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VICTOR OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019
         FEBRUARY 11 - 17
      MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

          PRESENTED BY
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VICTOR OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Venue:                Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
                      Aughtie Drive, Albert Park 3206
                      Melbourne, Australia

Dates:                11 – 14 February 2019

Event Organiser:      Badminton Victoria
                      events@badmintonvic.com.au

Event Director:       Craig Haydock
                      statedirector@badmintonvic.com.au      +61 414 623 432

Referee:              Stephanie Ho                           +687 793369
                      shy.nc@live.fr

Deputy Referees:      Julie Carrel
                      julie.carrel.nz@gmail.com              +64 21 760327
                      Lynne Nixey
                      nixey4@yahoo.co.nz                     +64 21 526603

Sanctioned by:        Badminton Oceania and Badminton World Federation (BWF)
                      World Ranking Points equivalent to BWF Grade 3 International
                      Challenge.

Event Website:        www.badmintonoceania.org & www.badmintonvic.com.au

Entries Close:        Tuesday 15 January 2019
                      11.59pm BWF Head Quarters time, (+0800 GMT Hours)

                      Australian Players
                      Tuesday 8 January 2019
                      11.59pm (AEDT)
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Contents
Entries ...................................................................................................................................... 3
Entry Fees ................................................................................................................................ 3
Airport Transport ..................................................................................................................... 4
Official Accommodation Transport .......................................................................................... 4
VISA Letter ............................................................................................................................... 4
Managers Meeting ................................................................................................................... 4
Hours of Play ............................................................................................................................ 5
Events ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Training Courts......................................................................................................................... 6
Key Dates ................................................................................................................................. 6
Conditions of Entry .................................................................................................................. 7
Rules & Regulations ................................................................................................................. 7
Official Accommodation – QUEST St Kilda Bayside................................................................... 9
Official Accommodation – Melbourne Parkview Hotel........................................................... 11
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Entries
Australian Players to enter individually through: https://tinyurl.com/Victor-OC2019-AUS
and submit their entry and entry fee on-line by 8 January 2019

All international entries must be made online by the Member Association.

Member Associations to log onto the VICTOR Oceania Championships 2019 at:
https://tinyurl.com/Victor-OC2019 and submit the entries online.

A username and password is required for MAs to submit entries. For further information or
assistance Julie Carrel – julie@oceaniabadminton.org

The online entry page will automatically close on Tuesday, 15 January 2019 at 2359 hours BWF
Headquarters time (+0800h GMT).

Late entries cannot not be accepted.

After the closing date, the BWF Online Entry System will send notification to all participating
Member Associations confirming receipt of final entries. Receipt of this notification is the
conclusive evidence of receipt of entries before the deadline.

The Member Associations should contact BWF immediately if such notice is not received by
noon, Thursday 17 January 2019 BWF Headquarters time (+0800h GMT).

If no objection is received by BWF by 2359 hours, Friday 18 January 2019 BWF Headquarters
time (+0800h GMT) following the close of entries, the entries shall be deemed to be correct.
No complaints / objections shall be entertained after this point.

Entry Fees
Entry fees for players other than Australian players are NZ$150 per person. The entry fee for
Australian Players is AUD$140 per person. This includes an event shirt and gift pack. The
Member Association will be invoiced on Tuesday 29 January 2019 for the entry fees for all
players in the draws. Entry fees must be paid to BOC within 7 days of receiving the invoice.
Players will not be allowed to play until the entry fee is paid. Entry fees are not refundable
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Airport Transport
Airport transfers will be provided to and from Melbourne International Airport (Tullamarine)
to the Official Accommodation Venues only for those people staying at these venues

Member Associations are to provide travel details / requirements online questionnaire at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5MX5BW8 no later than Friday 25 January 2019.

If details are not received by this date, transport cannot be provided.

Official Accommodation Transport
See each Official Accommodation Page for further details.

VISA Letter
Member Associations requiring a VISA invitation letter for any players or officials are to
complete the online Visa letter request at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KBPRTMS no
later than Friday 11 January 2019.

