2014 CEV BEACH VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP. OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION No. 1

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1 2014 CEV BEACH VOLLEYBALL EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION No GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 CALENDAR Date Tournament Gender 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Prize Money No. of Main Draw Teams No. of Qualification Teams Country Registration Deadline 28 May 01 June Baden Masters M&W Austria 29 April June Cagliari Final M&W Italy 05 May July Novi Sad Masters Men Serbia 02 June August Biel/Bienne Masters M&W Switzerland 07 July September Baku Masters M&W Azerbaijan 11 August July 3, 2014

2 1.2 COMPETITION FORMAT 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final The Final is played in a Pool Play format followed by a twenty-four (24) teams Single Elimination CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Masters The Masters are played in Single Elimination format for the Qualification Tournament. The Main Draw is played in a Double Elimination or Pool Play followed by Single Elimination format. 1.3 NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING TEAMS 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final The total number of teams participating in the Main Draw is thirty-two (32) per gender. There is no preceding Qualification Tournament. Main Draw is composed as follows: Twenty-nine (29) teams directly qualified: o Minimum three (3) and maximum six (6) host country teams o Minimum twenty-three (23) and maximum twenty-six (26) foreign country teams Maximum three (3) Wild Card teams 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Masters The Qualification Tournament consists of sixteen (16), twenty-four (24) or thirty-two (32) teams qualifying eight (8) teams for a twenty-four (24) team Main Draw and four (4) teams for a sixteen (16) team Main Draw. 24 Team Main Draw is composed as follows: Twenty-two (22) teams including eight (8) teams coming from the Qualification: o Minimum two (2) and maximum three (3) host country teams o Minimum nineteen (19) and maximum twenty (20) foreign country teams Maximum two (2) Wild Card teams 16 Team Main Draw is composed as follows: Fourteen (14) teams including four (4) teams coming from the Qualification: o Minimum two (2) and maximum three (3) host country teams o Minimum eleven (11) and maximum twelve (12) foreign country teams Maximum two (2) Wild Card teams 1.4 PARTICIPATION LIMITATIONS All athletes from the FIVB World Ranking and CEV Entry Ranking are eligible to participate in the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Masters and Final. Page 2 of 9

3 1.5 ALLOCATION OF TEAMS All teams entered in an event are distributed between the Main Draw, Qualification Tournament and Reserve List according to their CEV Entry Ranking fourteen (14) days before the competition while taking into consideration the Country Quota rules. An eventual tie shall first be resolved by the best result (then by the second best result, third best result until the tie is broken) of the teams concerned at events counting for the CEV Entry Ranking following the order hereafter: FIVB Grand Slams, CEV Final, FIVB Open, CEV Masters and CEV Satellites, Zonal Events; in case a tie still exists by a drawing of lots. 1.6 SEEDING The teams will be seeded in the pools/competition bracket according to their current CEV Entry Ranking points on the day before the event (Technical Meeting). In case of a tie, a drawing of lots will decide. If the hosting National Volleyball Federation has no team among the top eight (in a 32 team Main Draw), top six (in a 24 team Main Draw), top four (in a 16 team Main Draw) seeded teams, they will be allowed to allocate their best ranked team on place nine (9), seven (7), five (5) in order to help the promotion of the competition. In the case of a Pool Play format Host Country teams must never be placed in the same pool. These team(s) will have their seed reduced until they are in a different pool then already seeded Host Country teams. Should reducing the seed not work (or not be possible) then the seed will be increased until the team (s) is placed a different pool. 1.7 REGISTRATION OF TEAMS AND PLAYERS The National Federations are advised to register their teams through the CEV/FIVB Online Registration System ( Login). The username and password is the same like for FIVB World Tour registrations. The completion and upload of the CEV Player s Commitment accompanied by a health certificate duly signed by the NF and the concerned athlete(s) is the pre-condition set to be tentatively admitted to any of the Beach Volleyball competitions officially recognized by the CEV. Once the aforementioned condition is fulfilled by all parties concerned, teams can be registered for CEV Beach Volleyball competitions exclusively by their respective NF 30 days at the latest before the start of the event they intend to join. All deadlines concerning entries are calculated from the start of each Tournament. - Each National Federation is provided with an individual and secured user access (user name and password) through its own address. - After Log in, the National Federation may select any team as per CEV Beach Volleyball Handbook and Official Regulations and register it in the CEV Tournaments by following this procedure: Select first player; Select his/her teammate; Select any available tournament from the Calendar; Confirm the entry of the team. - The team is automatically registered in the selected tournament database and is instantly included in the tentative list posted on the CEV website for each event. While this procedure allows the National Federations to directly control that their teams are correctly entered, it also Page 3 of 9

