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5 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2014 4. Open Competition / No Discrimination Tournaments are open to all male & female players - men's events are open only to male players; women's events are open only to female players (please refer to Appendix A – The Players) - based on merit and without discrimination subject only to the conditions herein set forth and provided, however, that minors under the age of fourteen (14) shall not be eligible for entry into Open Competitions. For purposes of this Rule, the player's age as of the first day of the Main Draw shall be used. 5. Rules to be Observed a) The Competition shall take place in accordance with these Rules and Regulations, the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Code of Conduct, the Constitution of ITF Limited and the ITF Rules of Beach Tennis adopted by the ITF. b) In submitting an application, a tournament automatically undertakes to abide by and fulfil all its obligations in accordance with these Rules and Regulations, the Organisational Guidelines, the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Code of Conduct, the ITF Rules of Beach Tennis and the Terms and Conditions on the application form. c) In submitting an entry to a tournament sanctioned by the ITF as a constituent tournament of the Tour, a player automatically undertakes to commit him/herself to abide by and be bound by these Rules and Regulations and the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Code of Conduct, if applicable. d) Any player that enters and/or participates in the ITF Beach Tennis Tour, and any Player Support Team Member of any player that enters and/or participates in the ITF Beach Tennis Tour shall be bound by and shall comply with the provisions of the Welfare Policy set out in Appendix C. e) Any player that enters and/or participates in the ITF Beach Tennis Tour, and any Player Support Team Member of any player that enters and/or participates in the ITF Beach Tennis Tour shall be bound by and shall comply with the provisions of the Uniform Tennis Anti-Corruption Program set out in Appendix D f) Any Player, Player Support Personnel or other Person who enters or participates in the ITF Beach Tennis Tour shall be bound by and shall comply with all of the provisions of the ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme is set out in full on the ITF website (www.itftennis.com/antidoping) and in a separate rulebook that is published and distributed by the ITF to all National Associations. The ITF Tennis Anti-Doping Programme is also available upon application and can be found in Appendix F. C. MANAGEMENT 1. Board of Directors a) Management The ITF Beach Tennis Tour shall be managed by the Board of Directors of the ITF. b) Duties The duties of the Board of Directors shall be: i. To approve and adopt the Rules and Regulations and Code of Conduct for the Tour. ii. To decide any appeals or disputes