Dates
Scottish, Northern, Eastern, Western: November 23-24th 2024
Venue
Scottish - Dundee RPC - https://maps.app.goo.gl/BvSeF6uNVmCt7i398
Northern - Nottingham Wildcats Arena - https://maps.app.goo.gl/cRrugS4PhGGKJLpj7
Eastern - Cranford Superdome https://goo.gl/maps/QkCzVA2h4JMrGb5b6
Western - Alan Higgs Centre - https://goo.gl/maps/6qY9o2iRdyJhv5Gn9
Entry Dates and Allowance
ENTRY OPENING DATE
UWIR - Tuesday 24th September
STAGE 1 ENTRY CLOSING DATE
Thursday 31st October at 23:59 - Team Entry Deadline (Deadline for Institution Administrators to enter a team on BUCS Play)
Tuesday 19th November at 23:59 - Team Join Deadline (Deadline for students to have applied and been approved into the appropriate squad, e.g. 1st team, 2nd team etc)
ENTRY COSTS
£200 per team
SINGLE ENTRY
This competition will NOT operate a staged entry process. As such, please ensure all entries are submitted through BUCS Play prior to the closing date listed above.
EVENTS AND BUCS POINTS AVAILABLE
ENTRY ALLOWANCE
Team entry numbers will be limited by venue capacity. Efforts will be made to accept as many teams as possible, but in the instance that the event is oversubscribed at the closing date, the following rules will apply, in order:
- First teams will get priority over second teams, and second over third etc.
- If there is insufficient room for all first teams, places will be awarded in the following order:
- First teams finishing in the top half of the previous year’s tournament
- First teams who didn’t enter the previous year’s tournament
- Remaining first teams in order of their finishing position last year
- If there are spaces remaining after all first teams have been awarded a space, second teams will be offered places in an order based on finishing position last year, then third teams and so on
- Second teams with no finishing position from last year will have a lower priority than those who attended – but still above all third teams (and so on)
- If the cut-off happens to fall between 2 or more teams with no finishing position from last year, a lottery will be run between those teams to determine entry.
ENTRY PROCESS – TEAM EVENTS
To apply for this competition:
- Entries will need to be submitted via the team entries section of our online entry system, BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
- Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to submit your entry.
- A Team Captain must be selected as part of the team before entries close.
- Competitors then need to apply for their respective team. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy
By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer
To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.
Rules and Regulations
RULES AND REGULATIONS
All regulations relating to the running of the 2024-25 season can be found in via the below links:
Rosters
ROSTERS
Roster checks will be conducted on all teams using UKU's JustGo Membership system during the weekend of the event in question. All players must have the appropriate membership for that event by the start of play on day 1 of the event.
Withdrawals
Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy
Photography and Videography
Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event
Questions
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