2008 BC Winter Games Rules for Squash

Each of the eight Zones shall field a team of six players consisting of:

• No more then 4 athletes of one gender under the age of 15 as of the last day of the 2008 BC Winter Games
• No less then 2 athletes of one gender under the age of 15 as of the last day of the 2008 BC Winter Games
• 1 certified Intermediate or better Coach
• 1 Assistant Coach or Team Manager of the opposite sex to the Coach

The tournament format will be based on a 32 person feed in drop down draw for one gender and a 16 person feed in drop draw for the other gender. There will be eight seeds established for the 32 person draw and 4 seeds for the 16 person draw. Seeding will be based on Squash BC rankings as of Dec. 31, 2007. The remaining draw will be created on a random basis, with the provision that wherever possible athletes from the same Zones will not compete against each other in the first round.

There will be Gold, Silver and Bronze medals awarded for both individual results and team results. Team results will be based on the following format:

Each individual team member will earn points for their team depending on where they place in the tournament. The tournament draw will be organized in a feed in drop down manner with A, B and C flights. The purpose of the draw format is to provide as many specific identifiable finishing positions as possible. Points will be based on the following schedule:

In the event of a tie, teams finishing positions will be based on the following criteria in descending order:

• most individual medals per team.
• If equal, by the greater number of matches won against the tied competitors;
• if equal, by the greater number of games won against the tied competitors;
• if equal, by the greater positive difference between the games won and lost among the tied competitors;
• if equal, by the greater positive difference between points won and lost among the tied competitors