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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 9th December to 14th December 2008 in Yeosu City ,Jeonnam Province, Korea.
 
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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
 
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Tournament Venue : Heungkook Indoor Stadium
    Address : # 79 Hakdong, Yeosu City, Jeonnam, Korea
    TEL) +82 61 690 7254
 
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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.
 
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Tournament schedules :
    Tue 9 December 2008 Qualifying(if any)/ Championship Events
    Wed 10 December 2008 Championship Events
    Thu 11 December 2008 Championship Events
    Fri 12 December 2008 Quarter-final Matches
    Sat 13 December 2008 Semi-final Matches
    Sun 14 December 2008 Final Matches
  (The above times and schedule may be changed at the discretion of the Referee )
 
5.
The Prize money : US$15,000
 
6.
Entry Closing : November 21 2008
    * 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
 
7.
Seeding Date - November 28 2008 and
Draws Date - December 2 2008 will be done by BAC.
 
8.
Scoring System : Rally Point System (3 x 21 points)
 
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Competition Rules & Regulations:
    The Championships will be run in accordance with the BWF Competition Regulations.
 
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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.
 
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Accommodation :
   
¢Â Reservation : The attached Hotel reservation form and transport request should be sent to BKA until November 25th 2008.
¢Â Official Hotel
  Name of Official Hotel : THE OCEAN RESORT(Apartment Type hotel)
   
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All apartment composed of bed- room and living-room
   
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All apartment equipped cooking utensils;dishes,gas-stove etc.
   
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including Breakfast, Tax and service Charge
 
Address :
(555-060)Mt.99, Soho-dong, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do
 
Telephone :
+82-61-689-0000 Fax :+82-61-683-7469
 
Home page :
www.theoceanresort.co.kr
 
Room rate :
2 rooms apartment -US$ 120
    (one big bed in each room, at max 4 persons can stay)
    3 rooms apartment -US$ 175
    (two big beds in apartment, at max 6 persons can stay)
 
12.
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.
 
13.
Flights and Transport
    You should aim as the final destination to ¡®YEOSU(RSU)¡¯ airport via Incheon International Airport.
    ¡®YEOSU(RSU)¡¯ airport is located in Jeonnan Province in Korea which is 1 hour distance by Air plane from ¡®GIMPO(GMP)¡¯ domestic airport. So it means you move as below;
    Arrival / Incheon Int¡¯l Airport¡æ(Limousine BUS,1hour)¡æ¡®GIMPO(GMP)¡¯ domestic airport,
    ¡®GIMPO(GMP)¡¯ domestic airport ¡æ(Air plane,1hour)¡æ ¡®YEOSU(RSU)¡¯ domestic airport
    Airport transfer will be provided from ¡®YEOSU(RSU)¡¯ domestic airport to official hotel.
 
14.
Practice Courts
    The Organizer will prepare an overall equitable practice schedule, taking into consideration of the size of each team from 7th December 2008.
 
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Key dates for Meeting :
 
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Team Managers' Meeting
  Date : December 8 th 2008 (Mon) 18:00
  Venue : Official Hotel
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Umpires' Briefing
  Date : December 8 th (Mon) 19:30
Venue : Official Hotel