TECHNICAL HANDBOOK CONTENTS 5 BADMINTON 21 BASKETBALL 37 3X3 BASKETBALL 53 CANOING 67 FOOTBALL 87 FUTSAL 105 HANDBALL 123 JUDO 137 ROWING 151 RUGBY’S 7 163 TABLE TENNIS AND PARA TABLE TENNIS 177 TENNIS 191 VOLLEYBALL BADMINTON EUG2018 TECHNICAL HANDBOOK 5 Modern badminton was In the European Universities introduced in Europe around Badminton Championships 2017, 1800 by British officials that saw Uludag (TUR) were once again a game called “Poona” in India. dominant, winning the team It was practiced in the Beaufort competition. The doubles team Duque’s propriety, the Badminton of Pietryja & Wojtkowska from House, originating the sport´s Opole University (POL) won the name. Badminton became Mixed Doubles competition. The an Olympic Sport in the 1992 womens doubles team of Bayrak Barcelona Games. & Fere from, once again, Uludag The Portuguese Badminton University (TUR) were crowned Federation (FPB) regulates winners in their competition, Badminton in Portugal. It is with the mens doubles team filiated in Badminton World of Cervalho & Nero from the Federation, Badminton Europe University of Lisbon (POR) and the Portuguese Olympic dominating their competition. In Committee. Its headquarters the single competitions, Alexander are in Caldas da Rainha, where Roovers from the University of the High Performance Centre is Duisburg-Essen (GER) won the also located. male competition, with Neslihan Yigit from Uludag University (TUR) Portugal participated in 6 Olympic winning gold in the womens. Games, Barcelona (with Fernando Silva and Ricardo Fernandes), This year is the 4th edition of the Sidney and Athens (Marco European Universities Games, Vasconcelos), Beijing (Ana Moura but in the 2016 edition the and Marco Vasconcelos), London winners were Uladag University and Rio (Pedro Martins and Telma (TUR) in the Team Competition, Santos). It is worth noticing that Muhammed Ali Kurt, from Erzican Ana Moura, the first Portuguese University (TUR) in Mens Singles, female player to qualify for the and Anastasia Chervyakova, from Olympic Games was at the time a Nizhny Novgorod University (RUS) medical student at the University in Womens Singles. Milosz Bochat of Coimbra. Currently, she is and Pavel Pietryja from Opole a medical doctor at Coimbra University (POL) in the Mens University Hospital and coach of Doubles. Anastasiya Dmytryshyn the AAC Badminton team. and Yelyzaveta Zharka from Kharkiv Univeristy (UKR) in the AAC Badminton section is Womens Doubles. Julien Maio currently composed of about and Rosy Pancasari, from the 200 athletes and is one of the University of Strasbourg (FRA) in best schools of Badminton in the Mixed Doubles. the country. EUG2018 TECHNICAL HANDBOOK 7 MESSAGE FROM THE MESSAGE FROM THE EUSA TECHNICAL DELEGATE OC TECHNICAL DELEGATE For this year’s edition of the This year’s Badminton Dear Players, Officials Besides the competition, I European University Games competition will host 20 teams and Visitors hope you will take advantage we will be the guests of the from all over Europe and as Welcome to the European of this opportunity to know University of Coimbra here in always, the team competition University Universities Games more about Coimbra and Portugal. Originally founded in will be followed by an individual 2018, and especially to its its University. I also hope Lisbon in 1290, the university competition. Badminton competition! For that EUG will be an excellent transferred to Coïmbra in I am sure we will see many me it is a special pleasure to social experience to all of you 1308 and is among the older high quality and hard-fought receive you in my home town and that you may bring nice universities of Europe. matches in good spirit and true and my university. memories to your countries and universities. The Badminton Games will be sportsmanship. Badminton has strong roots staged in one of the venues Besides Badminton I hope in Coimbra, as AAC has been Enjoy Coimbra and the on the University Sports that, during your stay here in involved in the sport for more EUG2018! Complex, together with many Portugal, you will find the time than 50 years. Nowadays, it of the other sports and that to explore the many sights of is one of the most important António José Mendes will certainly encourage the the beautiful city of Coimbra, teams in Portugal, with OC TD for Badminton feeling of taking part in the meet new people and make players participating regularly largest multi sports event ever new friends. in federation and university organized in Portugal. For the competitive part, competitions. I wish you all EUG 2018 Badminton a very successful tournament. competition will take place in hall 1 of the University Stadium. Erik Ligtvoet We are confident it is a good EUSA TD for Badminton setup for the event. EUG2018 TECHNICAL HANDBOOK 9 ranking into 5 seeding groups of 4 teams. Group 1 will hold the COMPETITION INFORMATION teams ranked 1 to 5, group 