IN AN EFFORT TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN PARITY AND TO ENCOURAGE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF ENTRIES, THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SHALL APPLY TO THE 2010 KANSAS V.N.E.A. STATE INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

THESE REQUIREMENTS WERE DEVELOPED IN THE SPIRIT OF THE INTERNATIONAL RULES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIVIDING PLAYERS INTO DIVISIONS WHICH WOULD ALLOW TEAMS OF DIFFERENT SKILL LEVELS TO COMPETE WITH OTHERS OF SIMILAR OR EQUAL ABILITIES.

THE PARAMETERS USED FOR QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS IN EACH DIVISION WILL REQUIRE EACH LEAGUE DIRECTOR OR LEAGUE CHARTER GOVERNING BODY TO USE HONESTY AND FAIRNESS IN DIVULGING EACH LEAGUE PLAYER'S ACTUAL AND LEGITIMATE SKILL LEVEL, ACCORDING TO THE RULES SET FORTH BY THE ASSOCIATION.

DEFINITIONS


INTERNATIONAL MASTER, OR INTERMEDIATE PLAYER:  ANY PLAYER (MALE OR FEMALE) WHO IS LISTED ON THE MOST RECENT OFFICIAL V.N.E.A. PLAYER RANKINGS, AS OF THE DATE OF THE KANSAS STATE TOURNAMENT, AS EITHER A MASTER OR INTERMEDIATE PLAYER.

ALSO NOTE THAT FOR THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFYING FOR THIS TOURNAMENT, ANY PLAYER MAY BE DESIGNATED AS AN INTERNATIONAL MASTER OR INTERMEDIATE BY THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE OR LEAGUE OPERATOR, BASED ON THE PLAYER'S KNOWN SKILL LEVEL.



CHARTER HOLDERS AND/OR LEAGUE OPERATORS WILL BE ASKED TO PUBLISH A LIST OF PLAYERS IN THEIR LEAGUES WHO REPRESENT THE TOP SKILL LEVEL FROM THEIR LEAGUE. THOSE PLAYERS WILL BE RANKED IN TWO SEPARATE CATAGORIES AS FOLLOWS:


LOCAL MASTER  ...ANY PLAYER WHO HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED A "9" OR HIGHER AVERAGE IN AN UPPER DIVISION LEAGUE (DIVISION A, OR DIVISION I, A VEGAS LEAGUE, OR ANY LEAGUE WHICH IS CONSIDERED A TOP SKILL LEVEL LEAGUE), AND DOES NOT FALL INTO THE ABOVE LISTED CATAGORIES OF INTERNATIONAL MASTER OR INTERMEDIATE.

LOCAL INTERMEDIATE ...ANY PLAYER WHO HAS CONSISTENTLY MAINTAINED A HIGH "7" OR AN "8" AVERAGE IN AN UPPER DIVISION LEAGUE (AS DEFINED ABOVE), AND DOES NOT FALL INTO THE INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS.

ANY PLAYER WHO DOES NOT FALL INTO ANY OF THE ABOVE LISTED CATAGORIES WILL BE CALLED AN "OPEN PLAYER" .  (OPEN PLAYERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE INDIVIDUALLY DEFINED OR LISTED BY THE LEAGUE OPERATOR)


NOTE: PLAYERS WHO DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT HISTORY IN THE LEAGUE TO DEFINE THEIR AVERAGE, BUT HAVE A KNOWN SKILL LEVEL, MAY BE DEEMED BY THE LEAGUE OPERATOR OR THE TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE, AS EITHER A LOCAL MASTER OR LOCAL INTERMEDIATE PLAYER.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS


OPEN "A" DIVISION ELIGIBILITY

"A" DIVISION TEAM ROSTERS WILL CONSIST OF ANY PLAYERS FROM THE SAME CHARTER (MALE OR FEMALE) WHO ARE LISTED AS LOCAL MASTER, OR LOCAL INTERMEDIATE OR OPEN PLAYERS.

THIS DIVISION MAY HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE MALE PLAYER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL MASTER LIST...OR...ONE MALE PLAYER FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INTERMEDIATE LIST.

(ANY NUMBER OF INTERNATIONALLY OR LOCALLY RANKED WOMEN PLAYERS MAY PLAY ON A TEAM IN THIS DIVISION)



OPEN "B" DIVISION ELIGIBILITY
 
"B" DIVISION TEAM ROSTERS WILL CONSIST OF ANY PLAYERS FROM THE SAME CHARTER (MALE OR FEMALE) WHO ARE LISTED AS "OPEN PLAYERS"

THIS DIVISION MAY HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE MALE PLAYER FROM THE LOCAL INTERMEDIATE LIST.

INTERNATIONALLY RANKED MASTERS/INTERMEDIATE MEN OR LOCAL MASTERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE "B" DIVISION.

(ANY NUMBER OF INTERNATIONALLY OR LOCALLY RANKED WOMEN PLAYERS MAY PLAY ON A TEAM IN THIS DIVISION)

"B" DIVISION TEAMS MUST HAVE TWO OR MORE ORIGINAL TEAM ROSTER MEMBERS FROM LOCAL LEAGUE PLAY.



WOMEN'S DIVISION ELIGIBILITY

WOMEN'S DIVISION TEAM ROSTERS WILL CONSIST OF ANY WOMEN PLAYERS FROM THE SAME CHARTER WITH ONLY ONE INTERNATIONAL MASTER OR ONE INTERNATIONAL INTERMEDIATE PLAYER ALLOWED ON A TEAM ROSTER. 

ANY WOMEN'S TEAM CONSISTING OF MORE THAN ONE INTERNATIONALLY RANKED FEMALE WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN THE OPEN "A" OR "B" EVENTS.



ALL DIVISIONS

ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENTLY SANCTIONED IN THE V.N.E.A FOR THE '10 -'11 SANCTION YEAR.

ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 8 LEAGUE MATCHES SINCE JANUARY 1, 2010

(LEAGUE OPERATOR MAY BE ASKED TO PROVIDE PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS)