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ITF Beach Tennis Tour Code of Conduct 2014 3 ARTICLE II: PLAYER ENTRY OFFENCES A. APPLICABILITY This Article shall apply to all ITF Beach Tennis Tour tournaments ("Tournaments"). B. ENTRY OFFENCES 1. Late Withdrawal/ No Show Any withdrawal from a doubles team accepted into the Main Draw or Qualifying that occurs after the Withdrawal Deadline shall be considered a late withdrawal. For the purpose of this rule, both players in a team shall be penalised under the Code of Conduct. Violation of this Section shall subject a team to a fine up to $250. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of the ITF Tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of "Aggravated Behaviour". 2. One Tournament a. No player who has entered and been accepted into the Qualifying or Main Draw of an ITF Beach Tennis Tour tournament shall play in any other beach tennis event during the period of such tournament except as hereinafter provided. Participation by a player in an alternative tournament is only permitted in the following specific circumstances, provided he/she first submits an official withdrawal for the tournament he/she was originally committed to, prior to its sign- in deadline: i. Player is nominated to represent his/her country in an official team competition recognised by the ITF; ii. Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card offering higher event status (i.e. moving from a Qualifying event to a Main Draw event) into an ITF Beach Tennis Tour tournament; iii. Player is nominated to receive a Wild Card into an ITF Beach Tennis Tour tournament in a higher Grade category; Violation of this Section shall result in a fine up to $250 in addition to any other late withdrawal fines provided in the Code. In circumstances that are flagrant and particularly injurious to the success of an ITF Beach Tennis Tour tournament, or are singularly egregious, a single violation of this Section shall also constitute the Major Offence of "Aggravated Behaviour".

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