Registration

Please read the registration guidelines carefully. The 2012 registration procedure is similar to the 2011 procedure, but has a few essential changes, please read the following text carefully.

Eligibility for divisions

Professional and amateur players can play in a professional division in so far as they meet the specific age and gender requirements:
Men Pro Open (MPO): no limitations.
Female Pro Open (FPO): no limitations.
Men Pro Masters (MPM): Born 1972 or earlier.
Men Pro Grandmasters (MPG): Born 1962 or earlier.
Men Pro Senior Grandmaster (MPS): Born 1952 or earlier.
Juniors (MJ1): Born 1993 or later.
Amaters (MA1): Not received cash at PDGA event in previous 12 months.

Professional players are allowed to enter an amateur division if they obtain a reclassification to amateur status by their PDGA country representative.

Reserved spots

10 spots are limited and reserved until February 18th 2012 to (Pro) women (FPO).
After this date, any reserved spots which have not been taken will be assigned to waiting list players in other divisions on a first come, first serve basis.
A maximum of 45 spots is reserved for Amateur players (MJ1 and MA1).

Wildcards

Between February 18th 2012 and March 3rd 2012, up to 25 spots are being given to waiting list players by the Tournament Director the way he seems fit.
Payment for any assigned wildcards needs to be made before March 3rd 2012. Any wildcards not assigned by March 3rd 2012, will be re-assigned to waiting list players, on a first come, first serve basis.

Waiting list

Upon opening registration, all players can register, but only those meeting the rating requirements for the current stage. Players registering while players field ( = confirmed + registered + reserved spots) is filled, will be placed on waiting list (ordered by registration date), and should not make any payments until they are placed on the players list.

Registration deadline

The last day of registration is March 17th 2012. After this date you need to contact the Tournament Director for inquiries about a possible late registration. In case you get a place, you need to pay an additional late registration fee of 10 EUR on top of the normal division entry fee.

Registration process

Spots are reserved by submitting the online registration form.
The spots in all divisions and stages will be assigned according to registration order.

Differently to previous PDGA Europe seasons, registration will be done in phases. Your PDGA rating (using the rating update of December 20th 2011) will decide from what date onward you can register.

Stage 1: January 1st 2012: MPO: 975+ FPO: 900+ MPM: 950+ MPG: 925+ MPS: 875+ MJ1: 925+ MA1: n/a

Stage 2: January 15th 2012: MPO: 940+ FPO: 825+ MPM: 900+ MPG: 875+ MPS: 825+ MJ1: 875+ MA1: n/a

Stage 3: January 29th 2012: MPO: all FPO: all MPM: all MPG: all MPS: all MJ1: all MA1: all

To avoid confusion, here's an example of how to read the table.
Three MPO players: X with rating 990, Y with rating 945, and Z with rating 930
During Stage 1 player X is allowed to register, players Y and Z are not.
During Stage 2 player X and Y are allowed to register, player Z is not.
During Stage 3 player X and Y and Z are allowed to register.

Registration form (step 1/6)

