2023 World Qualifier Tournament (WQT)
“World and European Championship Tournament”
May 2-5 World Qualifier Tournament - Grand Park Lara Hotel, Antalya, Turkey - GAYP
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Discussion” by Alex Moiseyev | Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:24 PM
https://www.usacheckers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4474
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Subject: 2023 Antalya events - March news/update
Hello, everyone!
It is a little bit less than 2 months from now until beginning of English
Draughts annual WCDF events: WQT, Woman and Youth World Championships. It's
still not too late to get registered and secure spot in this grandiose historic
event! Several more delegations came on board since last time I communicated
with all of you.
In total so far we collected 37 players:
26 players registered in WQT;
3 players registered in Women event;
8 players registered in Youth event;
13 countries registered;
19 organizations registered.
See attached updated version of major documents.
Respectfully,
WCDF Secretary
Alex Moiseyev
WCDF GATP WQT 2023 - by Alex Moiseyev » Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:16 pm
For those who is interesting to participate in
upcoming GAYP WQT 2023 in Turkey, Antalya - below is agreement between WCDF and
Turkey Draughts Association.
*** IMPORTANT *** All payments for hotel and transportation must be done thru
Turkey Draughts Association account or you also can pay cash on site when you
arrive. Before doing this - your Federation have to pay membership fee to WCDF
and register your spot in Tournament(s).
GAYP 2023 World Checkers Draughts Federation (WCDF)
1) 2023 WCDF events will be play at Grand Park Lara Hotel, in Antalya, Turkey from May 2 (Tuesday) thru May
5 (Friday).
These events include GAYP WQT, Woman and Youth World Championships.
2) Main referee – Dr. Richard Beckwith, USA
Turkey Draughts Association will help WCDF with three Referee Assistants on site
3) Venue - Grand Park Lara Hotel.
4) Hotel price - €50 (50 euro) from each player for one night in a two-person
room.
For single room, price for one night is €75 (75 euro).
5) All payments will be done thru Turkey Draughts Federation account.
Exception: guests for two rooms will be able to make reservation and payment
directly from hotel website.
6) Water and other drinks except alcohol will be provided for free to all guests
on all hotel territory
7) During tournament(s) hours all players will be provided free water, coffee,
juices, snacks and Turkish sweets
8 ) Organizers provide three free meals to all guests during the day.
9) Organizers provide transportation to all guests from airport to hotel and
back for €30 (30 euros) per guest.
10) Hotel provides for free a place for tournaments with no additional charge.
11) See below two photos of potential places where tournaments will be played
12) Playing room have air conditioner.
13) Organizers provide shuttle to downtown per demand of group.
14) Organizers help players communicate with tourist agency (one of event
sponsors) for tours in Antalya.
15) Turkey Draughts Association will provide all necessary equipment: 64-square
boards, pieces, clocks.
16) Turkey Draughts Association will provide trophies with engraving to top 3
winners of each event.
I am playing checkers, not chess. Alex
WCDF GATP WQT 2023 - by Alex_Moiseyev » Tue Dec 13, 2022 5:20 pm
More about Turkey bid: below is checklist for every Draughts Federation and/or organization who is willing to delegate players to Antalya in May.
STEP 1. Each National federation and/or Draughts organization which plan to delegate players to Antalya, have to pay annual WCDF membership fee $100. Payment method must be confirmed and agreed with WCDF.
The following options are available:
A) Direct check (or MoneyGram) to Richard Beckwith or William Docherty
B ) Make online payment to WCDF account - there is ACF Store button for WCDF
affiliation (requires Paypal) at www.usacheckers.com.
C) As an exception, some countries and/or Draughts Associations may be allowed
to pay membership fee on-site prior to Opening Ceremony.
STEP 2. After payment done or method confirmed,
WCDF should send an official invitation letter to Federation or Draughts
organization.
STEP 3. Obtain visa to Turkey for all players.
STEP 4. Provide to WCDF list of all players in each
tournament with full, correct spelling of names.
STEP 5. Get air tickets.
STEP 6. Confirm with Turkish Draughts Association
payment method for hotel and transportation. The following options are
available.
A) Direct cash payment on site after arrival.
B ) Online, check or wire transfer payment to Turkish Draughts Association
account - account number and/or address will be provided per demand.
STEP 7. Inform organizers about date and time of
arrival, flight number and air company.
I am playing checkers, not chess. Alex
Alex Moiseyev estimated his cost will be: $1,200 ticket + $340 for hotel (5 nights) and taxi. And hotel is "all inclusive" + 650 feet of sandy beach from hotel. BTW, You should also consider taking your wife as a relatively wonderful an inexpensive week vacation! Ideal weather this time of year and US $ to Turkey lira is 1 to 19 which make your money buy more. There are many currency Exchange Offices (Döviz Bürosu) at the airports, touristic places and shopping malls which offers no commission money exchange.
Some Notes about Turkey: Ankara, Turkey’s cosmopolitan capital (population 6 million), sits in the country’s central Anatolia region. It’s a center for the performing arts, home to the State Opera and Ballet, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra and several national theater companies. Overlooking the city is Anitkabir, the enormous hilltop mausoleum of Kemal Atatürk, modern Turkey’s first president, who declared Ankara the capital in 1923.
Istanbul is a major city in Turkey (population 16 million) that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.
The distance between Ankara and Istanbul is 352 km. The road distance is 449.2 km. The journey time is 4:30 hours. The train ticket prices start from 75 TRY (9 EUR) in 2nd class and 105 TRY in 1st class (12 EUR). On the train journey from Ankara to Istanbul you will travel by a "Yüksek Hızlı Tren" (YHT) high-speed-train with a top-speed of 250 km/h. There are at least six train connections daily. The travel distance is 530 kilometers. USA $ is about 1-19 to the Turkey lira. (kilometer km to mile is 0.62) so 530 km = 228.6 miles
