2021 EDGC/EMDGC Format & Standards (Final Version, approved by EDGF GA on Feb 22, 2019, modiefied by EDGF BoD Jan 05, 2021)

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1		EDGC/EMDGC Format/Standards	EDGC 2021 (European Disc Golf Championship)	EMDGC 2021 (European Masters Disc Golf Championship)	Notes/Explanations

2		Used Acronyms	TD - tournament director, EDGF - European Disc Golf Federation, BoD - Board of directors, NDGGB - National disc golf governing body (e.g. the national disc golf association). LOC - Local organizing committee, EC - European (Disc Golf) Championship
3		LOC	The LOC is comprised of (1) the legal entity representing the organizers, (2) the host city, (3) the owners/management of the tournament site property, and (4) the NDGGB in the hosting country.
4		Modifications and Waivers	EDGF can grant the LOC the right to modify individual items of the standards upon their request. All requests need to be submitted in a timely manner. In case the EDGF does not grant the waiver for modification, the standards need to be respected as written.
5	Basic Event Format and Schedule		Event Format
6	A	Format
7	A1	Full Name	European Disc Golf Championship	European Disc Golf Masters Championship
8	A2	Periodicity	Biannually (even years), 2021 event in odd year	Biannually (even years), 2021 event in odd year
9	A3	Simultaneous Events	bids will be considered together with a possibility to select a joint host of both events; in 2021 the EDGC and EMDGC events cannot be held at different places at the same time
10	A4	Divisions	MPO, FPO, MJ19, FJ19	MP40, FP40, FP50, MP50, MP60, MP65	Addition of other master age protected divisions (as MP55, MP70, FP55) will be considered for EMDGC 2022 (based on the registration levels for EDGMC 2021).
11	A5	Capacity	180 players + additional extra spots	120 players + additional extra spots
12	A6	Number of Courses	one (1) course, FJ19 will play the same course as EMDGC	one (1) course	Two (2) courses if joint events; a championships level course is expected; for details see Sections H - Course Layout and L - Course Equipment
13	B	Schedule	See Column G for a detailed diagram
14	B1	Singles Competition Schedule	four (4) days Wednesday - Saturday		one individual competition round a day
15	B2	Doubles Competition Schedule	one (1) day Sunday (after the singles competition)		two doubles rounds, same course layout at singles
16	B3	Practice Days Schedule	two (2) days of practice with tee-times (Monday - Tuesday); at least one (1) more day of open practice for players (Sunday);
17	B4	Course Access	min. 8 days total (Sunday - Sunday) from sunrise to sunset; availability of the course a few days earlier is recommended even in an incomplete form		During this time the course should be set with all teepads, baskets in locations, OB marked; the course must be fully available to the event participants except dedicated optional event staff round on Saturday after the award ceremony (2.5 hours). No special events on the course except official event ceremonies.
18	B5	Daylight Time	minimally 14 hours	minimally 12 hours
19	Countries, Teams, and Players
20	C	European Countries Classification
21	C1	European Countries Group I	Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom		Members of EDGF and other European countries with institutionally represented disc golf communities (*2019)
22	C2	European Countries Group II	Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Romania		European countries with established disc golf contacts (*2019)
23	C3	European Countries Group III	Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Turkey		Other European countries (*2019)
24	D	Team Members
25	D1	Team Members	tournament players (``Players"), substitute players, team captains, and official team staff representing a single country; all team members must officially register, sign Participants Event Contract, and pay tiered event fees		LOC will issue name badges for all Team Members that will provide tiered access to the tournament facilities and events.
26	D2	Tournament Players	tournament players must fulfill all individual eligibility criteria		Tournament Players are eligible to play doubles.
27	D3	Substitute Players	each team can bring up to one substitute player per division; all substitute players must fulfill all individual eligibility criteria		Substitute Players are eligible to play doubles.
