The 9th! Planancy English Racketlon Open 2010. An FIR World Tour Event.

The 9th! Carlton & Dunlop English Racketlon Open. An FIR World Tour Event is to be held at:

Redbridge Sports Centre

Forest Road
Barkingside
Essex IG6 3HD
Main Centre Tel: +44(0)20-8498-1000

Redbridge Sports Centre Website

Google Map

English Open Poster

Info

This competition is part of the British tour and points for rankings will be allocated as a International Open. World Ranking points are also available. The event is being organised by the English Racketlon Association. All standards are welcome.

Note that all players are required to pay the international racketlon federation license fee of 10 euros (or £8.71 at time of publish!). This is a one off payment to cover international competition in the calendar year of 2010 and goes directly to the FIR (International Racketlon Federation). Note, this is seperate to the English Racketlon License.

It's the nature of racketlon that we run 3 world ranking events in the UK a year (all standards welcome). The International Racketlon Federation have introduced this fee in 2009 and made it compulsory for the first time. In 2008 it was only payable on the second event. The International Fee stands for the rest of the year so also counts for other events being held in Edinburgh and other destinations around Europe. In 2011 there will be more FIR events in the UK.

Entry Steps

Note the www.englishracketlon.org website is a payment mechanism for this event with further information enclosed. The official entry list is found via www.resultreporter.com

Step 1: Register on www.resultreporter.com on the "players corner" (if you are already registered on the players corner miss this step). This is your username and password for all ResultReporter events.

Step 2: On www.resultreporter.com pay the International Racketlon License on this website via paypal. This covers international competition in 2010 and costs 10 Euros. This is a one off charge for all world ranking events in 2010. Or if you don't have paypal add £9 onto your entry fees and action through bank transfer or cheque as per below.

Step 3: On www.resultreporter.com enter the English Open in the desired categories.

Step 4: Pay for your entry and guarantee your place in the draw. Choose from the below options.

Via the tournament entry page on

www.englishracketlon.org.

If that fails for any reason, or you don't have paypal, you can either send cheques payable to 'English Racketlon' & send it to

English Racketlon
170 Coleridge Way
Borehamwood
Herts
WD6 2AT

or complete a bank transfer to Account: 10607673, Sort Code: 20-52-74 (English Racketlon).

A further option is to 4) "send money" on paypal to keith.lesser@racketlon.com.

Email keith.lesser @ englishracketlon.org to confirm receipt.

Domestic Entry Fees (singles only)

2 Day Singles Domestic Player Entry fee = £35 in advance.
(Mens A, B, Veterans, Ladies A). 4 Matches Guaranteed.

1 Day Sunday Singles Domestic Player Entry fee = £25 in advance.
(Mens C, D, Juniors, Ladies B). 3 Matches Guaranteed.

NB Advance payment required.

This includes the official English Open t-shirt plus a novelty gift. A ticket for the players buffet on Saturday evening is an additional £5. The FIR License fee is in addition to this if a player does not already have this. Note doubles entry is £30 per pair and does not include any "extras". Redbridge member discounts are available on request, this is to encourage local participation.

Foreign Player Entry Fees (singles only)

2 Day Singles Foreign Player Entry fee = £35 or 50 Euros on the Day.
(Mens A, B, Veterans, Ladies A). 4 Matches Guaranteed.

1 Day Sunday Singles Foreign Player Entry fee = £25 or 40 Euros on the Day.
(Mens C, D, Juniors, Ladies B). 3 Matches Guaranteed.

This includes the official English Open t-shirt plus a novelty gift. The dinner buffet on Saturday evening is included for foreign players. Email Ray Jordan to request your shuttle service. The FIR License fee is in addition to this if a player does not already have this.

Doubles Entry Fees - All Players

Note doubles entry is £30 per pair and does not include any "extras". 2 Matches are guaranteed. NB 2nd Singles Category for £20 (if wanting to play Mens and Veterans).

The players party will be on Saturday evening in the sports centre (including the buffet).

Schedule

Friday Night - Doubles Events - Rounds 1 & 2. 7pm start.

Saturday - Singles Events 1pm start.

Saturday Night - Players Party

Sunday - 9am to 5pm - Semi Finals and Finals, Ladies B, Mens C, D & Juniors. Doubles finals.
Play to a Finish

Sunday Evening - International Players Depart

Our preferred system is play for your place "Monrad" so every player should have roughly the same amount of matches and be able to play rounds all through the tournament. Pls note that each player will receive a minimum of 3 matches per category.

English Open Prize Money

Men 650 Euros

1st - 300, 2nd - 200, 3rd - 100, 4th - 50.

Women 350 Euros

1st - 200, 2nd - 100, 3rd - 50

Courts & Facilities

FIVE INDOOR TENNIS, FIVE SQUASH, FIVE BADMINTON, SIX+ TABLE TENNIS + Some Outdoor tennis. Gym (small extra payment may be needed). Showers, changing rooms and restaurant all on site.

BIGGEST TOURNAMENT EVER IN THE UK - THE 2008 DOUBLES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS VENUE!

Some of the tennis space will be used for table tennis, spectating and signing in/dropping off results sheets.

EXCELLENT VIEWING GALLERIES!

Accommodation & Travel

We recommend 3 hotels for this tournament. All of them are within 2 to 3 miles of the venue but more importantly they are all very close to London Underground stations on the same line as Fairlop - the station next to the venue. Players are encouraged to purchase Oyster Cards for their travel requirements as this works out much cheaper than cash fares.

1. St Georgio Hotel, Ilford

This is an excellent value for money hotel right next to Gants Hill tube station (100m), and just under 2 miles to the venue. Prices for a triple room work out very cheap for London. Excellent location.

Book via www.stgeorgio.com

2. Travelodge at 'London Ilford Gants Hill'

Travelodge is a chain of hotels throughout the UK that offer comfort at reasonable prices. This hotel is 400m (4 minute walk) from Gants Hill tube station and 2 miles from the venue, making it very easy to reach. It is also in an excellent location for bars, restaurants and pubs.

Book via www.travelodge.co.uk

3. Premier Inn at 'Ilford'

Premier Inn is a chain of hotels similar to Travelodge (but slightly nicer). This hotel is situated opposite Redbridge tube station (again, on the same line as 'Fairlop' and 1 along from 'Gants Hill'). It is approximately 3 miles from the venue.

Book via www.premierinn.com

These hotels have all been recommended because of their proximity to tube stations on the Central (red) line - this is the same line as Fairlop (for the venue) as well as Central London in the other direction (approx 30 minutes). They are all 2-3 miles from the venue so 30 minutes or more by foot, but they are the nearest hotels to the venue. Using the tube is very easy and although a single ticket is expensive, you can buy a daily travelcard for £5 which enables you to travel anywhere in London on the tube, buses and normal trains.

For more information on travelling between the hotels and venue, and for London transport in general and a map of the tube network, visit www.tfl.gov.uk

Please note although we can guarantee a shuttle to and from Stansted airport when you arrive and leave (as long as you tell us!!), we probably won't have people available to take people to and from their hotels.

The Sports Centre has a train station next door. From Stansted airport it takes 45 minutes. Stansted is 20 minutes by car so a taxi is also an option with a few player travelling together. Send your shuttle request to Ray Jordan.