Managers Meeting
Date:         Sunday, 10 February 2019
Location:     Badminton Victoria Office
              Level 1, Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre
              Aughtie Drive, Albert Park
Time:         4pm

It is compulsory all Member Associations entered in the event attend the Team Managers
Meeting. Failure to attend may result in a fine from Badminton Oceania – US$250. Member
Associations may make a request to the Referee to have someone else represent them at the
meeting, this request must be made prior to the meeting.
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Hours of Play
            Day                    Round                Times           Number of Courts

                             Qualifying – all
                             events
 Day 1                                                  Start:
                                                                                  8
 Monday 11 February          Main Draw – R1             4pm
                             MS, WS, MD, WD

                             MS – R2, R3
 Day 2                                                  Start:
                             WS, MD, WD–R2                                        8
 Tuesday 12 February                                    4pm
                             XD – R1, R2

                             Quarter-finals –           Start:                    3
                             all events                 10am
 Day 3
 Wednesday 13 February
                             Semi-finals – all          Start:                    2
                             events                     5pm

 Day 4                                                  Start:
                             Finals – all events                                  1
 Thursday 14 February                                   12pm

Note – the above schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the Referee
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Events
                                           Entries
          Events                                                   Qualifying Draw Size
                               Main Draw             Qualifiers

Men’s Singles                      56                    8                  16

Women’s Singles                    28                    4                   8

Men’s Doubles                      28                    4                   8

Women’s Doubles                    28                    4                   8

Mixed Doubles                      28                    4                   8

Training Courts
Training courts will be available at the competition venue on Sunday 10 February 2019 from
8am – 6pm
Please send your training court booking to the Event Director – events@badmintonvic.com.au

Key Dates
Australian Player Entries Close:                Tuesday, 8 January 2019
Entries Close:                                  Tuesday, 15 January 2019
M & Q WR Date:                                  Thursday 17 January 2019
Publish M & Q Date:                             Friday, 18 January 2019
Seeding WR Date:                                Thursday 24 January 2019
Seeding Publish Date:                           Friday, 25 January 2019
Withdrawal without penalty Date:                Monday, 28 January 2019
Draw date:                                      Tuesday, 29 January 2019
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Conditions of Entry
Players entering must be registered members of a body affiliated with the BWF and must be
in good standing with their Member Association.

Players must have citizenship status of the Oceania member country they are representing and
meet the regulations as outline in the BWF General Competition Regulations 6.3.1

A copy of citizenship certificate/passport may be requested.

All players /countries submitting entries for the tournament will be deemed to have read and
accepted the conditions under which the tournament is to be conducted. Competitors play at
their own risk.

Rules & Regulations
   1. The tournament will be conducted in accordance with the Laws of Badminton adopted
      by the Badminton World Federation and the Competition Regulations of BWF
      (www.bwfbadminton.org) and any additional regulations of Badminton Oceania
      (www.badmintonoceania.org).

   2. It is MANDATORY for the Player name to be on the back of the shirt. It is recommended
      that the Country name is also on the shirt. Lettering on Player’s clothing must conform
      to the BWF regulations.

   3. BWF approved Victor shuttles will be used.

   4. Seedings and Draw:
         a. Badminton Oceania will oversee the draw in accordance with the Competition
            Rules of the BWF.
         b. BWF regulations will apply in relation to withdrawals from the tournament.

   5. Minimum entry: in accordance with BWF regulations for World Ranking Points, if the
      minimum number of entries or the minimum number of international players in an
      event is not met, the event will not be included in the World Rankings. BWF World
      Ranking Points equivalent to a Grade 3 International Challenge event are awarded for
      this event.
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6. In accordance with CGR 14.1.2 “Any withdrawal after the Monday immediately
   preceding the draw (Tuesday, 29 January 2019) for any reason whatsoever, renders the
   Member Association concerned liable to an amount of US$150 per player/pair penalty.
   For any withdrawals once the event has commenced, the player must present to the
   Referee.

7. Scheduled Match Times: The schedule for the event will available through Tournament
   Software following the Managers Meeting on Sunday, 10 February 2019. The Referee
   has the power to disqualify any player not available to play at the scheduled time.
   Matches may be called up to 10 minutes prior to their scheduled time.

8. Withdrawals. In accordance with GCR14.1.4, a player retiring from a match shall not be
   considered to be a withdrawal, however, should a Player be entered in more than one
   Event, by retiring or withdrawing from that one Event, the Player must be withdrawn
   from all other Events in which the Player is entered.

