Registration Rules
01.
START REGISTRATION
The registration for CANAL CHALLENGE 2025 is open
02.
REGISTERING AND STATUS REG
After submiting a filled-in registration form by the shooter, each registered person immediately will receive a confirmation on his e-mail address, informing him that he/she is registered into the CANAL CHALLENGE 2025 Match. Besides his/her name on web registration page will appear the status REG (Registered).
REG status does NOT GUARANTEE participation in the match. Match participation is confirmed only by payment on time. Guaranteed participation in the match is determined according to the date/time of an incoming payment to the bank account of the organizer (credited date on receiver side is decisive).
When we receive your payment, you’ll be able to continue to the next step – choose squad and book slot definitely. The sooner the better for you, so that you can choose the squad early.
All payments has to be done no later than 10 days from registration, otherwise the registration will terminate.The registration fee is not refundable, however can be transferred to another competitor.
03.
ENTRY FEE AND STATUS PAID
After receiving the shooter’s Entry Fee payment to our account, the status of the shooter will be immediately change into the status PAID. It means the shooter has duly paid his/her Entry Fee and may squad himself to the desired squad (if there is still a place available). Payment must be made properly, exactly following the instructions on the website (it means, the shooter’s payment must include the entry fee amount plus all the hidden and unhidden bank transfer fees!) In case shooter will not cover his/her bank transfer fee, the approximate amount of USD 20.00 will be collected from the shooter at the time of range registration on the range.
ATTENTION: Please, always remember to state your registration number while sending your Entry Fee. If you send the Entry Fee for more shooters, state competitor numbers of all the shooter you are paying for, please!!
04.
MATCH CAPACITY
Possibilities in the event that shooter payment of the entry fee will be credited to our account after the full capacity of the main match (430 slots) will be reached (of which we always inform the shooters by means of our information system); such a payment could be returned to the shooter to the February 30, 2025. After this date, the paid slot could be sold only to another shooter.
05.
SQUADDING AND STATUS RDY
After the shooter squads himself into desired squad, the last change in his/her status will appear on the match web registration page. Shooter’s status will now read RDY (Ready). This said status will mean the shooter with this said status fulfilled all the necessary registration obligations and his/her match slot is fully guaranteed by the organizers.
06.
DEADLINE FOR SQUAD CHANGE
Warning!!! Deadline date for squad change is before midnight of February 30, 2025. After this deadline the squad change will be possible only with the MD or SD approval!
07.
DEADLINE FOR NON-PARTICIPATING
ATTENTION!!! If a shooter who has a RDY status and for an any reason cannot participate in the match, it is possible for him to receive his Starting Fee back from organizers, but it must be applied for no later than the set deadline date of February 30, 2025. After this date, the paid slot can be transfered only to another registered shooter.
08.
CHANGE AND CONTROL YOUR SHOOTER PROFILE
For any changes in your registration form (change division or category, region, telephone, factor, email address, password for match etc.), you can use EDIT PROFILE in menu REGISTERED SHOOTERS.
09.
CHANGE NAME OR SURNAME IN SHOOTER PROFILE
If you need change a name, surname or region in your shooter profile, please contact our match office by email – info@canalchallenge.gr. Name and Surname MUST be unique in system. If your name or surname is used another shooter, please use a suffix , such as “Name 2”, “Name sr.” etc.
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NOTARIZED MATCH INVITATION
If you will require from us the notarized Match Invitation, you will be charged the costs associated with the said document postage. Postage expense will be collected from such shooters at the range during the process of match registration.
Important: The deadline date for sending invitations is January 30, 2025. Please, reserve enough time for handling problems with embassies.
11.
READ RULES OF IMPORT WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION
ATTENTION!!! Please, make yourself familiar with rules & laws applicable to weapons and ammunition importation to GREECE. We will publish most important points later here and on Facebook page.
12.
REGIONAL DIRECTOR´S CONFIRMATION
At the time of registration/guncheck, every registered shooter must produce its own Regional Director’s note confirming the following:
Competitor’s status as the IPSC member in a good standing.
His/her RD’s permission to participate at the match.
The RD’s permission letter can be sent by email to esr@oask.gr in advance.
Without above requested confirmation, the potential competitors can not and will not be allowed to shoot the match !
13.
MD PERMISSIONS
Match Director reserves his right to make any change if needed, including shooter’s squad change !!!
14.
REALLY BAD WEATHER
In case of a really bad weather during the main match or any other unpredictable event, shooters will finish stages on Sunday, February 2th, 2025.
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SAFETY & HEALTHY MEASURES
For the safety of all competitiors, organizers, and all others we will be conducting healthy checks before competitor enters shooting range and at any time during the competition if MD deems necessary. Specifically, but not limited to, temperature/fewer checks. We will follow the guidelines of the national Ministry of Health and other related organizations. If the competitor fails to comply with the test (e.g. fewer > 37.2°C), he will not be allowed to enter the shooting range.
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INEVITABLE ACCIDENT
In case of shifting of the match due to force majeure reasons (eg epidemic, pandemic, natural disaster, etc.) the entry fee is not refunded, but is fully transferred to an alternative date.
All disputes arising between the organizer of this match Corinth Shooting Club and a sports shooter participating in this match will be finally decided, excluding the jurisdiction of general courts with final arbitration proceedings before the Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce of Greece according to its rules of procedure.
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INFORMATION UPDATES
Main source of updates & informations for sport shooters is website www.canalchallenge.gr and the facebook of the match.