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Introducing the CBVA Challenger Open Tournament

Prepare to kick off the winter season in a stylish manner with the unveiling of the CBVA Challenger Open by the Coogee Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) on Saturday, 3 August 2024. This event caters for competitive A / B level players (CBVA and Non-CBVA members) who are eager to demonstrate their prowess and love for the game on the Coogee Beach sands.

Participation in the event will be limited to 12 A/B Men’s teams and 12 A/B Women’s teams on a first-come, first-served basis upon registration and payment, with a maximum capacity of 12 teams (with 2 teams on a waitlist). Further essential event details are provided below.

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📢Important Event Details

Date: Saturday, 3rd August 2024

• 8:15 am ALL PLAYERS on the beach to help the setup of Court 1, 2, 4 and 5
• 8:35am – 8:45am: ALL PLAYERS meeting and all teams drawn for Court allocations for round 1
• 8:45am: 10-min warm-up
• 9:00am: First round games commence.

Venue: Coogee Beach

Target Participants: A/B players (maximum 12 Men’s and 12 Women’s teams)

Seeding: The determination of seeding will be entrusted to the CBVA Tournament Sub-Committee.

Team Registration: Teams will enter the event on a first-come, first-served basis upon registration and payment. with a maximum capacity of 12 teams (with 2 teams on a waitlist).

Registration Opens: Sunday, 21 July 2024, at 5:00 PM AEST. 

Registration Closes: Registration will remain open until 5:00 PM AEST on Sunday, 28 July 2024. However, registration may close earlier if the maximum team limit is reached. 

Payment: All participating teams are required to pay upon registration. In case of overbooking, waitlisted teams will be refunded. Cost: $20 per player (CBVA member) or $30 per player (Non CBVA member). Please note that withdrawals made before the registration deadline at 5:00 PM AEST on Sunday, 28 July 2024, will be eligible for a refund. However, after this deadline, no refunds will be issued.

Prizes: Prize money for winners and runners-up will be equally split between both genders

Stay Tuned:  Further updates and announcements will be shared closer to the event date.

Issues / Questions / Team changes: should be sent to tournaments@cbva.org.au

Rules & Equipment:

• All players must be a current Full (or equivalent) Member of Volleyball NSW or other Australian State Volleyball Association.
• Use of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Official Rules (current).
• All players will be required to perform the roles of a duty team during an event.
• Penalties for not fulfilling duty requirements at the discretion of the CBVA Tournament Sub-Committee and team may not be allowed to enter another tournament in future.

Competition Format:

• One Men’s and Women’s division will be composed of 12 teams.
• It is a rolling format; games must begin 5 minutes after the previous game has ended.
• Match format is 21/21/15 (change of ends 7/7/5). Matches are won when a team wins 2 sets.
• Teams are seeded into 4 pools of 3, and the top 2 teams progress into single elimination. Where necessary, rally point ratio will be used and then drawing of lots will be used to determine finalists.
• Teams in each Pool are seeded 1st to 3rd.
• Teams will verse the two other teams in their pool.
• Teams who finish 1st or 2nd will proceed to the Quarter Finals.
• The winners of these games progress to the Semi Finals.
• Gold Medal Matches.
• Bronze medal playoffs will not be played, and teams will record a result of equal 3rd.
• The Tournament Director may alter the match format to ensure the completion of an event.

Withdrawal and changing of players:

Before entries close:

• A team withdrawing will receive a full refund.
• A team may request a change of players in writing to tournaments@cbva.org.au.

Once entries have closed:

• A refund will NOT be provided for teams withdrawing that are deemed by the CBVA Tournament Sub-Committee to not have a medical reason or a special case. Proof of reasoning maybe be requested (e.g. medical certificate).
• A change of players in a team is only permitted if there is a medical or special case reason.
• A reseeding of the event will take place at the discretion of the CBVA Tournament Sub-Committee.
• Any impacts to the draw or seeding due to withdrawals or change of players will be made at the discretion of the CBVA Tournament Sub-Committee all athletes will be informed at the Players Meeting.

Uniforms: Suggest that all participants consider wearing coordinating uniforms during the event, though it's not mandatory.