19th Riga Cup will take place on December 2-3, 2017 in Riga at Riga's High school of Cultures ("Rīgas Kulturu vidusskola", Ganību dambis 7, Rīga)
Riga Cup is the biggest international table hockey tournament in Latvia. It is organized by Latvian Table Hockey Federation and is one of Super Series tournament of World Table Hockey Tour.
Information about tournaments of previous years you can find in Riga Cup history.
Pre-registration of players for qualification before 22:00 of December 1.
All players must register on site and pay fee.
Results on-line
Participation fee: 15 EUR
Participation fee for players who pre-registered after 23:59 of November 29: 20 EUR
If player is playing in qualifications, but do not qualify for the next round, he/she will have returned half of participation fee.
Prizes
OPEN
1st place - Winner Cup and laptop Lenovo IdeaPad 500s-13ISK White Win10Home.
2nd place - 2nd place plate and smartwatch Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR Steel.
3rd place - 3rd place plate and smartphone Huawei P10 Lite 32GB Dual Black.
4th place - diploma and Sony SRS-XB20 Bluetooth Speaker Black.
5th to 8th places - STIGA 60 table hockey.
9th to 16th places - Stiga Backpack Hexagon.
17th to 24th places - Stiga Training Water Bottle.
1st to 48th places - NIVEA MEN creme 150ml
Winners of Divisions 2,3 and 4 will get Cups.
Player from qualification with higest place in main tournament - Vakoss Power Bank 10400mAh Black.
All players of the main tounament - NIVEA MEN Active Clean Shower Gel.
Qualification players will get gifts from mentos and Bahlsen.
Ladies/Veteran/Junior
Based on results in OPEN, the best ladies/veterans/juniors will be awarder with Cup and Stiga Backpack Hexagon (alternative - set of basketball, football, volleyball balls + STIGA pump with needles).
Playing system:
Tournament is organized in accordance with ITHF Tournament Rules.
The Riga Cup will take place over two days. On the first day, all participants will play. There will be 3 rounds on the first day: qualification (only for players with lower rank), group stage (all other players start here), divisions and semi-final groups (all players from group stage continue). Only the best players from the semi-final groups will qualify for the next day.
On the second day, the best 12 from both final groups will qualify for play-offs. The best 4 from each of these two groups will start from 1/8 finals, but players placed 5th-12th in the final groups will play 1/16 finals.
The qualification round is for all players ranked below 1700 in the World Ranking (WR) on November 21, 2017. If the list of pre-registered players on November 14, 2017 has more than 170 players with WR above 1701, the qualification round must be played by all players who are not among the 170 highest-ranked pre-registered players.
The maximum number of players in the qualification stage is 190. The best 10-20 players from qualification will join the group stage.
The maximum number of players in the group stage is 190.
Planned time schedule:
December 2
8:45 - 9:45 registration for qualification only.
10:00 - 12:15 Round 1. Qualification.(only low ranked players)
Playing system depends on a number of players.
10:05 - 11:55 registration for all other players.
12:15 - 12:45 Opening ceremony.
12:45 - 15:30 Round 2. Groups.
Playing system depends on a number of players.
15:30 - 16:15 Break
Lunch!
It is possible during the pre-registration also to pre-order lunch set (soup, main dish, salad, drink) for price 5 EUR. This pre-order must be made before November 29. Money should be paid at registration on Saturday.
16:15 - 19:30 Round 3. Divisions and Semi-Final groups.
Playing system depends on a number of players.
In conclusion, awarding ceremony for winners of Divisions 2, 3 and 4 and also, if possible, of the best ladies/juniors/veterans.
December 3
9:30 - 9:50 registration, warm-up.
10:00 - 13:15 Round 4. Final Groups.
48 players who qualified on the first day will be split into 2 final groups. Top12 of both groups will qualify to play-offs.
13:15 - 14:15 Break
Lunch!
It is possible during the pre-registration also to pre-order lunch set (soup, main dish, salad, drink) for price 5 EUR. This pre-order must be made before November 29. Money should be paid at registration on Saturday.
from 14:15 Round 5. Play-offs.
After play-offs (aprox. after 18:00) awarding ceremony.
Reminder
At the venue (territory of a school) is forbidden to bring in and use any alcoholic beverages.
Violators will be expelled from the venue. Participants of tournament, who will violate this prohibition (also after finishing tournament at some stage) will receive disqualification.
Violators will be expelled from the venue. Participants of tournament, who will violate this prohibition (also after finishing tournament at some stage) will receive disqualification.
Accommodations
Special price deal (starting from <12 EUR/person) is available in nice 3* hotels! Ask for details This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at registration form!
Public Transport in Riga:
Bus, Tram & Trolleybus.
Tickets:
On board at driver: 2 EUR. Prepaid (can be found in newsstands, like Narvessen; need validation on board; 1 ticket per person): 1 trip = 1.15 EUR; 5 trips = 5.75 EUR; 10 trips = 10.90 EUR; 24 h = 5 EUR; 72 h = 10 EUR)
The nearest to the venue stop is called Pētersalas iela where stops trolleybuses 1 , 19 and 24, buses 2 and 20, as well as stop Kultūru vidusskola for tram 5.
Budget air services to and from Riga:
Cheap Flights
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