AZHA CHALLENGER OPEN
Tournament Rules & Regulations

1. The timeline must be followed, and no timing exceptions are to be considered.

2. The tournament Referees& committee have the right to eliminate any team that intentionally loses a match for the benefit of another team in the Group Stage.

3. The referees have the right to apply fines and direct eliminations if needed during the tournament.

4. Any Court abuse will be heavily fined (up to 10,000EGP) and may cause tour suspension.

5. Players who reaches the Finals must attend the closing ceremony in order not to face deductions in his prize money.

6. A delay of 10 mins for any of the matches will be considered walk-over and the team will lose the match.

7. Warm-Up time is 5 mins.

8. The tournament referee and tournament director have the right to change the matches schedule at any time.

9. All Group-Stage matches are 1 normal set - Deciding Point - No Deuce.

10. For OPEN A:
All matches are best of 3 normal-sets - Deciding Point - No Deuce.

11. For OPEN B & OPEN C:
Round16 and Quarter-Final matches are 2 short-sets & final-set Super-tie-break - Deciding Point - No Deuce.
Semi-Finals and Final matches are best of 3 normal-sets - Deciding Point - No Deuce.

12. For OPEN D:
Round16 matches are 1 normal set - Deciding Point - No Deuce.
Quarter-Final and Semi-Final matches are 2 short-sets & final-set Super-tie-break - Deciding Point - No Deuce.
Final match is best of 3 normal-sets - Deciding Point - No Deuce.

13. The 2nd of each group will be determined by matches won, and in case of draw of 2 teams within the group will be decided by the net games won. And in case of draw in the net games won, will be the Head to Head who decides the 2nd of the group. And in case of draw of all teams within the same group in matches and games difference, will be a toss who decides the 1st&2nd of the group.

14. After each match, the winners should submit the scores at the registration desk. It is the winner responsibility to go and submit the score, otherwise match score will not be counted.


Thanks & Good Luck for All!