A s i a n O p e n D a n c e To u r 2 0 1 8
Presented by the Asian Dance Organisers
President/ Isao Nakagawa
Vice-President/ Junichiro Kusunoki, Terence Lay, Sammy Liu,
Jay Park, Manfred Wang

Syllabus
Date/ February 24 & 25, 2018
Tokyo, JAPAN
Organizer/ Japan Dance Council , Junichiro Kusunoki
E-mail/ jdc-office@crux.ocn.ne.jp
24th February / Venue / First Place Tokyo
Event/ Qualifying Round of Asian Open Amateur Section andAsian Closed Professional Section
24 couples in the above each section will be selected to the 25th
Sunday competition in Budokan.

Total Prize Money USD130,600.
Pro Open B&L/
1st$12,500. / 2nd$9,500. / 3rd$6,500. /4th$3,500. / 5th$2,500. / 6th$1,500. /7th- 12th$1,000.
Pro Closed B&L/ 1st$1,800./
2nd$1,400./ 3rd$1,000./4th $700. /5th $500. / 6th $400. /7th -12th $200.

Ama Open B&L/ 1st$4,000./( There is No Qualifying Round on 24th Saturday in Asian Open 2nd$3,000./3rd$2,000./4th$1,800./
5th$1,500./6th$1,000./7th-12th$500.
Professional Section.)

Exemption of Qualifying Round/(1) Asian Open AmateurThe following competitors will be exempted from the Qualifying
Round , therefore they will start from on 25th Sunday in Budokan.
Finalists and Semi Finalists of 2017 UK Championships( Bournemouth ), 2017 British Open ( Blackpool ),2017 International Championships (London ).
Finalists of 2017 Asian Open Amateur ( Tokyo ).
The above exemption only apply to the same partnership as
existed in the aforesaid event and not to the competitors
individually.
(2) Asian Closed Professional
All competitors of attending Asian Closed Professional Sectionneed to join the Qualifying Round on 24th Saturday in First PlaceTokyo.
25th February / Venue / Nippon Budokan2018 Asian Open Dance Championships in Tokyo, Japan
Venue Address/
First Place Tokyo ( 24th February )/ Lungwood Bldg. B2, 5-50-5
Higashinippori,Arakawa-ku,Tokyo,116-0014

www.firstplacetokyo.jp/map.html
Nippon Budokan ( 25th February ) /2-3Kitanomaru-kouen,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo102-8321
Official Hotel/ Tokyo Prince Hotel
Address/ 3-3-1,Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8560
TEL/ +81 3 3432 1111 FAX/ +81 3 3434 5551
www.princehotels.co.jp/tokyo/Date/ February 28, 2018
Taipei ,TAIWAN
Event/ 2018 Asian Dance Tour Taipei Open
Organizer/ Taiwan International Sport Dance Development
Association/Sammy Liu & Jane Liu
E-mail/dance@tisdda.org/ dance2658@gmail.com
Tel / +886 28773-2658
Fax/+886 28773-1169.
Mobile/ +886 938-186-788 (Jane Liu)
Venue/ Taipei Arena
Official Hotel/ Regent Taipei Hotel /No.3,Lane 39, Section 2, Chungshan North Road, Taipei /TEL/ +886-2-271234566
http://www.regenttaipei.com/

Total Prize Money USD102,400.
ProOpen
B&L/ 1st$10,000./
2nd$8,000./3rd $ 6,500./ 4th $5,000./
5th$ 4,000./ 6th$3,000./ 7th -12th$ 1200.
Pro Closed B&L/1st $1,000.
/2nd$650./ 3rd$450./4th-6th $250.
Ama Open B&L/1st $1800./
2nd$1300./ 3rd $800./ 4th- 6th $250.
Pro-Ama-Single Dance Challenges/
No Prize Money
Pro.Open Rising Star B&L/ NoPrize Money
Ama Closed B&L/ No Prize Money