4 gives them the opportunity to immediately contact the webmaster and in case a technical problem occurs. - Each National Federation may directly enter new CEV/FIVB athletes as the computer instantly generates CEV/FIVB # for the new player as well as a user name and password. - Athletes with pending sanctions are not allowed to enter in CEV sanctioned events until the related fine is duly paid to the CEV. - The entry deadline for each event is communicated on the CEV website. - Each National Federation and athlete will be responsible for checking the entry through Internet by consulting the tentative Entry List for each event. - The Tentative List is an ongoing information available on the CEV website and up to -14 days can be amended by each participating National Federation. Additionally each athlete willing to participate must: complete and sign and have his/her respective National Federation sign and seal Player s Commitment and Health Certificate for Beach Volleyball players BV-01 form The form has to be submitted only once per player per season and must be uploaded 30 days prior to the start of the respective event the player participates in. complete the FIVB anti-doping Education and Certification programme Real Winner, that can be found under the following link SUBSTITUTION OF A PLAYER No player can be substituted after the Confirmed List has been published unless in case of injury or force majeure upon approval of the CEV. Respective proof or documentation must be presented to the CEV before the start of the Preliminary Inquiry of the respective event. The CEV Beach Volleyball Handbook contains detailed information for substitutions and withdrawals. 1.9 WITHDRAWAL & LATE ARRIVAL In case the withdrawal occurs after the player registration deadline, the athletes/national Federations must respect the withdrawal procedure and regulations mentioned in the CEV Beach Volleyball Handbook. Athletes who do not arrive or arrive late for the Preliminary Inquiry/Technical Meeting of the Qualification and/or the Main Draw, and have not received the authorization of the Technical Supervisor are excluded from the event by the Technical Supervisor for no show and fined (see CEV Beach Volleyball Handbook, article 1.5) RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION OF TEAMS The right of participation shall become effective as soon as the teams names appear on the Confirmed List established by CEV for each event. The Confirmed List is sent to the National Federations concerned. It is the National Federations responsibility to inform their players accordingly. A team is composed of two players of the same nationality and same gender. Page 4 of 9

5 1.11 RIGHT OF PARTICIPATION OF PLAYERS A player wishing to take part in a CEV sanctioned competition must possess the nationality of the country whose national team he/she intends to play for and must fully comply with the requirements laid down by the Sports Regulations of the CEV/FIVB. Only players not suspended by CEV and/or FIVB for the event concerned are allowed to participate COUNTRY QUOTA Qualification Tournaments consist of a maximum of 32, 24 or 16 teams. Once the 32, 24 or 16 teams from the entry list for the Qualification Tournament has been confirmed an assessment will be taken of the affects of the Country Quota rules and the number of teams that will be eliminated and the entry list will be increased by this number of teams to account for this reduction. The confirmed list for each Qualification Tournament consists of more than 32, 24, or 16 teams. This is to allow for the reduction of teams that will happen due to the Country Quota Playoff. No teams can be added to the Qualification Tournament after the confirmed list is issued if their country is involved in the Country Quota Playoff matches. 32 team Main Draw 24 team Main Draw 16 team Main Draw Host Country Foreign country Host Country Foreign country Host Country Foreign country Max. total entries per event (Qualification Main Draw) Max # directly in the Main Draw (min.2) Max total # in Main Draw From Qualification Tournament Max. 4 Max. 4 Max. 2 Max. 3 Max. 1 Max. 3 Max total # in Country Quota Playoff COUNTRY QUOTA PLAYOFFS Country Quota Playoff matches have to be played whenever the number of teams of the same country (with a maximum of 4 teams for foreign countries and 8 teams for the host country per gender) entered and eligible to take part in the Qualification Tournament exceeds the number of teams allowed to participate in the Main Draw. Only teams confirmed in the Qualification Tournament list will be eligible to play the Country Quota Playoffs. Host Country Teams who are on the Reserve List will not be permitted to take part in the Country Quota Playoffs. The Country Quota Playoff matches have to be played one day before the Qualification Tournament, in conjunction with the practical part of the referee clinic, with a single elimination format until all remaining teams are eligible to participate in the Qualification Tournament. Teams eliminated from the Country Quota Playoff are eligible to earn Ranking points. Page 5 of 9

