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The tournament was played on 11-12 June.

Congratulations to the winners – Veli Berglund in Open division and Pranciskus Gricius in MA2 division. Please check full results under Results menu.

Also see overall standings under General info. Gabrielius Gricius is leading Open division after 3rd tournament, with Veli Berglund and Einar Elbing very close behind him.

Pranciskus Gricius is a strong leader of Amateur division.

Thanks to all players and organizers!

Please see video of the final – made and shared by Einar Elbing.

Tournament info:

Zarasai Open’2011 (3rd tournament of BST’2011)
Short description:
NEDOŽINKA DISC GOLF PARK is situated near Zarasai, about 10 km northeast of Zarasai town. It is the only permanent discgolf park in Lithuania, established in 2003.

Organizer: Lithuanian Flying Disc Federation
Where: Nedozinka Park, Zarasai disctrict, Lithuania (http://www.pdga.com/course_directory/course/nedozinka )
Dates: 11, 12 June, 2011
Divisions:
• MPO (obligatory for male players age 17 to 49),
• MA2 (juniors <16 (born 1995 or later), grandmasters >50 (born 1961 or earlier) and female players).

Player`s fee (paid on site before tournament):
• MPO – 15 Eur (55 Lt)
• MA2 – 5 Eur (20 Lt)

PDGA sanctioning: C-Tier

Staff:
• Tour TD: Darius Gricius (#41932), tel. +370 687 81223, e-mail: darosg [at] gmail.com
• Tournament co-TD: Andrius Navickas (#41937), tel. +370 601 57747, e-mail: andrnav[at]yahoo.com

Dress code: Please follow PDGA rules regarding dress code.

Course & Equipment: private park, 9 holes (will be extended to 12 holes for the tournament), homemade baskets with double chains (similar to amex 1).
Holes lengths are between 45 to 180 meters.

Course map: see the map.

Prizes:
There is no money purse, Trophy only.
First three places in both divisions get trophies.

BST points: The tournament is part of Baltic Sea Tour and all participants are awarded with BST points which count for overall BST standing.

Tournament format:

3 rounds of 18 holes + 9 holes final (MPO only)
1st round – random mix of player (both divisions play together)
2nd round – players grouped by results of 1st round (both divisions play together)
3rd round – players grouped by total result of 1st and 2nd rounds and by divisions

Final – top5 MPO (9 holes)
In case of tie after 3 rounds for top5 (finalists), tie after final for trophies and tie in Amateur division for trophies (top3 players) sudden death competition will be played among tied players on holes # 1, 2, 3. If it is still a tie – CTP on hole #1.

Rules: Official PDGA rules are applied. Current PDGA rules (please note: updated rules for 2011 – most important changes can be found here).

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Registration has ended. Player is registered when his/her name appears on official website. See you in the tournament!

Cancellation deadline: in order to avoid Sanctions (see bellow) you have to cancel not later than 4th June. To cancel simply send an e-mail to TD Darius Gricius (darosg [at] gmail.com). Your cancellation is approved when your name is removed from official website. Players with later notice can be released from Sanctions only because of legally validated health related problems and only by BST board decision.

Sanctions: Players, who register to the tournament, don’t cancel and don’t come to the tournament pay 15 EUR penalty before playing next BST tournament.

Tournament size: maximum number of players – 60. In case of more players registered waiting list will be established.

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List of registered player on pdga.com . You can check your PDGA player status there too – don’t forget PDGA renewal to get ratings calculated.

Player groups for round 1 (golf star will be used, so check out your starting time).

Zarasai Open'2011 - Registered players

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Course map: download pdf file

Location and driving directions:

Nedozinkos k.
Zarasai, LT- 32281 Lithuania

Google Maps | MapQuest
Lat/Lon: (55.792, 26.178)

DRIVING ISTRUCTIONS from Vilnius (The driving time to Vilnius is about 2 hours and distance about 160 km): Take Utena road; pass Utena from the right following signs to Zarasai. In the centre of Zarasai pass church and turn to left following signs to Rokiškis. Go straight 5km and then turn to the right following signs Suviekas 13, go straight 4km and 200 m and turn to right you see brown house.

If you come from Panevežys or Rokiškis, you must turn to left 5 km to Zarasai, the following signs Suviekas 13 and go straight 4km and 200 m and turn to right you see brown house.
If you come from Daugavpils (LV) – in the centre of Zarasai turn right before the church and follow signs to Rokiškis. Go straight 5km and then turn to the right following signs Suviekas 13, go straight 4km and 200 m and turn to right you see brown house.

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Friday (10^th, June)

10.00               Course open for practice

14.00-20.00 Doubles (Winner gets it all – fee 5 EUR or 15 LTL/pair)

(Please finish by 20.00)

Saturday (11^th, June)

8.30               Players Registration

9.15               Players meeting (track introduction, scorecard distribution)

10.00               1^st round – 18 holes

14.00             Collecting of the scorecards

14.00             Lunch break

14.45             Gathering, scorecard distribution

15.30             2^nd round – 18 holes

20.00             Collecting of the scorecards

20.15             Registration for putting contest

20.20             Putting contest (Winner gets it all – fee 2 EUR or 5 LTL)

21.00             Grill party, sauna, other fun

23.45             Transportation to Zarasai (pre-ordered)

Sunday (12^th, June)

7.45               Transportation from Zarasai (pre-ordered)

8.00               Gathering, scorecard distribution

8.30               3rd round – 18 holes

13.00             Collecting of the scorecards

13.30             Final – best five players (MPO) play nine holes

15.00             Collecting of the scorecards

15.30             Prize ceremony

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Lodging:
Camping places for own tent are available on site (price per tent – 2 EUR/night).

Recommended local accommodation:

Private (cheaper – 20-30 Lt): E.Kanapeckas (3rd option here).

Guest houses (more comfort):

Vandens lelija

Nakviša (more central).

For more local accommodation – please look at http://www.zarasai.lt/ .

Food:

Please order lunch for Saturday when registering. Served on site, homemade!

Barbecue party (Saturday night):

There will be barbecue party right at the course on Saturday night (9 pm to 12 pm). Please book food for barbecue when registering. You can also sign up for sauna (local specialty – don’t miss it!).

Transportation:

If you are flying to Vilnius – let us know when registering, and we‘ll try to arrange transportation to Zarasai (Friday night, or early Saturday; preliminary cost – 15 EUR return journey).

We plan to have transportation to Zarasai on Saturday night (after grill party) and from Zarasai on Sunday morning – please indicate when registering (price – 2 EUR/person, one trip).

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Th tournament is over. Please check for tournament results on PDGA page (with preliminary ratings).

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ZarasaiOpen2011 MPO Results

ZarasaiOpen2011 MA2 Results

Doubles competition was played during Friday afternoon. Congratulations to the winners – it’s two pairs – Finnish players Juha and Hannu and also Lithuanians Darius and Gabrielius.

Full results: