ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT FINNISH OPEN POOMSAE 2015

ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT FINNISH OPEN POOMSAE 2015

PROMOTORS: European Taekwondo Union (ETU) Finnish Taekwondo Federation ORGANIZER: Budokwai Taekwondo

COMPETITION DATE 15th August, 2015 COMPETITION SITE Spa Hotel Holiday Club Caribia Kongressikuja 1, 20540 Turku Finland PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE 9 am 6 pm LIABILITY All competitors participate at their own risk.. ACCOMMODATION The official hotel is Holiday Club Caribia (*****). More information about other hotel options and reservations at competition website.

WEBSITE Info and news at: http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/finnish-open/ CONTACT INFORMATION TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR Mr. Sami Kiikola finnish.open.poomsae@gmail.com +358443322117 POOMSAE REFEREE DIRECTOR Mr. Tatu Iivanainen kilpailut@taekwondo.fi +358408313366 If you have any questions concerning rules or referees, please contact the referee director Mr. Tatu Iivanainen. In all other matters, including payments, transportation, visas etc., please contact the tournament director Mr. Sami Kiikola.

RULES The WTF Competition rules will be used. OFFICIAL CATEGORIES CUT-O FF SYST EM 1st round (Preliminary; 20 or more contestants): Two in accordance with drawing, the best 50% proceed to the next round. 2nd round (Semi-final; 9 to 19 contestants): Two in accordance with drawing, the best 8 athletes qualify for the final. 3rd round (Final; 1 to 8 contestants): Two in accordance with drawing. EXCEP TIONS: 1) In case contestants will be 8 or less in category: only finals. 2) In case contestants will be 20 or less in category: only semifinals and finals. 3) In case there is a tied score after the completion of the preliminary round and semi-final round, all contestants will go to finals. KUP-CATEGORIES CUT-O FF SYST EM: 1) Semifinal: participants are required to perform one (1) compulsory as shown in the list. The top five (5) athletes of each category (individual, team and pair) will be selected and advance to the final according to the average score of the two performances. 2) Final: The top five (5) athletes of each category are required to perform one (1) from the list. The performed in the final round is free of choice but the must be chosen from the dedicated list of each category. The ranking of the top three (3) athletes of each category will be decided by the score of the final performance.

CATEGORIES OFFICIAL CATEGORIES (MIN. 1. DAN OR 1.POOM) Category Cadet Junior Under 30 Under 40 Under 50 Under 60 Under 65 Over 65 Gender Separate categories for female and male Cadet pair Junior pair Under 30 pair Over 30 pair Cadet team Junior team Under 30 team Over 30 team One (1) female and one (1) male One (1) female and one (1) male One (1) female and one (1) male One (1) female and one (1) male Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate categories for female and male Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate categories for female and male Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate categories for female and male Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate categories for female and male Freestyle Category Age Under 17, 12-17 years old 1 athlete (Male or Female) Over 17, 18 years old and over 1 athlete (Male or Female) Pair Under 17, 12-17 years old 2 athletes (1 M + 1 F) Pair Over 17, 18 years old and over 2 athletes (1 M + 1 F) Team 12+ years old 5 athletes (2 M + 3 F or 3 M + 2 F)

KUP-CAT EGORI ES Category Age Belt Gender Kids low belts under 14 yrs 8. 5.kup Separate categories for female and male Kids high belts under 14 yrs 4.kup 3.poom Kids, pair under 14 yrs 8.kuppoom Separate categories for female and male Participants can be either the same or different gender Yellow belts + 14 yrs 8. 7.kup Separate categories for female and male Green belts + 14 yrs 6. 5.kup Separate categories for female and male Blue belts + 14 yrs 4. 3.kup Separate categories for female and male Red belts + 14 yrs 2. 1.kup Separate categories for female and male Pair, low belts no age limit 8. 5.kup One (1) female and one (1) male Pair, high belts no age limit 4. 1.kup One (1) female and one (1) male Team no age limit 8. 1.kup Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate categories for female and male QUALIFICATI ONS OF COM PE TI TO RS Minimum belt grade for official categories is 1.dan / 1.poom. Competitors of Kup Categories must have belt grade of 8.kup to 1.kup. With exception that poom-belts may participate in Kids higher belt category. COM PE TI TI ON UNIFORM Contestants shall wear the WTF uniform according to their age category and gender. Competitors in KUP categories shall wear a white-collared WTF taekwondo uniform or all-white WTF uniform (exception: competitors with poom grades may also wear the WTF uniform). WTF GLOBAL ATHLE TE LICENC E (GAL) GAL licence will be mandatory in official categories. Onsite registration for the GAL is NOT POSSIBLE and must therefore be done in advance. A GAL check will be done at onsite registration before any athlete is allowed to compete. AW ARDS Places 1. 3. receive medals. The best nation receives a trophy.