28			substitute players do not pay the event fees, except limited administration fee, the green fees for requested days of practice play, eventual area access fees, and social event fees for which they have free access;
29			substitute players can be promoted to tournament players at latest 1 hour before the start of the Round 1 of the competition to fill in the available vacated spots for the country
30	D4	Team Captains	each team must bring one team captain whose responsibility is to attend all captains meetings, represent the country at official event ceremonies, and provide communication between the LOC and the players of the team; in case of a joint EDGC and EMDGC event one team captain can serve for a country for both events		Team Captains are eligible to play doubles.
31	D4	Team Captains	team captains do not pay the event fees, except limited administration fee, the green fees for requested days of practice play, eventual area access fees, and social event fees for which they have free access		Team Captains are eligible to play doubles.
32	D5	Team Staff	each team can bring additional staff members, it may include team trainers, physio and medical staff, technical staff, accredited player accompanying persons, etc.		The LOC reserves the right to provide official accommodation for team staff only in a limited extent in case the capacity of the event accommodation for all other official event participants attending the event fills in. In that case the LOC should provide a guidance in accommodation alternatives for the unaccommodated team staff.
33	D5	Team Staff	team staff members do not pay the event fees except limited administration fee, eventual area access fees; special events should be only optional for team staff		The LOC also reserves right to limit the number of team staff to reasonable numbers to be able to provide transportation and other services for all the team members, or to provide these services for team staff for a small fee.
34	D6	Team Members Practice Schedule	See Practice Format and Schedule Diagram in Column G, Row 2 for details of practice schedule for team members.
35	E	Individual Eligibility
36	E1	Nationality	All players and substitute players: Nationality or Permanent residence/Center of interests 18+ months (at the moment of registration)		The center of interests is the main residency of a person, it is typically the place where the person spends most time during the calendar year, where it is employed, where it pays taxes, etc.)
37	E2	Junior Divisions Eligibility	All players eligible by age *		Regardless of Pro/Am status
38	E3	Minimum Age	MPO and FPO (16 years), MJ19 and FJ19 (14 years) Players younger than the required age but at least 12 years old can participate in MJ19 and FJ19 in case they meet the minimum current PDGA rating requirement (850 for MJ19, 750 for FJ19)	as required by the division	Age reached in the calendar year of competition. The minimum rating is evaluated on the day of the opening of the particular registration phase.
39	E4	PDGA Membership	required	required	All players, substitute players, and team captains must be current PDGA members in good standing with PDGA during the whole duration of the competition.
40	E5	PDGA Certified Official	required	required	All players, substitute players and team captains.
41	E6	Minimum PDGA Rating	MPO: 800, FPO: 600, MJ19 and FJ19: no minimum rating	All male divisions: 800, All female divisions: 600	The minimum rating is evaluated on the day of the opening of the particular registration phase. The minimum PDGA rating levels do not enforce competitiveness of the players but rather the basic ability of players to play the course and follow the event. All players (including players from the developing countries) need to meet this minimum PDGA rating requirements.
42	E7	Singles Eligibility	in case both EDGC and EMDGC are not held during the same time, a player who qualifies for both events can participate at both events
43	E8	Doubles Eligibility	EDGC players, official substitute players, and team captains if they satisfy players' nationality requirement	EMDGC players, official substitute players, and age eligible team captains if they satisfy players' nationality requirement	In case of a joint event (EDGC + EMDGC) all EDGC and EMDGC players, team captains (if they satisfy nationality requirement), and official substitute players can participate in any doubles division if they fulfill age and gender requirements for the particular doubles division.
44	E9	Participants Event Contract	all team members need to sign the Participants Event Contract with the LOC/EDGF that specifies their rights and responsibilities during the event within the deadline imposed by EDGF; the contract may include insurance waivers, media and marketing rules, release of public liability of the LOC, etc.		EDGF must publish the text of the contract before the start of the first event registration phase. See also F5 and G9.
45	E10	Payment of Fees	all team members need to pay all the tiered event fees by the imposed deadline by the LOC
46	E11	NDGGB Membership/Consent	all players must be either (1) members of the NDGGB, or (2) members of clubs officially registered with the NDGGB, or (3) they must hold a consent/approval/permission/etc. by the NDGGB allowing them to compete at the event		NDGGB needs to confirm or decline the membership/consent/approval by the end of the particular registration phase or within 14 days whichever comes later.
47	E12	Team Uniforms	in addition to the PDGA dress code players in competition (singles/doubles) need to adhere with the uniform policies at the event with the right to add their sponsor info in a limited extent		See also F4, U3, and U4
48	E13	Personal Information	all team members need to provide the necessary information to the NDGGB for registration process for the event in a timely manner
49	E14	Rules	all team members are personally responsible for following all current and applicable PDGA and special event rules during the whole duration of the event
50	F	National Disc Golf Governing Body Requirements
51	F1	Nonexisting NDGGB	if a country does not have a NDGGB, all the responsibilities of the NDGGB are transferred to a team captain approved by EDGF
52	F2	Team Selection Rules	the NDGGB must publish team selection rules at latest 18 months before the event; NDGGBs must send a copy (or link) to EDGF (in their own native language) by the same deadline		For 2020 the deadline is set on April 1, 2019. The goal of publishing of the rules on the EDGF website is not to impose a control of EDGF over the rules as the rules can be set freely at the discretion of the NDGGB, but rather to provide information for all players from all countries about the nomination criteria in their own countries at one place and at one time.
53	F3	Nomination of Team Captain	the NDGGB nominates by the imposed deadline and communicated the contact info to EDGF		See also D4
54	F4	Providing of Team Uniforms	the NDGGB must ensure that a team uniform is provided for players, substitute players, and team captain representing their country		See also E12, U3, and U4
55	F5	Signing of Participants Event Contracts	the NDGGB must ensure that all team members have signed the general Participants Event Contract provided by EDGF at latest one (1) month before the event start or within four (4) days after their registration whichever comes later		See also E9
56	F6	Additional NDGGB Contracts	the NDGGB may chose to sign their own contract with team members representing their country at the event to ensure the team members will follow the required provisions based on laws in the country, or guidelines by the disc golf / disc sports federation of the country, etc., and to legally confirm rights and responsibilities of the NDGGB and the team members related to the event; in case any such contract is required;
57			the text of the contract should be available to the potential team members/EDGF upon a request at least four (4) months before the event start;
58			the NDGGB must provide the team members sufficient time to sign the contract (at least 14 days under normal circumstances)
59	Event Specifications
60	G	Deadlines
61	G1	Deadline for Bid Call Publication	EDGF publishes the bid call as early as possible, at least 15 months in advance before the expected event date, public announcement about the dates of bid call opening should be released at least 1 month prior the bid call opening		From 2022 the 15 months period will be increased (eventually up to 30 months); event format, event standards and the application form will be available from the start of the bid call.
62	G2	Bid Applications Deadline	EDGF sets the application deadline that will allow at least 6 weeks for preparation of the bids after bid call opening		Bidders need to submit complete bid materials by the imposed deadline, no late submission is allowed except in case the deadline is extended by the decision of the EDGF Board of Directors.
63	G3	Preliminary Bid Consultations	prospective hosts can informally approach the joint EDGF - PDGA Europe Championship Committee to discuss their bids at any time and particularly during the duration of the open bid call		Consultations should provide bidders enough information about the expectation for the course, event organization and media coverage. Bidders can send the Committee their plans and obtain a feedback within a reasonable time frame.
64	G4	Bid Section Process	(1) bids are reviewed by the joint EDGF - PDGA Europe European Championship Committee; the committee evaluates the bids and makes the official recommendation to the EDGF BoD (within 1 week period)		In case it is needed EDGF BoD can extend these deadline periods, BoD needs to inform its members about the extension at least 2 days prior to the originally imposed deadline. In part (1) the joint EDGF-PDGA Europe Championship Committee submits the full weighted list of bidders to EDGF BoD for consideration.
65	G4	Bid Section Process	(2) EDGF BoD reviews the bid materials and considers the recommendation of the EC Committee and selects the hosts (within 1 week period) and makes the official announcement (within 2 days period)
66	G5	Deadline for Publication of Hosts and Event Dates	EDGF publishes the event host and dates at latest 3 weeks after the bid call is closed		In case it is needed EDGF BoD can extend this deadline, BoD needs to inform its members about the extension at least 2 days prior to the originally imposed deadline.
67	G6	Dates Offered in the Application	two (2)		Proposed dates should not conflict with PDGA Pro World Championship, PDGA Pro Worlds Masters Championship,WFDF World Team Championship, and any already published PDGA majors in Europe.
68	G7	Substitute Host	EDGF has the exclusive right to select a substitute host for the tournament, in case of force majeure or other events when the country giving the winning bid can not host the event.		The selected substitute event host will be notified of the choice at the same time as the selected event host, to allow preparation of the event.
69	G8	EDGF Site Review	three-six (3-6) months before the event		EDGF decides whether a site-visit is necessary prior to the event (based on the history of the events on the site, and organizers experience with competitive disc golf events). Details of the site review process will be specified in the EDGC Organizers Checklist that is a separate document. See also N9.
70	G9	Participants Event Contract Deadline	EDGF needs to publish the EDGC Participants Event Contract to be signed by all event participants prior to the first event registration phase
71	H	Course Layout
72	H1	Course Layout	Needs to be approved by EDGF		A championships level course is expected, see details in Section L - Course Equipment
73	H2	Number of Holes per Round	18	18	Each round must have 18 holes. Any alternative pin positions or layouts for different rounds must be approved by EDGF.
74	H3	Round Par	63+ strongly suggested	60+ strongly suggested	To ensure proper competition for the top European athletes par of the course should be adjusted appropriately; par of each hole should be determined by the PDGA standards.
75	I	Format Technical Specifications
76	I1	Golf Start/Shotgun Start	golf start all singles rounds
77	I2	Final Round Cut	50% of the field in each division plus ties		All players play the first three rounds, only the qualified players play the fourth (final) round. In case only less than seven (7) players compete in a division then top four (4) players in the division advance to the final round. No substitutions allowed, i.e., if a player qualified for the final round and does not start, no substitute player qualified for the finals.
78	I3	Group Size	max. four (4) players per group		Groups with less than three players need to be accompanied by a marshall or an appointed certified PDGA official.
79	I4	First Round Groups	in the first round, the players should be grouped according to random seeding within competitive level pools in the divisions. In divisions with 49+ players, three (3) pools should be used, in divisions with 17+ players, two (2) pools should be used.		Subject to compliance with PDGA Rules of Play, PDGA Competition Manual, and PDGA International Guide.
80	I5	Mixed Groups (different divisions in a group)	not allowed	only allowed in the first round in groups on the border between two consecutive divisions (in the order of play of divisions on that day) but only if two players from one division play with two players from the other division	Due to the golf start and different tee-times for different divisions mixed groups with players from different divisions are not allowed during the tournament beyond the first round.
81	I6	Order of Play of Divisions	Rd #1: MJ19,MPO, FPO Rd #2: MPO, FPO, MJ19 Rd #3: MJ19,FPO, MPO Rd #4::FPO, MJ19, MPO (FJ19 plays all rounds with EMDGC)	Rd #1: increasing by age Rd #2: mid aged, older, then younger divisions Rd #3: younger,older, then mid aged divisions Rd 4: decreasing by age	The order can be changed upon an approval by EDGF. EDGC: the order on Day 4 should allow video coverage of both MPO and FPO divisions (if provided). EMDGC: the order of women and men divisions should alter during the days,on two days women should play earlier than men, on other two days men play earlier than women.
82	I7	Tee-times Posting
83	I8	Tie-breaker in the Finals	sudden death on a sequence of holes set ahead of the start of the tournament; starting order of the players rotates after each completed hole (after the first sudden-death hole)		If not set differently, the first tie-breaker hole is Hole #1, followed by the Hole#2, etc. of the course layout used in the final round of the appropriate division.
