1. Purpose and Objectives

1.1. International beach volleyball tournament “Bobrikov Open” (hereinafter “the Tournament”) is held with the aim of popularization of beach volleyball in Europe and Russia, enhancement of the proficiency level of professional players and amateurs, involvement of the younger and the older generations in playing beach volleyball.

1.2. To provide incentive for each participant, the handicap system will be used which will allow to equalize chances of the professional players, amateurs and veterans; and will bring the element of excitement into games at all levels. 

1.3. The Regulations is the fundamental document and an invitation for the volleyball teams.

2. Dates and Venue

2.1. Venue: Turkey Alanya, Kremlin Palace 5*и Topkapi Palace 5* hotels 

2.2. Dates: May 5 - May 10, 2014

2.2.1. May 4. Arrival, technical meeting, acquaintance, competition draw, hand round of   the competition form, the show, disco (the venue is meeting hall of Kremlin Palace);The following days the schedule will be on the beach after 5 p.m)
2.2.2. May 5:

09:00-12:00 Men's competitions “King of the Beach” (3) and women's competitions “Queen of the Beach” (4)

12:00-13:45 Lunch

14:00-18:00 Continuation of the competitions

2.2.3 May 6:

09:00-12:00  Competitions in the category “MIXED”. Competitions in the category“CHILDREN”(up to 14 years old)

12:00-13:45 Lunch

14:00-18:00 Continuation of competitions in the category “MIXED” and “CHILDREN” (up to 14 years old). Final games in the categories “King of the Beach” and “Queen of the Beach”.

2.2.4. May 7:

09:00-12:00 Competitions in the category “BEACH VOLLEY 4X4” (1). Competitions in the category “CHILDREN” (up to 14 years old)

12:00-13:45 Lunch

14:00-18:00 Finals in the categories “MIXED” and “BEACH VOLLEY 4X4”

  2.2.5. May 8:

09:00-12:00 Men’s and Women’s qualification

12:00-13:45 Lunch

14:00-18:00 Continuation of main and consolatory draw of Men’s and Women’s competitions

 2.2.6. May 9:

09:00-12:00 Main and consolatory draw of Men’s and Women’s competitions

 12:00-13:45 Lunch

14:00-18:00 Continuation of games

2.2.7. May 10:

09:00-12:00 Semi-finals of main and consolatory draw of Men’s and Women’s competitions

 12:00-13:45 Lunch

14:00-18:00 Finals of the main and consolatory draw of Men’s and Women’s competitions

20:30 Awards and Closing ceremonies. Foto,video review, farewell party, disco

 2.2.8. May 11:Departure day. 

NOTES:

(1) In application form must be 6 players maximum for one team. Competition is held according to beach volleyball rules.

 (3) "King of the Beach" category. Men from 14 years old can participate. Regulations: all participant сome under 4 pots according to their category. The draw will determine the groups composed of 4 players, where each player must play with another. Next competition round of the tournament is only for winners of groups .Then winners come under the groups again according to the draw, but without seed .etc. till the winner will be determined.

(4) "Queen of the Beach" category. see cl.(3) 

2.3.Management of the Tournament  reserves the right to change game schedule during the tournament if some categories won't be played the day before. 

3. Management of the Tournament

3.1. The Tournament is held under the general supervision of the National Beach Volley League “SportBeach” (hereinafter “the Organizer”).

3.2. Sponsors/partners of the Tournament

-Primary sponsor of the Tournament- Komus

-Qualified partner of the Tournament- IzolEnergoEngeering

-Technical partner of the Tournament –e-shop FANAT.org

3.3. The immediate management of the Tournament is placed under the Organizer.

4. Team Composition

4.1. Each team is composed by two players

5. Submission of Applications

5.1. An application may be submitted by 2 steps:

-using a special form on the website

-full payment of the tournament package

5.1.1. Organizer has the right to prolong registration period.

5.2 Categories:

5.2.1 Profy (handicap – 0 points):

 - participant of FIVB or World Series tournaments (2008-2014)

 - participant of the 2008-2014 European beach volleyball tournaments, challengers, satellites and masters tournaments as well

 - participant of the 2011-2014 National beach volleyball championships with placement of 1-24

 - Russia and other countries national team players 

- Master of Sports participated in the tournaments, listed above after 2008

5.2.2. Semi-pro (handicap – 3 points):

- participant of the 2011-2014 National classic volleyball championship 

  - participant of the 2011-2014 National beach volleyball championship with rating points of less than 3 at any given leg of the championship

 - players with rating points from 6 and higher who participated in 2011-2014 in one of the following tournaments and competitions:

> Moscow, St. Petersburg championships
> regional, local championships - for other Russian cities
> similar competitions in other countries

> semi-finalists of commercial and non-commercial tournaments (upon decision by organizers)

> semi-finalists of  Main and winners of Consolatory tournament run by Sportbeach in the previous calendar year

> Master of Sports* and candidates to Master of Sports (classic and beach volleyball)

 5.2.3. Advanced Amateur (handicap – 4 points):

- volleball school graduates
-“Amateur” players that have played in the beach volleyball Main draw and 1-8 place of Consolatory tournament in Bobrikov Open 2013

-if a player has not participated in a previous tournament  " Bobrikov Open" , Advanced Amateur category is placed according to results "Sportbeach tournament" 2013.

