{"id":3960,"date":"2020-07-11T20:15:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T17:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/?page_id=3960"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:05:05","slug":"finnish-open-regulations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/?page_id=3960","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Open regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/kuvat\/RFO23-top.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><center><font color=blue><\/p>\n<h3><strong>IWT FINNISH MIDNIGHT SUN OPEN 2026<\/p>\n<p>REGULATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>DATES<\/strong><br \/>\n26.-28. June 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME SCHEDULE<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst doubles matches start on Friday at the earliest at 12.00 (GMT +2) and the prize giving ceremony is on Sunday at 16.00 (appr.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>VENUE<\/strong><br \/>\nTalihalli, Huopalahdentie 28, 00350 Helsinki<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASSES<\/strong><br \/>\nMen A \u2013 Elite, Women A &#8211; Elite<br \/>\nMen A &#8211; Elite Doubles, Women A &#8211; Elite Doubles<br \/>\nMixed A &#8211; Elite Doubles<\/p>\n<p>Men B \u2013 Advanced, Women B &#8211; Amateur<br \/>\nMen B &#8211; Advanced Doubles, Women B &#8211; Amateur Doubles<br \/>\nMixed B Doubles<\/p>\n<p>Men C \u2013 Amateur,<br \/>\nMen D \u2013 First timers, Women \u2013 First timers<\/p>\n<p>Juniors u12, u14, u16, u21, Girls u12, u14, u16, u21<br \/>\nSeniors 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+ 70+<br \/>\nWomen Seniors 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+, 60+<\/p>\n<p>Seniors 45+-Doubles, Seniors 55+-Doubles<\/p>\n<p>For a class to be played there must be at least three entrants. All classes will be filled in world ranking order. The organizer and FIR reserve the right to wild cards in each class. A player can enter one doubles and mixed class and two singles classes (one men\/women and one seniors\/juniors).<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRIZES<\/strong><br \/>\nMen A and Women A according to FIR regulations<br \/>\nPrizes in kind in all other classes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ORGANIZER<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Finnish Racketlon Federation<br \/>\nPoku Salo -Tournament Director +358 40 7765320  &#8211;  poku@racketlon.fi<br \/>\nSeppo Raiski \u2013 Tournament Referee; Heli M\u00e4kel\u00e4 \u2013 Finances<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENTRY<\/strong><br \/>\nEntries close on Monday 15th June 2026<br \/>\nEntry fee 60 \u20ac in all A, B, C singles classes. FIRST 30 ENTRIES -10 \u20ac EARLY BIRD -OFFER !<br \/>\nEntry fee for an additional singles class 45 \u20ac.<br \/>\nEntry fee for doubles 25 \u20ac \/ player.<br \/>\nEntry fee for First timers and u13 classes 30 \u20ac<\/p>\n<p>Entry fees to be paid before the first match.<br \/>\nAll players need to have a valid 2026 FIR license (No license needed in u13 and First timers -classes)<\/p>\n<p><strong>BALLS<\/strong><br \/>\nTable tennis \u2013 Andro speedball 3s<br \/>\nBadminton &#8211; RSL Classic Tourney<br \/>\nSquash \u2013 Dunlop Pro xx<br \/>\nTennis \u2013 Wilson<\/p>\n<p><strong>COURTS<\/strong><br \/>\nTable tennis &#8211; Parquet<br \/>\nBadminton &#8211; Parquet<br \/>\nSquash &#8211; Unpolished parquet<br \/>\nTennis \u2013 Top Clay (in case of rain Greenset)<\/p>\n<p><strong>RULES<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Rules of the FIR World Tour will be applied.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ACCOMMODATION<\/strong><br \/>\nVALO Hotel Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 109, 00280 Helsinki<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/valo.fi\/en\/ email: reception.helsinki@valo.fi tel: +358 10 340 4000<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a dynamic pricing with a 25% discount.<br \/>\nPlease make your reservation by email or by phone to the reception and use the booking code \u201cR<strong>ACKETLON26<\/strong>\u201d when making your reservation. The discount is valid until 15.6.2026. <\/p>\n<p><strong>MEALS<\/strong><br \/>\nMeals available daily at the venue (appr. 12 \u20ac).<\/p>\n<p><strong>REFEREES<\/strong><br \/>\nElite matches will be refereed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INSURANCE AND RISK<\/strong><br \/>\nPlayers are reminded of the &#8221;Koubaa Rule&#8221;, that they are responsible for their own insurances.<br \/>\nFIR and the tournament organizers decline all responsibility in cases of injuries.<br \/>\nWith their registration for the tournament, players are explicitly agreeing to this condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION<\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough we aim at giving all the relevant information here, please feel free to contact us by phone +358 40 7765320 (Poku Salo) or email poku@racketlon.fi  if there is something more you want to know.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEBSITE<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/?page_id=3954\">www.racketlon.fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/kuvat\/Talihalli-logo-sin.jpg\"\/> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"wp-content\/kuvat\/logo-talin-tenniskeskus.jpg\"\/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>With their registration for the tournament, players are explicitly agreeing to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. the FIR Private Data protection privacy policy:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.racketlon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/FIR-GDPR-Policy.pdf<br \/>\nIn addition, players agree that FIR may send their contact information to their national Racketlon federation.<\/p>\n<p>2. the Terms and Conditions for players&#8217; participation in FIR international Racketlon events, as governed by the official FIR Players and Draws Regulations:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.racketlon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/FIR-Players-and-Draws-Regulations-2.2.2019.pdf<\/p>\n<p>3. allow images and videos to be taken of them and published on the FRF and FIR media channels as well as any other media like TV, newspaper etc.<\/p>\n<p>4. the &#8221;Koubaa Rule&#8221;, that they are responsible for their own insurances, such as health, accident and third party liability etc.<br \/>\nFIR and the tournament organisers decline all liability and responsibility in cases of missing or inadequate insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IWT FINNISH MIDNIGHT SUN OPEN 2026 REGULATIONS DATES 26.-28. June 2026 TIME SCHEDULE First doubles matches start on Friday at the earliest at 12.00 (GMT +2) and the prize giving ceremony is on Sunday at 16.00 (appr.) VENUE Talihalli, Huopalahdentie 28, 00350 Helsinki CLASSES Men A \u2013 Elite, Women A &#8211; Elite Men A &#8211; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/?page_id=3960\" class=\"more-link\">Jatka lukemista<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8221;Finnish Open regulations&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3960","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3960"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216114,"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3960\/revisions\/216114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racketlon.fi\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}