The WPA Sports Regulations The WPA Sports Regulations Of World Championships and WPA Ranking Events January 2020 Table of Contents 1.1 Foreword ................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Official Language ................................................................................................... 5 1.3 General .................................................................................................................. 5 1.4 Definitions .............................................................................................................. 6 1.5 Sports Calendar ..................................................................................................... 6 1.6 Sports season ........................................................................................................ 6 1.7 Sports Equipment .................................................................................................. 7 1.8 Athlete Membership ............................................................................................... 7 1.9 Insurance ............................................................................................................... 7 1.10 Advertising/Logos ................................................................................................ 7 1.11 Code of Conduct .................................................................................................. 8 1.12 Award Ceremony ................................................................................................. 8 1.13 WPA Website ....................................................................................................... 8 1.14 WPA Sanctioned Events ...................................................................................... 8 1.14.1 Competing in non-sanctioned events ........................................................ 8 1.15 WPA Sports Regulations, Alterations and Amendments ..................................... 8 2. ANTI-DOPING REGULATIONS .............................................................................. 9 2. Anti-Doping ........................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Withholding of Prize Money ................................................................................. 10 2.2 Banning of Athletes Internationally ...................................................................... 10 2.3 Continental testing’s ............................................................................................ 11 3. SPORTS REGULATIONS ..................................................................................... 12 3.1 Definition .............................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Authority for organization ..................................................................................... 13 3.3 Date and duration ................................................................................................ 13 3.4 The Venue ........................................................................................................... 13 3.5 Disciplines and divisions ...................................................................................... 13 3.6 Announcement procedure ................................................................................... 14 3.7 Tournament System ............................................................................................ 14 3.8 Fields and races .................................................................................................. 14 3.9 Age Limit .............................................................................................................. 15 3.10 The Draw ........................................................................................................... 15 3.11 Seeded Athletes ................................................................................................ 15 3.12 Entry Fee ........................................................................................................... 15 2 The WPA Sports Regulations Of World Championships and WPA Ranking Events January 2020 3.12.1 Entry Fee guidelines ................................................................................ 16 3.13 Prize Money ....................................................................................................... 16 3.14 Player Meetings ................................................................................................. 16 3.15 Replacement of the athlete ................................................................................ 16 3.16 Athlete Agreement Form .................................................................................... 16 3.17 Athlete Eligibility ................................................................................................. 17 3.18 Walkover ............................................................................................................ 17 3.19 Dress Code ........................................................................................................ 17 3.20 Coaching ............................................................................................................ 17 3.21 Mobile Phones ................................................................................................... 17 3.22 Smoking and Alcohol ......................................................................................... 18 3.23 Unsportsmanlike Conduct .................................................................................. 18 3.24 Disciplinary ........................................................................................................ 18 4. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, RANKING EVENTS & Sanctioned Events ............. 19 4.1 General regulations ............................................................................................. 20 4.2 Distribution of spots based upon quotas .............................................................. 20 4.3 Qualifiers .............................................................................................................. 20 4.4 Wild Cards ........................................................................................................... 21 4.5 Automatically invited Athletes .............................................................................. 21 4.6 Cancellation procedure ........................................................................................ 21 4.7 Types of Events ................................................................................................... 22 4.8 World Ranking System ........................................................................................ 22 4.8.1 Awarding of points ..................................................................................... 22 4.8.2 Validity of Points ........................................................................................ 22 4.8.3 Bonus Points ............................................................................................. 22 4.8.3 Ranking Event Requirements .................................................................... 23 4.9 World Ranking System – ranking points .............................................................. 23 4.11. World Games .................................................................................................... 30 4.11.1 Allocations ............................................................................................... 30 5. Tournament Officials .............................................................................................. 31 5.1 WPA Sports Director ............................................................................................ 32 5.2 Tournament Director ............................................................................................ 32 5.3 Head Referee ...................................................................................................... 32 5.4 Referees .............................................................................................................. 32 5.5 Tournament Referees .......................................................................................... 32 3 The WPA Sports Regulations Of World Championships and WPA Ranking Events January 2020 5.6 International Referees ......................................................................................... 32 6. CODE OF CONDUCT AND PROTEST GUIDELINES .......................................... 33 6.1. Code of Conduct ................................................................................................. 34 6.2 Imposing of Penalty ............................................................................................. 34 6.3 Protest procedure ................................................................................................ 34 6.4 ‘Outside the match’ offences ............................................................................... 34 6.5 The right to protest against the decision made by the Board .............................. 34 6.6 Disciplinary Catalogue ......................................................................................... 35 7. CODE ON THE PREVENTION OF THE MANIPULATION OF COMPETITIONS . 36 7.1 Code on the prevention of the manipulation of competitions ..............................