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The 3rd Annual
LILAC CITY OPEN / REGION 4 CLASSIC
Badminton Tournament
October 8-9-10, 2004

$6,000 Total Prize Money (minimum - see prize distribution)

brought to you by:
The Spokane Badminton & Pickleball Club and
The Washington State Badminton Association with support by
The Spokane Regional Sports Commission in conjunction with
USA Badminton's Classic Series Tournament


Sports USA
19619 E. Cataldo, Spokane Valley, WA 99207
509-232-2822
Click here for an online map.

VENUE:

Sports USA with 10 wood floor courts, high ceilings, modern locker rooms with showers, plentiful free parking, minutes from downtown Spokane by freeway. Click here to see the tournament facility layout.

EVENTS:

Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles, Mixed Doubles. The formats will be Open, Junior-Senior, Senior 1&2, Master 1&2, Grandmaster 1&2. Consolation draws will be held in each event not run as a round robin at the tournament committee's discretion. Each event must have a minimum of four entries for the event to take place. Where there are not enough entries, age groups may be combined. Junior-Senior events are for men and women ages 35-39; Senior events, etc. increase at 5-year intervals. Matches will be numbered, and starting times and forfeit rules will be closely monitored. Players will be responsible for knowing their match times. A ten-minute default rule will be enforced!

PRIZES:

"Classic" Division purse of $6,000 to be divided per USAB standards down to Semi-Final rounds. Any additional sponsorship funds received will be distributed between the finalists in each event. Merchandise prizes will be awarded to all other winners, runners-up, and consolation winners. All participants will receive a T-shirt with the option to buy an additional Polo shirt for $12. Please indicate size on entry form. Drawings will be held for doorprizes.

ELIGIBILITY:

Lilac events are open to all badminton players. All Classic events require USAB membership. Tournament-only or regular memberships may be purchased by going to www.usabadminton.org or at the tournament desk.

REGISTRATION and FEES:

Classic or Lilac entry fee is $40 per person for the first event and $10 for each additional event. A maximum of 4 events are allowed. Players may attend the Saturday dinner for $16 ($8 per child 8 year old and younger). Lockers will be available for rent at Sports USA for $10 for the duration of the tournament. Any player entering the Classic Events must also be USAB members. USAB tournament-only memberships may be purchased for $25; full memberships may be purchased for $30. Note: While USAB memberships are not required for the Lilac events, it is highly recommended because a percentage of all membership fees are returned directly to our region for the promotion of Badminton.

You can register and pay online or you can download an 8-page information packet PDF file (1.2mb PDF file; must have Acrobat Reader).

Mail entry form with fees to: "Lilac City Classic" c/o Eric Lee, 4215 E. 25th Ave., Spokane, WA 99223. Registrations may be completed online but payment must still be received by entry deadline to avoid late registration fee. Make check payable to Washington State Badminton Association (WSBA). To purchase USAB membership, a separate check, made payable to USAB, is required. For more information, contact Eric Lee at 509.534.2047, or e-mail 2004Classic@spokane.northwestbadminton.org.

Entries must be postmarked no later than September 24, 2004, and payment received no later than September 30, 2004.

Credit card registration entries may also be completed online. A transaction fee of $3.00 will be applied for all credit card charges. Please allow 3-5 days for processing and handling thru PayPal's payment gateway.

SCORING & SHUTTLES:
Current IBF scoring will be used: Women's Singles best of 3 games to 11 format and all other events will use best of 3 games to 15 format.

Yonex AS-50 shuttlecocks have been designated as the official shuttle for the Classic Open category ONLY. Victor Blue shuttles are the official shuttles for all other events.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday, October 8
06:00 PM -- Registration
07:00 PM -- Begin Playing

Saturday, October 9
09:00 AM -- Begin Playing
07:30 PM -- Last match called
08:30 PM -- Player's Dinner Social at Mirabeau Park Hotel
(pre-registration is required for dinner, $16 per person, $8 per child)

Sunday, October 10
09:00 AM -- Play continues
10:00 AM -- "Open" Finals begin -- order to be determined
04:00 PM -- Last match called
Please schedule your airline departures accordingly.

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LODGING & TRANSPORTATION:

United Airlines special rates (800) 841-0460; receive 5% off the lowest rate through membership in USA Badminton.

The official tournament hotel is Mirabeau Park Hotel and Convention Center, N. 1100 Sullivan Rd. in the Spokane Valley. The rate for tournament participants is $65 ($72 after taxes) per night for up to four (4) people per room and includes breakfast (see attached flyer in the 8-page PDF information packet above or download hotel flyer here). For reservations call: 1.800.359.5672.

Special car rental rates available through Thrifty Car Rental (see attached flyer in the 8-page PFD information packet above or download rental car flyer here). For reservations call 1-800-847-4389, and please mention promotional code BY77. Free transportation will be available from the airport to the tournament hotel. Please email your airline itinerary and name(s) to mikeg@misaint.com. We will give you a shuttle pickup time when your flight infomation is received.

SATURDAY EVENING SOCIAL:

Join us for dinner Saturday night after tournament play at the Mirabeau Park Hotel. The cost is $16 per person and $8 per child 8-years old and younger. Please pre-register for dinner, as seats are limited.

TOURNAMENT POLICY:

Events with low entries may be canceled, combined with other age groups or scheduled as round robin events as determined by the tournament committee. If you entered an event that has been canceled, you will receive a refund of entry fees for the cancelled event, and the entrants will be notified when possible. Entrants may withdraw from the tournament and request a refund of fees if withdrawal is prior to October 1, 2004.

On-court warm-up time is limited to 5 minutes when an umpire has not been appointed. If an umpire is appointed, he/she will determine the warm-up time. A warm-up court will be provided based on "next up" basis.

Clothing: Competitors are advised that clothing and advertising thereon must conform to IBF and USAB regulations. Doubles pairs are encouraged to wear matching collared shirts and shorts. Collared shirts are required for the "Open" finals only.

Each doubles team member must send in a separate entry, and entries will not be placed in the draw without the entry fee.


Entry Deadline: Sep 24, 2004 9:00 PM

Start Date: Oct 08, 2004 6:00 PM