Rules & regulations

 

Zanzibar Beach tennis

  • Non-members pay a fee (see prices for more info) which includes a racket and ball, members play for free

  • After playing, rake the courts

  • Keep playing area clean, use the trash cans

  • Members have to bring their own ball or can purchase one for NAF5,-

  • Reservations for the courts can only be made the same day via WhatsApp to Coach Manuel (+59995159013) and has to include the names of all players.

  • Jan Thiel Beach does not allow the usage of own drinks and food on the beach. Zanzibar Beach Tennis supplies cold water for all players when they bring their own bottle

tournaments

  • Members pay NAF20,- for tournaments, non-members NAF25,-

  • To sign in for a tournament use the website, www.beachtenniscuracao.com

  • Each team has to report their arrival to Coach Manuel and pay for the tournament before starting the first game

  • If a team is 10 minutes later than the official starting time on the schedule, this team will lose the match by default

  • All matches are “followed by”, so the next match will start as soon as the previous match is done. This means that all times are approximate. Players have to be on time for their match in order to prevent delays in the playing schedule.

  • After a match is assigned to a court, there is a maximum warm-up time of 5 minutes

  • The teams that will advance to the elimination rounds will be based on:

    • Most matches won

    • Head to head result

    • Game difference, example: 7-5= + 2.

    • Total games won

  • Matches played till 7 win by 2 games (6-6 tie-break) 

  • Ball used is a BonBala orange/yellow and will be supplied by Beach Tennis Curaçao

  • The ITF Rules of beach tennis apply to all matches. See the link below

  • Beach Tennis Curaçao has the final say in any rulings

bonbala ranking tournaments

    • The fee for BonBala Ranking Tournaments is NAF25,-

    • Players can only sign in for 1 category in the BonBala Ranking Doubles Tournament

    • To sign in for a tournament use the website, www.beachtenniscuracao.com

    • Each team has to report their arrival to Coach Manuel and pay for the tournament before starting the first game

    • Division of the teams in the pools are based on results of the teams in the actual BonBala Ranking.

    • If a team is 10 minutes later than the official starting time on the schedule, this team will lose the match by default

    • All matches are “followed by”, so the next match will start as soon as the previous match is done. This means that all times are approximate. Players have to be on time for their match in order to prevent delays in the playing schedule.

    • After a match is assigned to a court, there is a maximum warm-up time of 5 minutes

    • The teams that will advance to the elimination rounds will be based on:

      • Most matches won

      • Head to head result

      • Game difference, example: 7-5= + 2.

      • Total games won

    • Matches played till 7 win by 2 games (6-6 tie-break) 

    • Ball used is a BonBala orange/yellow and will be supplied by Beach Tennis Curaçao

    • In each category the final will be “best of three”, the third set being a Super Tie Break

    • The ITF Rules of beach tennis apply to all matches. See the link below

    • Points earned during the BonBala Ranking Tournaments are listed below

    • If there are only 8 teams the points of the quarter final will not be earned

    • BonBala Ranking points are personal

    • When players win the BonBala Ranking Intermediate Doubles Tournament, they can only sign in for the Advanced Doubles next BonBala Ranking Tournaments

    • The players with the highest ranking will represent Curaçao during other tournaments in accordance with Coach Manuel

    • Beach Tennis Curaçao has the final say in any rulings

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ITF beach tennis rules & Regulations

You can find the 2019 ITF Beach Tennis Rules & Regulations here