2011 North American Karate Cup - INVITATION - by Karate Canada

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUP(REGIONAL QUALIFICATION EVENT FOR THE 2011 PAN AMERICAN GAMES)INVITATION

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPGENERAL INFORMATIONDATE: June 23-26, 2011LOCATION:COMPLEXE SPORTIF CLAUDE-ROBILLARD (Double gymnasium)1000 Avenue Émile JournaultMontréal, Québec, Canada H2M 2E7The event will run on 2 surfaces on Saturday, June 25 th 2011.HOST:Karate CanadaPARTICIPATING NATIONS:• Mexico• Canada• United States of America

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPCATEGORIES:DIVISION GENDER CATEGORY NUMBER OFPARTICIPANTSPER NATIONKUMITEFEMALEMALEQUALIFICATIONCATEGORY FORTHE 2011 PANAMERICANGAMES*-50 KG 2 X-55 KG 2 X-61 KG 2 X-68 KG 2 X+ 68 KG 2 X-60 KG 2 X-67 KG 2 X-75 KG 2 X-84 KG 2 X+ 84 KG 2 XTEAM FEMALE 4KUMITE MALE 7KATA FEMALE 2MALE 2(* First Place winners only, unless already qualified, otherwise, runner up will be qualified.)Team Kumite events have been added for the 1 st time at this event, as Canadais hosting on 2 tatamis and has an agreement with the Government of Canadato provide competition opportunities for its athletes (other then those on theNational Senior Team). Therefore, Canada will present a male and a female teamcomprised of athletes other then the ones competing in the individual divisions.

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPREGISTRATION DEADLINE: June 10 th , 2011REGISTRATION FEES: $80.00 CDN per individual entry & $200 CAD per teamREGISTRATION:All technical registrations for this event must be done online with the WKF approvedsoftware Sportdata, at: www.sportdata.org.Please follow these steps:• Choose the North American Cup event• Create a new account in the Team/Club section on the left side of screen• Sport Data will create an account for each Federation and send them a username and password by email, which they may then use to log in• Enter all athletes (individual division competitors & team event competitors), referees,officials and others (you will need passport numbers, photos to upload, name & division ofeach competitor — please note that passport ID number and ID photo are mandatory) beforeyou may register them for the event• Click on the event and register all athletes in all divisions they will be participating in at the Cup• Payment will be taken at accreditation in Montreal in Canadian dollarsMaximum of 2 athletes per individual divisionsTeam kumite athletes can be development athletes – not competing in the individual divisions.Each nation MUST bring 4 officials – Canada will cover most expenses for 4 th official of guestnations (transport, accommodation, per diem).All logistical registrations for this event will be done through an online questionnaire that allregistrants/federations will receive via email. Additional information and itinerary will need to beprovided before the event, for logistical coordination.

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPOFFICIAL HOTEL:MONTREAL MARRIOTT CHÂTEAU CHAMPLAINAddress: 1050 de la Gauchetière West, Montreal Quebec, Canada H3B 4C9Special Rates (in CDN$) for the 2011 North American Cup:RoomOne king size bed, standard nonsmokingDouble Double Standard nonsmokingSingle Double Triple QuadRate rate Rate Rate$139 $139 $159 NA$139 $139 $159 $179Hotel’s room rates are subject to applicable taxes in effect at the time of check-in,currently 3.5% Montreal Lodging Tax, 5% Federal Tax for Goods and Services (GST)and 8.5% Provincial Sales Tax (PST).For the hotel reservations, please send your tentative rooming list before June 1stto secure the number of rooms at the preferred rate and provide payment method.Contact at Marriott, Chateau Champlain:Ms Esther Amar, sales co-ordinatorTel: 514-878-9000 ext 632Fax: 514-878-6777Email: eamar@chateauchamplain.comTRANSPORTATION:Please note that ground transportation will be offered / covered by the Organizing Committee forparticipants, Coaches and Referees from foreign delegations (Shuttle 747 from airport to hotel andback, as well as transport between official hotel and tournament venue –separate transport will beoffered for VIPs and Referees).

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPEVENT SCHEDULE:DATE TIME ACTIVITY LOCATIONThursday, June 23 All Day Arrival of Delegations Montreal15:00-18:00 Registration / Accreditation Official Hotel(Payment & ID Pick Up)Friday, June 24 9:00- 11:00 Official Weigh-InOfficial Hotel(All Individual Kumite athletes:Canada 9:00USA 9:45Mexico 10:15)11:00 – 12:00 Coaches’ MeetingOfficial Hotel(Draws – Head Referees fromeach delegation will beexpected)15:00-17:00 Referee Briefing Official HotelSaturday, June 25 9:00-13:00 Elimination Rounds(Individual Kata & Kumite)Complexe SportifClaude-Robillard13:00-13:30 Lunch Break Complexe SportifClaude-Robillard13:30-15:30 Elimination Rounds(Individal Kata & Kumite)Complexe SportifClaude-Robillard15:30-16:00 Elimination Rounds(Individal Kata & Kumite)Complexe SportifClaude-Robillard16:00-17:30 Final Rounds (Individual Kata& Kumite) & Team KumiteComplexe SportifClaude-Robillard17:30-18:00 Awards Ceremonies (Medals) Complexe SportifClaude-RobillardSunday, June 26 All Day Departure of Delegations -PLEASE NOTE THAT SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPStep 2: Pool B – round-robbin: 1b against 2b 1b against 3b 2b against 3b1 st place of Pool B: 3b2 nd place of Pool B: 1bIn the case of a tie, assess the following:• the winner is the athlete with the highest number of matches won;• if there is still a tie, then the winner is the athlete with thehighest number of points scored;• if there is still a tie, then the winner is the athlete with thelowest number of points scored upon them;• if there is still a tie, then there has to be a rematch.Step 3: Cross over of the top 2 of each pool 1 st place of Pool A: 2a against 2 nd place of Pool B: 1b 2 nd place of Pool A: 1a against 1 st place of Pool B: 3bwinner of each match will go to the finalslosers of each match will go for the 3 rd /4 th placesStep 4: 3 rd /4 th places round losers of each match of the Step 3Step 5: Final round winner of each match of the Step 3

NORTH AMERICAN KARATE FEDERATIONINVITATION2011 NORTHAMERICANKARATE CUPTRAINING:Please note that a training room will be available at the Hotel for participating Teams, as ofThursday, June 23 rd , starting at 4PM EST and Friday, June 24 th all day (Time slot from 11AM to Noonon Friday is already reserved for Team Canada). Delegations must contact Organizing Committeemembers below as soon as possible in order to reserve specific time slots for training.FOR INFORMATION:Olivier PineauExecutive Director, Karate CanadaTel :514-252-3209Fax:514-252-3211Email: Olivier@karatecanada.orgChristine BéchardEvent Committee Chair – Karate CanadaEmail: Christine@karatecanada.orgKarate Canada looks forward to greeting you in Montreal soon!Please consult the link below for more information on the city’s numerous attractionsand points of interest:http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/