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13 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2015 accepted pairs will compete against the lowest ranking pairs. The matches will be drawn at random. The loser of the preliminary match will receive 1 st round prize money if applicable and 1 st round ITF Beach Tennis Ranking points. The team who wins the preliminary match will receive ranking points and prize money for the round reached in the draw in accordance with section D 9. "Rankings and allocation of Points" and D 14. "Prize Money Distribution". If that team loses in the first round it will receive 1 st round plus 25% of second round ranking points and prize money (additional prize money to be paid by the tournament organiser). 7. Waiver of Claims In submitting an entry into an ITF approved tournament, all players agree, as a condition of entry, that for themselves, their executors, administrators, heirs and personal representatives, all claims of any kind, nature and description are waived, including past, present or future claims and injuries, if any, sustained in travelling to or from, or participating in an ITF approved tournament, against the ITF, the National Association or Regional Association sanctioning such events. F. TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS This section must be read in conjunction with the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Organisational Guidelines. 1. Variations to Regulations If a tournament committee wishes to vary any of the following Regulations, written application shall be made to the ITF office, giving full reasons for the request. Such application must be received not later than two (2) months before the first scheduled day of play in the tournament. 2. Format of Draw All Main Draw events must use the knock-out format, unless there are fewer than nine (9) entered teams in which case a round robin format shall be used in accordance with the format detailed below. Qualifying events with fewer than nine (9) entered teams may use a knock-out or a round robin format, at the discretion of the Tournament Director, as detailed in these Rules and Regulations. If there are nine (9) or more entered teams in the qualifying event, a knockout format must be used. All draws shall be conducted in public by the official tournament Referee, with at least two players present, one of whom shall be of a different nationality to that of the host country. The draws and the order of play shall be made immediately following completion of the applicable sign in. 3. Knock-out Draws All tournaments must offer a minimum Main Draw size of 16 for both men and women. Unless otherwise determined by the ITF, the draws shall be composed as follows:

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