ALAPOK
In 2018, the traditional
Rigac Cup will be organised by the Rigac Knife And Axe Throwing Association in
As usual, the
most important goal is to get together knife and axe throwers from all over the
world for some days of throwing in a relaxed atmosphere. Meeting old friends
and finding new ones, learning some new throwing tricks. Having fun with wacky
targets and throwing games. And, of course, we'll have a competition: the Rigac
Cup!
Alsómocsolád
is a small, calm village in the foothills of the Mecsek mountain. It is
situated only 150 minutes (by car) from either Budapest or Vienna. There are
many sights around and in a few minutes’ drive from here, so an extended
holiday sounds like a very good idea!
Alsómocsolád Sportpálya, South-West Hungary:
http://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/stadion/4745/terkep-megkozelites
GPS: N 46.312236, E 18.242408
The village is about 25 km north of the city of Pécs, near Dombóvár.
Alsómocsolád:
GPS: N 46.312236, E
18.242408.
Every
participant will travel for himself (or in groups), and will reserve his own
local accommodation in advance. In case you need help with reserving local
accommodation, please contact Janos Kohl at: info@janus-facedfilabrasileiro.com
In Hungary the Hungarian forint (Ft) is used in the monetary system. To
pay, you must use your bank or credit card, or pay cash. To obtain forint cash,
it is recommended to withdraw it from a cash machine once in Hungary.
The current exchange rates (2017/12) are as follows:
1 EUR = 310 Ft
1 USD = 270 Ft
1 CHF = 270 Ft
1 GBP = 360 Ft
Warning!
Please read and respect the laws regarding the transportation of the throwing
tools before departure (see remarks below in this document).
In your
travel, make sure you do not go via Switzerland, where throwing knives are not
per se legal.
The nearest railway station is Mágocs-Alsómocsolád, which is around 1.5 km
away from the competition place, on the railway line Dombóvár-Bátaszék.
Organized transfer to/from the railway station is solvable after prior
arrangement with the organiser!
Unfortunately, there are no buses on
the weekends. Organized transfer to/from Mágocs, Dombóvár, or other villages is
solvable after prior arrangement.
·
By plane: To
Budapest Liszt Ferenc airport (BUD), then by public transport to the
Budapest-Keleti railway station, and onwards by public transport (see above) or
rented car.
Taxi from Dombóvár: +36 30 913 2466 (ca. 4500
Ft/route /max. 4 persons and luggage/).
Travel Times
Train Budapest-Mágocs: 2:33 hours, 1 change
Train Munich-Budapest: 7:00 hours, 0 change
Train Vienna-Budapest: 2:40 hours, 0 change
Train Paris-Budapest:
13:45
hours, 2 changes
Car Budapest-Alsómocsolád: 2:15 hours
Car Alsómocsolád-Balaton (Siófok):
1:20 hours
Car Vienna-Alsómocsolád: 4:00 hours
Car Udine-Alsómocsolád: 6:00 hours
Car Prague-Alsómocsolád: 6:30 hours
Car Munich-Alsómocsolád: 7:45 hours
Flight prices (there and back) and
flight times (one way):
(numbers indicative, as of 2017/12)
Munich-Budapest: 150€ 1:10 hours
Paris-Budapest: 150€ 1:55 hours
Rome-Budapest: 150€ 1:30 hours
London-Budapest: 180€ 2:30 hours
Moscow-Budapest: 180€ 3:05 hours
Timetables
Get the exact timetables for your travel at
You can also buy tickets there – at a discount if you book early enough.
Buying tickets locally will require some negotiation in Hungarian.
Online e-tickets can be purchased in advance also at:
https://jegyvasarlas.mav-start.hu/eTicketV2/V2/Bejelentkezes.jsp?Lang=EN
Please read instructions carefully!
