "B" membership package of the Nicosia Squash Association the entry will be free of charge. For seniors non-members the entry fee is €25.

Once an entry has been submitted the fees must be paid irrespective of whether the player has missed any of his/her matches. All participants will be given a tournament souvenir.

Rankings:

The rankings will be decided by the C.S.R.A. tournament committee.

Draw:

The draw for the junior events will take place at C.S.R.A.'s office on Monday 9th November, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.

The draw for the senior events will take place at C.S.R.A.'s office on Wednesday 18th November, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. All players are invited to be present at the draw.

Insurance:

Players enter the Tournament at their own risk. The Nicosia Squash Association, the Cyprus Squash Association and the sponsors DO NOT accept any responsibility for either injury arising from participation, or loss of property in this event.

Penalties:

If a player has entered for the tournament does not show up, or does not play all the matches for final places, will be banned from participating in the next tournament. In case the C.S.R.A. office receives a doctor's certificate within 2 days after the final day of the tournament, the case will be re-examined.

Program:

All matches for the junior events will take place on weekdays from 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. and on Weekend from 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. For the senior events all matches will be held from 6:00 -10:30 p.m. on Weekdays and from 9:00 am to 7:00 p.m. on Weekend. Please note that all players should be able to attend during the above-mentioned hours, because NO changes of the timetable will be allowed.

All first day match schedules will be with Mihalis Lyras (99663970) on Wednesday morning 11th of November for the junior events and on Friday morning 20th of November for the senior events.

All players are requested to turn up fifteen minutes before their scheduled match time. Players who are more than 10 minutes late will be disqualified from the tournament. The finals for all the events will be held on Saturday afternoon.

Refereeing:

Every match winner is obliged by the rules of the tournament to referee one match following their own. Failure to comply may result to disqualification of the player.