Many months of research was done in terms of choosing a new host country, one of the most important aspects of this was timing. In our minds the December dates were a preference as it was the only time one could be guaranteed that both Northern and Southern Hemisphere schools would be available.
With a date in mind a venue was needed, the Northern Hemisphere was out of the question due to weather and although the Southern Hemisphere had excellent weather affordability and travel time were major issues we felt. We then settled on Thailand and the World Class Pattana Sports Resort as a partner facility