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Tournament dates:
July 1st to 4th 2010
(teams must be ready to play on July 1st, 8am)
Registration dead line:
March 30 2010
Guaranteed games: 6 (up to 10)
General Information per Category
14U PONY Girls
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 20
Age cut-off date: December 31st 1995
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
16U PONY Colt Girls
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 20
Age cut-off date: December 31st 1993
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
18U PONY Palomino Girls
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 20
Age cut-off date: December 31st 1991
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
Form for all categories:
All teams will play 2 games on Thursday, 2 on Friday and 2 on Saturday. They will host and visit 3 times each during that qualification round. There will not be any divisions and the games will be played on a random basis. After the 6th game of each team (regardless of the final number of teams entered in the tournament), a general standing will be done.
The top 8 teams of each category will compete on Sunday for the Championship title.
For the 1/4 of finals, the 8h position will visit the 1st position, the 7th position will visit the 2nd position, etc.
From that point in time, only the winners of these games will advance to the next round. The toss of the coin will be in effect when there is a "*" on the schedule. No bronze medal game will be played.
NEW IN 2010 (16U AND 18U ONLY - PILOT PROJECT)
Teams placed from position 9 to 16 in the 16U and 9 to 12 in the 18U will compete on Sunday for the Cup title.
For the 16U 1/4 of finals, the 16h position (shown as Cup #8 team on the schedule) will visit the 9th position (shown as Cup #1 team on the schedule), the 15th position will visit the 10th position, etc.
For the 18U CUP title semi-final, the 12th position (shown as Cup #4 team on the schedule) will visit the 9th position (shown as Cup #1 on the schedule), the 11th position will visit the 10th position.
From that point in time, only the winners of these games will advance to the next round. The toss of the coin will be in effect when there is a "*" on the schedule. No bronze medal game will be played.
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Cost of tournament:
$500 CAD or $475US
(pay by credit card and get
a better exchange rate!)
(if staying at a sponsoring hotel
$500 penalty if lodging somewhere else if the team is from outside of Quebec)
Check to be mailed to:
INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE
8155 Josephine-Marchand
Montreal (Quebec)
H1L 6S1 CANADA
payment by CREDIT CARD
ASSOCIATION REBATE
(FOR TEAMS STAYING AT ONE OF OUR HOTELS):
25% off the tournament registration fee of the second team from the same organization (total for 2 teams is $875 CAD or $831.25 US)
50% off the tournament registration fee of a third team from the same organization (total for 3 teams is $1125 CAD or $1068.75US)
Teams who need to fly to Montreal will be refunded at registration time on June 30th at the coaches meeting
Free entrance for all teams and fans
US teams (only) must be PONY registered
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