SMU Gravical 2022 Rules & Regulations

These Rules shall be read in conjunction with the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Rules and Regulations, subjected to changes without notice. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, SMU Gravical 2022 will also have Safe Management Measures (SMM) in place, in accordance with that of the Ministry of Health (MOH) and SportSG. Any unforeseen cases not covered by the SMU Gravical 2022 Rules and Regulations shall be resolved as follows:

General Issues: Resolved by the SMU GRAVICAL 2022 Organizing Committee
Technical Issues: Resolved in spirit with the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Rules and Regulations
Appeal Issues: Resolved in spirit with the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Rules and Regulations 

1. GENERAL RULES

• Competitors must wear the official event T-shirt during their climb.
• Competitors must report at registration and report at respective call zones punctually for their respective categories. Latecomers will be disqualified.
  • If the participant is not present at the call zone when the detail has begun, the participant will be disqualified.

• Participants will be notified of their allocated detail through an email.
• The organizers reserve the right to amend the rules and regulations without prior notice.
• Competitors will be reminded of the rules of the competition on the actual day itself.
• Schedule of categories may be subjected to changes. Participants are advised to check their email, the event instagram page and the event website for the latest updates.
• The organizers reserve the right to utilize pictures taken of participants for the purposes of publicity, promotion and post-event reports.
• Different competition formats will be used throughout the competition. ​
  1. ​​​The Flash Format will be used during the Novice and Intermediate Qualifying Round. 
  2. The Session Format will be used during the Open Qualifying Round as well as the Novice and Intermediate Semifinals.
  3. The Rotation Format will be used during Open Semifinals as well as Novice and Intermediate Finals.
  4. The Team Rotation Format will be used during ALL Team Events.
  5. The IFSC Concurrent Finals Format will be used during Open Finals.

 
 2. EVENT ELIGIBILITY 
Covid-19

• All participants are to be fully vaccinated. 
• Refer to Section 8 for further Safe Management Measures

Novice Category

• Participants must not have been a finalist in the Novice or higher categories of previous competitions before.
• National climbers are not allowed to join this category.

Intermediate Category

• Participants must not have been amongst the Top 3 positions for Intermediate or Open categories of previous competitions before.
• Participants must not have been a finalist for Open categories of previous competitions before.
• National climbers are not allowed to join this category.

Open Category

• All participants are welcomed.
• National climbers can join this category.
• There will not be any demonstration climbs.

Novice Team Event

• Each team will consist of FOUR members.
• All participants in the team must not have been a finalist in the Novice or higher categories of previous competitions before.
• If any one of the team members has won a team event (podium placing), the team would not be eligible to compete in this category
• There must be at least 1 participant of the opposite gender in the team.
• National climbers are not allowed to join this category.

Intermediate-Open Team Event

• Each team will consist of FOUR members.
• All participants are welcome.
• There must be at least 1 participant of the opposite gender in the team.
• There can only be a maximum of 2 participants from the open category.
• National climbers can join this category. 

 
3. COMPETITION FORMATS
Flash Format

1. Each detail will have a maximum of 15 climbers
2. Each detail will have 19 minutes to attempt to top all the boulder problems.
3. A recording of the demonstration climb will be available for climbers to watch and climbers are expected to watch them.
4. Participants may attempt the boulder problems in any order. 

Session Format

1. Each session will have a maximum of 20 climbers.
2. Each session for Open Qualifiers, Novice and Intermediate Semifinals will have 30 minutes to attempt to top all the boulder problems.
3. Competitors will be isolated in the isolation zone as soon as they settled into boulderplanet.
4. There will be an observation time of 10 minutes before the commencement of the event.
5. There will not be a demonstration climb.
6. Participants may attempt the boulder problems in any order. 

Rotation Format

1. Each competitor will attempt all the boulder problems, in the prescribed order, with 4 minutes to attempt to top each problem.
2. Once 4 minutes are up, no additional time will be given to the competitors to finish the problems.
3. Competitors will have a resting period of 4 minutes in between each successive boulder problem. At the end of each rotation period, the competitors that are climbing shall stop climbing and be seated with their back facing the competition wall at a designated area. This position shall not allow observation of any boulder problems. The competitors who have finished their resting period shall move on to their next boulder problem.
4. There will not be a demonstration climb.

