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2019 Pingtung Manzhou Jialeshuei International Surfing Competition and ASC Asian Tour

◎ 2019 Pingtung Manzhou Jialeshuei International Surfing Competition and ASC Asian Tour :




1. Organiser : Taiwan Ocean Recreation Sports Association

2. Advised by : Pingtung County Government

3. Co-organisers : Manzhou Township Government, Manzhou Branch of Pingtung County Police Bureau, Pingtung County Wei-Jing Rescue association, Chinese Taipei Surfing Association(CTSA)

4. Sponors : Quiksilver、 ROXY、 Australian Gold 金色澳洲、 NANUM、 美利堅洋行、 SurfAce、 鳳梨衝浪板、 J.Board/Hawaii、 Surf Trip World、 悠遊墾丁。



5. Date of Event : October 11th, 12th, 13th, 2019 (Fri~Sunday)


6. Date of Registration : 9th Sep., 2019 12:00PM to 27th Sep., 2019 16:00PM. The deadline to submit the registration fee is 16:00, 27th Sep., 2019. The number of contestants is limited to 250 people. The registration system will be closed once this number is reached. Please transfer your registration fee within three days of signing up and no later than 16:00, 27th Sep., 2019. TORSA reserves the right to cancel a contestant's registration if payment does not meet both these deadlines. Contestants’ info will be logged into ASC computer program and shall not be altered after three days. The ranking points will be used for CTSA National team selection reference.


7. Registration :
※ For citizens of Taiwan, this competition is only open to TORSA members. Foreign surfers are not subject to this limitation.

The following link is for those who are interested in joining the membership of TORSA: www.torsa.tw/membership/membership.html

The link to register online: https://www.beclass.com/rid=23416685d6131c8aac15

In order to maintain registers’ right, there are certain numbers of competitors in all divisions. There is no group registration this time. TORSA reminds all surf clubs to pay special attention on individual registration for each surfer in your clubs. The registration system will capture all the surfers in your clubs and you can decide to pay as a group or individually. Please inform TORSA in advance before you make a payment.

※ In order to ensure the personal data for the insurance and related rights, please keep the data correct and recognizable. The organizer will not be responsible for the rejection of the insurance and related rights.

Please make sure you make payment within 3 days of completing your online registration. Please inform of your payment through the email or Facebook page below. Don't forget to include the competitor's name, the division s/he will compete in and the last 5 digits of the remitter's account number.
E-Mail: taiwantorsa@gmail.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/surftaiwan

※ If you are already a member, please remit your TORSA membership fee: NTD2000 for groups or NTD 500 for individuals. For new members, please submit NTD1000 for individuals or NTD4000 for groups.

Account details：
Name of Bank: FIRST BANK HENGCHUN BRANCH (BANK CODE 007)
Name of Account: TAIWAN OCEAN RECREATION SPORTS ASSOCIATION
Account number: 75310-054-320


8. Qualification for each division :
※ Open Tournament: open to everyone.(No limitations for age or nationality)
※ Jialeshui Surfing Competition(locals): Only open to Taiwan residents.

Contestants can enter multiple divisions.
Top four contestants from previous events are not allowed to enter Local surfing completion.


9. Registration Fee :
Open tournament :NTD2000 for Taiwan residents, NTD3000 for international contestants.

※ In order to support teenage surfers, it is free to register in the Jialeshuei Surf Competition, Junior division (Under 18 years old). Teenage surfers who are under 18 years old can sign up for the Jialeshuei Surf Competition and the open tournament at the same time. As a junior you only need to pay for the open tournament.


10. Competition rules and notes : To protect competitors' rights, please read with care.

◎ HEAT SCHEDULE :
  • Order of heats will be set on the 11th~13th/Oct based on wave conditions at the time. Heat schedules will be posted by score boards.
  • All finals will be held on the 13th Oct with time and schedule posted in advance depending on wave conditions.

◎ ON-SITE CHECKING IN :
Competitors must check-in at Jialeshui Suspension bridge parking lot from 0700 to 0800 on 11th Oct 2019. Please bring proof of identity documents. Acceptable documents are Taiwanese ID card, passport, ARC or APRC. Please make sure this onsite check-in is completed on time.

Preliminary draw for heats will be made once registration is completed. If an entrant has not completed onsite check-in within the specified time, their name will still be entered in the heat draw by the organizer and they will still be eligible to enter the contest.

The rundown for onsite check-in:
Confirm competitors' proof of identity → Put on the identification bracelets → Preliminary draw → collect the gift package → Finish onsite check-in.


◎ GENERAL COMPETITION RULES AND NOTES :
  1. Please transfer the entry fee before 16:00 on 28th September 2018. TORSA reserves the right to cancel your registration if you do not meet this deadline.
  2. Competitors who are residents of Taiwan can sign up for the Short-board and long-board divisions in the open tournament and may also sign up for any division in the 2018 Jialeshuei Surfing Competition. The entry fee is NTD 2000 for each division in the open tournament and NTD1500 for each division in Jialeshui Surfing Competiton.
    • Ex. A Taiwanese contestant enters the open, longboard division +the Jialeshui Comp, the entry fee will be $2000 + $1500 = 3500NT
    • International contestants can only enter the open tournament. The registration fee is $3000NTD for each division.
  3. Family guest of the surfers in junior division fee is NT$1000 per person (optional).
  4. In order to protect your rights and eligibility for insurance, please ensure the accuracy of your personal data when you register. The organizer will not be responsible for the rejection of claims to insurance or through other legal processes.
  5. Please inform TORSA the name, the division and the last 5 digits of the remitter’s account by TORSA’s email or facebook personal message. E-Mail: taiwantorsa@gmail.com / Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/surftaiwan/
  6. We do not accept applications by phone because of the protection of personal data.
  7. Identification bracelets are for use only by the competitor or the family guest it has been issued to.
  8. Please keep the identification bracelet intact. It must be shown in order to enter the competition party. Without it, you will not be admitted. Bracelets damaged deliberately or through negligence will not be reissued.
  9. If your bracelet is broken by accident, please go to a checkpoint to replace it as soon as possible. NTD 50 is needed to replace a bracelet.
  10. Lunchboxes for individuals, teams and family guests can be collected from the official's desk when announced.
  11. The lunchbox package for family guests costs NTD 1000. It includes: 3 daily lunches and 2 evening meals at the parties. (These meals are not available to purchase individually).
  12. To avoid food wastage please advise officials if lunchboxes are not required.
  13. Order of heats will be set before all heats based on wave conditions at the time. Heat schedules will be posted by score boards. Please wait onsite for the announcement. Heats will not be redrawn for absent entrants.
  14. The organizer reserves the right to transfer competitors to a suitable division if there are reasonable disputes.
  15. For this competition a short board is defined as being 7' or under with single or multiple fins. A long board is defined as being 9' or over with single or multiple fin arrangements.
  16. Vintage Fish Board (both single and double fins) which is shorter than 7' can be seen as a short board.
  17. All judges will score depending on the type of board surfed and movement (for example, compared to a fish board, general short boards with 3 fins will score higher for the same maneuver.
  18. For any given division, the competition will be cancelled if there are less than 6 competitors (6 competitors are necessary to form a division).
  19. Appeals:
    (1) Controversial judgment: Take the adjudication from judges as the standard when there are rules expressly provided.
    (2) Take the adjudication of the movement from the specific judges the standard when there is no rule expressly provided.
    (3) Process of appeal: The appeal application shall be signed by club captain or coach within 10 minutes of the result of the heat being announced. NTD2000 shall be attached as a deposit with the application and being submitted to the judicial committee. After the adjudication, the deposit will be returned if the appeal is successful, or if not upheld, the fee will be retained as a donation to support coaching for teenage surfers.
  20. All heat results will be displayed at checkpoint and all competitors can check by themselves. Please don’t destroy the documents of results or take them without permission.
  21. Registration for the competition on the day is not allowed.
  22. Surfer’s guests and families must pay their meal fee before the deadline. No additional guests will be registered during the event dates.
  23. The surfing festival has insured each person for up to NTD 2,000,000 for accidents and NTD 200,000 for medical treatment.
  24. Regarding hotel and traffic information please check the following links:
    http://www.travelking.com.tw/eng/tourguide/kenting
    http://uukt.com.tw
  25. The following rules apply for ROC withholding tax on prize money for sporting events.
    (1) Taiwan nationals: 10% withholding tax will be deducted from prizes over NT$10,000.
    (2) Non-Taiwan nationals: 20% withholding tax will be deducted from prizes over NT$10,000.
    (3) Foreign nationals with ARC or APRC, but with less than 183 days in Taiwan (non continuous are treated as non-Taiwan nationals. If over 183 days in Taiwan, they are treated as Taiwan nationals.
  26. People who have ISA judge certification may apply for a judge position at the Jialeshuei Surfing Competition. The application deadline is 1600, 2019/09/27. Please be aware that it is not permitted to be both a judge and a competitor. You can only register for one. The organizer reserves the right to determine the suitability of all applicants.
  27. The application to be a judge: https://www.beclass.com/rid=234166c5d668e0d91b46
  28. The seeded juror competitors are according to the top 8 ranking in 2018 Pingtong Jialeshuei & ASC Asian Tour.
  29. Priority is given to the following divisions.
    1. All divisions in the Open tournament, Heat1 to Final.
    2. Jialeshui Surfing Comp : Semi Finals and Finals.


