Information Bulletin

FINA MEN'S WATER POLO
WORLD CUP 2014
August 19-24, 2014
Almaty (KAZ)
INFORMATION BULLETIN
ORGANISER:
Swimming Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
OFFICIAL ADDRESS:
44, Abay Avenue, Almaty
050022, Republic of Kazakhstan
Tel: +7 727 390 70 40; +7 727 292 04 76
Fax: +7 727 292 6885
e-mail: [email protected]
DATES:
19th – 24th August 2014
SCHEDULE:
17 August 2014
18 August 2014
19 - 24 August 2014
25 August 2014
PLACE:
Almaty (KAZ)
HOW TO REACH ALMATY:
Arrival airport:
Almaty International Airport (ALA)
Arrival and Training
Technical Meeting at “Almaty Resort”
Competition
Departure
FINA DELEGATES:
TWPC Bureau Liaison
Mr. Dimitris DIATHESOPOULOS
TWPC Chairman
Mr. Gianni LONZI
TWPC Hon. Secretary
Mr. John WHITEHOUSE
TWPC Member
Mr. Alan BALFANBAYEV
TWPC Member
Mr. Peter BOOKELMAN
TWPC Member
Mr. Takeshi INOUE
TWPC Member
Mr. Richard PAPAZIAN
Medical & Anti-Doping Delegate Dr. Kyriakos NANOUSIS
Press Delegate
Mr. Russell McKINNON
FINA NEUTRAL REFEREES:
Mr. Radoslaw KORYZNA (POL)
Mr. Masoud REZVANI (IRI)
Mr. Georgios STAVRIDIS (GRE)
Mr. Doriel TERPENKA (CAN)
Mr. Liang ZHANG (CHN)
RULES:
FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2014 will be held in accordance with the
FINA Water Polo Rules 2013 – 2017.
DOPING CONTROL: Doping Control will be conducted in accordance with the FINA Rules by
WADA Accredited Laboratory.
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
SOUTH AFRICA
CROATIA
MONTENEGRO
KAZAKHSTAN
SERBIA
AUSTRALIA
USA
HUNGARY
VENUE
FINA Men‘s Water Polo World Cup 2014 will be
held at the Central Swimming Pool which
successfully hosted 11th edition of the FINA
Men‘s Water Polo World League Super Final
2012.
ACCOMMODATION
The Organizing Committee will provide double occupancy rooms with full board for the delegation
up to eighteen (18) persons of each team (including 1 referee) for eight (8) days.
The expenses will be charged for extra persons and/or extra days.
Full board accommodation costs for extra persons/ days at Teams Hotel is as follows:
Double room:
150 USD per person/night
Single room:
200 USD per person/night
Please also note that all extra expenses such as: laundry, mini bar, accompanying person etc are
to be covered by each member.
The following Hotels will be used for the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2014 and have been
selected by the Organising Committee in order to meet the best needs of those attending the
event and to ensure a pleasant stay in Almaty.
OFFICIAL HOTELS
FINA DELEGATES:
ROYAL TULIP ALMATY HOTEL
401/2 M. Ospanov street
Tel: +7 727 3000100
www.royaltulipalmaty.com
REFEREES:
RAHAT PALACE HOTEL
29/6 Satpaev street
Tel. +7 727 250 12 34
www.rahatpalace.com
TEAMS:
ALMATY RESORT
Askarov street
Tel. +7 727 300 34 00
Fax: +7 727 300 35 35
www.almatyresort.kz
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION & VISA PROCEDURE
LOCAL TRANSPORTATION:
Transfer between Almaty International Airport and Official Hotels and between Official Hotels and
Venue will be provided by the Organising Committee.
VISA:
If you need a visa to travel to Kazakhstan, please provide the following information to OC of each
member of your delegation as soon as possible but not later than May 31, 2014.
• Team lists (full name, passport number, passport expiry date, status on the delegation, date of
birth, place of birth and place of residence)
AND
• Passport copies
Please note that validity of passport must be not less than 6 (six) months before the expiry date.
Once the passport copies and above mentioned information has been submitted, they will be
processed by our Federation and an Invitation Letter will be prepared and sent to your
Federation. Please apply for visa at the Kazakhstani Embassy, Consulate or Visa Office in your
country with this Invitation Letter.
OC Contact Person for Visa:
Mr. Janabek Baikenov
International Relations Department
Organising Committee
[email protected]
ACCREDITATION
Accreditation will provide eligible participants of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World Cup 2014 with
access and entitlement privileges. Access to the Venue will be controlled at the venue perimeter.
Accreditation will also provide eligible participants free transport privileges to and from the official
hotels during training and competition days.
All accreditation will require the following: Full name, Role, Photograph.
In order to make the accreditation procedure more convenient, please email your photographs in
jpg. (Size: 4.5 heights by 3.5cm width/ 200KB~1MB). Please indicate the country (3 letters) and
respective member’s name in every file name. Ex. KAZ GIVEN NAME SURNAME.jpg
All details must be sent to the Organising Committee ([email protected] ) by June, 31 at the
very latest.
Group A
RSA
MNE
SRB
USA
Group B
CRO
KAZ
AUS
HUN
GAME SCHEDULE
Two (2) groups of four (4) teams form Group A and Group B play a single round robin in each group.
2
3
4
1
5
7
8
6
10
11
12
9
Preliminary Round – 19 August 2014 – Day 1
MNE
SRB
CRO
HUN
RSA
USA
OPENING CEREMONY
KAZ
AUS
Preliminary Round – 20 August 2014 – Day 2
RSA
SRB
MNE
USA
CRO
AUS
KAZ
HUN
Preliminary Round – 21 August 2014 – Day 3
MNE
RSA
AUS
HUN
SRB
USA
KAZ
CRO
GAME SCHEDULE
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Quarter Final Round – 22 August 2014 – Day 4
2A
3B
3A
2B
1A
4B
4A
1B
Semi Final Round – 23 August 2014 – Day 5
Loser Game 13
Loser Game 16
Loser Game 14
Loser Game 15
Winner Game 13
Winner Game 16
Winner Game 14
Winner Game 15
Final Round – 24 August 2014 – Day 6
Loser Game 17
Loser Game 18
Winner Game 17
Winner Game 18
Loser Game 19
Loser Game 20
Winner Game 19
Winner Game 20
AWARDING CEREMONY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION!
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
4th office, 44 Abay Avenue
050022, Almaty
Republic of Kazakhstan
Tel.: +7 727 390 70 40
Fax: +7 727 292 04 76
e-mail: [email protected]
www.aquatics.kz