Team Rotation Format

1. Each team will attempt all the boulder problems, in the prescribed order, with a total of 4 minutes for all 4 members to attempt to top each problem.
2. All members of the team must move together to a boulder problem.
3. Once 4 minutes are up, no additional time will be given to the competitors to finish the route.
4. A recording of the demonstration climb will be available for climbers to watch and climbers are expected to watch them.
5. Team members are required to spot their teammates during their attempts.
6. Female participants score double points.

IFSC Concurrent Finals Format

1. There will be 4 boulder problems each for the Open Men and Open Women Finals.
2. Competitors will be isolated in the isolation zone as soon as they settled into boulderplanet.
3. There will be an observation time of 2 minutes per route before the commencement of the event.
4. A designated pair of 1 male and 1 female competitor will climb simultaneously on their individual problems.
5. Each pair will have 4 minutes to attempt to top the designated boulder problems.
6. Once 4 minutes are up, no additional time will be given to the competitors to finish the problems. 
7. The competitors will then proceed to isolation to rest until all competitors have attempted the designated boulder problem.
8. All competitors will then move on to attempt the next boulder problem and the process repeats until all competitors have attempted all the boulder problems.
9. There will not be a demonstration climb.

4. COMPETITION ROUNDS
Qualifiers

1. Top 20 participants for Novice and Inter category will move on to the semifinals.
2. Top 15 participants for Open category will move on to the semifinals.

Semi-Finals

1. Top 10 participants for Novice category will move on to the finals.
2. Top 8 participants for Inter and Open category will move on to the finals.

Finals

1. Top 3 participants for each category will be awarded prizes.

5. REGISTRATION
If the participant is not present for registration by the end of their allocated registration time (stated on the email that they will receive and SMU Gravical 2022 website), the participant will be disqualified.

Call Zone 

1. An announcement will be made for the detail to report to the call zone.
2. If the participant is not present at the call zone when the detail has begun, the participant will be disqualified. 

Isolation Zone
The following rules are to be abided by once the announcement for closure of isolation is made:

1. Only competitors who are eligible to compete in that round are allowed to enter the Isolation zone.
2. If participants would like to leave the Isolation zone for any reason, they must inform the Isolation IC. Participants will be disqualified immediately if they leave the Isolation zone without informing the Isolation IC.
3. Participants are only allowed to communicate with their fellow participants in the isolation zone and event officials when they are in the isolation zone.
   1. The use of mobile phones to communicate with outsiders will NOT be permitted in the isolation zone.
   2. Anyone who is caught with the intention to communicate will be disqualified immediately.
   3. In the event that there is a need for communication in emergency situations, participants are required to alert the event officials. Participants are required to turn on the loudspeaker throughout the call to ensure fairness and transparency in this competition. 
   4. In the event of disqualification, participant's registration fee will not be reimbursed.

6, DURING THE COMPETITION
Time-Keeping
1. Timer will run continuously throughout the competition, displaying the amount of time remaining for each detail or rotation.
2. Whistle will be blown by time-keeper at the following times:

• Triple Whistle: Start of detail or rotation
• Single Whistle: ONE minute left to end of detail or rotation
• Double Whistle: End of detail or rotation

3. The next detail or rotation may move into the climbing area only after the entire of the previous detail or rotation has exited the climbing area. 
4. There will be exactly ONE minute of preparation time before the triple whistle blows again, signifying the start of the next detail or rotation. 

Start

1. A ‘four-point’ starting position will be adopted for each boulder problem.
2. There will be FOUR strips of the designated coloured tape indicating where the FOUR limbs can be placed specifically in accordance to the discretion of the Chief Route Setter.
3. In the event of a false start, where the climber does not start the route in a controlled and stable manner with all FOUR limbs on the designated FOUR starting points of the problem, the route judges hold the right to call the climber off the wall.
4. The climber would have to queue again to attempt the problem.

Zone

1. There will be a zone for each boulder problem, indicated by one zone hold.
   1. If there is one zone hold, there will be ONE strip of tape.
   2. Zone will only be awarded when the participant has one hand on the hold and is in a controlled and stable position. This is up to the discretion of the route judge.
2. Participants should check with the route judge if they are unsure if they are awarded the zone.

