Answers.Body: <p>That tournament is for federations in zone 3.3 (basically SE-Asia and Japan). Australia is in zone 3.6. So you could only play at the Asian zonal 3.6 in Auckland.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you.  (I'm thinking of playing in the New Zealand one, but the Philippines sounded more tempting.  I don't really understand the zonal system.)
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Answers.Text: Having had a look at the participants of the 2015 zonal for zone 3.6, I was surprised to see quite some low rated players (down to ratings of 1300 and unrated players). Also there were quite a few more players from Australia than just 5. That's why I removed all that text above and only left what is definitely true, that you can only play in zonal 3.6.
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Body: <p>I'm struggling to find information on this chess tournament.  It's listed on FIDE's website (<a href="https://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&amp;view=fidecalendar&amp;ny=2017" rel="nofollow noreferrer">link</a>):</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/GRnHA.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/GRnHA.png" alt="Asian Zonal 3.3, Tagaytay, Philippines, 24 Feb 2017 to 6 Mar 2016"></a></p>
  
  <p>I'd be interested in playing in this tournament, but my federation is Australia and I don't know if I'm eligible.</p>
  
  <p><em>Question</em>: Who is eligible to play in the 2017 FIDE Asian Zonal 3.3 in Tagaytay, Philippines?</p>
  
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Title: Who is eligible to play in the 2017 FIDE Asian Zonal 3.3 in Tagaytay, Philippines?
ThreadText: # Who is eligible to play in the 2017 FIDE Asian Zonal 3.3 in Tagaytay, Philippines?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-11-17)
  
  I'm struggling to find information on this chess tournament. It's listed on FIDE's website ([link](https://www.fide.com/index.php?option=com_fidecalendar&view=fidecalendar&ny=2017)):
  
  [![Asian Zonal 3.3, Tagaytay, Philippines, 24 Feb 2017 to 6 Mar 2016](https://i.sstatic.net/GRnHA.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/GRnHA.png)
  
  I'd be interested in playing in this tournament, but my federation is Australia and I don't know if I'm eligible.
  
  *Question*: Who is eligible to play in the 2017 FIDE Asian Zonal 3.3 in Tagaytay, Philippines?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2016-11-17. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  That tournament is for federations in zone 3.3 (basically SE-Asia and Japan). Australia is in zone 3.6. So you could only play at the Asian zonal 3.6 in Auckland.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you.  (I'm thinking of playing in the New Zealand one, but the Philippines sounded more tempting.  I don't really understand the zonal system.)  
  > **username_1**: Having had a look at the participants of the 2015 zonal for zone 3.6, I was surprised to see quite some low rated players (down to ratings of 1300 and unrated players). Also there were quite a few more players from Australia than just 5. That's why I removed all that text above and only left what is definitely true, that you can only play in zonal 3.6.  
  
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