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 "Sometimes, it's more the thought that one slip of my finger, however minute, could cost me the tournament that scares me the most."     

 - Anonymous

 Rules

  • All the college teams willing to participate in the event should register online.
  • Maximum teams allowed for registration would be 24 (for Singles and Doubles each)
  • Registrations will be confirmed based on first come first serve basis. 
  • Each college team should have a valid college ID proof for participation. 
  • The aim of the game is to put one's own nine carrommen before one's opponent puts his/her. However, before pocketing one's final coin, Queen must be pocketed and then covered on the same or subsequent strike.
  • Fouls, such as crossing the diagonal lines on the board with any part of one's body, or pocketing the striker, will lead to carrommen being returned to the board along with a foul. (Other fouls can be referred at the ICF link given below)
  • The player is allowed to shoot with any finger, including the thumb (known as "thumbing" or a "thumb shot"). It will be applicable for both Singles and Doubles Category.
  • The player can shoot coins on his/her base line while playing a back shot (thumbing). (This is allowed for both Singles and Doubles)
  • The detailed carrom rules can be referred to on the website of International Carrom Federation - ICF (http://www.international-carrom-fed-media-commission.org/laws-of-carrom.htm), the international governing body for carrom.
  • All standard rules will apply in SPREE ‘10, the details of which will be given before the events.

 Event Conduction

  • There will be 4 Categories under which the Carrom Event will be held viz. – Boys’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles, Girls’ Singles and Girls’ Doubles.
  • Maximum of two players from a same college can register for Singles Category separately and maximum of two teams (with two players each and no player in common in the two teams) can register for Doubles Category. A person representing a college in Singles Category can register for one Doubles Team also.
  • So, a college can send minimum 1 player and maximum 6 players for Carrom Event. [ 2 for Singles Category separately and 4 for Doubles Category ]. If Girls' team is also sent then maximum would be 12. (6 Boys and 6 Girls)
  • Maximum of 24 teams for Boys’ Singles, Boys’ Doubles, Girls’ Singles and Girls’ Doubles each will be allowed for registration. 
  • The teams will be divided into pools in all the Categories. 
  • 3 matches of 25 points each will be played between two teams for declaring the winner. Best of 3 matches will decide the winner. In the case of a tie at the end of 3rd match, the tie will be broken by playing an extra board (not a complete match) until the tie is broken.
  • Points for coins will have the following weightage - 3 for Queen and 1 for a White/Black carrom coin.
  • Queen count stops from 22 points.
  • After the final results, top 3 positions will be rewarded in Boys’ Singles Category and top 2 positions will be rewarded in Boys’ Doubles Category. Whereas in Girls’ Singles, top 2 positions will be rewarded and 1st position in Girls’ Doubles will be rewarded.
  • The Event Trophy for the Carrom Event would be decided as follows: Whenever a carom match is won by any player of a college, the college will get points according to the phase of the event (league match,  quarter final, semi-final or final). After the finals are conducted, the total points of all the colleges would be calculated, and the college with maximum points will be given the Event Trophy. 
  • All the particpating teams have to bring their own Striker for the Carrom Event. Rest of the accessories will be made available during the event.
  • Any queries or discrepancies regarding the rules will be sorted out by the Event Manager and/or the Referee present. 
  • Any team or player found guilty of misconduct or violating the above rules may be disqualified.
  • Mobile phones should be turned off inside the carom hall.
  • Keep checking this page for any latest update for the event.

 

Event Manager

Ankur Kumar
ankur@bits-spree.org
Ph: +91-9823113095