Rules - "1° Showdown Sports Games AICS" 2025

1. “SHOWDOWN SPORTS GAMES AICS” REGISTRATION AND RETREAT:

1. only those who will send the registration form and paid the fee on time can participate to the 1° "Showdown Sports Games AICS";
2. those who will retreat from the event after the registration deadline and no later than July 31st 2025 will have 100,00€ witheld from the participation fee and the remaining sum will be refunded;
3. those who will retreat from the event between August 1st and 15th 2025 will have 200,00€ witheld from the participation fee and the remaining sum will be refunded;
4. those who will retreat from the event from August 16th 2025 onwards won't have the participation fee refunded.

2. EQUIPMENT CHECK:

1. during the technical meeting, all players must show the referees the bats and gloves they will use during the competition;
2. bats and gloves will be measured according to the IBSA international rules, then checked and validated;
3. before the start of each match, the Referees will inspect the masks to ensure the players vision is totally obscured and check the stamp on the bats.

3. MATCHES:

1. all matches will be played at best of 3 sets, apart from quarter finals, semifinals and finals (gold and bronze medal), which will be played at best of 5 sets;
2. every match will be numbered according to the calendar, played every 30 or 45 minutes according to the tournament's rounds and played without time limit;
3. if a player is more than five minutes late, the referee declares the win for the player who has shown to the match on time. This latter player will be awarded 1 point;
4. if both players are late, both will be awarded 0 points.

4. POINTS:

1. 1 point is awarded to the player who wins the match 2-0 or 2-1;
2. 0 points are awarded to the player who loses the match 1-2 or 0-2.

5. TIED SCORES AMONG PLAYERS:

In case of two or more players with the same points in the same groups, the following options will be taken into consideration:

1. results of the matches played by the involved players among them;
2. in case of tie, set difference concerning matches played by involved players among them will be counted;
3. in case of extended tie, the points difference (scored and suffered) of each of the involved players will be counted;
4. in case of another tie, we will consider the best scoring player in all the group's matches;
5. in case of additional tie, we'll take age into account and the youngest player will be first, while the oldest the last.

6. ACCEPTANCE OF THE RULES:

• The participation to the event implies that everyone accepts the rules presented in this document.

7. REFERRAL RULES:

• Anything else not expressively mentioned in these rules, you can refer to the specific international rules in force at the time of the competition.

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