Being in charge of the accountancy of the Belgium team since 3 years, I can provide you with the figures of our costs for : Marseille EURO; Sheffield WORLD; Bari CMAS GAMES.

1. Marseille EURO
Two teams: 18 players
Total Budget: 12.287€
Fed/IOC: 5000€ (38%)
Players: 5925€ (45%)
Private Sponsoring: 2097€ (16%)
For a total of 13.022€ (100%)
(Benefice for this activity)
Note:
CMAS Fees = 115€
Organisation subscriptions fees = 1000€ per team


2. Sheffield WORLD
One teams: 12 players
Total Budget: 17.403€
Fed/IOC: 7500€ (48%)
Players: 3850€ (25%)
Private Sponsoring: 4046€ (26%)
For a total of 15.396€ (100%)
(No benefice for this activity. Deficit supported by T-shirt sells)
Note:
CMAS Fees = 115€.
Organisation subscription fees = 1802,75€ per team.
Open Elite Men 10 official games: 17403€/10 = 1740,3€ per game.

3. Bari CMAS GAMES
Two teams: 26 players
Total Budget: 23.329€
Fed/IOC: 12.900€ (49%)
Players: 7700€ (30%)
Private Sponsoring: 5350€ (21%)
For a total of 25.950€ (100%)
(Benefice for this activity)
Note:
CMAS Fees + Organisation subscription fees = 1000€ per team
Open Elite Men 8 official games: (23.329€/2 = 11.664,5€) 11.664€/8= 1458€ per game.

In an UWH international competition perspective, we are of course very lucky to live in Europe and we do realize that things are probably easier for us than they are for other countries.


Regarding IOC:
But funding via IOC is not a rumor. I am very sorry to read that someone’s efforts with their local IOC have been unsuccessful. But it is not because someone have (temporary perhaps?) failed that this solution can be neglected (for example: UWH in Slovenia has been granted for the first time this year by its local IOC).

Regarding CMAS fees
CMAS registration fees are 115€ per team per competition.
CMAS UWH Card cost 3,10€ per player = 37,2€ per team of 12 players.
So CMAS receives 152,2€ per Team.

It is perhaps too much but what about the registration fees asked by the organisators?

In Sheffield, for example, those fees were of 1802,75€ per team and 666€ for the final party... Of course this aspect doesn't challenge the fantastic organization of Sheffield WORLDS, neither the wonderful time we had there.


Regarding Sheffield example
There were 48 teams in Sheffield = 86.532€
43 were at the final party = 28.638€
A budget of 115.170€ (plus sponsoring and 247TV deal)

In this context, I thought it was legitime to see the accountancy of Sheffield WORLDS. Apparently I was just wrong.

I've called WTD in Australia several times, I've contacted Neil, Carol, Ulysse, Allun no one has ever been able to show the affectation of Sheffield's budget. Also, people in charge in French and Dutch federation have not seen it.

As long as I don't see those figures, I don't get any value to the statement that CMAS is stealling us.



Regarding UWH costs in general
Cost of travel across the world seems to be one of the major financial burdens (somebody has also mentioned the ecological impact of UWH players traveling worldwide). Would it be really impossible to organise ourselves more efficiently regarding transport? NZ will always be on the other side of earth. Can't we rationalize it to put every team transport budget in a common fund and equalize those costs between all participant teams? Transport of the team holding the title of World Champion and the one of the youngest team could be supported by the community.

Regarding Durban Event
Ther are no doubts that it will be a fantastic event, that the games will be great, that every UWH player on earth should attempt this event with or without funding. Unfortunately legal uncertainty around this event is definitively too high to jeopardize player’s money going there.

Regarding the future
Tan’s analyze is good. UWH is currently in a really bad situation and the future doesn’t looks better at all.

We can only hope that the same people will not stay for ever at the same places.


Romain