Date/March 3, 2018 Seoul , KOREA
Event/ 2018 Korea Open International Dance Championships
Organizer/ Korea professional Dance Council /President/Mr. Jay Park
E-mail/ ladancer@naver.com
Homepage/www.korea-open.com
Tel:+82-10-9625-0230/ Fax:+82-2-586-8522
Venue/ The-K Seoul Hotel Convention Center
Address/ 70, Baumoe-ro 12-gil, Seocho-gu, Korea
Tel/ +82-2-571-8100
Website/ www.Thek-hotel.co.kr
Official Hotel/ The-K Seoul Hotel

Total Prize Money USD100,000
Pro Open B&L/1st $10,000./2nd$8,000./3rd $6,000./
4th $5,000./5th $4,000./6th $3,000./
7th-9th $1,500./
10th-12th $1,000.
Pro Closed B&L/1st $1,200./
2nd $900./3rd $600./
4th $500./5th $400./6th $400.
Ama Open B&L/1st $700./2nd $550./
3rd $450./4th $350. /5th $250./6th $200.
Ama Closed B&L/ No Prize Money
Pro-Am-Single Dance Challenges/No Prize MoneyDate/March 8, 2018 Shanghai, CHINA
Event/2018 Asian Open Dance Tour- China Open
Organizer/ Cimen Foundation, Cimen Lin Bing Dance School
Organizing Chairman/ Lin Bing
E-mail/ dance@xym-group.com
Tel. / +86-2161921585
Venue/ Conference Suite, Hotel Chateau Star River
Official Hotel/ Hotel Chateau Star River
Venue & Hotel Address/ 3799 Du Hui Road, Min Hang,
Shanghai, China
Hotel Tel./ +86-21 34129999
Nearest Airport/ Shanghai Hong Qiao Airport orShanghai Pu Dong International Airport

Total Prize Money USD141,000.
Pro Open B&L/ 1st USD13,000./
2nd USD10,000./3rd USD8,000./
4th USD6,000./ 5thUSD4,000./
6th USD3,000./ 7th -12th USD1,000.
Pro Closed B&L/1st USD1,600./
2nd USD1,200./3rd USD900./
4th USD700./ 5th USD500./
6th USD400./7th -12th USD200.
Ama Open B&L/1st USD3,000./
2nd USD2,500./3rd USD1,800./
4th USD1,300./5th USD1,000./
6th USD800./7th -12th USD300.
Ama Closed B&L/ 1st USD500./
2nd USD400./ 3rd USD300./
4th USD250./ 5th USD200./
6th USD150./

Date/March 11, 2018 Hong Kong, CHINA
Event/ 2018Asian Open Dance Tour-Hong Kong World Superstar
ChampionshipOrganizer/ Terence Lay/ Asia Starlight Dance Association/ Macau
International Professional Ballroom Dance Association
E-mail/ mipbdalay@gmail.com
Official Webpage/www.asiastarlight.com
Fax/+852 2633 1638
Mobile/ +852 6253 6262 (Terence Lay)
Facebook Page/ www.facebook.com/terencelayt
Venue/ Runway11,AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong
Address/Asia World-Expo, Hong Kong International Airport,Lantau, Hong Kong
Venue Webpage/ www.asiaworld-expo.com.hk
Official Hotel/ Hong Kong Skycity Marriott Hotel
Address/ 1 Sky City Road East, Hong Kong International Airport,Lantau, Hong Kong Tel/+852 3969 1888
Hotel Webpage /www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hkgap-hong-kongskycity-marriott-hotel/Total Prize Money USD100,800.
Pro Open B&L/1stUSD10,000./
2ndUSD7,000./3rd USD6,000./
4th USD5,000./5th USD4,000./
6th USD3,000./7th ~12th USD800.
Pro Closed B&L/1st USD1,000./
2ndUSD800./3rd USD700./
4th USD600./5th USD500./
6th USD400.
Ama Open B&L/1st USD2,000./
2ndUSD1,500./3rd USD1,000./
4th USD800./5th USD700./
6th USD600.
Pro Am 5 Dance B&L(To beconfirmed)/ No Prize Money
Pro Am 4 Dance B&L(To beconfirmed)/ No Prize Money
Senior Over 40 B&L/ No PrizeMoneyEntryA double entry between Ballroom and Latin section is not allowed inall Events.
I. Professional Asian Closed is restricted to dancing only for Asiancompetitors. (Asian nationality is required of either one ofpartners.)
II. Application Deadline will be 10th of January, 2018 and no lateentries will be accepted. If you need the visa, deadline will be17th December, 2017.

