Organizado por la Latvian Croquet Federation, se celebrará del 5 al 6 de septiembre en Ratniecki, cerca de la ciudad de Sigulda, en Letonia
25-4-2015
Baltic Open Tournament - Golf Croquet
September 5th/6th 2015, LATVIA
The Tournament is organised by the Latvian Croquet Federation (www.latvijaskrokets.lv), it takes place on the 2 lawns at the RATNIEKI country hotel (www.ratnieki.lv) near the town Sigulda. Baltic Open is part of the European Masters in 2015. Countries that have already chosen to participate include Switzerland, Belgium, Latvia, Germany, Portugal, Austria and more still deciding. More information on European Masters, including the calendar of events at http://johnswabey.wix.com/european-masters. The first player from each participating country in the European Masters to apply before July 1st has a priority access to the Baltic Open tournament.
- Participation limited to a maximum of 16 players
- 4 blocks of four, followed by a knock-out stage and Plate
- Double banking, apart from semi-finals and finals
- Sunshiny CQ-16 balls
- Tournament Manager – Roberts Stafeckis
- Tournament Referee – Viktors Harlinskis (Southwick Croquet Academy certificate)
- Entries and inquiries – latvijaskrokets@gmail.com or +371 26492211 (Roberts Stafeckis)
- Deadline for entries – August 1st
- Accomodation – RATNIEKI country hotel (2-plus stars) next to the lawns. Other higher class hotels available within 10 km distance. For the more sportive players – camping grounds next to the lawns.
Fees and prices per person
- Entry fee - 30 EUR
- Optional Package 1 - 125 EUR (includes entry fee, 2 nights at the RATNIEKI hotel, all meals and soft drinks from Friday evening till Sunday afternoon)
- Optional Package 2 - 195 EUR (includes Package 1 plus a private transfer from Riga Airport to Ratnieki (75 km) and back to the Airport)
Programme of the tournament
Friday, September 4th
- Arrival of the players
- Lawns available for training
- Informal welcome cocktail and dinner
- Optional night croquet under floodlight
Saturday, September 5th
- Opening ceremony
- Block play
- Official tournament dinner
- Optional night croquet under floodlight
Sunday, September 6th
- Knock-out and Plate
- Winners award ceremony
- Informal farewell cocktail
- Departure
Average daytime temperature in the first half of September is around 17-18 degrees, there is a high probability of sunshine. RATNIEKI is situated 75 km from the Riga International Airport, within the National Park of the valley of river Gauja. Nearby Sigulda town (www.sigulda.lv) is one of the top tourist attractions, famous for its beautiful scenery and old castles. Participants are welcome to spend additional days in Riga or elsewhere in Latvia before or after the tournament weekend. We will be happy to provide assistance. Travel info www.latvia.travel/en. The story about croquet in Latvia from a Croquetworld edition: http://croquetworld.com/News/latvia.asp.
