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ETU A-CLASS TOURNAMENT
FINNISH OPEN POOMSAE 2015
12th Finnish Open Poomsae
P ROMOTORS :
European Taekwondo Union (ETU)
Finnish Taekwondo Federation
O RGANIZER :
Budokwai Taekwondo
12th Finnish Open Poomsae
C OMPETITION DATE
15th August, 2015
C OMPETITION SITE
Spa Hotel Holiday Club Caribia
Kongressikuja 1, 20540 Turku
Finland
P RELIMINARY SCHEDULE
9 am – 6 pm
L IABILITY
All competitors participate at their own risk.
.
A CCOMMODATION
The official hotel is Holiday Club Caribia (*****).
More information about other hotel options and reservations at competition website.
12th Finnish Open Poomsae
W EBSITE
Info and news at:
http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/finnish-open/
C ONTACT INFORMATION
T OURNAMENT D IRECTOR
Mr. Sami Kiikola
finnish.open.poomsae@gmail.com
+358443322117
P OOMSAE REFEREE DIREC TOR
Mr. Tatu Iivanainen
kilpailut@taekwondo.fi
+358408313366
If you have any questions concerning rules or referees, please contact
the referee director Mr. Tatu Iivanainen.
In all other matters, including payments, transportation, visas etc.,
please contact the tournament director Mr. Sami Kiikola.
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RULES
The WTF Poomsae Competition rules will be used.
O FFICIAL
CATEGORIES
C UT - O F F S Y ST E M
1st round (Preliminary; 20 or more contestants): Two Poomsae in accordance with drawing, the
best 50% proceed to the next round.
2nd round (Semi-final; 9 to 19 contestants): Two Poomsae in accordance with drawing, the best
8 athletes qualify for the final.
3rd round (Final; 1 to 8 contestants): Two Poomsae in accordance with drawing.
E XC EP T I O N S :
1) In case contestants will be 8 or less in category: only finals.
2) In case contestants will be 20 or less in category: only semifinals and finals.
3) In case there is a tied score after the completion of the preliminary round and
semi-final round, all contestants will go to finals.
K UP - CATEGORIES
C UT - O F F S Y ST E M :
1) Semifinal: participants are required to perform one (1) compulsory Poomsae as
shown in the Poomsae list. The top five (5) athletes of each category (individual,
team and pair) will be selected and advance to the final according to the average
score of the two performances.
2) Final: The top five (5) athletes of each category are required to perform one (1)
Poomsae from the Poomsae list. The Poomsae performed in the final round is free of
choice but the Poomsae must be chosen from the dedicated Poomsae list of each
category. The ranking of the top three (3) athletes of each category will be decided
by the score of the final performance.
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CATEGORIES
OFFICIAL CATEGORIES ( MI N . 1. D AN
Category
OR
1. P O O M )
Gender
Cadet
Junior
Under 30
Under 40
Under 50
Separate categories for female and male
Under 60
Under 65
Over 65
Cadet pair
One (1) female and one (1) male
Junior pair
One (1) female and one (1) male
Under 30 pair
One (1) female and one (1) male
Over 30 pair
One (1) female and one (1) male
Cadet team
Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate
categories for female and male
Junior team
Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate
categories for female and male
Under 30 team
Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate
categories for female and male
Over 30 team
Three (3) men or three (3) female). Separate
categories for female and male
Freestyle Poomsae
Category
Under 17 ,
Over 17 ,
Pair Under 17 ,
Pair Over 17 ,
Team
Age
12-17 years old
18 years old and over
12-17 years old
18 years old and over
12+ years old
1 athlete (Male or Female)
1 athlete (Male or Female)
2 athletes (1 M + 1 F)
2 athletes (1 M + 1 F)
5 athletes (2 M + 3 F or 3 M + 2 F)
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KUP- C AT EG O RI ES
Q U AL I F I C A TI O N S
Category
Age
Belt
Gender
Kids low belts
under 14 yrs
8. – 5.kup
Separate categories for female and male
Kids high belts
under 14 yrs
4.kup –
3.poom
Separate categories for female and male
Kids, pair
under 14 yrs
8.kuppoom
Participants can be either the same or
different gender
Yellow belts
+ 14 yrs
8. – 7.kup
Separate categories for female and male
Green belts
+ 14 yrs
6. – 5.kup
Separate categories for female and male
Blue belts
+ 14 yrs
4. – 3.kup
Separate categories for female and male
Red belts
+ 14 yrs
2. – 1.kup
Separate categories for female and male
Pair, low belts
no age limit
8. – 5.kup
One (1) female and one (1) male
Pair, high belts
no age limit
4. – 1.kup
One (1) female and one (1) male
Team
no age limit
8. – 1.kup
Three (3) men or three (3) female).
Separate categories for female and male
O F C O M PE TI TO RS
Minimum belt grade for official categories is 1.dan / 1.poom. Competitors of Kup Categories
must have belt grade of 8.kup to 1.kup. With exception that poom-belts may participate in
Kids higher belt – category.
CO M PE TI TI O N U N I F O R M
Contestants shall wear the WTF Poomsae uniform according to their age category and
gender. Competitors in KUP categories shall wear a white-collared WTF taekwondo uniform
or all-white WTF Poomsae uniform (exception: competitors with poom grades may also
wear the WTF Poomsae uniform).
W TF
G L O B AL
A TH L E TE L I C E N C E
(GAL)
GAL licence will be mandatory in official categories. Onsite registration for the GAL is NOT
POSSIBLE and must therefore be done in advance. A GAL check will be done at onsite
registration before any athlete is allowed to compete.
A W A RD S
Places 1. – 3. receive medals.
The best nation receives a trophy.
12th Finnish Open Poomsae
P OOMSAE REFEREES
I N T E R N AT I O N A L P O O M SA E
R E F ER E E
Plese send your application by the end of June 2015 to
Referee Director Tatu Iivanainen: kilpailut@taekwondo.fi
IR referee licenced by WTF are preferred.
Compensation for the referee.
- all international referees will have free accommodation at the Spa Hotel Caribia from
Friday to Sunday
- all international referees will have free transportation between Turku or Helsinki airport
and hotel .Turku airport is prefered, but also Helsinki airport can be used, if there is no
other option.
- all international referees will receive a reward of 75 EUR
- all international referees will have free entrance to all events of the Taekwondo Festival
organised parallel to the Finnish Open (from Friday to Sunday)
12th Finnish Open Poomsae
T RANSPORTATION
TURKU AIRPORT
Turku airport is located 8km from Spa Hotel Caribia. The organizing committee offers FREE
transportation from/to Turku airport for all for all foreign participants.
H E LSI N K I A I R P O R T
Helsinki airport operates direct flights from major European cities as well as several Asian
and American cities. The driving time from Helsinki airport to Turku is less than 2 hours. The
Organizing committee offers transportation service from/to Helsinki airport as follows:
Number of persons
Price
1
120€
2
200€
3
240€
4
280€
5
320€
T A MP E R E A I R P O RT
Tampere airport operates non-expensive and direct Ryanair flights from Germany, Ireland,
UK, Italy and Latvia. The driving time from Tampere airport to Turku is 2hours. The
Organizing committee offers transportation service from/to Tampere airport as follows:
Number of persons
Price
1
120€
2
200€
3
240€
4
280€
5
320€
After 5 people, each new person adds the total price 30€.
Price includes two-ways of customized transportation per person. The reservation must be
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done by the 30 of July 201
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D RAW OF LOTS
The compulsory poomsae shall be drawn from the WTF designated poomsae lists. The
compulsory poomsae shall be published on the competition website on 14th August.
O F FI CI A L CA T E GO RI ES
Category
( MI N . 1. D AN
OR
1. P O O M )
Compulsory poomsae
Cadet 12-14
Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang
Junior 15-17
Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback
Under 30
18-30
Under 40
31-40
Under 50
41-50
Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang Koryo
Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo,
Keumgang, Taeback
Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon
Under 60
51-60
Under 65
61-65
Koryo, Keumgang,
Taeback Pyongwon
Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon, Hansu
Over 65
66 +
Cadet
Pair/Team
Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang
Junior
Pair/Team
Taegeuk 4,5,6,7 Jang
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback
Under30
Pair/Team
Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang, Koryo
Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin
Over 30
Pair/Team
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo,
Keumgang, Taeback
Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon
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Freestyle Poomsae
Category
Age
Under 17 ,
Over 17 ,
Pair Under 17 ,
Pair Over 17 ,
Team
12-17 years old
18 years old and over
12-17 years old
18 years old and over
12+ years old
Athletes shall perform Free style Poomsae
based on taekwondo techniques with
composition of music and choreography..
Music and choreography shall be the choice
of contestants. Performed techniques must
be within the boundary of taekwondo. The
definition of taekwondo techniques shall be
determined by WTF Poomsae Committee
when contestants submit performance plan
of free-style Poomsae.
KUP- C AT EG O RI ES (MAX 1. K UP )
Categorie
First poomsae
Second poomsae (free choice)
Kids, low belts
8-5kup
Taegeuk 1 Jang
Taegeuk 1 – 4 Jang
Kids, high belts
4kup-poom
Taegeuk 2 Jang
Taegeuk 2 – 8 Jang
Kids, pair
Taegeuk 2 Jang
Taegeuk 2 – 8 Jang
Yellow belts
Taegeuk 1 Jang
Taegeuk 2 – 4 Jang
Green belts
Taegeuk 2 Jang
Taegeuk 3 – 6 Jang
Blue belts
Taegeuk 4 Jang
Taegeuk 5 – 8 Jang
Red belts
Taegeuk 6 Jang
Taegeuk 7 – 8 Jang, Koryo
Pair, low belts
8-5kup
Taegeuk 2 Jang
Taegeuk 3 – 6 Jang
Pair, high belts
4kup-1kup
Taegeuk 4 Jang
Taegeuk 5 – 8 Jang, Koryo
Team
Taegeuk 2 Jang
Taegeuk 3 – 8 Jang, Koryo
In pair category, if pairs are different belt categories (example: 6kup and 4kup),
they participate in the high belts category.
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R EGISTRATION
Registration via TPSS:n: http://www.tpss.nl
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Deadline of the applications is JULY 31 .
Organizer is not obliged to accept forms sent after the deadline.
C OMPETITION FEES
Organizing committee provides instructions for payment after receiving entry forms.
Receipt of the payment must be shown in registration.
O F FI CI A L
C AT E GO RI E S
Individual
45€ / person
Pair category
45€ / pair
Team category
45€ / team
KUP- C AT EG O RI ES
Individual
30€ / person
Pair category
30€ / pair
Team category
30€ / team
Participate more than one category
50€ / person
S PECIAL OFFER
All competitors will receive -50% discount, for one day or all day
Finnish Festival Camp tickets. For more information about the
camp here
http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/jasenseuroille/taekwon
do-festival/
WELCOME!