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25 ITF Beach Tennis Tour Rules and Regulations 2016 member of the squad may act as captain for the duration of that match. This person must be communicated to the Referee at the time of nomination. e) e) e) e) Passports Passports Passports Passports The Captain shall present the passports of all team members, including that of the Captain, to the Referee at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the Captains' Meeting or the Draw whichever occurs first. f) f) f) f) Eligibility Eligibility Eligibility Eligibility In order to compete in the WTC, each player must fulfil the requirements detailed in Appendix A 'The Players' – 'Eligibility to Represent a Nation'. 3. 3. 3. 3. Conduct of the Conduct of the Conduct of the Conduct of the Competition Competition Competition Competition a) a) a) a) Tie forma Tie forma Tie forma Tie format tt t Each tie is the best of three doubles matches, one Men's Doubles, one Women's Doubles and one Mixed Doubles match. Any team unable to compete in a match shall be considered to have lost the match. b) b) b) b) Order of Play Order of Play Order of Play Order of Play The order of matches in each tie shall be ladies' doubles followed by men's doubles followed by mixed doubles with the option for the men's match to be played first only if both captains are in agreement and notify the Referee in person a minimum of 60 minutes before the tie is scheduled to start. The mixed match will be the last match played in all ties. When a result has been obtained following the Men's and Women's Doubles matches, the mixed doubles will still be played unless agreed by both captains. In the final the mixed doubles shall be played if a result has not been obtained. c) c) c) c) Team Nominations per tie Team Nominations per tie Team Nominations per tie Team Nominations per tie A completed team nomination form must be submitted by the captain to the ITF Referee at least sixty (60) minutes prior to the scheduled start of each tie. The team nomination form must include the nominated players for the men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles match. A captain may change the players in the mixed team up to 15 minutes after the end of the second doubles match. The change must be communicated in person to the Referee by the team captain. If, between the nomination/change of nomination deadline and the start of play one of the players, in the opinion of the Referee, is ill or injured, the Referee may sanction the substitution of that player/team by another player/team nominated for the Tie. d) d) d) d) Match Match Match Match Format Format Format Format Main draw matches shall be best of three full tie break sets; play-off matches should be best of three tie break sets with a match tie break (10 points) third set. Mixed doubles non-decisive (main draw and play-off): all non-decisive mixed doubles matches, if played, shall be best of three short sets. e) e) e) e) Seeding Seeding Seeding Seeding The number of seeded nations shall be determined by the draw size in accordance with the Tour Regulations.