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  • 12 teams are divided in 3 groups. Teams play round robin within their group.
  • After group stage all teams are ranked in Total Ranking by:
    • most wins
    •  head to head result
    • lowest sum of Last Stone Draw (LSD). All 3 round robin games (6 shots) counted.
  • Teams ranked 1-8 play play-off games for Riga International Curling Challenge Cup
  • Teams ranked 9-12 play for games 9th-12th place 

Play-off.

Quarter-finals:

  • Game 1: Team 1 vs Team 8
  • Game 2: Team 2 vs Team 7
  • Game 3: Team 3 vs Team 6
  • Game 4: Team 4 vs Team 5

Semi-finals:

  • Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 4
  • Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs Winner Game 3

Final:

  • Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 6

3rd Place:

  • Game 8: Loser Game 5 vs Loser Game 6

5th Place & 7th Place:

  • Game 9: Two highest ranked teams (after group games) that lost Quarter-final play for 5th place.
  • Game 10: Two lowest ranked teams (after group games) that lost Quarter-final play for 7th place.

Consolation Cup:

  • Game 11: Team 9 vs Team 12
  • Game 12: Team 10 vs Team 11

Consolation Cup Final:

  • Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs Winner Game 12

Consolation Cup 3rd Place:

  • Game 14: Lose Game 11 vs Loser Game 12

  • All games will be played by the WCF rules (unless otherwise specified below or before Tournament).
  • All games 8 ends. No ties. If game tied after 8 ends extra end(s) should be played to determine winner. Thinking time 4 min 30 sec for and end for each team in extra end(s). 
  • Practice time before only first game – 4 minutes.
  • In Group Stage: after first practice team has to deliver 2 LSD shots (one clock-wise, one counter clock-wise) to determine, which team gets hammer for the first end. After first and after second game, each team has to deliver 2 LSD shots (one clock-wise, one counter clock-wise) to determine, which team gets hammer for the first end in next game!
  • Timed Games:  30 minutes thinking time per team;60 seconds break between ends; no break after 4th end.
  • Time-outs exist. 30 seconds for coach to reach closer end of the rink, 60 seconds for further end of the rink.
  • In Play-offs:
    • Team ranked higher has option of hammer (or stone color).
    • 5 minutes practice time for each team before game (no LSD).
  • Tournament will have Umpires, who will solve arguments (if any), make stone measurements, add scores on boards and online.

 

Organizers don’t provide transportation.

Public transportation. There is a trolley stop next to RIJA Hotel Riga VEF. The stop at the end is about 10 minutes walking to Curling Rink. More information you can get: https://www.rigassatiksme.lv/en/

Taxi. You can use taxi from Airport to Hotel. Price around 30 EUR. There are always a lot of taxis at the airport. One-way price from Hotel to Curling Hall is around 10 EUR. We suggest BalticTAXI. More information you can find: http://www.baltictaxi.lv/en

You can use cheap taxi by using APP “Bolt”. More information : https://bolt.eu/en-gb/

Prizes for first three places.