Some timetables for you to get an idea:
Budapest-Keleti – Dombóvár (distance 173 km,
travel time ca. 2 hours, no changes, ticket price /2nd class/ ca. 3700 Ft/person)
Dep: Arr:
05:45 07:49
07:45 09:49
09:45 11:49
11:45 13:49
13:45 15:49
14:45 16:55
15:45 17:49
16:45 18:55
17:45 19:49
19:45 21:49
Dombóvár - Budapest-Keleti (distance 173 km,
travel time ca. 2 hours, no changes, ticket price /2nd class/ ca. 3700
Ft/person)
Dep: Arr:
06:05 08:14
06:58 09:14
08:05 10:14
10:05 12:14
12:05 14:14
14:05 16:14
16:05 18:14
18:05 20:14
20:05 22:14
Dombóvár – Mágocs-Alsómocsolád (distance 13 km,
travel time 12 minutes, no changes, ticket price /2nd class/ 235 Ft/person)
Dep: Arr:
06:06 06:18
14:06 14:18
16:06 16:18
18:11 18:23
Mágocs-Alsómocsolád - Dombóvár (distance 13 km,
travel time 14 minutes, no changes, ticket price /2nd class/ 235 Ft/person)
Dep: Arr:
07:26 07:40
15:26 15:40
17:26 17:40
19:31 19:45
Throwing knives/axes are allowed,
transport in locked box is required.
Do not bring any throwing stars or
switchblades.
The police can ask for the reason of
having the knives with you, so please be sure to carry a printout of the
Championship invitation (this document)
with you, and your Rigac, EuroThrowers or other membership-card (if available).
Details:
http://www.eurothrowers.org/hungary-legal-situation-of-knife-throwing
Accommodation and catering
Every
participant is obligated to find accommodation for himself. Janos Kohl will
happily assist if there are problems in booking the accommodation. (info@janus-facedfilabrasileiro.com,
06 20 9778475, preferably in English/German).
Catering
On site there is the possibility for buying simple food; we provide free water to participants. Welcome drink and free dinner on Friday evening, free dinner on Saturday and Sunday planned for participants. (Non-participants are also welcome, but they have to pay extra.)
A small shop with basic foods can be found in the village. Opening
times: weekdays: 05:00 – 11:00; 14:00-17:00, weekends: 06:00-10:00.
Bigger shops can be found in Mágocs or Dombóvár.
Catering will be available on site on Saturday and Sunday.
For smokers: There is no
possibility for buying tobacco in any form in the village itself. Please be
prepared for your stay here and have enough cigarettes with you.
Restaurants nearby:
Locally: Őszi Fény Étterem
Full catering can be provided in this facility (after prior arrangement) for the following informative prices, at the given times:
Buffet breakfast (7:00-8:30 AM): 2000 Ft/person/occasion.
Menu lunch (12:00-13:30 PM): 1500 Ft/person/occasion.
Buffet dinner (17:30-19:00 PM) 2200 Ft/person/occasion.
Catering in the above facility can be reserved in advance with Janos Kohl at:
info@janus-facedfilabrasileiro.com
Mágocs, Béke u. 36.
Mágocs, József Attila utca 16.
Mágocs, Szabadság u. 15.
Csendes Pihenő étterem
Vásárosdombó www.csendespihenoetterem.hu
Szicilia-Pizzéria
étterem
Dombóvár, Katona József út 37. http://www.sziciliaetterem.hu
Accommodation
Accommodation on the very site
(about 100 m from the throwing) (can be booked through Janos Kohl at: info@janus-facedfilabrasileiro.com):
•
Guesthouse: 3
double rooms and 1 room with double bed. Bathroom, TV, refrigerator, Wi-Fi.
Self-catering is also possible in the fully equipped shared kitchen.
Prices: 1
night: 5.000,- Ft/person/night;
2 or more
nights: 4.500,- Ft/person/night.
• Guesthouse mansard: 8 rooms with 4 beds each. Each room has a
bathroom, two bunk beds, refrigerator, and TV. Self-catering is also possible
in the fully equipped shared kitchen.
Prices: 1
night: 5.000,- Ft/person/night;
2 or more
nights: 4.500,- Ft/person/night.
