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WPA World Championships
Juniors, Girls & Wheelchairs 2012
PROTOCOL
08.11.2012
This event is brought to you by:
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General Information’s
The official website of the event is www.wpapoolonline.com with all of
the information for the event.
We activated all players and therefore it is possible for your players to
Website update their profile via the website. Please ask your players to update
their profile when needed. During the event the normal services will be
provided, like live scoring system, flowcharts, player information and
news items.
At this event we also want to offer a live stream coverage of as much
Live stream tables as possible. Live stream is offered via the website
www.kozoom.com.
Opening night Opening ceremony will be held at 04.12.2012 with a start at 20.00h.
The closing party will be held at the last day of the World
Closing Banquet
Championships 07.12.2012.
Because of the fact that some nations needs visa, it is absolutely
necessary to keep the deadline for sending back all forms. We ask
Visa
you kindly to inform us by yourselves whether you need visa, which
documents are necessary and to send us the applications a.s.a.p.
The practice will be organised on the arrival day to the event. The
Practice session
schedule will be given to all the teams at the accreditation desk.
Team-leader Meetings, Draws and Officials
The team leader meeting will start on 04.12.2012 at 18:00h in the
General TL Meeting
Sauerland Stern Hotel
Draws
04.12.2012 @ 18:00h
Juniors, Girls and Wheelchairs
Tournament Director Anamaria Matesic (CRO)
Tournament Leader Daniel Alvarez (GER)
Head referee Miha Vovko (SLO)
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Tournament Information’s
TABLES 12 Dynamic III Match Tables
Corner (11cm +/- 1.5%)
The pocket size
Middle (12.5cm +/- 1.5%)
Balls Aramith PRO TV Balls
Cloth Iwan Simonis 860 Tournament Blue
Racking will be done by Magic Ball Break template. The “three point rule” is
Racking
used (only for Juniors & Girls division)
Breaking Alternate breaks
On each day of the event, if possible, players will be called out 20 minutes
before scheduled time, and 30 minutes before first round. All extra practice
Practice time
sessions will be announced at the event. All players must be in the venue
30 minutes prior to scheduled time.
Anti doping control There might be anti-doping testing during the event.
Races
Division 9ball
Juniors 8
Girls 6
Wheelchairs 7
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Tournament Information’s
One 5 minutes Time-out for each player is allowed during a match. Time-out can be
only taken during re-racking.
The player not using the Time-out must sit in at his/her chair. If both players leave at
the same time, they both have used their right for a Time-out. Before using the Time-
out player must inform the referee about it.
Time out
Time out penalties are used for: smoking, alcohol drinking; late return from time-
out; using time out more than once in same match or practicing during a time-out.
Penalties are:
One frame is awarded to the opponent (current or next frame).
Second violation of this rule is a loss of match
Each player’s attire must always meet the level of the competition and be clean,
proper and in good condition. If an athlete is unsure about the legality of his attire, the
athlete should approach the tournament director before the match and ask whether
the attire is legal. The tournament director has the final say with regards to the
legality of attire. In exceptional circumstances, the director may permit a player to
compete in violation of the dress code e.g. when airline luggage has been misplaced.
A player may be disqualified for dress code violation.
Men may wear a regular collared shirt or polo shirt of any color. Shirt or polo shirt
must be tucked in. It must be in a good condition and clean. No T-shirts are allowed.
The shirt must have at least a short sleeve.
Dress pants will be clean and in good condition and may be of any color. Denim/blue
Dress code jeans of any color are forbidden even though a jeans design is allowed.
Shoes must be elegant dress shoes that fit in the outfit. Sneakers and sandals are
not allowed. Sports shoes with a dark top of leather or leather-like material are
allowed but are subject to the tournament director’s discretion.
Women may wear a shirt, an elegant top, a dress, a blouse or a polo shirt. T-shirts
are not permitted.
Dress pants will be clean and in good condition and may be of any color. Denim/blue
jeans of any color are forbidden even though a jeans design is allowed. Female
athletes may wear a skirt which must cover the knees.
Shoes must be elegant dress shoes that fit in the outfit. Sneakers and sandals are
not allowed. Sports shoes with a dark top of leather or leather-like material are
allowed but are subject to the tournament director’s discretion.
In order to better control the schedule of an event each match can be given a certain
time limit.
Should after 50% of the announced duration of a match less than 50% of the points
has been scored, a shot clock can be implemented, which is under the TL discretion
After enforcing the shot clock the time for each shot is 35 seconds, with a warning
Shot clock
after 25 seconds. Each athlete will be allowed one 25-second extension during each
rack.
The shot clock will be started when all balls come to rest, including spinning balls.
The shot clock will end when the cue tip strikes the cue ball to initiate a stroke or the
when athlete’s time expires from the shot clock.
If a athlete runs out of time, it will be a standard foul.
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Tournament Information’s
Magic Ball Rack Usage
The Magic Ball Rack can be used for the disciplines: 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-
ball. In 14/1 it´s not allowed to use the Magic Ball Rack.
Positioning of the Magic Ball Rack
The table must be marked before the tournament has started. A Vertical line
must be drawn for the positioning of the Magic ball rack. This line must be long
enough to pass through the top and bottom holes on the magic ball rack.
Removing of the Magic Ball Rack
After the break, the Magic Ball Rack must be removed by the referee from the
table as soon as possible without disturbing any of the balls. If a referee is not
present and there are balls obstructing the removal of the Magic ball rack, the
opponent must be the one to remove the Magic Ball Rack. If there are no
obstructions, the player at the table may remove the magic ball rack without the
opponent interfering.
Magic Ball Rack Rulling With or without a referee present, the magic ball rack can only be removed if
not more than 2 balls are an obstruction in its removal. Exception to this rule
applies if 1 or more balls are frozen and obstructing the removal, in this case
the magic ball rack stays in place untill such time that the frozen balls are no
longer an obstical in the removal of the magic ball rack.
With the removal of the magic ball rack, the referee or opponent may use
markers in the form of ball markers or chalk blocks which are at their disposal
to mark the obstructing balls. The Magic ball rack must be placed in its required
spot away from the playing area including the rails and the balls placed back
into their original position.
Fouls involving the Magic Ball Rack
Once the Magic ball rack is removed from the playing surface, it can
not interfere with the game i.e. It will be considered a foul shot if the template is
lying on the rail and a ball (Cue or object ball touches the template that is lying
on the rail).
It is permitted for a athlete to receive advice from a coach during a time out. It is
up to the referee and tournament management to set additional limits on this.
Coaching
The coach should not approach the table. If the referee decides that the coach
is interfering with or disrupting the match, he may direct the coach to stay away
from the match.
Juniors and Girls are under the supervision of the organiser. The organiser has
Additional rules decided that it is not allowed for athletes to consume alcohol during the event.
Any athlete caught consuming alcohol will be sent home immediately.
There have been additional changes in sports regulations regarding World
Additional
Championships. We would like to advise you to check them prior to the arrival
informations
on the World Championships.
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