2017 Australian Ranking Tournament Rules and Regulations Australian Money Tournaments Junior Tournaments Australian Rankings Supporting Tournament Policies Released --- 2 December 2016 2017 AR Tournaments Rules and Regulations Table of Contents Please note that where amendments have been made in these Regulations the text is underlined 1. Purpose and Applicability .................................................................................................. 7 2. Regulation Compliance ...................................................................................................... 7 2.1 By the Event .....................................................................................................................................................................................7 2.2 By the Athlete / Parent ................................................................................................................................................................8 3. Categories of Tournaments ............................................................................................... 8 4. Complaints .......................................................................................................................... 9 5. Amendments ....................................................................................................................... 9 6. Miscellaneous / Contact Details ......................................................................................... 9 Section 1: Tournament Administration.................................................................................... 11 1. Tournament Computer Software .................................................................................... 11 1.1 Tournament Planner ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 1.2 Online Payment Gateway --- Stripe ....................................................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Online Tournament Fact Sheet ............................................................................................................................................. 12 2. Tournament Staff .............................................................................................................. 12 2.1 Tournament Committee .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Tournament Director ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 2.3 Primary Health Care Provider and Tournament Doctor .............................................................................................. 14 2.4 Stringer ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3. Facilities and On-site Conditions ..................................................................................... 15 3.1 Courts / Venues ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Court Equipment ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.3 Warm-up / Practice Courts ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.4 Artificial Lighting ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16 3.5 Venue Appearance and Amenities ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3.6 Sponsorship / Advertising / Branding ................................................................................................................................ 17 3.7 Canteen .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.8 Signage ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.9 Internet Access ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.10 Changerooms .............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.11 PHCP Treatment Room ............................................................................................................................................................ 17 4. Tournament Planning ...................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Pre-Tournament Commencement Timetable ................................................................................................................. 18 4.2 Event Structure at Tournaments .......................................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 Tournament Match Plan .......................................................................................................................................................... 19 2 2017 AR Tournaments Rules and Regulations 5. Financial ............................................................................................................................ 20 5.1 Entry Fees ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 5.2 Entry Fee Refunds ....................................................................................................................................................................... 20 6. Draws ................................................................................................................................. 21 6.1 Making the Draws ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Draw Formats and Sizes ........................................................................................................................................................... 21 6.3 Qualifying Draw Structure ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 6.4 Round-Robin Draw Structure (JTs only)............................................................................................................................. 29 6.5 Seedings - AMTs and JTs .......................................................................................................................................................... 33 6.6 Number of Seeds ........................................................................................................................................................................ 34 6.7 Placement of Seeds ................................................................................................................................................................... 37 6.8 Optimal state separation of athletes .................................................................................................................................. 38 6.9 Qualifiers / Lucky Losers placement and priority ........................................................................................................... 38 6.10 Byes --- Assignment and Placement ..................................................................................................................................... 40 6.11 Remaining Athletes ................................................................................................................................................................... 42 6.12 Remake of Draws ........................................................................................................................................................................ 42 6.13 Minimum Prizemoney .............................................................................................................................................................. 43 6.14 Prize money distribution in the case of abandoned tournaments ......................................................................... 44 6.15 Payment method for prizemoney ........................................................................................................................................ 44 6.16 Unpaid entry fees and prizemoney payment .................................................................................................................