worlds 2008

Available from Underwater Hockey Worlds 2008

The entry fee has been released ZAR 25,100
approximately
US $3500
AUD $ 4100
NZD $ 4800
EUR 2533

What you can look forward to and start planning for are:

A planned shortened tournament

Countries are welcome to enter 2 teams at elite and junior level

Amazing pool side services including day tours from the pool complex. Day care and babysitting services. Shuttle services in and around Durban. Formal and social functions true to the festive, party , holiday culture in Durban.

Very affordable accommodation close to the pool. A Unique shopping experience at the pool with all basic needs and more

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Tristan Reynard
Schools/Chair
Underwater Hockey NZ
www.underwaterhockey.org.nz

What do they mean by "Countries are welcome to enter 2 teams at elite and junior level"?
Would both teams be eligible for medals? If not do the points count in the round robin?
Isn’t a World Championships about the elite players…not development teams?
Can anyone shed some light on this?

Tan

Also is that team fee expensive or online with previous years?

Team fees:
- Marseille European Championship: 1000€
- Sheffield World Championship : 1740,3€
- Bari Games : 1000€
- Durban event: 2533€

Owch!

You are comparing apples and oranges
Euros was a five day event
Bari included accommodations but again a short event - 4-5 days
Sheffield is comparable

Carol

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Carol Rose

Perhaps someone can dig up info on what the entry fees have been for the past 5 or 6 World's and see if we're on the steady climb or just took a monster jump. 800 euros more than Sheffield might make sense if the pool at Sheffield didn't cost anything. If not and if Christchurch and Calgary were in the 24 - 2500 range, then this really is a jump. Carol probably has the San Jose numbers. But wait, there's more... we have the built-in additional cost of quality reffing, right? Okay, so it makes sense.

But whatever, like my Google quote of the day says:

The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. -- John Sladek

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I share info I have.
Could anyone provide us with figures of Sheffield accountancy and former WCs?

Carol could you please shed more light on the bit where it said "Countries are welcome to enter 2 teams at elite and junior level"?
Will both teams be eligible for finals?

.... and also explain that why since Worlds is too long we may have to play 3 games a day, extra teams are being added that have no 'right' (as a participating country) to play?

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