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Dear sir/Madam
 
Badminton Korea Association is pleased to invite your team to Korea International Challenge which will be held from 27th November to 2nd December 2007 in Suwon city , Korea.
 
1.
Host Association : Badminton Korea Association
    Add) Room 501, Olympic Center, #88 Oryun-Dong, Songpa-Gu, Seoul, Korea
TEL) +82 2 422 6173
FAX) +82 2 420 4270
E-mail : badmin98@chollian.net or badmin98@chol.com
 
2.
Tournament Venue : Suwon Sports Complex, Indoor Stadium
    Address : # 775 Jowon-dong Jangan-gu, Suwon-City, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
TEL) +82 31 240 2700
FAX) +82 31 240 2711
 
3.
The Championships is sanctioned by BWF, which will offer World Ranking points as BWF International Challenge events for individual 5 events; Men's Singles, Women' Singles, Men's Doubles, Women' Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
   
Event
Entries(Main Draw)
Men¡¯s Singles
64
Womens¡¯ Singles
64
Men¡¯s Doubles
32
Womens¡¯ Doubles
32
Mixed Doubles
32
 
4.
Tournament schedules :
    Tue 27 November 2007 Championship Events
    Wed 28 November 2007 Championship Events
    Thu 29 November 2007 Championship Events
    Fri 30 November 2007 Quarter-final Matches
    Sat 1 December 2007 Semi-final Matches
    Sun 2 December 2007 Final Matches
  (The above times and schedule may be changed at the discretion of the Referee )
 
5.
Technical Officials
    Referee : Mr. Cho Won Kyu (KOR)
  E-mail : wonku50@hanmail.net
Deputy Referee : Choi Byung Hak (KOR)
  E-mail : fkaqh59@hanmail.net
 
6.
The Prize money will be US$15,000 and the distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulation.
 
7.
Entry Closing : November 10th 2007
    * The entries should be sent to Badminton Korea Association :
TEL) +82 2 422 6173 FAX) +82 2 420 4270
E-mail : badmin98@chollian.net or badmin98@chol.com
 
8.
Seeding will be based on BWF World Ranking dated 15th November 2007
 
9.
Draws will be done by BAC on 22nd November 2007
 
10.
Scoring System: Rally Point System: 3 x 21 points
 
11.
Competition Rules & Regulations:
    The Championships will be run in accordance with the BWF Competition Regulations.
 
12.
Conditions for Entries :
    The organizers will not be responsible for any injury sustained, at any time, by any player or official arising from his participation in this Championship. Any costs incurred for medical treatment and/or hospitalization shall be borne by the Member Association of the player/official concerned. All players and officials are recommended to review their insurance cover and ensure that it meets your current requirements.
 
13.
Accommodation :
   
¢Â Reservation : The attached Hotel reservation form and transport request should be sent to BKA until November 2nd 2007 with entries form.
¢Â Official Hotel
  Name of Official Hotel : La Vie D'or Resort & Country Club
  Address : 141-39, Botongri, Jungnam Myun, Hwasung City, Gyeonggido, Korea
  Telephone : +82-31-352-7150 Fax :+82-31- 352-6919
  Home page : www.laviedor.com
  Room rate : Single/Twin - US$ 100
Triple bed - US$ 120
4-bed - US$ 135
(including Breakfast, Tax and service Charge)
    * The above official hotels have only the limited No. of rooms, so the hotel reservation will be confirmed as the basis of ¡®first come, first served¡¯.
 
14.
Visa
    If any delegates who need Visa, please inform their personal details including Nationality, D.O.B, passport Number, expiry date as the attached form and then we will send the official invitation for the purpose of Visa application.
 
15.
Flights and Transport
    You should aim to arrival at Incheon International Airport.
Airport transfer will be provided from Incheon International airport to the official hotel,Suwon City taking about 1hrs and 40 Mins upon team¡¯s request according to the attached form. And the form should be sent to BKA as well as the Hotel reservation form until Nov 2nd 2007.
Please visit the ¡°2007 Korea International Badminton Challenge ¡± information desk at the airport. The information desk is located between Gate 13 and Gate 14 on the arrival floor.
 
16.
Practice Courts
    The Organizer will prepare an overall equitable practice schedule, taking into consideration of the size of each team from 25th November 2007.
 
17.
Key dates for Meeting :
 
¢Â
Team Managers' Meeting
  Date : November 27 th (Tue) 18:00
  Venue : Official Hotel
¢Â
Umpires' Briefing
  Date : November 27 th (Tue) 19:30
Venue : Official Hotel
 
Looking forward for your team¡¯s participation in this World Ranking events which will be held in Suwon City, Korea.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Kang Young Joong
President
Badminton Korea Association
 
2007 Korea Challenge Entry form (download,xls)
2007 Korea Challenge Flights Hotel ID Visa form (download,xls)