TENNIS

Timing

Thursday 3 November 2022

• 11:00  start of the first matches
• 20:00  meet and greet with free drink @Den Draak

Friday 4 November 2022

• 08:00 start of the first matches
• 23:00 last matches of the day

Saturday 5 November 2022

• 08:00 start of the first matches
• 19:30 aperitif & dinner
• 22:30 party

Sunday 6 November 2022

• 08:00 start of the first matches
• 17:00 ceremony

Locations

Meet and greet:

Den Draak
Draakplaats 1
2018 Antwerpen

Tennis venue:

Tennisclub Forest Hills
Ternesselei 118
2160 Wommelgem

Rules

The competition is recreational.
Every match consists of a 5 minutes warming up.
A detailed overview of the general rules are available on the GLTA tournament website (see ‘View regulations’ link)

Levels

We have 5 levels for women and men: Open –  A – B – C – D

We have consolation for singles and doubles.
A detailed explanation of the rankings can be found on the GLTA website

You can only play singles and doubles (not mixed).

Throphies

Trophies will be granted to the winner, finalist and consolation winner in every category. Consolation winner only for elimination draws.

Dinner

We cordially invite you to the optional aperitif + 3-course tennis group dinner Saturday 5 November at 19:30. A vegan option is available.

Players will have to subscribe for dinner too. You can bring your spouse, partner or friend(s) to the dinner. Please add the number of participants during your registration.
 

Hostel

We have a tournament hostel called The Ash Hostel, near the central station and transport to the venue. You can book a double room between the 3th and the 6th of November (3 nights) for 65 euro per night. Breakfast will be available (if at least 10 people order breakfast) for 8,5 euro per person/day. You can book a room by contacting tyas.vandeneynde@ash-antwerp.com, mentioning 'BrilliANT Games' in your mail subject.

Reach out for friends in Poland

As an LGBTQ organization, the GLTA aims for diversity in tennis, which shouldn’t know boundaries, but still does... In Western Europe and the United States of America, where most GLTA tournaments reside, LGBTQ rights are supported. The tennis team of the Antwerp Brilliant Games wants to support players of a number of countries in Europe where no GLTA tournament exists or where it is expensive to participate in other GLTA tournaments. This year together with the Katowice SeRCE team we will support some Polish players.

You can contribute by adding 5 euro or more with your entry, or buy some tickets for our raffle during the tournament and win a free entry for Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, Zurich, Katowice or our own Mixed Doubles tournament, all in 2023.

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We play 4 days because of a limited number of indoor courts, but this will give you more time to recover from your matches.

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Fruit and water will be available for free.
Tennis balls will be provided by the organization.
Massage will be available on Friday and Saturday
Come to the venue by bike, only 9km and a good warm-up for your match crossing the Rivierenhof Park.
Information about bike rentals on https://www.slimnaarantwerpen.be/en/bike
Spectators can watch the matches from the cafeteria.
The cafeteria offers food and drinks at very reasonable prices.
Normally you can pay with an international bank card, but we advise you to bring some cash.

Please make sure you are present 15 minutes before your match starts.
Tournament check-in done on every match day. The schedule of your matches can be found here

 

Liability

 

The liability is outlined in the ‘View regulations’ link of the GLTA tournament website

 

Thank you sponsors!