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Tournament dates:
July 5 to 8 2012
(14U, 16U and 18U teams must be ready to play on July 5, 8 am - Open division will start on Friday pm)
Registration dead line:
March 30 2012
Guaranteed games (14U, 16U, 18U): 7 (up to 10)
Guaranteed games (Open division): 5 (up to 8)
General Information per Category
14U Girls
(US 12U teams are welcome since Canadian age group is 13U so it's a mix of 12U and 14U teams)
Varennes 4 diamonds complex
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 20
Age cut-off date: Born in 1997 or after
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
16U Girls
Ile Perrot 4 diamonds complex
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 20
Age cut-off date: Born in 1995 or after
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
18U Girls
Repentigny 4 diamonds complex
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 20
Age cut-off date: Born in 1993 or after
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
Open Division - Girls
Claude Robillard 2 diamonds complex
Number of teams accepted in the tournament:
Maximum 10
Age cut-off date: None
Balls: 12 inches
Rules: Softball Canada
Form for 14U, 16U and 18U 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.
Teams seeded between position 13 and 20 will play on Saturday night and must win to play in the Cup Round on Sunday with teams seeded between position 9 and 12 of the general standing.
Once seeded, 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.
Form for the Open category:
All teams will play 1 game on Friday night and 3 on Saturday. They will host and visit 2 times each during that qualification round. There will not be any divisions and the games will be played on a random basis. After the 4th game of each team (regardless of the final number of teams entered in the tournament), a general standing will be done.
The top 6 teams will compete on Sunday for the Championship title. The 4 teams seeded from position 7 to 10 will play a game on Sunday morning and only the 2 winners will join the 6 other teams.
Once seeded, 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.
The winning team of the open division will get $750 in cash and the finalist will get $400.
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Cost of tournament:
$500 CAD or US
(pay by credit card and get
a better exchange rate!)
(if staying at a sponsoring hotel
$500 penalty if lodging somewhere else)
Check to be mailed to:
INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE
8155 Josephine-Marchand
Montreal (Quebec)
H1L 6S1 CANADA
payment by CREDIT CARD
2012 PROMOTIONS
(FOR TEAMS STAYING AT ONE OF OUR HOTELS OR LFFEQ TEAMS FROM THE GREATER MONTREAL AREA):
a) Register before January 1st 2012 and get $100 off the registration fees
b) Refer any new team (not present in 2011) and save $100 if they confirm their attendance in 2012
c) Association rebate: 25% off the tournament registration fees for the second team from the same organization OR
50% off the tournament registration fees for a third team (or more) from the same organization
d) Teams who need to fly to Montreal will be refunded their full registration fees at registration time on July 4th at the coaches meeting.
NOTE: Since we only take 20 teams per category (and only 10 in the open division), teams are officialy confirmed in the tournament when the registration fees are paid. All other teams will be placed on a waiting list.
Free entrance to all parks for all teams and fans.
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