INTERNATIONAL MASTERS HOCKEY CLASSIC SINGAPORE Preserving Traditions, Honouring Hockey 114 Days to go

Sanction Letter from FIH

Key Dates Opening Games Friday 28 October 2011 to 5 November 2011 Managers & Captains meeting cum opening cocktail Friday 28 October 2011 Official Dinner Friday 4 November 2011 Final Games Saturday 5 November 2011

Official Accommodation As you would know the costs of hosting any tournament not just this one can be very high. As such we have managed to work with some hotels here to help us defray some of the costs. In exchange I would like to will all of you to choose to stay with these hotels during your stay here for the tournament. How to go about booking the rooms and all will be revealed shortly as the Hotel people will give us a proper reservation avenue. Please see the list of hotels as attached on the next slide.

Official Accommodation 5 Star option Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel W/O Breakfast Including Breakfast Superior Deluxe Rooms come with free internet 4 Star options Orchard Hotel W/O Breakfast Including Breakfast Superior or Deluxe Copthorne Kings Hotel W/O Breakfast Including Breakfast Superior Deluxe Studio M W/O Breakfast Including Breakfast Studio Loft na M-Hotel W/O Breakfast Including Breakfast Superior Deluxe Rooms come with free internet 3 Star option Hotel Royal W/O Breakfast Including Breakfast Twin sharing/Double bed na Triple sharing (limited rooms) na Internet charges applies

Entry Fees Each team per Category/Tournament: – S$300/team Official Dinner – S$900 for a team of 18 members (S$50 per pax) Additional dinner tickets can be bought at S$50 per ticket when you arrive here Package collection – To make planning and money matters easier to handle, we are going to ask teams to pay S$1,200 – Payment must be made before 31 August 2011 (Will send you SVHA bank a/c details via ) On behalf of IMHA – Affiliation fees We understand that there are new rates IMHA officials will advise on this to all affiliates and participating teams

TOURNAMENTS International Masters Hockey Classic 2011 – Over 35s Women (Born on 1976 or before) – Over 35s Men (Born on 1976 or before) Scratched – Over 40s Men (Born on 1971 or before) – Over 45s Men (Born on 1966 or before) – Over 50s Men (Born on 1961 or before) – Over 55s Men (Born on 1956 or before) Merlion Cup – WGMA Event for Men over 60s (Born on 1951 or before) Asian Cup – WGMA Event for Men over 60s (Born on 1951 or before)

35s Women 4 teams Singapore Singapore-Dutch Hong Kong The Netherlands

35s Men Due to poor response this category has been scratched from this edition of the IMHT

40s Men 10 Teams Singapore Hong Kong Australia Ireland Scotland Germany Austria New Zealand Singapore-Dutch England

45s Men 7 teams Singapore Italy Hong Kong Scotland Australia New Zealand England

50s Men 8 teams Singapore Hong Kong Malaysia Australia New Zealand England Austria Scotland

55s Men 6 teams Singapore Malaysia Scotland Australia New Zealand England

Merlion Cup 4 Teams Australia England Scotland New Zealand

Asian Cup 4 Teams Korea Japan Hong Kong Malaysia

Format for each category I will send this out, after I have cleared them with the IMHA competitions manager and other relevant authorities Let’s target 100 Days to go update! In the meantime, please see our FIH Sanction document to get more information about all things pertinent! Next slide please

If you need more information or want to participate kindly contact the people below: Kanan Packrisamy (IMHC Singapore 2011 Host Nation Organising Committee Chairman) Mobile: +65 Amarjit “World Cup” Singh (IMHA Asia Vice President) Mobile: Neil Greene (IMHA Administration Manager) Kenji Hamanaka (WGMA Vice President) John Watts (WGMA Vice President)

 There are still 114 days to go  We can’t wait to welcome you to our bustling country! On behalf of the Singapore Veterans Hockey Association Thank You!