Top

1. There will be ONE strip of the designated coloured tape indicating the end hold or holds.
2. Top will only be awarded when the participant has two hands on the end hold or holds and is in a controlled and stable position. This is up to the discretion of the route judge.
3. The Route Judge will announce to the climber with gestures to confirm the top.
4. For special ending positions other than the aforementioned positions, the Chief Judge will explain during the pre-event briefing.

Brushing & Chalking

1. Participants may chalk and brush the tiles themselves with the materials provided by the organizers.

Boundaries

1. Boundaries are marked with black coloured tape.
2. Participants cannot touch any hold, volume or part of the wall that is beyond the boundaries of the boulder problem they are attempting.
3. Side panels of the wall can be used if there is no boundary tape.

Fouls, Penalties and Disqualification

1. If participants do any and not limited to the following, during their qualifier/semi/final, they will incur one PENALTY:
   1. Communicate with anyone other than the event officials
   2. Communication includes talking, gesturing, using communication devices
   3. Hit, kick or physically damage event property intentionally
   4. Event property includes climbing holds, volumes, walls, furniture etc.
   5. Use vulgarities in any language or gesture
   6. Display any unsportsmanlike behaviour, e.g. throwing/kicking items forcefully in anger, booing, taunting
   7. Refuses to dismount the wall when told to do so by event officials
   8. Breach Safe Management Measures

Upon incurring two penalties within the same round of qualification, the participant will be disqualified immediately and asked to leave the competition grounds. In the event of disqualification, their registration fee will not be reimbursed.

If participants are on the wall when the penalty is incurred, their attempt will be recorded. If they have scored the bonus before incurring the penalty, the bonus will be awarded.

1. If participants abuse event officials, participants or spectators verbally/physically, they will be disqualified immediately. A police report will be made for serious incursions.
2. The event organizers reserve the right to penalize or disqualify any participant who commits any offensive act other than the aforementioned actions.

Technical Incident
●  A Technical Incident is defined as any occurrence that results in a disadvantage or unfair advantage to a competitor, which is not the result of an action on the part of the competitor.
●  The Chief Judge, if necessary in consultation with the Chief Route-Setter shall make the confirmation or non-confirmation of a Technical Incident.

1. In the event of a technical incident, the round will be suspended until the technical incident is resolved.
2. Competitors who have begun their attempts shall be allowed to finish that attempt if they decide to. 
3. In the case that the competitor’s attempt is compromised by the technical incident, the competitor must decide and inform the route judge IMMEDIATELY whether or not the attempt should be kept for scoring.

7. RESULTS
Ranking

1. The scoring system adopted for this competition is in accordance with the IFSC Rules 2021 Version No 1.7, Section 8.16.
2. Participants will be ranked in the following order:
   1. # of Tops
   2. # of Zones
   3. Attempts to Tops
   4. Attempts to Zones
3. In the event of a tie during finals, competitors will be awarded and attained their placing according to the semifinals results. In the event of a tie in the semifinal results, competitors will be awarded and attained their placing according to the qualifier results.

Appeals

1. All appeals shall be accepted if accompanied by the official appeal form and appeal fee of S$60.00 by the competitor concerned.
2. Flash Format and Session Format:
   1. An appeal against the ranking of the competitor shall be made within 10 minutes of publication of the Official Results of that round.
3. Rotation Format:
   1. An appeal against the ranking of the competitor shall be made within 10 minutes of publication of the Official Results of that round.
4. IFSC Rotation Format:
   1. An appeal against the ranking of the competitor shall be made immediately following the publication of a result immediately following the publication of the Official Results of that round. ​

8. SAFE MANAGEMENT MEASURES
The list of Safe Management Measures are updated as of 4 November 2021 and are non-exhaustive.

1. Physical distancing 
   1. Participants are to maintain a 2-metre physical distance between each other.
2. Mask wearing
   1. Masks should be worn throughout the event. 
   2. Masks are not to be taken off even when climbing.
3. Intermingling
   1. Participants are to keep to their detail at all times. 
   2. Participants are not allowed to intermingle with participants outside of their detail.

These measures are subject to changes without notice, in accordance with any latest updates from MOH and SportSG. The event organizers reserve the right to penalize or disqualify any participant found to be in breach of the above measures.

*Rules & Regulations are subject to changes
**Updated as of 9 November 0057HRS