The registration form will be made available January 1st 2012, 0.00 GMT+1

Please note: If you are a player not based in Europe, you can not register before checking with the registration desk. PDGA #: <-- enter (Use "0" as your PDGA number if you're not a PDGA member yet.) Registration Conditions Stage 1 = Registration Weeks 1 & 2 (January 1st - 14th 2012), to begin on a date announced by the TD. Only Stage 1 players who qualify for Stage 1 in the table above may register. Payments for all players registering during Stage 1 must be received by the tournament by the end of Stage 1. Any registering players whose payment is not received by the end of Stage 1 will be removed from the list of registered players. If the event is filled before the end of Stage 1 all players registering after this time will be put on a waiting list in the order in which they registered and will not pay their entry fees. Stage 2 = Registration Weeks 3 & 4. (January 5th - 28th 2012) Only Stage 2 players who qualify for Stage 2 in the table above may register. Payments for all players registering during Stage 2 must be received by the tournament by the end of Stage 2. Any registering players whose payment is not received by the end of Stage 2 will be removed from the list of registered players. If the event is filled before the end of Stage 2 all players registering after this time will be put on a waiting list in the order in which they registered and will not pay their entry fees. Stage 3 = Registration Weeks 5 & 6. (January 29th - February 11th 2012) Only Stage 3 players who qualify for Stage 3 in the table above may register. Payments for all players registering during Stage 3 must be received by the tournament by the end of Stage 3. Any registering players whose payment is not received by the end of Stage 3 will be removed from the list of registered players. If the event is filled before the end of Stage 3 all players registering after this time will be put on a waiting list in the order in which they registered and will not pay their entry fees. Stage 4 = Registration Week 7. (February 12th - 18th 2012) Open to Pro Women only until the event includes a total of 10 Pro Women, including women who have been on the waiting list. Any registering Pro Women whose payment is not received by the end of Stage 4 will be removed from the list of registered players. Stage 5 = Registration Weeks 8 & 9. (February 19th - March 3rd 2012) During this Stage the Wildcard places will be assigned. Entry fee payments from players receiving Wildcards must be received by the end of this stage. Stage 6 = Registration Weeks 10 & 11. (March 4th - 17th 2012) If there are remaining spots available they will be offered to players on the waiting list in the order in which said players registered. It is up to the TD how to handle this, but the recommendation is to send an e-mail on the first day of week 10 to x number of players on the waiting list and to give them until the last day of week 10 to pay. Then the same procedure can be followed in week 11 for possible remaining spots. Stage 7 = Registration Week 12. (March 18th - 24th 2012) Any players who withdraw are replaced by the players who are now at the top of the waiting list. Refunds of entry fees for players who withdraw from an event after paying are at the TD's discretion. The PDGA recommends that all paid players who withdraw at least 1 week in advance of an event be given a 100% refund less any administrative/bank costs involved. Here is an example of a EuroTour event player registration sequence. Event capacity: 90 players including 18 wildcards. Stage 1: 34 players register, including 3 women. 2 payments are not received by the Stage 1 deadline. Players accepted = 32. Stage 2: 28 players register and pay, including 2 women. 3 payments are not received by the Stage 2 deadline. Players accepted = 25. Stage 3: 24 players register, including 1 woman. The first 11 players including the 1 woman are accepted, all of whom pay by the Stage 3 deadline. The event now has 68 players, including 6 women. Stage 4: 2 more women register and pay. Stage 5: The TD then assigns the 18 Wildcards all of whom pay within 2 weeks. The event now has 88 players. Stage 6: The remaining 2 spots are awarded to the 2 players at the top of the waitlist. The event is now full at 90 players. Stage 7: Of these 90 players, 3 withdraw. Their entry fees are refunded and their places are awarded to first 3 remaining players on the waitlist who pay immediately. The event field is now complete. I have read the registration conditions and agree with them.

Payment

Players who registered in Stage 1, must have paid before January 14th 2012 to confirm their spot.
Players who registered in Stage 2, must have paid before January 28th 2012 to confirm their spot.
Players who registered in Stage 3, must have paid before February 11th 2012 to confirm their spot.

Any player who hasn't paid by his/her respective duedate, will be removed from the playerslist.
Players who registered, or are assigned a spot (moved up from the waiting list) after February 11th 2012, have a two-week deadline to pay their fee. The deadline for each player will be shown in the players list until she/he has paid.

It is advisable to not make payments until you are placed on the players list (ie. do not make payments while you are on the waiting list); this to avoid unnnecessary refunds.

Registration is completed and valid upon receipt of *full* amount.

All players who do not pay before their respective payment deadline expires, will be removed from players list. A player that has been removed may register again.

Registration is confirmed by paying the entry fee to the Dutch Open account:

Bank: ING Bank Bank address: Raadhuisplein 115 b, Krimpen aan de IJssel, The Netherlands Recipient: I.M. van Linden Bank account: 758402643 IBAN: NL93 INGB 0758 4026 43 SWIFT (BIC): INGBNL2A Message: DO2012, Name, PDGA number, Division Note: Due to adminstrative reasons, we can only accept registration fee payments via transfer made to above mentioned bank account.

NOTE: If you want to collect payments from several players and pay those with one transfer, please contact the administrator for further information.

Withdrawals and Refunds

Players who withdraw before March 1st 2012 will be refunded their payment less costs for transaction.
Players who withdraw after March 1st 2012 will be refunded less a 10€ refund charge and transaction fees.
Players who withdraw after March 24th 2012 will be refunded at the discretion of the tournament director.

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