BALTIC ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIP INDORS 2025

MEN AND WOMEN DIVISIONS

TOURNAMENT RULES

• Goals and tasks

• Determine the winners of the Baltic Ultimate Championship Indoors 2025 (BUCI2025).
• Provide high-level games for Baltic and Nordic teams that participated in the regular season.
• Conduct player selection for the Latvian national teams.
• Promote and develop ultimate frisbee in Latvia.

• Time and place
  The Baltic Ultimate Frisbee Championship will take place on March 15-16 at the Sports Arena Ogre (Gunara Astras Street 1).

• Management

• • The competition is organized by the Latvian Frisbee Federation (hereinafter referred to as – LFF) in cooperation with the Latvian Disc Sports Union.
  • Under the authority and assignment of the LFF, the competition is managed by the competition director, Kristiāna Buldure.

• Competition Director:

• • • Operates based on the LFF Board-approved “Assignment for Competition Organization”;
    • Confirms the composition of participants;
    • Decides on the application of penalties mentioned in the regulations.

• Competition Event Coordinator:

• • Ensures the sports hall is suitable for frisbee games;
  • Provides access to first aid kits in the sports hall and is responsible for ensuring further medical assistance if needed;
  • In coordination with the teams involved, has the authority to decide on changes to the game start times and schedules;
  • Records and promptly informs the competition director about violations of rules, regulations, and other issues.

• Rules

• Games will be conducted according to the LFF indoor frisbee rules and EUF indoor rules with adjustments outlined in these regulations and the annex “Competition Format.”
• The “Competition Format” document will be sent to team representatives along with the preliminary game schedule.
• The following aspects of the “Competition Format” may be modified:
  • Size of the playing field;
  • Time and other game restrictions;
  • Point limits;
  • Other constraints, if compliance is reasonably impossible and does not significantly impact game quality.

• