Rules/Format - DrSand&MrGrass

                                                                                    Format for 2009:

 

  • 12-team (Two pools)
  • Savage seven (with a twist*)
  • 9 games in total
  • 2 days on grass, 1 day on sand
  • 35 minute games
  • Cap 1
  • One time-out per team
  • No half-time

 

"SAVAGE SEVEN" with a twist. What does that mean?

 

  1. There are seven players per game (4 men - 3 women)--without substitution--on grass. On sand, there are 5 players with two subs. The twist is that now each team has the *option* to bring 9 players in total to the tournament. Before each game of the tournament, the captains must decide who will be the 7 players for that game and only those players can play. (This applies to sand as well, in which only 7 can play per game per team.)
  2. In the event of injury/illness during a game, if a player must leave the game, the opposing team’s captain has the option to continue playing 7 players or match the number of players left on the other team. If the captain chooses to match the number of players (for example, playing 6 on 6), they will still have their 7th player at their disposal to sub in during that game. However, the players who were designated as “non-players” for that game cannot enter the game as a sub.

 

How to Come Back and Play Dr&Mr: "Rules for Entry"

 

  • Top 3 teams and spirit winner are automatically in for the next edition.
  • The bottom 4 teams lose their spots for the next edition. (Unless one of them wins spirit.)
  • The middle 5 positions (from 4th to 8th) must improve their position to return for the next edition. (eg. Ghana is seeded 5th; they must place 4th or higher to come back.)
  • If a new team enters they must place 8th or higher to secure a spot for the next edition.
  • There is always one Spanish team (if one wishes to enter).
  • Green cards.