9. Anti-doping regulations:
      a. The BWF Anti-Doping Regulations apply at this BWF sanctioned event. Players
         competing in this tournament are subject to in-competition drug testing under
         BWF Anti-Doping Regulations. The BWF regulations can be viewed at
         www.bwfbadminton.org.
      b. Players are reminded that it is their obligation to submit completed Therapeutic
         Use Exemption (TUE) application forms to the BWF through their National
         Association to get approval to use prescribed medications containing prohibited
         substance. In the first instance, contact your Member Association. Players are
         required to apply for TUE approval at least 21 days before the start of this
         international event. The BWF Anti-Doping Regulations and TUE Forms can be
         found at: http://bwfcorporate.com/integrity/tue-medications/.

10.This tournament will follow the current laws of badminton including those related to
   the fixed height for service, subject to final approval by the BWF Council on 30
   November 2018. Should any changes be made at that time this prospectus will be
   updated

11.Trophies will be presented to the winner and runner-up in all events.

12.There is no prize-money awarded at this event.
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Official Accommodation – QUEST St Kilda Bayside
Key Contact:                          1 Eildon Road, St Kilda VIC 3182
Bianca Manfre                         Tel: +61 3 9593 9500
Business Development Executive        www.queststkildabayside.com.au
sales.stkildabayside@questapartments.com.au

Check-in / Check- Out dates
Any time between the following dates (Minimum 2 night stay);
Arrival:               8 February 2019
Departure:             19 February 2019

One Bedroom Apartments
Featuring a separate bedroom including a full kitchen and laundry facilities
(washing machine and dryer), dining and living area, LCD TV with DVD player,
reverse-cycle air conditioning, in-room safe and balcony.
RATE $AU155 per night, per apartment (inclusive daily unlimited WiFi
service)

Two Bedroom Apartments
Featuring two separate bedrooms including a full kitchen and laundry
facilities (washing machine and dryer), dining and living area, LCD TV with
DVD player, wireless internet access, reverse-cycle air conditioning, in-room
safe and balcony.
RATE $AU245 per night, per apartment (inclusive of unlimited WiFi service)

Car Parking
$AU8 per car, per day with the above rates.

Transportation to MSAC
It is a short tram ride from QUEST to MSAC – see following map.
Each Player and Official staying at QUEST St Kilda Bayside will be provided
with a public transport pass (MYKI Card) with $XXX credit to travel to and
from the venue for the week. Players and Officials will be responsible for
topping up the card if additional travel is required.

Quest St Kilda Bayside
   • The property is located on a quiet, residential street only a short walk
       to the beach, public transport, supermarkets and the diverse
       selection of local cafes and restaurants on Fitzroy and Acland Street
   • Fully furnished and self- contained service apartments with fully
       equipped kitchens
   • In house breakfast options include Deliveroo room service or
       breakfast boxes
   • Ample on site secure parking with no height restrictions on vehicles
   • Opportunity for guests to share rooms

The rates promoted are valid until 10 December 2018 and a 5 % discount off our best available rate after that date.
Rooms are subject to availability in the last line.
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Official Accommodation – Melbourne Parkview Hotel
Key Contact:                            562 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004
Jacquiline Sacco                        Tel: +61 3 9529 8888
Business Development Manager            www.viewhotels.com.au
jacquis@viewhotels.com.au

Check-in / Check- Out dates
Any time between the following dates (Minimum 2 night stay);
Arrival:               8 February 2019
Departure:             19 February 2019

Twin Share Accommodation
City and park views     Sleeps 1-3                   King size bed
32” LCD TV              Broadband internet access    Modern bathroom
Separate dressing area Large working desk            In-room safe
Relaxing armchair
Interconnecting room feature available in some rooms
A deluxe portable bed can be added to accommodate a 3rd guest (additional
charges may apply)
RATE $AU150 per night

Triple Share Accommodation
Two double beds                 Sleeps 1-3              32” LCD TV
Broadband internet access       Modern bathroom
Separate dressing area          Large working desk      In-room safe
RATE $AU225 per night

Rates include Complimentary Premium Wi-Fi, a daily newspaper, use of
plunge pool, spa, sauna and gym

Car Parking $AU15 per day

Breakfast
Special deal for players and officials of the Oceania Championships
$AU20.00 buffet breakfast per person, per day available in the restaurant

Transportation to MSAC
Melbourne Parkview Hotel will provide players and officials with
complimentary transport to and from the venue utilising the hotel bus.
Bookings will need to be made with the front desk the day prior.
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