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PSA Tour Rule Book PSA Tour Rule Book PSA Tour Rule Book Copyright © 2016 by Professional Squash Association All rights reserved February 2016 PSA Tour Rule Book Contents Introduction to the Professional Squash Association 1 PSA World Tour 1 PSA Mission Statement 1 PSA Tour Rule Book 1 PSA Contacts 1 PSA World Tour 1 1.1 Tournament Levels 2 1.1.1 PSA World Championships 2 1.1.2 PSA World Series 2 1.1.3 PSA World Series Finals 2 1.1.4 PSA 25 to PSA 100 Tournaments 2 1.1.5 PSA 5 to PSA 15 Tournaments 3 1.1.6 PSA Closed Satellite Tournaments 3 1.2 PSA Tournament Service 3 1.3 PSA World Tour Calendar 3 1.3.1 PSA World Tour Scheduling 4 Tournament Commitment 5 2.1 Commitment to Rules 5 2.1.1 Equal Treatment of Players 5 2.2 Sanctioning Process 5 2.2.1 Tournament Registration 5 2.2.2 Registration Fees 5 2.2.2.1 Deposits 6 2.2.3 Offers 6 2.2.4 PSA Player Tax 6 2.2.5 Rights Fees 6 2.2.6 Letter of Credit 6 2.2.7 Non-Scoring Status 7 2.2.8 Prize Money 7 2.2.8.1 Western Union 7 2.2.8.2 Cash-on-Site 7 2.2.8.3 Tournaments in the United States 7 2.2.8.4 Late Payment 7 2.2.8.5 Local Taxation 7 2.2.8.6 Prizes and Non-Cash Awards 8 2.3 Total Compensation 8 2.4 Tournament Postponement 8 2.5 Tournament Cancellation 8 2.6 Indemnification and Insurance 9 2.7 PSA World Tour Marks and Logos 9 2.8 PSA Disclaimer 9 2.9 Jurisdiction 9 2.10 Force Majeure 9 2.11 Restriction of Liability 10 2.12 Law 10 2.13 Conduct 10 2.13.1 Wagers 10 2.13.2 Appearance Fees and Guarantees 10 Tournament Conditions 11 3.1 Venue and On-Site Facilities 11 PSA Tour Rule Book 3.1.1 Court 11 3.1.1.1 Floors 11 3.1.1.2 Walls 12 3.1.1.3 Ventilation and Temperature 12 3.1.1.4 Lighting 12 3.1.1.5 Maintenance 12 3.1.2 Practice Courts 12 3.1.3 Player Lounge 12 3.1.4 Locker Room 12 3.1.5 First Aid and Physiotherapy 13 3.1.6 Transportation 13 3.1.7 Stringing Service 13 3.1.8 Player Benefits 13 3.1.9 Player Subsistence 13 3.1.10 Drinking Water 13 3.1.11 Tournament Responsibility 13 3.2 Tournament Information 14 3.2.1 Registration 14 3.2.1.1 Venue** 14 3.2.1.2 Accommodation** 14 3.2.1.3 Tournament Contacts** 14 3.2.1.4 Functions** 14 3.2.1.5 Local Tax** 14 3.2.1.6 Payment Method** 14 3.2.1.7 Airport** 15 3.2.1.8 Directions** 15 3.2.1.9 Visa** 15 3.2.1.10 Special Information 15 3.3 Tournament Bonuses 15 3.3.1 Hotel Bonus 15 3.3.2 Private Hospitality Bonus 15 3.3.3 Glass Court Bonus 16 3.4 Tournament Promoter 16 3.5 Refereeing and Referees 16 3.5.1 Tournament Referees 16 3.5.2 Referees and ‘3 Referee System’ 16 3.5.3 PSA World Series and PSA World Championships 17 3.5.4 Disciplinary Reports 17 3.6 Media 18 3.6.1 Television Rights and Broadcasting 18 3.6.2 Video and Filming 18 3.6.3 Video Review 18 3.6.4 Web Streaming and Internet / SQUASHTV 18 3.7 Tournament Promotion 19 3.7.1 PSA World Tour Partners 19 3.7.1.2 Dunlop Official Ball of the PSA 19 3.7.2 PSA Court Branding 19 3.7.3 PSA Advertisement and Programme 20 3.7.3.1 PSA Welcome Message 20 3.7.4 Promotional Materials 20 3.7.5 Tournament Website 20 PSA Tour Rule Book 3.7.6 Results 20 3.7.7 Tournament Feedback 20 3.8 Spectators 21 3.9 Ticket Conditions 21 3.9.1 National Squash Federation Tickets 21 3.10 PSA Personnel 21 3.10.1 VIP Passes 21 3.10.2 Hotel Rooms (SQUASHTV Tournaments Only) 21 3.11 Promoter Online Resources 21 The Competition 23 4.1 PSA Fees 23 4.2 Entries 23 4.2.1 Online Tournament Entry 23 4.2.2 Wildcards 23 4.2.3 Local Players 24 4.2.4 Non-Scoring Players 25 4.2.4.1 Conditions for Non-Scoring Players 25 4.2.5 Closing Deadlines 25 4.2.6 Involuntary Initiated Withdrawal 25 4.3 Draws 25 4.3.1 Draw Size Options 25 4.3.2 Draw Seeding 26 4.3.3 Byes 26 4.3.4 Publishing the Draw 26 4.3.5 Main Draw 26 4.3.6 Qualification Draw 26 4.3.6.1 Successful Qualifiers 26 4.3.7 Reserve Players 26 4.3.8 Lucky Losers 27 4.3.9 Unfilled Draws 27 4.4 Playing Schedule 27 4.4.1 Start Times 27 