Riga Cup is the biggest international table hockey tournament in Latvia. It is organized by Latvian Table Hockey Federation and is one of Super Series tournament of World Table Hockey Tour.
You can find information about previous tournaments in Riga Cup history.
To register, please fill out this form!
On the day of the competition, all players must register on time and pay the participation fee.
Participation fee:
Adult players (born in 2007 and earlier) €25,
Juniors (born in 2008 and later) €20.
Pre-registration for the competition is open until 23:59 on December 2nd. Participants who have not pre-registered by 23:59 on December 2nd must start playing from the qualifying round.
If a player participates in the qualifying round and has paid the participation fee but does not qualify for further participation, adults will be refunded EUR 15 and juniors EUR 10 of the participation fee paid.
List of pre-registered players
Prizes
OPEN
1st place - Winners Cup and performance watch Suunto Race
2nd place - 2nd place plate and performance watch Suunto Run All black
3rd place - 3rd place plate and bluetooth headphones Suunto Wing
4th place - diploma and bluetooth headphones Suunto Sonic
5th to 8th places - new Play Off 21 or money
9th to 16th places - A new Stiga sports bag
17th to 24th places - A new Wilson volleyball
The winners of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th leagues will receive trophies.
Women, seniors O-45, seniors O-55, juniors and juniors U-13
Will receive trophies.
1st place – trophy and Stiga bag
2nd place – trophy and Wilson ball
3rd place – trophy and Wilson ball
Tournament format:
The tournament will be organized in accordance with ITHF competition rules.
The Riga Cup will take place over two days.
On the first day (Saturday, December 6th), there will be three rounds of competition:
qualification for players with lower ratings (including foreign players),
group tournament (in which all other players participate), and league/semifinal group tournament (in which all group round participants participate). The best players from the semifinal groups will qualify for the final groups.
On the second day (Sunday, December 7th), there will be two rounds of competition: the 48 best players will qualify for the final groups.
The best 16 (a total of 32 best players) from each final group will qualify for the knockout rounds.
All players who are ranked below the 1000th place in the world rankings on November 26th will have to participate in the qualifying round.
The qualifying round will consist of groups of up to 17 players. The top 10-20 players in the qualifying round (depending on the number of participants) will continue to the group tournament. The remaining participants will end the competition and their final ranking will be determined according to their positions in the groups.
The maximum number of participants in the group tournament is 152.
The maximum number of participants in the qualifying tournament is 153.
Planned schedule of the competition:
December 6th
8:45 - 9:30 registration for qualification only.
9:35 - 9:45 Instruction.
9:45 - 11:45 Round 1. Qualification.
The order of play depends on the number of players.
10:30 - 11:30 registration for other participants
12:00 - 12:20 Opening ceremony
12:30 - 15:15 Round 2. Groups.
The order of play depends on the number of players.
15:15 - 16:15 Break time
Lunch
It is possible to order a set lunch (soup, main course, salad, drink) for €7 when registering in advance. Payment must be made during registration on Saturday.
A vegetarian option is also available for €15
16:00 - 19:30 Round 3. League and Semifinal Groups.
The order of play depends on the number of players.
Finally, the winners of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th leagues, as well as the possible winners of the women's, seniors', seniors O-55, juniors', and juniors U-13 leagues, will be awarded.
December 7th
9:30 - 9:50 registration, warm-up.
10:00 - 13:15 Round 4. Final groups.
48 players will form 2 groups. The best 16 from each group will qualify for the knockout stage.
13:15 - 14:00 Break time
Lunch
It is possible to order a set lunch (soup, main course, salad, drink) for €7 when registering in advance. Payment must be made during registration on Saturday.
A vegetarian option is also available for €15
14:00 Round 5. Knockout games starting from the round of 32.
The event will conclude with an awards ceremony (tentatively scheduled for after 6:00 p.m.).
Reminder!
It is prohibited to bring and consume any alcoholic beverages at the competition venue (school grounds).
Violators will be expelled from the competition venue. Tournament participants who violate this prohibition (including after withdrawing from any stage of the competition) will be disqualified.
The closest public transport stop to the competition venue is Pētersalas iela, where trolleybus 19, buses 2 and 20 stop, as well as tram 5 at the Kultūru vidusskola stop.
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