POOMSAE REFEREES INT ERN ATIONAL POOMSAE R EFER EE Plese send your application by the end of June 2015 to Referee Director Tatu Iivanainen: kilpailut@taekwondo.fi IR referee licenced by WTF are preferred. Compensation for the referee. - all international referees will have free accommodation at the Spa Hotel Caribia from Friday to Sunday - all international referees will have free transportation between Turku or Helsinki airport and hotel.turku airport is prefered, but also Helsinki airport can be used, if there is no other option. - all international referees will receive a reward of 75 EUR - all international referees will have free entrance to all events of the Taekwondo Festival organised parallel to the Finnish Open (from Friday to Sunday)

TRANSPORTATION TURK U AIRPORT Turku airport is located 8km from Spa Hotel Caribia. The organizing committee offers FREE transportation from/to Turku airport for all for all foreign participants. HELSI NKI AI RPORT Helsinki airport operates direct flights from major European cities as well as several Asian and American cities. The driving time from Helsinki airport to Turku is less than 2 hours. The Organizing committee offers transportation service from/to Helsinki airport as follows: Number of persons 1 2 3 4 5 Price 120 200 240 280 320 TAMP ERE AI RPO RT Tampere airport operates non-expensive and direct Ryanair flights from Germany, Ireland, UK, Italy and Latvia. The driving time from Tampere airport to Turku is 2hours. The Organizing committee offers transportation service from/to Tampere airport as follows: Number of persons 1 2 3 4 5 Price 120 200 240 280 320 After 5 people, each new person adds the total price 30. Price includes two-ways of customized transportation per person. The reservation must be done by the 30 th of July 201

DRAW OF LOTS The compulsory poomsae shall be drawn from the WTF designated poomsae lists. The compulsory poomsae shall be published on the competition website on 14th August. OFFI CIAL CATEGO RI ES (MIN. 1. DAN OR 1.POO M) Category Compulsory poomsae Cadet 12-14 Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang Junior 15-17 Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback Under 30 18-30 Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang Koryo Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin Under 40 31-40 Under 50 41-50 Under 60 51-60 Under 65 61-65 Over 65 66 + Cadet Pair/Team Junior Pair/Team Under30 Pair/Team Over 30 Pair/Team Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback Pyongwon Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon, Hansu Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang, Koryo Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon

Freestyle Category Age Under 17, 12-17 years old Athletes shall perform Free style based on taekwondo techniques with Over 17, 18 years old and over composition of music and choreography.. Pair Under 17, 12-17 years old Music and choreography shall be the choice Pair Over 17, 18 years old and over of contestants. Performed techniques must Team 12+ years old be within the boundary of taekwondo. The definition of taekwondo techniques shall be determined by WTF Committee when contestants submit performance plan of free-style. KUP-CAT EGORI ES (MAX 1.K UP) Categorie First poomsae Second poomsae (free choice) Kids, low belts 8-5kup Kids, high belts 4kup-poom Taegeuk 1 Jang Taegeuk 2 Jang Taegeuk 1 4 Jang Taegeuk 2 8 Jang Kids, pair Taegeuk 2 Jang Taegeuk 2 8 Jang Yellow belts Taegeuk 1 Jang Taegeuk 2 4 Jang Green belts Taegeuk 2 Jang Taegeuk 3 6 Jang Blue belts Taegeuk 4 Jang Taegeuk 5 8 Jang Red belts Taegeuk 6 Jang Taegeuk 7 8 Jang, Koryo Pair, low belts 8-5kup Pair, high belts 4kup-1kup Taegeuk 2 Jang Taegeuk 4 Jang Taegeuk 3 6 Jang Taegeuk 5 8 Jang, Koryo Team Taegeuk 2 Jang Taegeuk 3 8 Jang, Koryo In pair category, if pairs are different belt categories (example: 6kup and 4kup), they participate in the high belts category.

REGISTRATION Registration via TPSS:n: http://www.tpss.nl Deadline of the applications is JULY 31 th. Organizer is not obliged to accept forms sent after the deadline. COMPETITION FEES Organizing committee provides instructions for payment after receiving entry forms. Receipt of the payment must be shown in registration. OFFI CI AL CAT EGORI ES Individual Pair category Team category 45 / person 45 / pair 45 / team KUP-CAT EGORI ES Individual Pair category Team category Participate more than one category 30 / person 30 / pair 30 / team 50 / person SPECIAL OFFER All competitors will receive -50% discount, for one day or all day Finnish Festival Camp tickets. For more information about the camp here http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/jasenseuroille/taekwon do-festival/ WELCOME!