Registration Deadline: 17/08/2023 23:59 CET
Cancellation Deadline: 20/08/2023 18:00 Event Local time
Prize Money:$30000
Cancellation Fee: $100.00
Organising Federation:FITEQ
Competition Type:Teqball Tour
Events: Men’s doubles, Women’s doubles, Mixed doubles
Information:

Please note that, this competition (Teqball Tour - Rio de Janeiro) is an Open Entry Tournament, however has a limited entry capacity with maximum of 200 participants. In the interest of promoting gender equality, we strongly prefer a balanced ratio of 100 women and 100 men players. 
Additionally, we would like to emphasize that players who already hold FITEQ World Ranking Points will be given an advantage during the selection process.

Location: 
Day 1,2,3: Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro

Finals: Copacabana Beach, beachfront at Copacabana Palace Hotel

The official hotel partner of the event is the Mariott Courtyard & Residence Inn Barra da Tijuca, where you can book at a discounted rate by clicking on the link below:

Reservation link in Portugesehttps://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1684527208682&key=GRP

 

 

Reservation link in  Englishhttps://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1684527770677&key=GRP

 

ENTRIES:
- Mixed Doubles team must consists of 1 male and 1 female athlete, Men's Doubles must consists of 2 male athletes, Women's Doubles must consists of 2 female athletes. ONE ATHLETE MAY COMPETE IN MAXIMUM 2 CATEGORIES.

 

- Entries are accepted only through the FITEQ registration system. Entries sent to the local organizers only will not be accepted.

 

- Deadline for final entries is 17th of August 2023, 23:59 Central European Time.

- Cancellation deadline is 20th of August 2023, 18:00 Event Local Time.
Cancellation must be sent to the FITEQ Competiton Team : [email protected]

After this deadline, the penalty for non show policy will apply and a cancellation fee of 100 USD will be charged for each athlete. Players will not be allowed to enter future FITEQ events if any cancellation fees remain outstanding.

- Players are obliged to upload their PPE (pre-participation evaluation) form to their FITEQ profile to validate their entries. Without validated forms the entry is invalid.
Download the PPE Form: HERE


VISA:
Visa: Kindly note that it is necessary for each individual to handle their own visa application. We advise you to reach out to the consulate in your country for the necessary information. To obtain invitation letters, please get in touch with Dorian Danko via email at [email protected] . Prior to your departure for the competition, please take extra care when registering and making arrangements, ensuring that you possess all the required documents for entering the country. Please be aware that all costs associated with visas are the sole responsibility of the applicant.

INSURANCE:
All participants must have appropriate insurance coverage (e.g. medical, accident, travel). All costs incurred are borne by the participants.

Coach and Team Officials Accreditation:
Coach and Team Officials accreditation for the Teqball Tour - Rio de Janeiro event can be requested by contacting [email protected] with a subject line of "Accreditation-Rio de Janeiro". Please note that the deadline for submitting such requests is 23:59 CET on August 17th, 2023.

Note:

All costs incurred are borne by the participants. Booking non-refundable or non-changeable flights, accomodations before FITEQ confirms the participant's registration is not advised. FITEQ will not be responsible for the costs of such bookings or any related cancellation fees, costs or expenses.

If a Competition is cancelled as a result of Force Majeure, FITEQ declines all responsibility and shall owe no reimbursement to Player for costs incurred (e.g accommodations, tickets).

FITEQ reserves the right to amend the playing system at its own discretion, including the implementation of quota system (i.e. limiting the number of participants), if FITEQ considers that the competition can only be organized with a limited number of participants.
Based on World Ranking positions there might be direct seeds to the knock-out-stage.

Event Guide will be uploaded after the cancellation deadline to ensure that all participants have a final and accurate schedule of the event.

Competition Venue:Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (View on map)
Age Limit: 14 Year