Entry Information

Dates

Scotland, North East & North West, West Midlands & Wales, South West, Yorkshire & East Midlands: November 9-10th 2024

East & London, South East: November 9th 2024

Venues

UMIR

Yorkshire & East Midlands - Hull University - Allam Sports Centre 

Scotland - Dundee RPC

North East & North West - Northumbria University Sport Central 

West Midlands & Wales - Alan Higgs Centre

South West - SGS Wise

East & London - Bracknell Leisure Centre

South East – Places Leisure Eastleigh 

Entry Dates and Costs

ENTRY OPENING DATE

UMIR - Tuesday 24th September

ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Thursday 17th October at 23:59 – Team Entry Deadline 

(Deadline for teams to have been entered on BUCS Play by an Institution Administrator)  

Tuesday 5th November at 23:59 - Team Join Deadline

(Players to have joined their team on BUCS Play and been accepted into the team by a captain and/or Institution Administrator on BUCS Play)

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.

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 Event

To apply for this competition:

  1. 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)
  2. Please speak to your Institution Administrator as they will need to enter the correct number of teams for you.
  3. Competitors then need to apply for the respective event. (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
  4. Institution Administrators must assign competitors to the correct team during the approval process. (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.

Events and BUCS Points Available

Events & BUCS Points Available

BUCS Points will be awarded in line with BUCS Appendix 1 and BUCS Regulation 6

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.

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:

 

BUCS General Regulations 

BUCS Sport Specific Regulations

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

All questions should in the first instance be directed to your Institution Administration.

Safeguarding at BUCS Events

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