I. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. The rules of the current Regulations apply for the tournament Baltic Cup 2016.
2. The Baltic Cup is a competition of the best seniors’ basketball teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in different age and gender categories.
3. The number of participating countries is not limited. Competition system and additional participating countries (*wild cards p. IV) ) are decided by the respective Organiser of the Baltic Cup and approved by other Parties
4. Representatives of countries:
a. Estonia – Esto Maxibaskets
b. Latvia – Association “Basketball Club “Vecmeistari””
c. Lithuania – Lithuanian Veterans Basketball League (LKVL)
5. Organizer of Baltic Cup – one of the Representatives in rotation by years and by countries. Organizers of Baltic Cup 2016 are Association “Basketball Club “Vecmeistari” and European Seniors Basketball Association (ESBA), as a coordinator.
II. AGE CATEGORIES
6. Age categories are as follows:
a. Women: 35, 40, 45 and 50 years and over;
b. Men: 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 years and over
7. Age determined at December 31, 2016.
8. No player is allowed to play in more than one team and more than one category at the Baltic Cup.
9. Representatives of countries are responsible of a fair play what concerns to an eligibility of the players to play in the respective age category and in the respective team.
III. PARTICIPANTS
10. Men teams:
a. The rights to participate in Baltic Cup 2016 belong to the Champions of the Championships of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of the corresponding age category in season 2015/2016.
b. If champion waives the rights to participate, the vice-champion takes over the rights.
c. A team has consisted of the players who played in that team in season 2015/2016. Only two players could be added from the other team/teams.
11. Women teams:
a. The first hand rights to participate in Baltic Cup 2016 belong to the Champions of the Championships of the corresponding country in season 2015/2016
b. If champion waives the rights to participate or any of participant country hadn’t organized the Championship between women teams in season 2015/2016, the Representative has the rights to delegate to the Baltic Cup the national team of the corresponding age category.
IV. WILD CARD SYSTEM IN BALTIC CUP 2016
12. Who can qualify for a *wildcard?
1) Countries, which have shorelines along the Baltic Sea: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Russia; Registration deadline is July 14, 2016
2) If there are more candidates than one, the team, who applies for participation and makes the Tournament Entry fee payment of 200 Euros, gets the rights to a wildcard;
3) If there are no candidates for the wild card from the countries along the Baltic Sea shoreline after July 14, 2016, participant teams from any other country are acceptable; Registration deadline is July 28, 2016;
4) If there are no candidates from other countries, a second team from the host country is acceptable.
5) If any of the teams from Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania refuses to participate, an additional wildcard will be available.
V. COMPOSITION OF TEAM
13. Each team may compose of 7 up to 15 players (no more than 12 players for the game).
VI. COMPETITION FORMAT
14. At least 2 teams have to apply in each age category, with a maximum of 4.
4-team format: Teams are drawn into Semi-Final pairs, playing the round of Friday, with the Finals held on Saturday; the draw has to be done before the games and with the all four team managers participating; the team, who made the longest journey, gets the right to draw first;
3-team format: Teams play each other: guests play in two days (one game per day), host team plays two games on Saturday;
2-team format: Teams play each other twice on Friday and Saturday or only one full time game on Saturday (by mutual agreement of parties)
VII. CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS
15. The classification of teams in the tournament takes place according to the rules:
a. win-loss records – two (2) points for each game won, one (1) point for each game lost (including lost by default) and zero (0) points for a game lost by forfeit
b. If there are two (2) or more teams in the classification with equal points, the result(s) of the game(s) between the teams involved will be used to determine the placing.
c. If the points and the goal average in the games between the two (2) or more teams are still the same, the classification will be determined by the goal average of all the games played in the group by each team.
16. A team which, without valid reason, fails to show up for a scheduled game or withdraws from the playing court before the end of the game, shall lose the game by forfeit and receive zero (0) points in the classification.
VIII. PLAYING RULES
17. Basic playing rules:
a. Warm-up – 15 minutes
b. Playing time – 4 x 8 minute quarters
c. 24 second clock will be used
d. Half-time interval – 10 minutes
e. Intervals between 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th quarters – 2 minutes
f. Each team may request three time outs during the first and second half with a maximum of two per quarter.
g. In the event of a tie, a five minute overtime period will be played. Overtime periods will continue until a winner is determined. Overtime shall have one time-out per team. Interval between overtimes – 2 minutes.
18. A scoresheet of the game couldn’t be written.
19. Any playing rule not expressly modified herein, shall be governed by the valid Official Basketball Rules as approved by FIBA.
IX. PLAY SHIRTS COLORS
20. All teams should have two sets of competition uniforms (dark and light). The first team listed on the schedule will be designated as the home team and will wear the light colored uniforms. The second team listed on the schedule will be designated the visiting team and will wear the dark uniforms. However, if the two teams involved agree, they may interchange the colors of the shirt.
X. THE AWARDS
21. The best teams in each age and gender category shall receive a winner’s Cup.
22. Organizer has freedom to establish any number of additional awards or prizes that are not included in the Regulations.
XI. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
23. The Tournament is open to teams which at the time of the teams’ registration paid the entry fee of EUR 200.
24. The Participation fee includes the following minimum:
a. Organizing of the games (gyms, referees, LIVE statistics, tablo, water during the games)
b. Trophy “Baltic Cup 2016″ for every best team in each category
c. Sponsorship gifts for each team
d. Closing&Awarding Ceremony
e. Party and catering
25. All other charges and expenses during the tournament have to be covered by own participants.
26. Participants are responsible for their own personal accident insurance. The Participation fee does not cover it.
27. All players have to sign the roll-call statement of participation in tournament about playing at their own risk.
28. The Organizer will make every effort and provide the necessary assistance in case of injury to each participant of the tournament.
29. The Organizer is not responsible for lost items during the tournament.
XII. COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
30. Organizer have the rights to use, record, publish, broadcast and otherwise exploit in any form of media all participant performances during the Baltic Cup 2016.
* any rule not expressly modified herein or any exception of the rules above, shall be approved by parties in written format by emails.
