The European Laser Quest Championships 2001 are being held jointly by Guildford and Woking, on the weekend of 27th and 28th January next year. As I'm sure you can appreciate, the exact format of the tournament depends entirely on the number of teams entering, and is currently subject to change, but it is expected to run as follows. Format The Tournament itself will be held over the weekend of 27th and 28th January 2001. The teams are to be made up of nine players each. The Saturday will be reserved for the group stages of the event, where the competing teams will be divided into four groups with two playing at Woking and two playing at Guildford. After the group phase, teams will be divided into the Cup competition, which will consist of the top teams, and the Plate competition, which will be the bottom teams from the group stages. Teams will be split evenly (as far as possible depending on the number of teams entered) between the Cup and Plate. These are the final stages of the event. The Cup and Plate competitions will then take place the following morning, at Guildford and Woking respectively. Once the final stages are complete, and we have winners of both the Cup and Plate, trophy presentations will be made at the Woking venue. The intention is for the teams to arrive at their respective venues at 4:00pm sharp on the Saturday. On Sunday, teams will need to arrive at the relevant venue for a 9:00 start. The presentation should be completed by 3:00pm on Sunday. Accommodation Accommodation will be arranged at a discounted rate, for teams requiring it, at the Metro Hotel, situated above the venue in Woking. Cost The tournament cost has not been finalised but is expected to be in the region of £15 - £20 per player, or £135 - £180 per team of nine. This will be for a guaranteed minimum of five games, against teams from across Europe. It will also include the cost of transport between hotel and sites, where necessary, and most importantly for the presentation at the end. We will also require a £10 (10 UK pounds) deposit per person, or £90 per team, before the tournament commences to guarantee entry. Prizes So, what do you win? Well, the winners of the Cup and Plate competitions will receive Challenge Trophies (i.e. big trophies that will be engraved but returned next year). They will also receive smaller trophies, which they can keep as a memento of their achievements. All players on the Cup winning team will receive a small individual trophy, and the runner-up teams in both competitions will each receive a trophy to commemorate their efforts. A cash prize will also be up for grabs by the Cup winning team. Submitting a team On the teams page you will find a form to submit a team for the tournament. If you would prefer to submit your team by telephone, please feel free to do so by contacting Martin or Edward. Please bear in mind that we will require a 50% deposit from all teams participating before Christmas (i.e. to be received by us at the latest Friday 22nd December). This should be in the form of a cheque sent to the following address: European Laser Quest Championships, 4 Windermere Close, Farnborough, Hampshire  GU14 0JZ ENGLAND These cheques should be made payable to "European Laser Quest Championships". Please ensure we know which team you are paying for by writing your site and team names on the reverse of the cheque - but don't send them yet as we haven't confirmed the final entry cost. To re-iterate, Trophies will be awarded to the winners and runners up in both categories. There will also be a fair play trophy to be decided by the marshals and the team captains before the final games take place. It will not look like the one Guildford B brought back from Rotterdam, oh no, we have taste... :-) Follow this link to download a copy of the letter which is being sent out to UK sites as we speak - it contains all the points above. (Microsoft Word 97 format) Further information will be added as it is announced, including game format and rules. This site was produced by © September 2000.