DC 10/2008

Voting YES or NO about accepting this change of Playing Rules 10.2
" 10.2. If a match is interrupted and more than 10 seconds of time are
lost then both players have to agree on the lost time that must be
added to remaining time and the match continues."

Voting YES means accepting that the deleted parts will be removed from Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

All participants of ~~the individual~~ tournaments must be distributed to the basic groups with respect to their seeding. Each group should be of the same quality with respect to the seeding of the players, thus insuring that each group is equal in competitive strength to all other groups.

Organizers can select the way participants will be distributed into the basic groups. It can be done randomly by drawing from lots or by using seeding system (e.g. if there are four basic groups then players seeded like number 1, 8 and 9 will play in basic group A etc.). Unseeded players should be distributed to the groups randomly.

Players from the same country should be seeded in equal amount in all groups, if possible.

The organizers have to prepare a schedule for the group stages of all competition classes in a way that the players from the same nation meet during the first rounds of the group. This rule must be kept as much as possible.

If there is another group stage (or even stages) then distribution into this stage will be made in accordance with the playing system of the tournament and the results from the previous stage of the competition. Mutual matches of players promoting from the same groups to the same final (or next stage) group can be counted into the final (next stage) group, if it was written in the playing system of the tournament.

If there are more than eight participants in the team competition they shall be distributed according to their seeding into at least two divisions. Before the competition there could be a qualifying round for some teams to decide in which division the team shall play. One basic group can be played if there are eight or less team participants.

Question 3 Approved

Voting YES means accepting that the red parts will be added to Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

For determining final standings for each round, 2 (two) points will be given for wins and 1 (one) point for draws.

The organizers can decide to give 3 (three) points for wins.
The organizers must announce using three points for wins to all participants and to the ITHF in advance at the time of opening registration for the tournament.

The win in mutual match between two opponent players is considered as “goal for”, but the loss - as “goal against”.

The win in mutual round is awarded with 2 (two) points, but draw with 1 (one) point.

Question 4 Approved
Voting YES means accepting that the red parts will be added to Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

Placement of players in particular groups will be decided by using the following criteria (in order as it is written):

2) number of points from mutual matches of players with the same number of points,

3) goal difference (number of goals for minus number of goals against) from mutual matches,

If a player has a default lost with one of the members of a group of players who have the same number of points, than to decide the ranks in this group, this player's default result is not counted, as well as his/her results with any other members of this group.

Placement of teams in particular groups will be decided by using the same criteria as in individual competition (see 2.1.5.1), but with following differences:

1) the win in mutual match between two opponent players is considered as “goal for”;

2) the loss in mutual match between two opponent players is considered as “goal against”;

3) the win in mutual round (total result of all mutual matches between both teams) is considered as “win”;

4) no extra overtime match is played, but a “captain’s match” will be held.

Question 5 NOT Approved
Voting YES means accepting these changes of Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

If it is not decided where a game shall be played, the home player for that game shall decide where to play. The home player can let the opponent select the game and where to play and instead he/she may choose the side of the game. The player who chooses the game has to let the opponent choose the side.

During a match the only repair allowed is to replace broken player figures – the game can only be seriously repaired if both opponents agree. If the players can not agree with the quality of the selected game, the committee of referees shall decide if there is any need for repairs or replacement of the game, any figure or any rod.

Question 6 Not approved

Voting YES means accepting changes of red marked parts of Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

~~In the team competition,~~ the home team has a right to select side of games. Members of such team do not change games for the whole team match. The home team has first to nominate their players before beginning of the next round.

The home team is the team which was placed higher in the previous stage of the competition. ~~If both teams were ranked the same, then in the first stage of the competition the home team is the higher seeded team.~~ At the group stage (including divisions) of the competition all teams should have equal chances to play as a home team.

Question 7 NOT Approved

Voting YES means accepting the red parts being added to Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

4.1.2.2 Team competition

The home team has a right to select games.
Members of such team do not change games for the whole team match.
The opponent team has a right to select side of games.
The home team is the team which was placed higher in the previous stage of the competition.
If both teams were ranked the same, then the home team is the higher seeded team.

The home team has first to nominate their players before beginning of the next round.

Voting YES means accepting the red parts being added to Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

The home team cannot substitute its players from the moment when the captain of home team give a filled form to the captain of guest (opponent) team.

Question 9 Not approved

Voting YES means accepting the red parts being added to Tournament Rules
Voting NO means not accepting these changes of Tournament Rules

4.4 Retirement from the tournament

If a player played less than 80% of the scheduled matches in the group stage, he/she is considered as retired and all his/her matches in this group will be eliminated and the group standings will be recalculated by the organizers of the tournament.
The retired player will finish the last in his/her group, but if this is the first group stage of tournament, then he/she does not get any placement or the World Ranking points.

If a player plays at least 80% of the scheduled matches in the group stage before retiring, he/she will retain all the results and group standing will not be recalculated.

If a player retires from the tournament between two group stages or between a group stage and play-off, another player cannot replace him.

Question 10 Not approved
Change of Article 21 in ITHF Constitution
(10 votes needed in order to accept this change)

Voting YES means accepting the new version
Voting NO means not accepting the new version

The old version:

Art. 21: Structure

21.4 And 2 (two) further members who can’t be members of the Executive Committee.

21.5 The Youth Officer, the Ladies Officer and 2 (two) members of the Technical Commission are elected by the Ordinary Delegates’ Conference for a period of 2 (two) years. They must not belong to the same active member, but they can unrestrictedly be re-elected.

The Technical Commission consists of 5 (five) persons:

21.1               The Sport-director (chairman).

21.2               4 (four) regular members who can't be members of other ITHF Committees.

21.3               The regular members of the Technical Commission are elected by the Ordinary Delegates Conference for a period of 2 (two) years.
They must not belong to the same active member, but they can unrestrictedly be re-elected.

Voting YES means accepting the changes
Voting NO means not accepting the changes

Organizers must send results to the world ranking and to the ITHF within three days after the tournament. Organizers must send these results with full information about new players in world ranking which participated in the tournament: full name, club, country, city, birth year. All participants of the tournament should know their results immediately after the tournament.

The results cannot be sent to the world ranking if the number of participants less then 5 players, except cases when the competition has level from 5 to 1.

Question 12 Approved
Voting YES means accepting the Veterans Team Cathegory at International Championships
Voting NO means not accepting the Veterans Team Cathegory at International Championships

In the veteran teams cathegory each team consist of 3 (three) players.
The minimum number of veteran team members is 3 (three) and the maximum is 5 (five).

Question 13 Not approved

Voting YES means accepting the red marked changes of point 2.5 International championship
Voting NO means not accepting those changes

Each international championship shall be held at most every two years.
Players may only represent countries for which they possess a valid passport.

At the European championship only the European citizens (i.e. holders of passports of Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, FYR Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and United Kingdom) can participate. Numbers of participants are stated in the following table. Numbers of participants from the organizing country are stated in the brackets.

Elections to TC Both candidates elected
Election of candidates to Technical Commission
2 candidates shall be elected in order to make Technical Commission complete

Elections to EC Both candidates elected
Election of candidates to Executive Committee
2 candidates shall be elected in order to make Executive Committee complete

Open category	8 (12)
Ladies category	5 (6)
Juniors category	5 (6)
Veteran category	5 (6)

Open category	10 (14)
Ladies category	5 (6)
Juniors category	5 (6)
Veteran category	5 (6)