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From: "HUGHES, Chris" <CHughes@chelt.ac.uk>
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Thanks to Barry O'Kane with providing me with the answers.
However is does contradict what appears to be said at the WFDF conference. I
will try to clarify with the WFDF.
Extract from the 1998 WFDF rule book available at
http://www.wfdf.org/art1.htm#106 (again; thanks Barry)
105 Classification of Players: To promote fair competition, players shall be
classified based upon age and sex and
shall compete against other players of a like classification, or, at
their discretion, in the open field of players. The following
classifications shall be used:
105.01 Open Division: All players who do not qualify for any other
division or choose not to compete in any other
division.
105.02 Women's Division: Available only to female players. The
women's division may be further subdivided into
junior, master, grand master, senior grand master, or legends
divisions, depending upon the number of female
players who would qualify for said divisions.
105.03 Junior Division: Available to players who do not reach
their 19th or subsequent birthdays during the
calendar year in which the tournament concludes.
105.04 Under-Twelve Division: Available to players who do not
reach their 12th or subsequent birthdays during
the calendar year in which the tournament concludes.
105.05 Master Division: Available to players who reach at least
their 35th birthdays during the calendar year in
which the tournament begins. Master division for Ultimate play
begins at 32 years of age for men and 28 years of
age for women.
105.06 Grand Master Division: Available to players who reach at
least their 45th birthdays during the calendar
year in which the tournament begins.
105.07 Senior Grand Master Division: Available to players who
reach at least their 55th birthdays during the
calendar year in which the tournament begins.
105.08 Legends Division: Available to players who reach at least
their 65th birthdays during the calendar year in
which the tournament begins.
105.09 Suspension of Classification: A tournament director may
suspend one or more of the divisions for a given
tournament if fewer than five persons at a tournament qualify for
that division. If a division is suspended, the
players who would have qualified for that division shall compete
in another division in which they qualify, or the
open division.
105.10 Choice of Divisions: If a player qualifies for more than
one division, he or she shall choose which division
he or she or she or she or she or she shall compete in prior to
the start of play, and shall not compete in any other
division throughout the duration of the tournament.
106 National Teams
106.01 A foreigner who wishes to compete on a national team in a
world championship must have lived
continuously in that country for at least two consecutive years
immediately prior to the tournament.
106.02 A national team may have a maximum of two "foreign" players
as defined in 106.01.
106.03 A player who has lived continuously in a country for at
least five consecutive years immediately prior to the
tournament is no longer considered a "foreign" player on that
national team's roster.
106.04 World championship organizers shall provide each national
team with an official roster form on which to
list each player's name and his or her nationality or "foreign"
player status. This form is to be returned to the
organizers prior to the tournament.
So;
Juniors who have their 18th Bday in 2000 (ie born in 1982) can play.
Masters who have their 32 Bday in 2000 (ie born in 1968) can play. This
contradicts what Colin says was stated in the WFDF conference in St Andrews
(30 Bbay, born in 1970)- I will speak to Charlie Mead and confirm.
Each National team can have two players who have lived in the country, and
as many as we want who have lived in the country for more than five years.
Production of a valid British passport will remove any foreigner status
irrelevant of where you live or how long you have lived in the country.
Chris