It is the Team Manager’s responsibility to ensure squad members are conversant with the Tournament Rules.
Section 1: Tournament Contact
Address: The Sevens Stadium, c/o Emirates, PO Box 686, Dubai, UAE
Phone: +971 4 518 1320
Email: dubai.7s@thesevens.ae
Section 2: Tournament Structure:
Each tournament will have a distinct tournament structure, with the first round of games played in pools on a round robin basis. Following the pool rounds there will be a knockout phase. Please refer to the competition specific information for further details.
2.1. Tournament Definitions:
Pairs can be made up of 2 Males, 2 Females or 1 Male and One Female – Any Pairing is permitted
2.2. Pool Stage Matches:
The first round of games will be played in pools on a round-robin basis. For the composition of pools please see competition specific information. Following the pool round there will be knock-out rounds.
- Play will consist of matches between teams in the same pool on a round-robin basis. Winners of each pool game will receive 2 points.
- Pool league positions are based on Win/Loss results.
- In the event of two or more teams being equal on competition points for any position in the pool table the higher-placed team will be determined using the following sequence:
- Head-to-Head result
- Points/games difference +/-
- Coin Toss
2.3. Knock-Out Matches:
Following the completion of the pool stage matches there will be knock-out final stages. The draw will be based upon the team positions in the pool tables. For details on the knock-out stages please see the competition specific information.
- All quarterfinals, semi-finals and finals will be played on a knock-out basis. All semi-finals will take place on the Friday afternoon followed by the Final for the First Place that will take place at the Emirates Dubai 7s at the end of November.
- All quarter-final, semi-final and final games will be a ‘race to’ a specific number of games. Please refer to competition specific information.
- The finals for 1st and 3rd place will be held at the Emirates Dubai 7s on Friday 28th November. These finals will also be played on Friday 24th October as exhibition matches; however, the official champions will be determined on 28th November at the Emirates Dubai 7s.
- Tournament Schedule:
The schedule and information below is for each of the events planned over the weekend. Please note the days and times of each respective tournament category.
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Under 14
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Round Robbin X2 Format of each match: First to 11 points – if 10-10 Golden Point Applies. Each team plays Round Robbin twice in 2 tournament days
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Pool Stage + Knockout
Format of each match: First to 11 points – if 10-10 Golden Point Applies. Top 4 pairs from the group proceed to Semi-Finals (1-4th place) Bottom two teams in the pool will play Final for 5-6th place. Final of 1st and 3rd place will be played at ED7s. |
SECTION 3: Tournament Rules:
- The rules of the Tournaments, including their interpretation, are matters for the Tournament Manager and their selected assistants. Any disputes or complaints must be made directly to the Tournament Manager, and their decision on the matter is final.
- All matches should be played to the current rules and representative of the game of Padel. Unsporting conduct may result in disqualification or point deduction.
- To verify the score of each match, a player from each pair must present themselves to the scoring official and declare the result of the match. This will then be recorded and confirmed by both pairs and the scoring official.
- A disputed match result must be brought to the attention of the scoring official within 10 minutes prior to the commencement of their next game or within 30 minutes of match completion, whichever is soonest.
- Tournament Management reserves the right to disqualify a team or player if they are not within the level they have registered at. We will follow a level structure system with a full description of each level/stage.
- Pairs are required to register at the Registration Desk no later than 15 minutes prior to commencing the tournament.
- In case of a drop out of a pair due to illness, injury or other reason the Lucky Loser Rule will apply. A lucky loser is a player or team who loses a match in a knockout tournament or loses in qualifying, but who then enters the main draw, usually when another competitor withdraws during the tournament because of illness, injury, or other reasons. Lucky Loser will be chosen based on most points won during the Pool Stage.
SECTION 4: Variations:
The Tournament Manager reserves the right, before and during the tournament, to make or vary rules and give directions as to the conduct of the tournament, the conduct of participating teams and each member of their team. All such rules and directions when made and communicated will become binding on the participating teams and each member of their team, at the time of publishing, by posting of a notice in the Registration Tent.
Further, The Tournament in its sole discretion Reserves the right to make alterations to the Tournament Structure if so required as a result of the actions of one or more Government Authorities, which may impact on the total number of Teams and or Spectators permitted to attend the Event.
