This tournament will take place at the East Lake Park Courts in Airdrie.  Located northeast end of the Genesis Place Recreation Facility at 730 East Lake Road NE in Airdrie.

Tournament Format: regular scoring best of 3 sets
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·         Tournament Availability:

o   In-Town Players: 6pm Thursday

o   Out-of-Town Players: Noon Friday

·         Registration: online

• Limited draws:
  • Due to limited court availability the  draw size in this event will be limited to the following numbers
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  Age Category	Boys	Girls
  U14	20 (16 highest ranked players + 4 wild cards)	12 (8 highest ranked players +4 wild cards)
  U18	20 (16 highest ranked players + 4 wild cards)	12 (8 highest ranked players +4 wild cards)

  • When registrations exceed the maximum draw size, entry into the tournaments will be granted to the highest ranked players according to ‘Rogers Rankings’ for each age category.
  • Players who have registered, but are not admitted into an event will be notified and issued a full refund.   

  Example:

  If a draw is limited to a maximum of 20 players, but 25 players actually register for the event, and Tennis Alberta’s HP Director and the Tournament Director award 2 of the possible 4 wild card spots…

  Then the 18 highest ranked players according to Rogers Rankings (in that particular age category) and the 2 wild cards are allowed into the draw.  The remaining 5 players who were not allowed into the draw will be notified and refunded their entry fees. 

·          Eligibility·         Consolations: full feed-in

JUNIOR CHAMPS:

CHAMPS tournaments admit all junior players under the given age category as of January 1, 2012.

·         Top four as based on Tennis Alberta junior open ranking in any age category (12/14/16) are eligible to play two age categories in Tennis Alberta junior Champs events regardless of which events are offered (see Eligibility to Play up In Age Categories information below for clarification)

·         Players ranked five and lower are eligible to play one singles and one doubles event if it is offered

·         Players playing one age category may enter any one category as long as they meet the age requirements

·         All players are limited to enter a maximum of two events. If a player is not in the top four based on the junior open ranking he/she cannot enter two age categories regardless if the players ranked first to fourth are not participating in the event.

Eligibility to Play up In Age Categories:
In sanctioned Junior Champs tournaments where the age categories are split (U12/U16 and U14/U18), all players are allowed to play up one age category but a player must be ranked in the top 4 in the age category above their own to play up 2 age categories.
For example to play in a U18 event you must be eligible - as a U16 - or a U14 player that is ranked in the top four of the U16 age category

·         If there are insufficient entries in some event categories, the tournament director has a right to combine events.

·         Manual fee:

o   Players who do not use the on-line registration system for tournament entries and Player Card purchases will be subject to a $5 administration fee.

·         Late Entry Policy:

o   Entries will be accepted up until the entry deadline. Late entries may be accepted provided the draw has not been completed.  Late entries that are accepted will be subjected to a $25 late registration fee.

·         Withdrawal policy:

o   Before the draw has been made will not result in any loss of points.

o   After the draw has been made (default) will result in an automatic loss of 20 points, while their opponent will gain 20 points.

o   Three defaults within a 12 month period will result in a suspension from sanctioned tournaments for a period of three months.  After this period of time the player will be reinstated with 50 less ranking points.  (The 12 month period will be defined as 12 months after the first default).

·         Refund Policy:

o   Withdraw before registration deadline will result in a full refund minus a $10 administration fee.

o   Withdraw after registration deadline will result in refund of half of each events entry fee.

o   Withdraw after draws have been posted will result in no refund (See withdrawal policy for default criteria).

·         Rainout policy: TBD

·         Scheduling Requests:

o   Must be made prior to entry deadline.

Note: this is a request and cannot be guaranteed.