Swedish Masters

Welcome to Swedish Masters, Feb 8, 2025.

This time we have a new location at Strawberry QUALITY HOTEL GLOBE, right next to the GLOBE/AVICII ARENA

Swedish Masters is the oldest and one of the most prestigious tournaments on the ITHF World Tour (Level 2 Super Series) but also part of the Swedish Tour.
International rules and regulations apply.

Medalists 2024, from left to right:
Olof Blume (SWE), 2nd place.
Evgeniy Matantsev (UKR), winner.
Raivis Miglinieks (LAT), 3rd.

REGISTRATION:

• Swedish players with a login at this website can register themselves. Pay with digital payment service Swish at check-in, before the tournament starts.
• Foreign players register by contacting swedishmasters2025(AT)gmail.com. Pay with cash (EUR or SEK) at check-in, before the tournament starts. Norwegian players can use digital payment service Vipps

The registration fee is SEK 300/EUR 30 for seniors and SEK 150/EUR 15 for juniors (born 2007 or later)
Swedish players must be licensed to play on the Swedish tour.

LOCATION:
Quality Hotel Globe is located in the south part of Stockholm, right next to the Globe/Avicii Arena and the Tele2 / 3Arena (Tele2 Arena changes name to 3Arena from Jan 1, 2025).
The hotel's address is Arenaslingan 7, Johanneshov.
We play in a hall/conference room called Galaxen (located ABOVE the main entrance, on top of the escalators)

Galaxen conference room, where we play.

The nearest subway station (450m from the hotel) is Globen located just south of Stockholm City.
Take the green subway line T19 (southbound towards Hagsätra if you are coming from Stockholm City center).
From T-Centralen (where last year's venue Waterfront is located and all subway lines + national train network + airport buses connect), it's a 10 minute ride (6 stations) to Globen Subway station.
The light railway Tvärbanan (operated by "SL", Stockholm's Local Public transport company, who also runs the subway) also stops at the Globen Station.

For info about Stockholm Public Transport: www.sl.se. It's easy to pay for your SL tickets by tapping your contactless payment card / phone when starting your trip.

If you fly to Arlanda (Stockholm's main airport), the fastest way (18 minutes) to get to Stockholm City is with the airport train Arlanda Express

PARKING: :
There are several parking lots in the area + indoor parking at the nearby Globen shopping mall.

ACCOMMODATION:
QUALITY HOTEL GLOBE belongs to the Strawberry Hotels Group.
Book your room via this link to get a special discount.
Single room SEK 1295/night.
Double room SEK 1495/night.
The hotel has reserved a number of rooms for us but make sure you book accommodation in time.

BEIJER HOCKEY GAMES:

The international ice hockey tournament Beijer Hockey Games is played Feb 6-9 in the next door Globe/Avicii arena.
Participating teams: Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic & Switzerland.
Take the opportunity to see some high level ice hockey while you are in Stockholm?
There will likely be a lot of ice hockey fans in the area and at our hotel :)

LUNCH: There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance.

KIOSK: There will be a kiosk outside the hall where we play. You pay with credit/debit card.

PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT FORMAT AND SCHEDULE:
8:30 Playing hall opens.
8:30-9:30 Check-in.
9:30 Check-in closes. Group seeding. Opening ceremony.
10:00 Tournament starts.
10:00-12:00 Qualification groups (8 groups).
Position 1-8 in each group qualify to Final groups (Div A).
Pos 9-11 to Div B, pos 12-14 to Div C, the rest (pos 15-?) to Div D.
12:00-13:00 Lunch break.
13:00-16:15 (including short break halfway):
● Final groups A (2 groups with 32 players each = 64 players in total).
Players bring results from mutual games in qualification groups.
16 players/group (32 in total) qualify for playoff A.
● Division B & C: ~24 players/division.
Division D?: the rest, if needed.
Players in division B-D do not bring results from mutual games in qualification groups.
4 players per division to playoff (starts whenever players are ready).
Best of 5. No bronze game.
16:15-16:30 Short break incl. select games for playoffs.
16:30-21:15 Playoff A, best of 7.
1/16-final (32 players), 1/8 and so on. Bronze game is best of 5.
~21:15-21:30 Prize ceremony.

Trophies to place 1-3 in Playoff A and winners of each division B, C & D.
Medals to top 3 in each special category (based on placement in open tournament)

Referee committee: will be announced later

QUESTIONS? Email to swedishmasters2025(AT)gmail.com

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