- This category can be placed during the tournament to Amateur category players, being in the main draw following the results of qualification

  5.2.4. Amateur (handicap – 5 points):

 > All players that are not Profy, Semi-Pro, Advanced amateurs

  5.2.5. Beginner (handicap – 8 points):

  Assigned only by special decision of Organizing Committee.

 >Participants with no experience in beach volleyball, never participated in beach and classic volleyball commercial and non-commercial competitons of any rank, have not received any systematic training in beach or classic volleyball. 

 5.2.6. Additional handicap for players whose age is:

> Men 40+ (1970-1974), women 35+ (1975-1979) - handicap 1 point

>Men 45+ (1965-1969), women 40+ (1970-1974) - handicap 2 points 

>Men 50+ (1960-1964),women 45+ (1964-1968) -handicap 3 points

> Men 55+ (1955-1959), women 50+(1960-1964)- handicap 4 points

>Men 60+ (born before 1954), women 55+ (born before 1959) - handicap 5 points

>Boys and girls 16 (including year of 1997) - handicap 1 point 

5.2.7. Attention!!! Maximal handicap for the set of 21 points – 12 points (12:00), for sets of 15 points – 8 points (8:00).

5.3. The Organizing Committee reserves the right to change player’s category in case of the obvious discrepancy of the player’s game proficiency with the originally awarded category, specified in clause 5.2.1-5.2.6.

5.3.1. The Organizing Committee has the right to dismiss any team if team has intentionally submitted false information about handicaps.

 Because the aim of the Tournament is to create maximally competitive environment for each participant.

 6. Participants' Support

6.1. Participants are provided with 20-30 courts satisfying all regulatory requirements

6.2. Each court is provided with 10 balls

6.3. Participantsare provided with water, drinks, fruits near the courts

6.4. The schedule and results will be on stands near the judicial manpower

6.5.Tournament results, all news and photos will be published on the official website of the Organizer: 

https://www.sportbeach.ru/ and on the websites of our partners. Official uniform of the tournament to every participant as a gift. 

6.6. The refereeing will be done by the participants themselves

6.7. Each participant, bought volleyball package till April 10, official beach uniform of the tournament-shirt and tops AS A GIFT.

 7.  The Requirements for Participation and Technical Regulations

 7.1. The Tournament is open for everyone with no limitations as to age, gender or game proficiency upon payment of tournament fees (see 10.3)

 7.2. All participants must wear the similar shirts/tops of the Tournament for the opening and closing ceremonies.

7.2.1. Attention!!! Each Team must play the ball MIKASA VLS 300.

7.2.2. Attention!!! If team lates more than 15 minutes after the first announcement, it will be given a walkover with a score 0-2.

7.3. The organizational principles of the Tournament will depend on the number of teams.

7.4. The technical regulations of the Tournament are determined by the FIVB Regulations valid for 2013-2016.

7.5. Assigning of the handicap points for each participation category

1. Profy - 0 points

2. Semi-pro - 3 points

3. Advanced Amateur - 4 points

4. Amateur - 5 points

5. Beginner - 8 points

6. Additional age handicap (see cl.5.3.6.)

7.6. Calculation of rating points (handicap) of the meeting teams:

7.6.1. Calculation of the handicap points for two teams.

 Handicap = (handicap of team “A”) – (handicap of team “B”), where team’s handicap is the sum of handicaps of each team participant.

7.6.2. Note: for all sets played to the score of 15 the handicap is calculated as follows: handicap (of a set to the score of 15) = handicap (of a set to the score of 21) * 2/3, rounded to the full number.

7.7. Calculation explanation:

Pattern №1: 
Game till 21 points.
Team «A» consists of the players with different handicaps (Profy and Semi-pro) 0 and 3 = 3
Team «B» also consists of the players with different handicaps (Semi-pro 1968 and Amateur 1968) 5 and 7=12
Thus the difference between handicaps of two teams is 9 points, which means that the first two sets in a match between these two teams will begin with the score of 9:0 for team “B”, and the third set  will begin with the score of 6:0 for team “B”

Pattern №2:
Game till 21 points.
Team “A” consists of two players with the same handicap of 0 (both are Profy)

Team “B” consists of two players with the same handicap of 7 and 7= 14 (both are Amateurs 1967).

Thus the difference between handicaps of two teams is 14 points, which means that the first two sets in a match between these two teams will start with the score 12:0 for team “B”, and the third set  will start with the score of 8:0 for team “B”

Pattern №3 
If a game till 15 points!!!
Team «A» consists of the players with the handicap of 10 (both are Amateurs)
Team «B» consists of the players with the handicap of 16 (both are Beginners)
Handicap of team "B" is 4 points (16-10=6*2/3=4) and all sets will start with the score of 4:0. 

7.8. Organizing committee of the Tournament has the right to disqualify a player or team because of its ungentlemanly conduct.

8. Prize Fund and Awards

8.1. Prize fund of the Men's tournament is 5600 euro

8.2. Prize fund of the Women’s tournament is 5600 euro

8.3. Prize fund of the category “King of the beach” is 800 euro

8.4. Prize fund of the category “Queen the beach” is 800 euro

8.5. Prize fund of the category “MIXED”is 1100 euro

8.6. Prize fund of the category “Beach volleyball 4x4” is 1000 euro

8.6. Prize fund of the category “Children” is 200 euro