(Caution!: Tokyo and Korea event, All professionals
need to get the entertainment visa)
III. All entries will be acknowledged by Web entry.
http://www.asiandanceorganisers.org/
Exemption( Japan )※ Asian Open Professional Dance Championships
Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those couples who
danced in the Semi Final of the 2017 Asian Open Professional Dance
Championships in Tokyo.
※Asian Closed Professional Dance Championships
All competitors of attending Asian Closed Professional Section needto join the Qualifying Round on 24th Saturday in First Place Tokyo.
1 st. , 2 nd , 3 rd Round is on the 24th Satuaday , and the following thequarter final is on the 25th Sunday in Budokan.
I. Exemption from the First and the Second Round will be granted
to those couples who danced in the Final of the 2017 Asian Closed
Professional Dance Championships in Tokyo.
II. Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those couples
who danced in the Semi Final of the 2017 Asian Closed
Professional Dance Championships in Tokyo.
III. Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those couples
who made the top 12 in 2017 ADO Ranking.
★ The exemptions only apply to the same partnership as existed inthe aforesaid event, and not to the competitors individually.
※ Asian Open Amateur Dance Championships
The following competitors will be exempted from the Qualifying
Round held on 24th February, therefore they will start from on 25th
Sunday in Budokan.
Finalists and Semi Finalists of 2017 UKChampionships(Bournmouth ), 2017 British Open ( Blackpool ) , 2017 International
Championships ( London ), and Finalist of 2017 Asian Open Amateur( Tokyo ).
The above exemption from the Qualifying Round only apply to thesame partnership as existed in the aforesaid event and not to thecompetitors individually.
Exemption( Taiwan )※ Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those who
danced in the Final of Open Professional Ballroom/Latin in 2017
Asian Dance Tour Taipei Open on February 28th, 2017 in Taiwan.
★ The exemptions only apply to the same partnership as existed inthe aforesaid event and not to the competitors individually.

Exemption (Korea)※Korea Open International Dance Championships
Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those couples whodanced in the Semi Final of the 2017 Korea Open International DanceChampionships.
※Asian Closed Professional Dance Championships
I.
Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those couples
who danced in the Semi Finalist the 2017 Asian ClosedProfessional Dance Championships in Korea.
II. Exemption from the First Round will be granted to those couples
who made the top 12 in 2017 ADO Ranking.
★ The exemptions only apply to the same partnership as existed in
the aforesaid events, and not to the competitors individually.

Exemption(Hong Kong)

Exemption( Shanghai, China )i)

Exemption for 1st Round of Hong Kong Open Professional will
be granted to those who ranked Top 6 in WDC Professional
World Ranking after 2018 UK Open Championships at thetime of the closing date.(The exemptions only apply to thesame partnership and not to the competitors individually.)ii)

Exemption for 1st Round of Asian Closed Professional will begranted to those who ranked Top 6 in 2017 ADO Asian
Professional Ranking.(The exemption only apply to the same
partnership and not to the competitors individually.)iii)

Exemption for 1st Round of Hong Kong Open Amateur will begranted to those who ranked Top 6 in the 2018 UK OpenChampionships. ( The exemptions only apply to the same
partnership and not to the competitors individually.)※Exemption for the 1st Round of Open Professional will be granted tothose who ranked Top 6 in WDC Professional World Ranking andWDC AL Amateur World Ranking.

