REGULATIONS
33rd ALFREDS KRAUKLIS MEMORIAL
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
FOR WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL TEAMS

 

PLACE AND TIME

The tournament will take place in Riga, Latvia from August 15th to 17th, 2025.

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TOURNAMENT’S MANAGEMENT

The tournament is organized by a union “Alfrēda Kraukļa VEF basketbols” in cooperation with SIA “AKCUP” and Basketball school BJBS “Rīga”, an established tournament management group and an approved panel of judges.

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PARTICIPANTS

The tournament is meant for adult wheelchair basketball players, as well as underage players - only with their parent or legal guardian written approval.

The team includes up to 12 players and 2 coaches.
Each team’s management or coaching staff is responsible for the health of the respective team.

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TOURNAMENT RULES

1. The system of the tournament is established by the panel of judges, after the receipt of Registration form, based on the amount of teams in each age group.

2. Tournament games are played under standard IWBF approved wheelchair basketball rules with tournament rule adjustments.

3. The game time in the preliminary games is 4 x 8min, and finals for 1st and 3rd place 4 x 10 min.

4. The coach of the team must fill out the protocol of respective game at least 15min before the start of the game.

5. Teams must bring their own basketballs for pre-game warm-ups.

6. The games are played with the 7th size basketballs.

7. Each team has 2 time-outs in the first half, and 3 time-outs in the second half of the game.

8. If the score is tied at the end of playing time in the fourth period, the game shall continue with as many extra periods of two (2) minutes as is necessary to break the tie.

9. If a player gets disqualified during the game, he is not allowed to play in the next game (each case is evaluated by the tournament management group and an approved panel of judges).

10. Each team’s main coach or another member of the team needs to arrive in the tournament’s office not later than the first day, to register the team in the tournament.

11. The finals take place on August 17th, 2025 and are played until 20:30.

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REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION

Each team covers its own expenses.

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For information about the tournament costs, please contact the tournament organizers.

ACCOMMODATION and MEALS:

Teams must choose preferences for accommodations in the online application form.

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Additional information:

• Centralized meals are available for tournament participants in all LIDO restaurants (additional info: www.lido.lv/en/) and tournament leaflets.

• Check-in at hotel – August 15th from 15:00 and check-out from hotel – August 17th until 12:00.

• Teams staying at the hotel are provided with breakfast in the hotel.

• Meals:

  • Friday, August 15th – lunch and dinner;

  • Saturday, August 16th – breakfast, lunch and dinner;

  • Sunday, August 17th – breakfast, lunch

N.B. On the first day of tournament there will be an option to get additional meal vouchers if needed.

RANKING SYSTEM

For each win team receives 2 points, each loss 1 point in the schedule. If two or more teams have achieved the same amount of points, higher place is determined by:

• According to both team game result;

• According to win amount between both teams;

• According to made and lost points in between teams who have the same amount of points.

• According to the made and lost points in the group.

AWARDS

• First place teams shall be awarded trophies, diplomas, medals and commemorative prizes. Second and third place teams in every age group shall be awarded diplomas, medals and commemorative prizes.

• Best players on the first, second and third place teams in every age group shall be awarded commemorative prizes.

• Tournament All-star five players shall be awarded commemorative prizes.

PARTICIPATION FEE, APPLYING AND CONTACTS

• A separate teams participation fee is not applied.

• All participating teams have to submit applications via online application until July 1st, 2025.

• Online application form is available here:
  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zhfBmtgSNNNy2IIy5bcwDXNilcW1Mm14-ZG0ITANyHw/edit

• All coaches have to submit their team roster until July 11th, 2025.

Participation fee shall be paid by bank transfer to tournament bank account:
Beneficiary: Alfrēda Kraukļa VEF basketbols
Bank: “Swedbank” AS
Swift code: HABALV22
Bank account: LV07HABA0551056750905
Registration. No. 40008327947

 

With any technical, documental, and other questions do not hesitate to contact us:

Jānis Labucs +371 29871063
Kārlis Vidžups +371 26895968

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E-mail: info@akcup.lv

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