Subject: Re: ski tournament in Beijing
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 19:11:58 +0800
From: chnwaski <chnwaski@public.east.cn.net>


                    1st Beijing International Water Ski Open
                                      Bulletin No.1

1. Name of the Tournament:  1st Beijing International Water Ski Open.
2. Venue: Beijing Cable Water Ski Park, Beijing , China.
         The course is a man made one with 1200m in length, 80m in width and
         2m in depth.
3. Time : October 3 to 7,  2000.
4. Host: Chinese Water Ski Association.
5. Sponsor: Beijing Municipal Government.
6. Events: Men's and Women's Jump
7. Rules: Current IWSF rules will be conducted. As only 14 skiers will be
          invited in the
          tournament, all skiers will compete in preliminary and final rounds.
8. Initial Schedule:
   October 3: Accreditation.
                Judges' Clinic.
   October 4: Morning: Official Familiarization, Judges’Practice
                Afternoon: Sightseeing.
   October 5: Opening ceremony. Ski show will be performed by foreign and
               Chinese show skiers. Skiers will be invited to do demonstration.
   October 6: Morning : Preliminary round for women's and men's jump.
                  Ski show.
   October 7: Morning : Final round for women's and men's jump.
                 Ski show
   October 8: Departure.

9. Awards and Prize money:
   (1) Cups: First place of each event will be awarded a cup.
   (2) Prize money: Total prize money will be 36000 USD. Please see the
       attached form for details.
   (3) Certificates: Each participant will be given a certificate for
        participation

10. Equipment:
   (1) Tow boat: 1999 Ski Nautique (325HP) with Perfect Pass system.
   (2) Other equipment: All participants should bring their own equipment like
   skis, handles, helmets, wet suits, etc..

11. Arrangements for accommodation, meals, local transportation and costs:
   Beijing, an international city, capital of China, is connected by air routes
   with most cities in the world.
   Accommodation, meals and local transportation will be arranged the
   Organizing Committee free of charge during the tournament.

12. Training:
   (1) Official Familiarization: Each skier will be given at most 10 minutes
   for official familiarization.
   (2) skiers who want have extra training, should pay 80USD per boat per hour.

13. Entries:
   (1)  7 male skiers and 7 female skiers will be invited to the tournament.
   Male and female
   skiers who ranked in the first 15 places of 1999 IWSF rank list(jump)  may
   be eligible to enter.
   (2)  Deadline of the entries:
   Preliminary entry: July 31, 2000.
   Should include Name, sex, Country or region and other background
   information.
   Nominal entry: August 15, 2000.
   Invitation will be given upon the receipt of nominal entry.
   (3) Address:
   Chinese Water Ski Association
   9, Tiyuguan Road, Beijing, China.
   Tel: 100763
   Fax: 86-10-67112793
   Email: chnwaski@public.east.cn.net
   Attn: Xia Xuezhen or Liu Weidong
14. For further information, please contact our association.

1st Beijing Internatioonal Water Ski Open
Allocation of Prize Money

1, Total amount: 36000USD
2, Allocation:
  Men's Jump:20000USD
        1st place: 6000USD
        2nd place: 4500USD
        3rd place: 3500USD
        4th place: 2500USD
        5th place: 2000USD
        6th place: 1500USD

 Women's Jump (16000USD):
        1st place: 5000USD
        2nd place: 4000USD
        3rd place: 2500USD
        4th place: 2000USD
        5th place: 1500USD
        6th place: 1000USD