Prize Money( Tokyo )All competitors will be required to pay 20.42% income tax out of theprize money in Tokyo competition.
Prize Money will be paid in US dollars ($).
The prize money for the two couples who become tie in a final will be
the sum of the prize money for the tie ranking placement and the prize
money for its next lower ranking placement divided by two.

Prize Money( Shanghai, Taipei, Korea )All competitors will be required to pay 20% income tax out of theprize money stated above.
Prize Money will be paid in US dollars ($).

Prize Money( Hong Kong )No Tax will be required out of the prize money stated above.
Prize Money will be paid in US dollars ($).

Accommodation (Hong Kong)

The Organizer will provide complimentary hotel accommodation in
the official hotel for two nights on the 10th March & 11th March 2018(per couple).
Couples qualified for complimentary accommodation are those:
1. Who ranked Top 24 in WDC Professional World Ranking after theaddition of the 2018 UK Open Championships, and
2. Who ranked Top 12 in 2017 ADO Asian Professional Ranking, and
3. Who ranked Top 6 in the 2018 UK Open Championships.
The accommodation but must be enrolled and informed to theorganizer your Flight Detail before 31st January 2018. Otherwise, therooms will be cancelled. All other couples are required to maketheir own hotel reservations and to bear all relevant charges.
For hotels nearby the competition venue, all other couples arewelcome to make email enquiry to the organizer. The organizer willassist in provide further informations.

Accommodation(Shanghai , China)

Couples qualified for complimentary accommodation are those:
1,Who ranked top 24 in WDC Professional World Ranking after theaddition of the 2018 UK Open Championships, and2, Who ranked Top 12 in 2017 ADO Ranking, and3, Who ranked Top 6 in WDC Amateur League World Ranking, after
the addition of the 2018 UK Open Championships, and4, Who make entry for Pro-Am events.

Accommodation(Tokyo)

All competitors need to book the official hotel by yourself if you
would like to stay there.
If you will stay there, please send directly to the official hotel theaccommodation application form until the end of January 2018, which
the form is enclosed with the confirmation letter that is sent from us

after your entry is accepted.
The organizer will pay for you JPY48,000. ( for only 2 nights, per acouple ) for the following couples, and will be paid on the day of thecompetition.
( This payment is only for the same partnership as following event,and not to the competitors individually. )1, Who made the last 24 in 2017 Asian Open Professional Dance
Championships in Tokyo, Japan.
2, Who rank within top 12 in 2017 ADO Ranking.
3, Who rank within top 6 in 2017 Asian Open Amateur Dance
Championships in Tokyo, JapanAccommodation ( Korea )The organizer will provide a twin-room at the official hotel, on the day
before and on the day of competition, for couples who made the last
24 in 2017 WDC Rank and also for the couples who rank within
finalist in 2017 Korea Open Asian Closed Latin & Ballroom and forthe couples who rank in top 12 in ADO ranking 2017.
For the Amateur couples who rank within finalist in 2017 Korea Open
Amateur Latin & Ballroom.
The accommodation but must be enrolled and informed us your Flightdetails before February 1st, 2018. Otherwise, we will cancel yourrooms.

Accommodation(Taiwan)A) Provide a twin-room at the official hotel, on 27th February & 28thFebruary is as following overseas couples:
1, For couples who made the Top24 in WDC World Ranking.
( Pro Latin and Pro Ballroom)
2, Semi-final couples for Open Pro.Latin & Ballroom in 2017 AsianOpen Dance Tour Taipei Open.
3, Final couples for Open Amateur Latin and Ballroom in 2017
Asian Open Dance Tour Taipei Open.
4,Couples within Top 12 in2017 ADO Ranking.
5, Couples who entry Pro-Ama Single Dance Challenges event.
★The couples must be enrolled your accommodation andinformed us your Flight detail before 31st Jan.2018.
Otherwise, we will cancel your rooms.
If you would like to cancel the hotel reservation please also
inform us before 8th Feb.2018 , or you should pay allaccommodation fees.
★Transportation: We only arrange the transport from airport toHotel from 09:00 to 21:00 on 27/2. Regarding departure, we willoffer you the depart transport information, but please arrange byyourself on your payment.

