Event Information - KARUIZAWA INTERNATIONAL CURLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010

1. Purpose of this championship	This championship was established for commemoration of Nagano Winter Olympic held in 1998. Its main purpose is to disseminate curling throughout the country and to promote local people’s communication.
2. Organizer	Karuizawa Town, Karuizawa International Curling Championship Organizing Committee, Japan Curling Association
3. Lead Office	Nagano Curling Association
4. Supporting Organization	Nagano Prefecture, Nagano Prefectural Board of Education, Nagano City, Hakuba Village, Yamanouchi Town, Nozawa-onsen Village
5. Special Co-sponsor	Association for Nagano Olympic Movement
6. Date	Jan. 27(wed) - Jan. 31(sun) 2010
7. Venue	SCAP Karuizawa
8. Teams	16 teams(Men/8 teams , Women/8 teams , 5 members a team) [Foreign Guest Teams] Men:Canada, U.S.A., Germany, China, New Zealand, Korea Women:China, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Korea, New Zealand [Domestic Guest Teams] - Teams recommended by Japan Curling Association - Men:Japan National Team, Nagano Selection Team Women:Japan National Team, Nagano Selection Team *12 foreign teams, 4 domestic teams
9. Applicable rule	Pool play:8-team round robin(8-end, both sexes) Final round:10-end game by the top four Applicable rule:WCF-World Curling Federation-rule
10.Secretariat	[Karuizawa International Curling Championships 2010] Rally secretariat Kazakoshi Park SCAP Karuizawa TEL 0267-48-2722 FAX 0267-44-6681 Sports Community Karuizawa Club