Invitation

Copenhagen Junior Open

Copenhagen junior Open is played at the Hvidovre Curling Club, 15 mins. from the center of Copenhagen and close to Copenhagen International airport.

The club received new stones last year and our WCF ice makers will make a special effort to make optimal playing conditions.

The tournament is open for:

10 junior women’s teams

10 junior men’s teams

Saturday night food will be served in the club included in the entry fee.  Friday night it will be possible to purchase a food in the club or in the sports center nearby.

Registration and payment

Deadline for entry: September 1st, 2024.
Confirmation for entry: September 7th, 2024 the latest
Deadline for Payment: October 30th

If payment has not been received on time, the spot on the tournament will be given to another team.

Wait until your registration and spot has been confirmed by e-mail before you book hotel/flights or pay entry fee.

Entry fee 450 EUR 

Make sure you write your team name in the payment:

Spar Nord Bank

IBAN-nummer DK2165155150041114

Swift: SPNODK22

Competition & rules

Format of play and schedule

10 teams for both women and men, divided into 2 pools of 5 teams.  Round robin in the pools (4 games guaranteed).  Pool winners advances to the semifinals and 2nd and 3rd placed teams in the pools will play quarter finals.

The event starts Thursday @ 13.30 and finishes with the finale Sunday @ 12.00.  Prize ceremony Sunday at 14.30, so you can make it home i good time.

The highest ranked team from the group stage gets hammer in all the playoff games.

Rules

The tournament is played according to the World Curling Federation rules and applies the five-rock rule as well as the no tick rule. 

Warm-up

There will be a 5 min. warm-up for each team prior to each game, starting with the team mentioned first in the program (red rocks).  After the teams warm-up, the 2 LSD’s are thrown and measured by the umpires.  The warm up starts 15 mins. prior to the scheduled game time.

LSD

Two LSDs thrown after warm-up for each of the group games.  The best score has the choice of hammer in the first end.  An accumulated LSD score (worst LSD is deducted) is calculated at the end of the group play, to break possible ties.  Each player must play two LSD’s:  one with either turn.  LSD starts with clockwise rotation followed by anti-clockwise.

Ranking

Teams are ranked in the group after:
W/L record.
W/L between the tied teams.
Accumulated LSD score after group play.

Ranking in play-offs wrt. hammer is based on group ranking.  For example:  No. 1 in group A will always rank higher than no 2 or 3 in the other group, regardless of number of games won in the group.  If two teams with same group ranking face each other in a playoff game, the LSD score will determine hammer.

Games

First team in the schedule plays first stones and red color. All matches are played over 8 ends with an extra end if necessary. If no points scored are in the extra end the teams will play one draw to the button for the game.  The team with the hammer in the extra will throw the first draw. Free choice of turn for the first team. The opposing team plays the opposite turn.  Games are not timed, so please ensure a good pace, so we can stick to the schedule.

Pre-event practice

Thursday morning it will be possible to practice for 30 mins:  9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30.  Please indicate interest as soon as possible.

Transportation & Accommodation

Travel
The closest airport is Copenhagen Airport and is 20 mins. away by car and 45 mins away by train.  Hvidovre Curling Club is located next to the S-train station “Friheden”, that connects you to the center of Copenhagen within 15 mins.  There are good train connections from Sweden, Norway and Germany to Copenhagen Central station.

Food
The club will host a dinner in the club Saturday night.  This is included in the entry fee (4 players+1 coach). Additional people can pay at the club.

There is also a cafeteria in the adjacent sports center.  A shopping center with more food options is located within walking distance.

Questions?
Don’t hesitate to contact the organizing committee

lars@curling.dk / +45 40 40 77 30
 us@curling.dk / +45 40 86 26 64

Accommodation

Hotel
Players hotel will be The Hotel Scandic Hvidovre:  10 mins. by car/taxi, 35 mins. by foot. 

Scandic Hotel Hvidovre
Kettevej 4
2650 Hvidovre

www.scandichotels.com
E-mail:  hvidovre@scandichotels.com
Phone number: +45 36 49 81 70

For budget accommodation we recommend “Steel House” in the center of Copenhagen (direct train):  

Steel House Copenhagen
Herholdtsgade 6
DK-1605 København V
www.steelhousecopenhagen.com/
E-mail: reservations@steelhousecopenhagen.com 
Phone number: (+45) 33 17 71 10

There are lots of other options in Copenhagen, easily reached by the S-train.