Event Entry Fee

Korea / Pro Open / Pro Closed / Ama Open/Ama Closed USD100.
Pro-Am USD1000.( One twin room with 2 nights free
Accommodation, each dance will be Adjudicated separately. )Japan, Tokyo
WDC Registered / Pro Open USD120./Pro Closed USD100./
Ama Open USD110.
WDC Non-Registered / Pro Open USD140./ Pro Closed USD120./
Ama Open USD110.
Taipei /Pro Open/Pro Closed/Ama Open /Pro Rising Star/Ama Closed
One event USD100./ One extra event USD50.
Pro./ Ama. USD1200.( One twin room with 2 nights freeaccommodation, and 2 VIP tickets, professional Stylists ofHair and Make-up,each dance will be Adjudicated separately.)
Shanghai ,China / Pro Open USD100./ Pro Closed USD100./
Ama Open USD100. / Ama Closed USD100.
Pro-Am event USD1,000.
( incl. two nights accommodation)
Hong Kong /Pro Open USD100./Pro Closed USD100./
Ama Open USD100./ Senior Over 40 USD100.
Pro-Am 5 Dances ( To be confirmed) (No Accommodation)/
Pro-Ama 4 Dances ( To be confirmed ) (No Accommodation)
Pro-Am with accommodation ( To be confirmed )(One Twin
Room of 2 Nights free accommodation)/

Traveling Expenses

Traveling expenses will be borne by the competitors.

Confirmation of Entry

All entries will be acknowledged by WEB entry.
http://www.asiandanceorganisers.org/
If competitors do not receive a Confirmation of Entry within twoweeks; it is their responsibility to contact the organizer to verify thatthey are entered in the relevant competitions.

Publicity

The copyright for all television coverage, production of videos andphotographs is vested solely with the Championships organizer,regardless of their purpose or use.

Adjudicators

Robin Short (Great Britain) Donnie Burns MBE(Great Britain)
AlanFletchar ( Great Britain ) Massimo Giorgianni ( Italy )Marcus Hilton MBE(Great Britain) Timothy Houson (Great Britain )Charlotte Jorgensen (USA ) Melia ( Russia )Hazel Newberry MBE ( Great Britain )Graham Oswick ( Great Britain ) Eapen Salberg ( Norway )Christopher Short ( Great Britain ) Allan Tornsberg ( USA )Rudi Trautz ( Germany ) Bryan Watson ( Germany )Kenny Welsh ( Great Britain )ADO Adjudicators※The above adjudicators are subject to change.

World Super Series

Asian Open Professional Ballroom& Latin in Tokyo on 25th ofFebruary, 2018
Hong Kong World Superstar Open Professional Ballroom & Latinin Hong Kong on 11th March, 2018

World Series

Asian Open Tour Taipei Open in Taipei on 28th of February, 2018

Asian Series

Asian Closed Professional Ballroom & Latin in Tokyo on 24th & 25thof February, 2018
Asian Closed Professional Ballroom & Latin in Taipei on 28th ofFebruary ,2018
Asian Closed Professional Ballroom & Latin in Korea on 3rd ofMarch , 2018
Asian Closed Professional Ballroom & Latin in Shanghai on 8th ofMarch, 2018
Asian Closed Professional Ballroom & Latin in Hong Kong on 11th ofMarch , 2018

WADA

Warning! To All Competitors,
The Asian Open Dance Championships is one of the World Dance
Council’s “World Super Series Championships”
As such, the event is subject to “ unannounced at random anti-dopingtest” according to the Rules of World Anti-Doping Association(WADA) to which the belongs. Please be fully aware that when you
put your signatures on the “Entry forms”, you are automatically
accepting to undergo the doping test, when and if so selected.