SECTION 6: SOCIAL MEDIA
6.1 Teams participating in the Tournament are required to comply with the Social Media guidelines which are available upon request or by visiting: http://dubairugby7s.com/mediazone/socialmedia/content.aspx
6.2 No live streaming of matches on social media or any other media is allowed
SECTION 7: CONDUCT
7.1 General Behaviour (on or off the ground) – participants, associated team personnel and supporters are expected to behave in a manner that is appropriate and sympathetic to the cultural sensitivities of the UAE. General conduct, including verbal comment, during the tournament is expected to be inoffensive and in the spirit of sportsmanship. Failure to comply will result in disciplinary action being taken.
7.2 Oval / Pitch / Court Invasion – participants and associated team personnel are only allowed onto the pitches for warm-up and match play. Team supporters are not allowed onto any of The Sevens Stadium ovals / pitches / courts at any time. Participants and associated team personnel who access ovals / pitches / courts when not eligible to do so will leave themselves open to Police intervention, detention and criminal proceeding being actioned, plus removal from the stadium and a ban from future tournaments.
7.3 Acts of Violence – acts of violent behaviour will result in Police intervention, detention and criminal proceedings being actioned, plus removal from the stadium and a ban from future tournaments.
SECTION 8: DATA PROTECTION
8.1 Personal information provided by teams and their representatives will be collected, used, and disclosed for tournament related purposes in accordance with the Participant Privacy Policy https://www.dr7s-oas.com/teamzone/terms-and-conditions.php
8.2 Team managers are responsible for informing team members of any personal information that is shared with the tournament organisers and the Participant Privacy Policy.
8.3 By signing the official tournament invitation and the squad sheet the team manager, team officials and players accept the terms itemised above.
8.4 Squad members irrevocably and unconditionally (i) consent without compensation to the recording of his / her voice, image and likeness captured by any means (including without limitation, audio, visual and audio-visual recordings by televisions / cameras / telephones / mobile devices and / or photographers) while present at or about the Tournament venue; (ii) agree to the free of charge transmission and use in perpetuity by the Organiser and the Tournament sponsors and any licensee or assignee of the Organiser of his/her voice, image and likeness captured whilst present at or about the Tournament venue, by means of live or recorded video display, broadcast, transmission or other dissemination or recording, photographs or any other current and or/future media technologies to the fullest extent possible; and (iii) waives, on an irrevocable, worldwide and perpetual basis, all moral rights in and to any recordings of sound made or images taken within the Tournament venue. Squad member’s own photographs or any other recordings of sound made, or images taken in or around the Tournament venue may be used for personal, private, non-commercial and non-promotional purposes only.
SECTION 9: SPONSORSHIP / COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY
9.1 Sponsorship
(a) Subject to the remainder of this clause, teams that are sponsored may acknowledge such sponsorship through branding on their team kit.
(b) When incorporating sponsors / branding on team kit, teams must take into account the appropriateness of the sponsor and / or branding giving consideration to the local culture and religious beliefs.
(c) The Tournament Management has the right to disallow a team to play in a kit which, in the Tournament Management’s opinion, is inappropriate. The tournament’s decision is final.
(d) Teams and any associated groups are not permitted to use the official Tournament logo or any official Tournament marks on their kit, associated items of team clothing or any team paraphernalia. This will be strictly enforced & any teams or persons disregarding this ruling will be asked to remove such an item or will be required to leave the stadium.
(e) Besides branding on kit, any other branded items (including but not limited to gazebos, tents, banners, fliers and / or hand-outs) will be deemed to constitute Commercial Activity under 13.2 below.
9.2 Commercial Activity
(a) Teams (including players, officials and any persons associated with the team) are not permitted to undertake any type of marketing and / or promotional activity (including any ambush marketing) in or around the venue during the Tournament.
(b) Notwithstanding clause 13.2(a), teams may have sponsor branding on gazebos that are club branded and being used by them during the tournament, on condition that the sponsor branding is not in conflict with the Emirates Airline brand, any Emirates Group companies, World Sevens Series sponsors and / or any other sponsors that are identified on the tournament website.
(c) Any breach of clause 13.2 (a & b) will be considered a breach of the rules and subject to clause 3.3. Any person associated with any unauthorized promotional activity will be required to immediately remove such material from the venue. The Tournament Management, at their discretion, may take steps to have offending items removed from the Venue. If it does so, the offender will be liable for any and all costs incurred.