84	I9	Practice Format	during the unrestricted practice days (3 and more days before the competition) all players eligible for singles or doubles competition are allowed to practice on the course without any restrictions except collisions with the eventual special events on the course		See the detailed tournament schedule - Column G, Row 2. All practice times are subject to availability of the course - course set up, course maintenance, park opening hours, etc. Practicing players must follow practice time and area instructions given by the LOC, EDGF representatives, and official tournament marshals. Throwing on the course outside of the designated time-frame or in an area in conflict with the competition, official events, spectators, or media will be considered by the tournament officials and can yield player disqualification.
85			during the tee-timed practice days (one and two days before the competition) tournament players are allowed to practice on the course (1) before the first tee-timed practice group (the players needs to clear the hole as soon as possible when the group gets to the teepad), (2) during the tee-timed practice with the general rule max. 3 drives from the tee, 2 alternative approaches, and 2 alternative putts, and (3) 15 minutes after the last posted tee-timed practice group; substitute players can use option (1) or (3), or in case extra vacant spots are available also (2), i.e., during the tee-timed practice rounds up to one practice player per group may be added to the group on the first come first serve basis subject to approval of the other players in the practicing group. tournament players have priority in practice during these days to the substitute players; tournament players are also allowed to practice on the course during the tee-times when the holes are not in use but they need to clear the hole as soon the tee-timed group arrives to the teepad
86			during the competition days, practice of all players eligible for singles or doubles competition on the course is allowed up to 20 minutes before the first official tee-time; no throwing on the course except in designated areas for warm-up is allowed after that until 10 minutes after the competition is finished for the day on the whole course; all practice must be restricted to areas not interfering with official events, spectators, media, etc; tournament players have priority in practice during the competition days to the substitute players
87			the only exception to the above rules is the period after the final round of the singles tournament and the Official Awards and Closing Ceremony when first the course is reserved for an eventual staff round (2.5 hours) and then the course is reserved for practice of the doubles players. No other players are allowed to practice during this time; absolutely no practice on the course is allowed the Official Awards and Closing ceremony
88	J	Doubles & Nations Cup
89	J1	Doubles Divisions	open, mixed, women	doubles divisions will be published by EDGF with the individual competition division size announcement	The spot distribution between countries will be determined by the spot allocation rules.
90	J2	Doubles Number of Players	up to the course capacity with shotgun start; max. group size four (4) players = two (2) pairs; two rounds a day
91	J3	Doubles Format	Round #1: modified best shot, Round #2: alternate shot		Shotgun start both rounds.
92	J4	Doubles Days of Play	Sunday (after the individual competition Wed - Sat)		The second round should be scheduled to finish by 18:00 local time.
93	J5	Doubles Eligibility	EDGC tournament players, team captains, and official substitute players	EMDGC tournament players, age eligible team captains, and official substitute players	In case of a joint event (EDGC + EMDGC) all EDGC and EMDGC players, team captains, and official substitute players can participate in any doubles division if they fulfill age and gender requirements for the particular doubles division.
94	J6	Nations Cup Rules	specified in a separate document EDGF Nations Cup Rules; only individual divisions count towards Nations Cup; separate Nations Cup ranking for EDGC and EMDGC even in case of a joint event
95	K	Scoring
96	K1	Online/Live Scoring	required, either external scorers (volunteers) in each group or at least four (4) scoring stations per round; any other format needs to be preapproved by EDGF prior to the event		Online/live scoring is mandatory as long as the technical standards (cell phone signal, WiFi) are available in the tournament area. In case network coverage is not available on the course to provide live scoring, this must be consulted with EDGF during the bid submission
97	K2	App/Software	the LOC selects a pre-approved application		Approved apps/software are DiscGolfMetrix, U-Disc and Spinn. Any other application needs to be pre-approved by EDGF.
98	K3	Scoring	3+ (everybody keeps scores)		All players in the group score all players in the group on paper score card (players handling the online scoring are excluded).
99	K4	Official Scores Posting	total round scores must be posted on the PDGA Event Website within 30 minutes after all the scores are finally determined. In case of an appeal and a change of a score the change needs to be posted on the PDGA Event Website within 30 minutes		Recommended is an entry of the round scores to PDGA Event Website on the rolling basis as the scorecards are handed in and checked.
100	L	Course Equipment