11th MAZURY CURLING FESTIVAL

MCF2022 invitation

We have a great pleasure to invite you to the 11th edition of one and only Mazury Curling Festival!

In the past ten years there were between 100 and 200 camp participants every year having fun in Wilkasy and Gizycko, and in the tournament for 36 teams. The players of all Polish curling clubs had the opportunity to practice and compete with our guests from 17 countries from 3 continents (Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Hongkong, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine).
We had a pleasure to meet e.g. World and European Champions (Dorottya Palancsa from Hungary, Michelle Allen from Canada, Bjorn Schroder from Switzerland and Anders Kraupp from Sweden), top players, coaches, umpires and icemasters (Mark Callan, George Munro from Scotland).

Due to COVID restrictions we cannot confirm big names of world class coaches yet. We negotiate with best coaches and instructors, not only from Europe, and we will announce most names in our next letter. We hope to see new coaches as well as the most memorable characters from recent years.

This year the camp will start on Tuesday the 23rd of August (not on Saturday or Sunday as it was in previous years). Trainings will start on Wednesday, August the 24th, and end on Sunday, August the 28th in the afternoon. The 11th Mazury Curling Cup will be launched on Monday, August the 29th in the morning and it will close on Wednesday, August the 31st in the evening.
For all those still not tired of curling, we have a new offer for the next two days. For the first time in Giżycko we are organising a tournament for mixed doubles, we are planning 24 pairs and a full two days (1-2 September) of games in an attractive format. You can apply for just the camp, just one of the tournaments, or both - but preference will be given to applications for both the camp and the tournament or tournaments together.
Teams and pairs made up of campers will be accepted into the tournament first, other teams will be put on a reserve list and wait to be accepted later.

We would like to kindly remind you that we are expecting your applications since the end of February till the list will be full. Our list of participants is limited to 140 only! For organizational reasons your application will be placed on the list only after prepayment (200 zlotych or 50 Euro).

1. ORGANIZERS & PATRONAGE (to be confirmed soon)
Academic Sport Association of Poland & Academic Sport Center Wilkasy
Polish Curling Clubs Federation
Curling Section of Polish Sport Organization Lodz
The City of Giżycko & Municipal Sport Center Giżycko
30sth

2. DATE AND LOCATION
Date: 23 August – 2 September 2021
Ice rink: Gizycko, Mazurskie Centrum Sportow Lodowych w Gizycku, Krolowej Jadwigi St. 7D
Accommodation and boarding: Academic Sport Center in Wilkasy

3. PROGRAM
20-22 August – ice preparation
23 August – come and try open sessions
23 August – coaches conference, arrival of participants
24-28 August – Curling camp for individuals and teams, referees clinic, lectures
29-31 August – 11th Mazury Curling Cup
1-2 September – Mixed Doubles tournament
The camp and tournaments is for everyone regardless of gender, level of experience or age. It is possible to take part only in the camp or the tournament, however, we highly recommend participating in all events and offer a discount for them.

4. DETAILS – to be confirmed:
Coaches conference
23 August , 16:00 – 18:00, free access after earlier application

11th Mazury Curling Camp
Duration: 5 days. We offer 4hrs of training on ice and 2hrs off the ice daily (at the premises of the Academic Sport Center in Wilkasy). Arrival on August the 23rd (Tuesday), departure on August the 28th (Sunday afternoon).

Groups will be divided into 2/3 different levels, and into classes for players and/or individual positions, as well as classes for teams. Individual and team consultation will be available. Camp and the tournament are available to curlers regardless of their level, age, gender or team. One can participate in selected training sessions or only in the tournament.

We provide transport to and from the ice rink, and integration events at the Rozbitek Tavern and BBQ. Each participant will receive souvenirs. Moreover, each participant is provided with discounts for sports facilities, SPA, cryogenic chamber and many more.
We offer the opportunity to arrive earlier, stay longer, or enjoy the event with an accompanying person. Please contact me for more details. You can also rent a curling sheet after training session for 20 euro per hour

11th Mazury Curling Cup
Live results on curlingevent.pl
We guarantee 5 games for all teams. The competition will start on August the 29th (Monday morning), the final on August the 31st (Wednesday) at 5 p.m. Up to 36 teams of any gender or age.

1st Mazury Mixed Doubles Cup (temporary name)
Live results on curlingevent.pl
New, attractive format to be announce. Up to 24 pairs of any age. The competition will start on September the 1st (Thursday morning), the final on September the 2nd (Friday) at 5 p.m. age.

Prices:
COSTS in PLN/Euro per 1 person Participation fee without meals and accommodation Meals and accommodation at the hotel Meals and accommodation at pavilion
camp - 5 dyas 499PLN/119EUR 1299PLN/299EUR 1099PLN/249EUR
tournament - 3 days 199PLN/49EUR 499PLN/119EUR 399PLN/99EUR
mixed doubles tournament - 2 days 149PLN/39EUR 349PLN/89EUR 299PLN/69EUR
tournament + mixed doubles tournament 299PLN/69EUR 799PLN/189EUR 649PLN/149EUR
camp + tournament 549PLN/129EUR 1649PLN/379EUR 1349PLN/299EUR
camp + tournament + mixed doubles tournament 599PLN/139EUR 1849PLN/419EUR 1499PLN/339EUR
We reserve the right to change prices in euros in the event of significant changes in exchange rates.
The price in euros applies to foreign participants only.
Extra persons (non-athletes) can be accommodated while festival with discounts. Details on request.
The prices include 3 meals a day during the camp and breakfasts + BBQ during the tournament.

Prepayment 200 zloty or 50 euro while registration
SANTANDER BANK POLSKA S.A.,SWIFT WBKPPLPP, IBAN PL 33 1090 1098 0000 0001 4380 4488
Title: „curling + your name”
If you need an invoice, let me know and send full details of organization on marketing [at] azs-wilkasy.pl (marketing[at]azs-wilkasy[dot]pl)
Info on the main payment will be sent directly to the registered participants later.

INFO, registration: Łukasz Janczar, lukasz.janczar [at] wp.pl (lukasz[dot]janczar[at]wp[dot]pl), +48 507 024 745
More info concerning the Academic Sport Centre Wilkasy: www.azs-wilkasy.pl
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