TOURNAMENT INFORMATION Dear Friends, Welcome to the 2018 BELGOSSTRAKH European Under 21 Championships. To ensure your stay is as comfortable as possible, please forward this information to all of your delegation members before they depart to Belarus. VENUE, 20 Pobediteley ave., Minsk HALLS WORKING HOURS: 06 March PRACTICE HALL 15:00 21:00 07 March PRACTICE HALL - 09:00-21:00 / PLAYING HALL - 09:00-21:00. 08 March - PRACTICE HALL 07:00 21:00 09 March - PRACTICE HALL 07:30 20:00 10 March PRACTICE HALL - 08:00-20:00. 11 March PRACTICE HALL - 08:00-17:00. ACCREDITATION The accreditation office is in the Falcon Club central hall (20 Pobediteley ave., the left side of the checkroom). Please, follow the arrow-shaped signs. The accreditation will take place on March 6 th from 15:00 p.m. to 21.00 p.m, on March 7 th from 09:00 a.m. to 22:00 p.m.,
on March 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 21:00 p.m. Tel.: + 375 29 665 71 56 Andrei Vorobiev Accreditation documents are issued to one representative of the delegation. Organizers office, tel. : +375 33 327 16 91, Helen Yunevich PAYMENT FOR ACCOMMODATION The payment for accommodation can be made in advance via bank transfer: Bank name: Belarusbank, branch 500 of Minsk Regency Account number: BY26AKBB30150802700526000000 BIC: AKBBBY21500 or (preferably) on site (before accreditation) in cash (payment is accepted only in EURO). Note, if paying by bank transfer, the invoice must be paid before March 1, 2018. / FULL HOSPITALITY / SHUTTLE SERVICE Marriott Hotel***** 20 Pobediteley av., 220020 Minsk, Belarus Tel.: +375 17 279 30 00, http://www.marriott.com.ru/hotels/travel/mhpmc-minsk-marriott-hotel/ Olimp Hotel **** 103 Pobediteley av., 220020 Minsk, Belarus Tel.: +375 17 308 75 55, www.olimphotel.by In case of any changes to the hotel booking, do not contact the hotel directly. Changes are made exclusively by the Belarus Table Tennis Federation (e-mail: alex18081956@gmail.com) Tel.: + 375 29 665 71 56 SHUTTLE BUS See the time and dates of shuttle bus from the hotel to the venue and back in the Annex 1. PUBLIC TRANSPORT The system of public transport in Minsk includes: metro, buses, trolleybuses and trams. Tickets can be bought at the following sales points: kiosks of the "Minsktrans" branch, at the metro stations "Minsk Metro", at the post offices of "Belpochta", at the "Belsoyuzpechat" booths and at the driver in the vehicle. The metro in Minsk is small and consists of only two lines. - Moscovskaya line (blue): Uruchje - Malinovka - Avtozavodskaya line (red): Kamenaya Gorka - Mogilevskaya The bus is the most popular type of transport in Minsk. On the official website of the public transport in Minsk www.minsktrans.by, you can find out the schedule and direction of all bus routes. Buses run every day from about 5am to midnight. The ticket for one trip on ground public transport costs 60 kopecks, when buying at the driver - 65 kopecks. The metro tocken costs 65 kopecks. CURRENCY Belarusian ruble (Code: BYN) 1 EUR = 2,42 BYN.
