International Badminton Tournament to be held during IFEMS 2018
The
“RUSSIAN OPEN 2018, PART OF THE BWF TOUR SUPER 100” international badminton
tournament will be held as part of the International Far Eastern Maritime Show 2018,
organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Competitions will be held in Vladivostok from 23 to 29 July at the Olimpiets
Sports Complex (2 Batareynaya Street).
Badminton
players from Spain, India, Malaysia, England, Thailand, Bulgaria, Israel,
Canada, Finland, Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea will
take part in the event. The Russian national badminton team will be in
Vladivostok in full force. In total, more than 140 professional players will
compete for victory and cash prizes of $75,000.
The “RUSSIAN OPEN 2018, PART OF THE BWF TOUR SUPER 100” tournament is a qualifying round for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Organizers have planned matches in men's and women's singles and doubles as well as mixed doubles. Badminton players from Primorye participate in the prestigious tournament annually. Last year, a member of the Russian team from Vladivostok, Sergei Sirant, won the men's singles event. This year, the local team of Evgenij Dremin and Evgenia Dimova will participate in the competition and are the top seeded team in mixed doubles and are ranked 18th in the world.
Competition Schedule
|
Date |
Time |
Event |
|
24.07.2018 |
Begins at 09:00 |
Qualification round |
|
25.07.2018 |
09:00–22:00 |
Games on main court |
|
26.07.2018 |
09:00–22:00 |
Games on main court |
|
27.07.2018 |
12:00–16:00 |
Quarterfinals in all categories |
|
28.07.2018 |
12:00–16:00 |
Semi-finals in all categories |
|
29.07.2018 |
12:00–18:00 |
Finals. Award
ceremony |
IFEMS 2018
participants are invited to attend tournament games free of charge. Access to
the stands is free. Shuttles to Lotte Hotel Vladivostok in the centre of town
have been specially organized for guests of the Show. A detailed schedule is
available on the official IFEMS 2018 website in the Shuttles section.
The Far Eastern Maritime Show 2018 will take place from 26 through 28 July 2018 on the eve of Russia Navy Day and the Main Naval Parade. The key events will be held on the campus of the FEFU on Russky Island. For more detail, see the official event website at: www.ifemshow.org.
The IFEMS operator is the Roscongress Foundation.
