AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL BEACH TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 11 – 14 January 2007
Come and see the cream of International Beach Tennis here in
Melbourne.
It’s Live and Local!!
South Melbourne Beach - Victoria Ave, Albert Park
Tournament Directors: Paul Mapley / Kellie de Burgh
Email: kellie@beachtennis.com.au
ONLINE REGGISTRATION FORM
Please select the event(s) you would like to enter. Entries close December 12, 2006
ENTRY FEE: $80 per pairing or $40 per individual/event
Please note:
• Players may Enter a maximum of 2 events
each Day
• All Events are Double Elimination; all players
must lose twice in their chosen event.
• Players entering doubles events without a partner will accept any partner allocated by the
tournament Committee, by draw, please state your tennis ability or pennant experience.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Sanctioned by Australian Federation of Beach Tennis A.F.B.T.
The tournament is conducted within the rules of the game as governed by IFBT regulations adopted by A.F.B.T., except as altered by these conditions.
The tournament committee shall have the entire management of the event and reserves the right to refuse entries without explanation, reduce the length of matches in the event of inclement weather or cancel events where insufficient entries are received. All matches will be self umpired.
The AFBT Code of Conduct will apply to all events. View on Website. The committee reserves the right to disqualify any player whose conduct is deserving of such action.
In the event of a dispute, the decision of the referee is final.
Entry fees should accompany entries, which must be on the prescribed form and lodged with the Tournament Directors before December 12, 2006. Tournament Directors have the right to close entries early.
Competitors are limited to 2 events per day, with double elimination.
Players entering doubles events without a partner will accept any partner allocated by the tournament committee. This condition does not impose any obligation on the committee to find a partner.
The tournament will commence on Friday12 Jan for Juniors-Saturday 13 - Sunday 14 Jan, 2006. Registration from 8:30am. On all days! Matches commence 9:15 Play will be on these consecutive days unless otherwise directed by the committee. For Ongoing BT events, players will need to be members of AFBT, to play in sanctioned events. These will be stated. If not, the AFBT membership fee must be paid in addition to the entry fee, includes public liability insurance.
All competitors must be at the nominated courts to commence their match at the stated time, whatever the weather. Any competitor unable to commence a match when called upon to do so, may be disqualified and entry fee forfeited.
Junior players 14 under to be accompanied by parent/ guardian.
Doubles/Mixed matches will be an 8 up Set, tiebreak at 7 all. Singles Matches will be a 7 up set Double elimination means that to be totally eliminated from the draw, your team must lose 2 matches. Elimination matches for Doubles/Mixed will be played to 6 games and a tie-break at 4 all. Singles will be played to 5 games, tiebreak at 4 all.