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8 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2015 6. Non-Compliance Any tournament not complying with the ITF Beach Tennis Tour Regulations or ITF Beach Tennis Tour – Tournament Organisational Guidelines may be allocated a lower grade or may not be accepted in the Tour the following year, at the discretion of the ITF. 7. Public Liability Insurance The tournament applicant is responsible for taking out a suitable insurance policy which is compliant with local laws and regulations and which insures against claims made for damage to property and for death/injury caused to people at the event for which the applicant is legally liable. "ITF Ltd" and "ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd" must be named in the policy and on the certificate of insurance, and a copy should be provided to the ITF on request. 8. ITF Responsibilities The ITF is responsible for the overall administration of the Tour and Rankings and for publicising the same as widely as possible. The ITF will publish events and the relevant tournament fact sheets on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour calendar on the ITF Beach Tennis website www.itftennis.com/beachtennis. The ITF shall process results from all tournaments on the Tour and shall issue, on a weekly basis or as otherwise determined by the ITF, the latest ranking points accumulated by competitors. These shall be published on the ITF Beach Tennis website, www.itftennis.com/beachtennis. 9. Rankings and Allocation of Points A player's Ranking will be based on his/her best six (6) doubles results calculated on a 52-week rollover system except that ranking points earned at the World and Regional Championships will remain active until the end of the next respective editions of those events. To receive ranking points a player must reach a round where points are available. The number of points available in each round varies in accordance with the grading of the tournament (see appendix B). No points shall be awarded to a team that withdraws or is a 'no show' without playing their first match. Advancement through a bye or walkover will not be equivalent to winning a round unless the team has played and won a match in the same Draw. Advancement by virtue of retirement or default following the commencement of a match will be equivalent to winning a round. If a team receives one (1) or more consecutive byes and loses their first match played, the team will only receive ranking points from the round preceding their elimination and the team will receive prize money for the round reached. Ranking points will not be awarded to any player who is not eligible to compete in accordance with these Rules and Regulations.

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