ITF/CAT African Closed Junior 18 & Under Championships 2020 - Grade B2 From 10 to 16 February 2020

From 10^th – 14^th February 2020: Individual Competition

On 15^th & 16^th February 2020: Teams’ Competition

The ITF/CAT African Junior 18 & under Closed Championships 2020 will take place in Benoni – South Africa from 10^th to 16^th February 2020. There will be an Individual Competition from the 10^th to 14^th February, followed by a Teams’ Competition on 15^th & 16^th February 2020.

The official arrival date is on the 9^th February 2020 for all participants. The departure date is on 15^th February 2020 for those participating only in the Individual Competition. For those playing the Teams’ Competition, the official departure date is on 17^th February 2020. 

· The Team’s competition (for each gender) is reserved for the only nations who are participating at the individual AJC with a minimum of 2 players.

Please find attached the following documents related to these championships:

-        The Factsheet of the Championships
-        The Entry form, to be completed and sent back to CAT no later than Tuesday 14^th January 2020
-        Parental Consent Affidavit to be completed and signed for each player under 18 years old traveling to South Africa (see attached Fact sheet)

ENTRY DEADLINE: TUESDAY 14^th JANUARY 2020 AT 14:00 GMT

Travel Grant:

The ITF/CAT will allocate a lump sum travel grant for the players entered by your National Federation and accepted to participate in the African Junior Championships in order to cover a part of the travelling cost. This amount will be announced subsequently, immediately after the entry deadline, by Mid-January 2020.

Travel and Visas for South Africa:

We would ask you to read the attached information sheet carefully, paying particular attention to the sections regarding travel and visa arrangements.

Important information:

It is important to mention that South Africa will host 1 ITF Junior Tournament of Grade 3 during the week preceding the African 18 & U Championship and an ITF Junior Tournament of Grade 5 during the week following this Championship. That scheduling was planned in order to offer opportunities to African players to take part in a series of ITF Junior Tournaments in the same country.

It is finally important to note that for those African players who will participate at the Grade 3 ITF Tournament that will precede the AJC and who are accepted to participate in the AJC will be transferred by Bus from Pretoria to Benoni in the afternoon of Sunday 9 February 2020.