6 1.14 WILD CARDS CEV has the right to grant up to three (3) Wild Cards for the Final and up to two (2) Wild Cards for the Main Draw and two (2) Wild Cards for the Qualification Tournament per Masters upon request of National Federations or upon its own initiative. The National Federations may present their request for Wild Cards to the CEV Head Office at the latest thirty (30) days before the beginning of the event using the BV-02 form. The CEV s final decision shall be communicated to the National Federations and to the persons concerned at the very latest fourteen (14) days before the event. For every unused Wild Card, the best ranked team of the Confirmed List will be admitted directly to the Main Draw. Wild Cards are not taken into consideration for the Country Quota CEV ENTRY RANKING The CEV Entry Ranking is calculated by adding each player s FIVB World Ranking points earned in best* six (6) of their last eight (8) events among all FIVB recognized/sanctioned events - FIVB Senior World Championships, FIVB World Tour Grand Slam, FIVB Open, CEV European Championship Final, CEV Continental Cup Final, CEV European Championship Masters, Challenger, CEV Satellites, Continental Tour Zonal events, FIVB U17/19/21/23 World Championships, Continental Cup, CEV U18/20/22 European Championships and homologated National Tour legs over 365-day period from the date Entry points are calculated. The FIVB World Ranking points earned from CEV European Championship Final, CEV European Championship Masters, Challenger, CEV Satellites, Continental Tour Zonal events, FIVB U17/19/21/23 World Championships, Continental Cup, CEV U18/20/22 European Championships and homologated National Tour legs are included only if they improve a players standing. * Best refers to the highest FIVB World Ranking points obtained ALLOCATION OF POINTS A player shall be allocated the ranking points according to his/her classification in the competition he/she took part in. The ranking point table for the 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Masters & Final you can find hereafter. CEV & FIVB Ranking points per player: Rank Final Masters Page 6 of 9

7 1.17 PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Rank Prize Money Total per team 1 st nd rd th th x th x th x th x Total Rank 24 Team Pool Play Main Draw Prize Money per team 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Masters Total Rank 16 Team Pool Play Main Draw Prize Money per team 16 Team Double Elimination Main Draw Prize Money per team 1 st st st nd nd nd rd rd rd th th th th x , th x th x th x th x th x th x th x th x th x Total Total Rank Total Prize Money will be paid to the respective National Federations, which are in charge to transmit the prize money to their athletes MAKE AND TYPE OF BALLS The ball to be used is the MIKASA VLS RULES OF THE GAME All matches shall be played according to the FIVB Official Beach Volleyball rules in their latest edition VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURE Players, Officials, Team Managers, Coaches and National Federations are requested to apply early enough for visas, whenever needed. The hosting National Federation should be contacted to receive an invitation letter for the event. Page 7 of 9

8 2. FINANCIAL REGULATIONS 2.1 ENTRY FEE For each team registering to participate in any competition of the 2014 season the respective National Federation shall pay, upon receipt of the respective CEV invoice, a unique entry fee of 100,- EUR to the bank account of the CEV: BGL BNP Paribas in Luxembourg, Account number: IBAN LU SWIFT: BGLLLULL When a team withdraws from a competition later than fourteen (14) days before the start this fee is due except for health reasons. Teams made up of players that already participated in a competition of the current season but did not enter a competition of the current season together, count as a new team. 2.2 LICENSE FEE For each player applying for participation in any competition of the 2014 season the respective National Federation shall pay, upon receipt of the respective CEV invoice, a license fee amounting to 15.50,- EUR to the bank account of the CEV: BGL BNP Paribas in Luxembourg, Account number: LU SWIFT: BGLLLULL This fee is due even if the player did register but eventually did not participate in any competition. 3. FURTHER INFORMATION All necessary information about the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Masters & Final will be circulated to the National Federations using the. Nevertheless more details can be found in the Official Regulations and the CEV Beach Volleyball Handbook, which are posted on the CEV website. Additional information concerning the competitions and the registered teams will be posted in the Beach Volleyball section of the CEV website: Please check regularly for news, updates and team lists. We remind each organizer to strictly apply the TV requirements, especially concerning the management of the TV Rights, the TV production and the TV signal availability. Page 8 of 9

9 4. CONTACT ADDRESSES for Competition aspects Mr. Dennis Passig & George Gagalis / E- beach@cev.lu for Financial aspects Mrs. Sylvie Collignon or E- finance@cev.lu CONFÉDÉRATION EUROPÉENNE DE VOLLEYBALL 488, Route de Longwy L 1531 LUXEMBOURG Grand Duché de Luxembourg for Marketing / TV aspects Mr. Petr Zika or E- marketing@cev.lu for Media/Press Mr. Federico Ferraro & Mr. Nikolay Markov E- press@cev.lu Page 9 of 9