A record number of 230 young teams from Finland, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland and the Czech Republic will play in the Chance Prague Games 2009 from the 8th – 11th of July.

There will be 703 matches played in 14 Prague Arenas and seven teams will be able to celebrate and lift the trophy. Teams and rosters are found here.

LIVE on Internet and first time on TV

All the finals that are going to take place on Saturday, July 11 (see the schedule) will be broadcasted life on www.videosport.cz  during the broadcasting there is going to be a clear navigation on this web. For the first time in our history the Local channel NOVA SPORT is going to bring the highlights from Chance Prague Games on Monday 13.7. at 17:10.

Fair Play Club of the Czech Olympic Committee sponsoring the Prague Games

This year also the Czech Olympic Committee and its Fair Play Club is involved in the tournament and the organisers of this year’s Chance Prague Games 2009 in cooperation with the Fair Play Club of the Czech Olympic Committee decided to give support to the sports in its true nature. The behaviour of individual players, parents, coaches, or the whole teams will be observed and assessed during the whole tournament.

In the course of the whole tournament the referees in cooperation with the organisers will be able to award the Blue Fair Play card for an exemplary act, gesture or support on the part of players, coaches, viewers or parents. At the same time it will be possible to admonish also the Red Unfair cards for unfair act or behaviour of the individual or the whole team.

In the course of the whole tournament the referees in cooperation with the organisers will be able to award the Blue Fair Play card for an exemplary act, gesture or support on the part of players, coaches, viewers or parents. At the same time it will be possible to admonish also the Red Unfair cards for unfair act or behaviour of the individual or the whole team.

The most exemplary Fair Play acts of the individual players or teams will be announced during the final day (July, 11th).

Mrs. Květa Pecková, the chairwoman of the Fair Play Club of the Czech Olympic Committee will take part in the presentation ceremony of the Fair Play Award.

New main partner – Chance

The betting company Chance became a general partner of the Top Class Sport Events. On May 19th 2009, the contract of the cooperation between the representatives of the betting company Chance and the representatives of the Top Class Sport Events, the Prague Games, Czech Open and Prague Masters, was signed. The betting company Chance has become for 2 years with one-year option a general title partner of all three tournaments.

Read more from the Chance Prague Games web site.

Source & Pictures: Tomas Vaculik/Tournament Director