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

10 teams divided in 2 pools of 5 play round robin. Best team advamces to the semi finale and 2nd and 3rd ranked teams advances to the quarter-finals. 

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). The warm up starts 15 mins. prior to the scheduled game time. 

Draw Shot Challenge

After the teams warm-up, the 2 LSD’s are thrown right after the warm-up for each team and will be measured by the umpires. The best score has the choice of hammer in the first end. An accumulated LSD score (worst LSDs are 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. 

Play-off 

Teams are ranked in the group after: - Win/Loss record. - Head-to-head record (Win/Loss amongst the tied teams). - Accumulated DSC score after group play. In the play-off the highest ranked team from the group stage has the right to chose hammer or choice of rocks. If 2 teams from different groups play each other and have the same ranking in their respective groups, they will be ranked after DSC. 

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.

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.