4.4.2 Rest Between Matches 28 4.4.3 Split Rounds 28 4.4.4 SQUASHTV Scheduling 28 4.4.5 Play-Offs 28 4.4.6 Match Rescheduling 28 4.5 Withdrawals 28 4.5.1 Online Tournament Withdrawal 28 4.5.2 Late Withdrawals 29 4.5.3 No Shows and Defaults 29 4.6 Zero Scores 29 4.6.1 Disciplinary Zero Scores 29 4.6.1.1 Cumulative Off-Site Offences 30 4.6.2 Penalty Zero Scores 30 4.6.3 Clashing Zero Scores 30 4.6.4 Medical Zero Score 30 4.6.4.1 Medical Certificates 30 4.4.6.2 Match in Progress 31 4.4.6.3 Involuntary Initiated Withdrawal (Medical) 31 4.6.5 No Penalty 31 PSA Tour Rule Book 4.6.5.1 Visa Issues 31 4.6.5.2 Travel Advice and Issues 31 4.6.5.3 Bereavement 31 4.6.6 Multiple Tournament Withdrawal 32 4.7 Pegged Ranking 32 4.7.1 Pegged Ranking System 32 4.7.2 Operation 33 Player Commitment 34 5.1 Player Commitment 34 5.1.1 Entry Declaration 34 5.1.2 Conduct 34 5.1.3 Best Efforts 34 5.1.4 Anti-Doping Policy 34 5.1.5 Gambling and Wagers 34 5.1.6 Promotional Activities 34 5.1.7 Player Publicity 35 5.1.8 Interviews 35 5.1.9 PSA SQUASHTV and TV Interviews 35 5.1.10 Social Media 35 5.1.11 Playing Another Tournament (PSA) 35 5.1.11.1 Playing Another Tournament (Non-PSA Tournament) 35 5.1.11.2 Exhibition Tournaments 35 5.1.11.3 Rival Tours 36 5.1.12 PSA World Series Finals 36 5.1.13 PSA World Series 36 5.1.14 PSA World Championships 36 5.1.15 Performance Waivers 36 5.2 PSA Representative 36 Player Conditions 37 6.1 Player Eligibility 37 6.2 Payment of Fees and Fines 37 6.3 Conduct 37 6.3.1 Disciplinary Action 37 6.3.2 Mutual Recognition of Disciplinary Penalties 37 6.4 Clothing Regulations 38 6.4.1 On-Court 38 6.4.2 Off-Court 39 6.5 Player Grievances 39 PSA World Rankings 40 7.1 PSA World Rankings 40 7.1.1 Equal Rankings 40 7.2 PSA World Ranking Points 40 7.3 PSA World Series Standings 40 7.4 Qualification Points 41 PSA Membership 42 8.1 Membership Categories 42 8.1.1 World Member 42 8.1.2 Continental Member 42 8.1.3 Country Member 42 8.1.4 Junior Member 43 8.2 Honorary Member 43 PSA Tour Rule Book PSA Closed Satellite Tournaments 44 9.1 Category of Closed Satellites 44 9.2 Eligibility to Play 44 9.3 Claiming Points 44 9.4 Registration Procedure 44 9.5 Prize Money 45 9.6 The Draw 45 9.7 Tournament Commitment 45 PSA Code of Conduct 46 Article 1. General 46 Article 2. Professional Behaviour 46 Article 3. Player Commitment and Entry Offences 47 Article 4. Player On-Site Offences 48 Article 5. Drug Offences 52 Article 6. Player Major Offences 52 Article 7. Discipline 53 Article 8. Appeals 54 Article 9. Integrated Disciplinary Rules 54 Article 10. Interpretations 55 Article 11. Notice 56 Appendix I: PSA Contacts 57 PSA Staff 57 PSA Executive Board 57 PSA Contact Details 57 Appendix II: Prize Money Breakdown 58 Appendix III: Total Compensation 59 Appendix IV: Deposit Breakdown 60 Appendix V: Court Specification 61 Appendix VI: Making the Main Draw 62 Appendix VII: Withdrawals 63 Appendix VIII: Three Referee System 69 Appendix IX: Dunlop Balls Allocation 70 Appendix X: PSA World Ranking Points 71 Appendix XI: Disciplinary Procedure 73 Appendix XII: World Series Finals Rules 74 Appendix XIII: World Champions 75 Appendix XIV: World Series Finals Winners 77 ** End of document ** 78 PSA Tour Rule Book Introduction to the Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association (PSA) was formed on 1 January 1993 as a result of combining the International Squash Players Association (ISPA) and the World Professional Squash Association (WPSA), a North American organisation. On 1 April 2015 the Women’s Squash Association (WSA) was incorporated into PSA, unifying both tours under one governing body. PSA World Tour The PSA is responsible for the organisation and coordination of the official international squash circuit, called the PSA World Tour, which provides the criteria for the PSA World Rankings.
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