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ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2015
ITF BEACH TENNIS TOUR
RULES AND REGULATIONS
CONTENTS
Where amendments are made in these Regulations the text is underlined.
A. PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY
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B. THE COMPETITION
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1. Title 4
2.
3.
Rankings
Ownership
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4. Players Eligible 5
5. Rules to be Observed 5
C. MANAGEMENT
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1. Board of Directors
2. Beach Tennis Commission
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D. RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE TOUR
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1. Medical Control – Anti-Doping Policy 6
2. Publicity and Promotion 6
3. Media, Commercial and Data Rights Tournament 6
4. Sanction Fees 6
5. Tournament Responsibilities 7
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7.
Non-Compliance
Public Liability Insurance
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8. ITF Responsibilities 8
9. Rankings and Allocation of Points 8
10. Protected Ranking 9
11. Tour Structure 9
12. Tournament Week 9
13. System of Merit 10
14. Prize Money Distribution 10
E. ENTRY AND WITHDRAWAL
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2.
Entry Definitions
Entry
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3. Entry and Withdrawal Deadline 11
4. One Tournament 12
5. Player sign-in / Registration 12
6. Administrative Error on Acceptance Lists 12
7. Waiver of Claims 13
F. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS
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1. Variations to Regulations 13
2. Format of Draw 13
3. Knock-Out Draws 13
4. Round Robin 16
5. Sign-in Requirements for Substitutes 18
6. Withdrawal and Replacement of Seeds 18
7. Suspension and Postponement 18
8. Hospitality 18
9. Courts 19
10. Tournament Administrator/Tournament Director 19
11. Referee 19