2 will hold the teams 6 to 10 ect, etc. From each of these seeding groups 1 team will be drawn into 1 of Badminton Competition Format the competition groups, so that at the end there will be 5 groups of 4 teams. For the second stage of the team competition there Competition The competitions, will be will be a draw for each of the KO-groups with seeds only for the played in two (2) stages: the Committee KO group with group winners. first stage will be played in groups, (round robin system) For the individual competition, seeding will be according to the valid world ranking at the time of the draw which will be done on Chair Mr. Kemal Tamer and the second stage will be the day prior to the start of the individual competition. EUSA Technical played in a knock-out format Delegate Mr. Erik Ligtvoet system, set according to the respective sports regulations. OC Technical Mr. António Delegate José Mendes Last group matches of the first stage, shall be played at the Local Assistant Mr. Diogo Silva same time, whenever possible. TEAM´S COMPETITION Competition system (format) will be prepared in such a way, Group Stage Important Numbers that competition concludes During Group Stage, there’s a first phase with 5 groups (A, B, C, D, E) with matches for all final of 4 teams each (round robin system). places (i.e. 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, Afterwards, there’s a second phase with 4 groups with 5 teams 20 universities 9th, 11th, 13th, 15th etc.). each as it follows: Taking part in conciliation 1 venue tournament is compulsory. 14 countries KO1 1st teams of each 1st phase groups (5 teams) KO2 2nd places of each 1st phase groups (5 teams) 20 teams Ranking and Seeding KO3 3rd teams of each 1st phase groups (5 teams) 6 competition days Both the ranking system and the seeding process should be KO4 4th places of each 1st phase groups (5 teams) 20 Umpires explained -the pre-tournament ranking will be decided by EUSA In each of these 4 KO groups, there’s a game that corresponds and will be based on results to a quarter final. The looser of these games will be placed from previous EUSA Games respectively 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th.. and EUSA Championships. For the seeding in the team competition the teams will be divided according to their EUG2018 TECHNICAL HANDBOOK 11 After that, for each KO group there´s the semi-finals and final, so that in the end of all games we will have for each KO group: KO1 Places 1 to 5 (there is no bronze medal) KO2 Places 6 to 10 KO3 Places 11 to 15 KO4 Places 16 to 20 See tables bellow Individual Competition Knock out system will be utilised. Competition Format will be defined as per number of athletes / doubles teams. Competition Program 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 COMPETITION A T C C C C C C D AND TRAINING GTM 14h30 VENUES Coimbra’s University Medical and Security A: Arrival; T: Training; C: Competition; D: Departures; GTM: General Technical Meeting Stadium P1 All the venues will be provided by Red Cross and all venues will Location: Training Program Santa Clara, Coimbra provide the following services: Address: During the GTM day, one day prior to the competition, all venues Av. da Guarda Inglesa 25, 3040-256 Coimbra 1 Ambulance will be available for teams to practice, although it is necessary a Capacity: 1 Sport Doctor (with ALS) previous reservation is necessary. For all the training scheduling 600 seats 1 Nurse the Head of Delegation must fill in an online form that will be 2 Technicians available on 15th of June. During Competition period, training sessions are available in EUC Security Services will be Pav 1 Coimbra, in schedules that do not clash with the competition provided in all the venues, to for schedule. It is necessary a A previous reservation is necessary. entrance control and to assure all participants’ safety. EUG2018 TECHNICAL HANDBOOK 13 General Services General The team representatives any complaints or protests may ask questions about all of a non-technical nature, All specific information Technical aspects of the competition, if taking emergency sanctions regarding Accommodation, Meeting times allow its. against participants (teams Transportation, and Catering The GTM is a mandatory part or individuals) who violate the will be included as an appendix of competition and will be held EUSA Regulations, deciding of upon arrival in Coimbra. in Convento de S. Francisco, The Draw Procedure any other matters not covered on the 13th July at 14h30. The draw procedure will be: in these Regulations, at the Technical Regulations The GTM is called by the • in agreement with the time of the EUG. CTC chair together with Competition will be held competition system (format), SCAC representative, one (1) following the EUSA document day prior to the start of the • explained to the GTM Protest on technical “Rules and Regulations for competition.