last update 26th May 2009

The No Limits Open is an official FIG tournament held each year in May in Belgium, organised by No Limits Gymnastics.

Invitations were sent to the following countries:

ARG, AUS, AUT, BEL, BLR, BUL, CAN, CRO, CYP, CZE, EGY, ESP, EST, FIN, FRA,  GBR, GEO, GER, GRE, HUN, ITA, ISR, JPN, KAZ, LAT, LTU, MAS, MEX, NED, NOR, POL, POR, RSA, ROM, RUS, SLO, SUI, SVK, SWE, TPE, TUR, UKR, VEN, USA

See the results of the All Round and Finals competitions.  Information about the previous No Limits Open competitions in our  archive section.

Organizing Committee:

No Limits Gymnastics	Tel/Fax: +32-3-653.07.89
Jana Veselá and Erik Moers	Mobile: +32-475-76.08.58
	Mobile: +32-476-60.85.81
	e-mail: nlg@skynet.be

Competition hall

Sports Hall Arena
Arenaplein 1
2000 Antwerp	Height: 18m

Accommodation

Gymnasts will be accommodated on the expenses of the Organizer in Host families

Judges and Coaches will be accommodated on the expenses of the Organiser in

Hotel Campanile Antwerp
Potvietlaan 2
B-2600 Antwerp

Delegations

Delegations consist of maximum 5 persons:

• 3 individual gymnasts (maximum 1 gymnast per age category)
• 1 judge (every delegation is required to bring 1 judge - FIG qualified)
• 1 coach

N.B. Only organizing club has the right to enter more than 1 gymnast per category.
       No additional gymnasts, above the 3 maximum, will be allow in the competition

Costs

The organiser is covering all costs for accommodation and meals of 3 gymnasts, judge and coach from Thursday 21/5 evening till Sunday 24/5 morning. Extra persons (visitors) have to pay their own accommodation and contribute 100 Euros for their meals and banquet participation.

Transport

Organiser will provide transport of your delegation from Brussels Zaventem national airport to Hotel Campanile in Antwerp and back.  We cannot provide transport from other airports such as Brussels-South.

Demo’s

On Saturday 23rd of May in the afternoon there will be a Demonstrations Gala. Your gymnasts are welcome to present 1 short exhibition number (max.4min).

Condition to take part is to send us in advance by e-mail or fax information about your participating in this Gala Program. Please write to us as soon as possible the name of the number, description, timing and text announcing the performance for the speaker.

It is possible we will not be able to accept all Demo’s due to the time limit.

Thursday 21.5.2009

• 08:00 – 24:00 Arrivals of the Delegations and accommodation
• 15:00 – 19:30 Training possibility in the Competition hall - Arenahal Deurne
• 20:30 Technical meeting for the judges and coaches in the hotel Campanille

Friday 22.5.2009

• Meeting for the judges in the Competition hall
• 9th No Limits Open - All round competition
• Results and Cérémonie Protocolaire

Saturday 23.5.2009

• Meeting for the judges in the Competition hall
• 9th No Limits Open - Finals
• Demonstration’s Gala & Official Closing Ceremony
• Banquet in the Scandic Crown Hotel

Sunday 24.5.2008

•  Departure of the Delegations

Benjamins

2000 - 1999  - 3 routines - 1) Without Apparatus 2) Rope 3) Hoop

Difficulty1 (D1):  (A-H) Maximum of 8 difficulties on the form - min of 5 difficulties from the GCO. WA & Hoop: 2 difficulties from each of the body movement group. Difficulty2 (D2): D2 apparatus - max 7.00 points D2 WA - 0.00 points

D1 – max. 5,00 D2 - max. 7,00 A – max. 10.00 E – max. 10,00 Total: apparatus D(D1 + D2 / 2) = max. 6,00 + A = max 10,00: + E = max. 10,00 = 26.00 Total: without apparatus D(D1 + D2 / 2) = max. 2,50 + A = max 10,00: + E = max. 10,00 = 22.50

Hopes

1998 - 1997  - 3 routines - 1) Rope 2) Hoop 3) Ball

Difficulty1 (D1):  (A-I) Maximum of 9 difficulties on the form - min of 6 difficulties from the GCO. Hoop: minimum 2 and maximum 3 difficulties from each of the body movement group. Difficulty2 (D2): max 9.00 points

D1 – max. 6,00 D2 - max. 9,00 A – max. 10.00 E – max. 10,00 Total: D(D1 + D2 / 2) = max. 7,50 + A = max 10,00: + E = max. 10,00 = 27.50

Juniors

1996 - 1994 - 4 routines FIG program 2009: 1) Rope 2) Hoop 3) Ball 4) Clubs

Difficulty1 (D1):  (A-J) Minimum of 7 GCO difficulties in an exercise of 8-10 difficulties. Minimum of 5 GCO difficulties in an exercise of 7 (or less) difficulties. Hoop: minimum 2 difficulties from each of the body movement group in an exercise of 8-10 difficulties. minimum 1 and maximum 2 difficulties from each of the body movement group in an exercise of 7 (or less) difficulties. Difficulty2 (D2): max 10.00 points

D1 – max. 7,00 D2 - max. 10,00 A – max. 10.00 E – max. 10,00 Total: D(D1 + D2 / 2) = max. 8,50 + A = max 10,00: + E = max. 10,00 = 28.50

Seniors

1993 and older - 4 routines FIG program 2009: 1) Rope 2) Hoop 3) Ball 4) Ribbon

Difficulty1 (D1):  (A and higher) Minimum of 8 GCO difficulties in an exercise of 10-12 difficulties. Minimum of 6 GCO difficulties in an exercise of 9 (or less) difficulties. Hoop: minimum 2 and maximum 4 difficulties from each of the body movement groupdifficulties. Difficulty2 (D2): max 10.00 points

D1 – max. 10,00 D2 - max. 10,00 A – max. 10.00 E – max. 10,00 Total: D(D1 + D2 / 2) = max. 10,00 + A = max 10,00: + E = max. 10,00 = 30.00

Finals

First 6 gymnasts in each apparatus of all-round competition qualify for the finals, with a maximum of 1 gymnast per country.

The organizing club No Limits Gymnastics is reserving itself the right to have 1 or 2 finalists by adding one of their competitors as the 7th participant in the finals.

Finals will be held in the following categories and apparatus:
Juniors: Rope, Hoop, Ball & Clubs
Seniors:  Rope, Hoop, Ball & Ribbon