1 USD = 1,98 BYN 1 RUB = 0,035 BYN TRANSPORTATION The organizer provides a transport from the Minsk International Airport or Central Railway Station to the official hotel and back to delegations with full hospitality package. VISAS According to the Presidential Decree, foreign citizens of 80 countries can enter Belarus for up to 5 days and exit from the territory of Belarus only through the State border checkpoint of the Republic of Belarus Minsk National Airport. The given order of visa-free movement through the airport does not extend to persons coming to Belarus by plane from the Russian Federation, as well as to those who intend to fly to the airports of the Russian Federation (such flights are considered as internal ones and do not have border control). To enter the Republic of Belarus in the visa-free regime via the checkpoint Minsk National Airport, foreign nationals must have the following documents: - a valid ordinary passport or another substituting document for traveling abroad; - financial means: at least 25 Euro (or equal amount in dollars or Belarusian rubles) for each day of stay; - medical insurance with coverage for at least 10,000 Euros that is valid at the territory of Belarus. For visa inquiries, please contact us by e-mail: alex18081956@gmail.com The contact person: Helen YUNEVICH. Tel.: +375 17 399 52 04. Mob.: +375 33 327 16 91 REST ROOMS The access to the players rest rooms starts on March 6 th. Starting from 09:00 a.m. on March 8 th, drinks, snacks, fruit will be available. Access to the rest area for umpires starts from March 8 th. AWARDING CEREMONY We kindly request winners, runners-up and semi-finalists to stay near the central court immediately after the end of match for the awarding ceremony. The sport clothes and footwear are mandatory. MEALS Lunch and dinner will be served at the Marriott Hotel in the Fornello restaurant. (Entry is allowed with a meal ticket only). Breakfast: 06:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (in the hotel of staying); Lunch: 12:00 p.m. - 15:30 p.m.; Dinner: 18:30 p.m. 30 minutes after the end of last match (approx. 22:15 p.m.). DRINKING WATER Each accreditation holder will be provided with drinking water by special tickets. Water will be provided by volunteers. The room is close to the Call Area (Falcon club, 20 Pobediteley av.) INTERNET Free Wi Fi will be provided throughout the tournament (starting from March 7).
MEDICAL SERVICE If necessary, all participants of the championship will be provided with the first medical aid from 7 th to 11 th of March. USEFUL CONTACTS Alexandre Petkevitch (Tournament Director): + 375 29 636 37 38 Dimosthenis Messinis (Competition Manager): +30 697 023 6116 Kirill Mazaev (Referee): +7 911 823 08 92 Helen Yunevich (Sports Coordinator): +375 33 327 16 91 Ekaterina Ostapenko (Press Officer): + 375 29 776 40 62 Police 102 First Aid - 103 Fire Department - 101 Have a good trip and a successful stay in Minsk during the 2018 Belgosstrakh European Under 21 Championships! Belarus Table Tennis Federation
ANNEX 1 Shuttle bus schedule Hotel Olimp Falcon Club Hotel Olimp - March 7 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 - - - - - - - - - 08:15 08:30 07:00 07:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:00 08:15 09:00 09:15 07:30 07:45 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 08:30 08:45 10:00 10:15 08:00 08:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 09:00 09:15 11:00 11:15 08:30 08:45 09:00 09:15 10:00 10:15 10:00 10:15 12:00 12:15 09:00 09:15 10:00 10:15 11:00 11:15 11:00 11:15 13:00 13:15 10:00 10:15 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:15 12:00 12:15 14:00 14:15 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:15 13:00 13:15 13:00 13:15 15:00 15:15 12:00 12:15 13:00 13:15 14:00 14:15 14:00 14:15 16:00 16:15 13:00 13:15 14:00 14:15 15:00 15:15 15:00 15:15 17:00 17:15 14:00 14:15 15:00 15:15 16:00 16:15 16:00 16:15 18:00 18:15 15:00 15:15 16:00 16:15 17:00 17:15 17:00 17:15 19:00 19:15 16:00 16:15 17:00 17:15 18:00 18:15 18:00 18:15 20:00 20:15 17:00 17:15 18:00 18:15 19:00 19:15 19:00 19:15 21:00 21:15 18:00 18:15 19:00 19:15 20:00 20:15 20:00 20:15 22:00 22:15 19:00 19:15 20:00 20:15 20:30 20:45 20:30 20:45 20:00 20:15 20:30 20:45 21:00 21:15 21:00 21:15 21:00 21:15 21:00 21:15 21:30 21:45 22:00 22:30