11. Divisions :

Competition

Division

Nationality

Surfing experience required

Age limited

Notes

 

 

Open Tournment

 

Men’s

Longboard

 

No

 

No

 

No

 

Open for everyone

Shortboard

Bodyboard

 

Women’s

Longboard

Shortboard

Bodyboard

 

Junior

U16 Boys

Under 16years old

Shortboard only

U16 Girls

Under 16years old

Shortboard only

U18 Boys

Under 18years old

Shortboard only

U18 Girls

Under 18years old

Shortboard only

 

Pingtong Manzhou Jialeshuei Surfing competition

Men’s Longboard

 

Taiwanese Residents

 

Under 5 years of surfing experience

 

No limi

 

Men’s Shortboard

Women’s Longboard

SUP

Mixed gender
and no limits for board types

Masters

No limi

Over 45 years old

Mix gender
longboard only

Remarks:
* The Open is also a selection of national team players approved by the Republic of Chinese Taipei Surfing Association(CTSA).
* The ranking points will be used for CTSA National team selection reference.


12. Prize : The top 3 contestants in each division are awarded both a trophy and cash prize.
Men's Shortboard open: Champion NT$30,000、
SecondplaceNT$20,000、
Third place NT$15,000
Men's Longboard open: Champion NT$25,000、
Second placeNT$15,000、
Third place NT$10,000
Women's shortboard open: ChampionNT$20,000、
Second placeNT$15,000、
Third place NT$10,000
Women's longboard open: ChampionNT$20,000、
Second placeNT$15,000、
Third place NT$10,000
Men's bodyboard open: Champion NT$15,000 、
Second place NT$10000、
Third place NT$5000
Women's bodyboard open: Champion NT$15,000、
Second place NT$10000 、
Third place NT$5000
Junior U18 Boys Shortboard open: Champion gifts、
Second place gifts、
Third place gifts、
Fourth place certificate
U18 Girls Shortboard open: Champion gifts、
Second place gifts、
Third place gifts、
Fourth place certificate
Junior U16 Boys Shortboard open : Champion gifts、
Second place gifts、
Third place gifts、
Fourth place certificate
U16 Girls Shortboard open: Champion gifts、
Second place gifts、
Third place gifts、
Fourth place certificate
Men’s shortboard: Champion NT$10,000、
Second place NT$5000、
Third place NT$3000
Men's Longboard: Champion NT$10,000、
Second place NT$5000、
Third place NT$3000
Women's longboard: Champion NT$10,000、
Second place NT$5000、
Third place NT$3000
SUP: Champion NT$10,000、
Second place NT$5000、
Third place NT$3000
Master : Champion NT$10,000、
Second place NT$5000、
Third place NT$3000


13. Rundown :

2019/10/11 Friday
07:00 ~ 08:30 On-site check-in
09:00 ~ 12:00 Start the Preliminary rounds in all division.
12:00 ~ 12:45 Lunch time. On going heats.
13:00 ~ 16:00 Preliminary rounds. Sponsor events.
16:00 Confirmation of check-in times for the first 3 rounds of the next day's heats.
16:30 Opening Ceremony.
◎19:00 Party at AliSeafood Restaurant. (2019 Annual general Meetingof TORSA)

2019/10/12 (Saturday)
07:00 check-in time for the first 3 rounds.
07:10 ~ 12:00 Semi-final for all divisions
12:00 ~ 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 ~ 17:30 Semi-final for all divisions. Sponsor events
17:30 Confirmation of check-in times for the first 3 rounds of the next day's heats.
◎19:00 Party at Jialeshuei Beach Parking area.

2019/10/13 (Sunday)
07:00 ~ 12:00 Final for all divisions, sponsor events
12:00 ~ 12:45.Lunch time. Sponsor events
13:00 ~ 16:00 Final for all divisions
16:00 ~ 16:30 Awards ceremony


◎The schedule might change with the condition of the waves, so please check in on time.

◎The organizer reserves the right to cancel competitors’ registration if the competitor does not check inon time.