CURLING

Dates: 
Friday, March 1-Sunday, March 3, 2019

Venue:  
Pittsfield Boy and Girls Club
16 Melville St
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Cost:
$400 for a team, this includes the $20 for the social event on Saturday night
Price will increase $25 on 01/12/19

Registration:
Registration is OPEN until January 31, 2019 

**We do NOT need to know the names of who will be on each team at the time of registration. 

Divisions:

• Women's open
• Men's open

Eligibility:

• Athletes must be a resident of MA, ME, VT, NH, CT, RI
• Open to all clubs
• Must be 16 years old as of March 1, 2019
• Each club can ONLY enter one men's and one women's team

Competition Format:

• 4 players per team
• 24 team competition
• 3 game minimum
• Teams will be put into four pools of six and play round robin games on Friday and Saturday
• Winners of each pool will advance to the finals on Sunday 

Competition Amenities:

• Small refreshments available during the competition
• A 2019 Bay State Games t-shirt on the first day of the tournament
• All athletes will receive a 2019 Bay State Winter Games athlete gift 
• Gold, silver, and bronze medals will be awarded to the top three teams in each division
• All athletes are invited to a reception on Saturday night from 7-9pm. More information will be emailed out closer to competition date.

Hotel:
The Berkshire Plaza Hotel, located 0.5 miles from the competition, has partnered with Bay State Games to offer reduce rates for our athletes.  Please read the information below carefully.

• Single Rate: $99, Double Rate: $99, Triple Rate: $114, Quad Rate: $129
• 2 night minimum stay 
• room block is 2/28, 3/1, 3/2
• MUST make reservation by January 13, 2019 to receive discount rate
• call Berkshire Plaza Hotel directly at (413) 499-2000 to make your reservation

*Berkshire Plaza Hotel cannot guarantee room or bed types; however they will do their best to accommodate your request