• Youth hostel: 3 rooms with bunk beds, for 10, 16, and 18 people
respectively. Each room comes with a separate bathroom. Comfortable, bright
parlour in the lobby of the rooms, with TV and refrigerator.
Prices: 1
night: 3.500,- Ft/person/night;
2 or more
nights: 3.000,- Ft/person/night.
+ 400,- Ft/person/night tourist tax.
Full board or half-board is
available for the stay beside the local accommodation, to be paid extra. Only upon prior request!
Attention! Rooms reserved in the above guesthouse can
be occupied from 14:00 o’clock on May 11 (Friday), at the earliest, and the
rooms must be vacated by 9:00 a.m. on 14 May (Monday), at the latest The same
refers to beds reserved in the above youth hostel, too, with the only
difference that places there can be occupied from 14:00 o’clock on May 7
(Monday).
In the village
There are more possibilities in the village itself, please ask for them
using the above e-mail, if you cannot find an appropriate possibility to stay
here or in the neighbourhood.
There are plenty of accommodations offered in the neighbouring
settlements (Mágocs, Dombóvár, Bikal and others) ranging from camping sites to
luxury wellness sites. (Prices are accordingly, too. See below.)
Holiday Houses for groups are available, too.
Some hotels in villages nearby can be booked via www.hrs.com or www.booking.com.
Possible accommodations outside the
village:
If you do not have a car
during your stay in Hungary, please rather try to book a room in Alsómocsolád
itself, because public transport is almost absent here during the weekends.
That's why organized transports are possible to/from nearly everywhere in the immediate
surroundings.
Mágocs (7 km):
Mágocsi Horgásztó és Apartmanház
7342 Mágocs, Béke u. 17.
GPS: 46 21 55 N 18 12 43 E
For the fishing fans! Apartment for
4+2 persons right on the shore of a fishing pond.
It is situated about 8 km from
Alsómocsolád.
Price: 18 000 Ft/night (in case of a
stay for 5 or more nights you get discount prices!)
Bikal (12 km):
Cs. Nagy Vendégház
http://olcso-bikali-szallas.hupont.hu/
7346 Bikal, Szabadság u. 62.
It is situated about 13 km from
Alsómocsolád.
Fully
equipped apartment 600 meters from the centre. (Shops, bars.)
2 bedrooms,
living room, dining room, fully equipped kitchen, restrooms. Pets are welcome,
parking in the yard. Internet (wi-fi), cable TV.
Price: 3000-3500 Ft/night/person
(depending on low-high season and need for heating).
Discount prices for children: free
under 3 years; 50% reduced for children not older then 11 years.
Puchner Kastélyszálló
Bikal, Rákóczi Ferenc utca 22.
It is situated about 13 km from
Alsómocsolád.
Luxury/wellness/historical
mansion-hotel.
Prices: 22 000 – 38 000
Ft/night/person. (+ 400 Ft/night/person tourist tax for adults.)
Prices include: accommodation,
half-board catering, use of facilities (pools, jacuzzis, saunas, wellness
section, outdoor pools, fitness room, playground, internet, bathrobe, safe in
the room, etc.).
Pets, organized programs, parking,
full board, tickets to the Élménypark (https://elmenybirtok.hu) pay extra.
Egyházaskozár (16 km):
7347 Egyházaskozár, Béke u.19.
It is situated about 16 km from
Alsómocsolád.
There are two separate buildings:
the hotel has rooms for 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 persons each (for 60 people altogether).
Every 3 rooms have a shared bathroom and WC.
The so-called „small house” has
rooms for 5-7-8-12 persons each (for 42 persons altogether). Every room has its
own bathroom and WC.
Many programs, animals are available
for children.
Prices: about 6500 Ft/night/adult
person with full board in their own restaurant (the prices on their website
show the tariffs for children under 14).
Dombóvár (about 18 km from Alsómocsolád):
Hotel Dombóvár
7200 Dombóvár, Hunyadi tér 5.
19 double rooms, 4 apartments (for 4
persons each).
Prices: about 8000 Ft/night/double
room; 15 000 Ft/night/apartment for 4 people. Breakfast: 800 Ft/day/person.
Half-board: 2900 Ft/day/person. Free parking.
Please always bear in mind that in case you cannot find a suitable
accommodation, or if you have problems with booking (language), we are here to
help you!
Camping:
Ág:
Camping Klok
campingklok@hotmail.com or fbklok@hotmail.com
7381 Ág,
Kossuth Lajos Utca 3.
It is situated about 26 km from
Alsómocsolád. (5 km on dirt road.)
Prices: about 4000 Ft/night/camping
site for 2 people + 1 dog.
Mindszentgodisa:
Camping Mindszent
http://www.camping-mindszent.com/
www.facebook.com/camping-mindszent
hongarije@camping-mindszent.com
7391
Mindszentgodisa, Petőfi utca 66.
It is situated about 41 km from
Alsómocsolád.
Prices: about 5500 Ft/night/camping
site for 2 people. 1000 Ft/night for extra persons.
Magyaregregy:
Camping Máré-Vára
http://www.campingmarevara.com/index.php?lang=hu
7332 Magyaregregy, Várvölgy út 2.
It is situated about 24 km from
Alsómocsolád.
Prices: about 3300-5500
Ft/night/camping site for 2 people. 1250 Ft/night for extra persons over 12
years.
The organizer
reserves the right to adapt the program in the course of the championship if
needed.
Thursday, the 10th of May:
08:00 The training targets are available.
Friday, the 11th of May:
08:00 The training targets are available.
10:00 Registration open, meet and greet
time.
17:15 Opening ceremony.
18:00 All the competitors must be registered,
signed in and have their info packs before 18:00.
18:00 Dinner (free for participants, to be
paid for by all the others).
Saturday, the 12th of May:
08:00 The training targets are available.
08:30 Briefing
09:00 Start of the precision throwing events
knives on the distances of 3m, 5m, 7m and 9m. In parallel to the precision
events the experimental events silhouette, silhou-axe, speed throwing and duel qualifiers
start.
We will not be stopping for lunch. Throwers are expected to have a lunch time
meal as and when they can and prefer. (Simple foods and beverages will be
offered on site. Water is free for participants.)
12:00 Tentative start of the precision
throwing events axes on the distances of 4m, 5m, 7m and 8m. Continuation of the
morning's experimental events.
18:00 Award Ceremony
Announcement
of the Rigac Champions in precision knife and axe events.
Announcement
of the Rigac Champions in combined precision knife and axe events.
Announcement
of the Rigac Champions in total combined precision knife and axe events.
Announcement
of the throwers qualified for the knife and axe Walk Back events.
Announcement
of the throwers qualified for the finals of the silhouette, silhou-axe and speed
throwing events.
After
the award ceremony: Dinner (free for participants, to be paid for by all the
others).
Sunday, the 13th of May:
08:00 The training targets are available.
09:00 Start of the walk back competition.
Start of
the no-spin knife walk back competition.
The long
distance events start.
We will not be stopping for lunch. Throwers are expected to have a lunch time
meal as and when they can. (Simple foods and beverages will be offered on site.
Water is free for participants.)
13:00 Silhouette finals.
Silhou-axe
finals.
Speed
finals.
Duel
finals.
18:00 Award Ceremony
Announcement
of the Rigac Champions in Long Distance Throwing (knives and axes).
Announcement
of the Rigac Champions in total combined Long Distance Throwing.
Announcement
of the winners of silhouette.
Announcement
of the winners of silhou-axe.
Announcement
of the winners of total combined silhou.
Announcement
of the winners of speed.
Announcement
of the winners of the Duel Cup.
Announcement
of the winners of knife and axe WB.
Announcement
of the winners of total combined WB.
Announcement
of the winners of no-spin knife WB.
Announcement
of the winning country teams.
Announcement
of the absolute winners.
Announcement
of the winner of Rigac Challenge Cup.
Official closing of the
championship.
After the
award ceremony: Dinner (free for participants, to be paid for by all the
others).
Every
participant is obligated to think about getting to the location and getting
accommodation for themselves. If there’s need for a local accommodation, please
arrange in advance.
Website of the competition:
http://janus-facedfilabrasileiro.com/bluesteel/rigackupa2018_english.htm
Entry fee:
The entry fee is 6000 HUF (about 20 Euros) per person, and should be paid on
the local registration. The fee allows the participant to enter all events. If
the contestant doesn’t want to enter particular events, it should be pointed
out during the registration. (There will not be a fee reduction.) The entry fee
includes the price of the dinners on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, as well.
Both the competition as a whole and the individual events will be held according
to the uniform and official European
Knife and Axe Throwing Rules.
We will do
the following events:
-
Knife
3 m, 5 m, 7 m and 9;
-
Axe
4 m, 5 m, 7 m and 8 m (in case of the axe 5m event, it is mandated that the axe
must be sticking with its handle pointing upward!);
For each
event, the thrower has to show up with a set of three throwing tools (knives/axes).
Exceptions only for throwing tools damaged during the meeting.
The events of
the championship will also be supplemented by the knife (3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 m)
and axe (4, 5, 7, 8 and 10 m) walk back, speed, silhouette, silhou-axe, duel,
no-spin knife Walk back pro (on 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 m), long distance knife, long
distance axe and long distance no-spin knife events.
FOR EVERY
EVENT, there will be four separate lists (in case of both the individual and combined
rankings): for women, men, knives and axes separately (where it is applicable,
and on condition that there are at least 6 female participants in the given
event! /in case of duel this minimum is 8 female participants/).
Knives
combine the 3m, 5m, 7m and 9m knife events, axes combine the 4m, 5m, 7m and 8m
exe events.
The total
combined precision ranking is the sum of the above-mentioned combined knife
ranking and combined axe ranking.
The total
combined silhou-ranking is the sum of the silhouette and silhou-axe results.
The total
combined long distance ranking is the sum of the long distance knife and long
distance axe results.
The total
combined walk back ranking is the sum of the knife walk back and axe walk back
results.
The absolute ranking
is the sum of the total combined precision, total combined silhou and total
combined walk back results.
The winner of the
Rigac Challenge Cup is the best achieving competitor.
Titles to win:
-
Rigac
Champion 2018 (knife 3, 5, 7, 9 m; axe 4, 5, 7, 8 m; speed; silhouette; silhou-axe;
duel; knife WB; axe WB; no-spin WB; long distance knife; long distance axe;
long distance no-spin knife /male, female/) (36 titles)
-
Rigac
Combined Champion 2018 (knife, axe /male, female/) (4 titles)
-
Rigac
Total Combined Champion 2018 (total combined precision, silhou, long distance, WB
/male, female/) (8 titles)
-
Rigac
Absolute Champion 2018 (absolute /male, female/) (2 titles)
-
Rigac
Challenge Cup 2018 (mixed) (1 title)
In case of
walk back, basically those contestants are allowed to take part in these events
who fall within the first 20% of the combined knife ranking or the combined axe
ranking, respectively, but at least 20 throwers per event. (In order to
determine the first 20%, the points achieved in each event will first be
normalized, and then summed up. Normalization here means that in each event,
the best thrower will receive 100 normalized points. This ensures that a point
in a more demanding event (like 7m knives) also carries more weight in the
combined ranking. The event will be held at the following marked distances:
Knife 3, 4, 5, 6, 7m, axe 4, 5, 7, 8, 10m. The thrower will throw one round of
three throws per distance mark, starting behind the closest distance mark and
moving back behind the next distance mark after completing the previous round.
The total number of throws in one run is thus 15 throws (5 distances x 3 throws
per round = 15 throws). This whole process will be then repeated three more
times, resulting in 60 throws in all (4 runs x 15 throws per run = 60 throws).
The thrower does not have to stand at the distance mark, but can move back at
maximum 99cm.
Be sure to
read all relevant background information, rules and regulations about the competition!
Everyone is waited for by the
organizers!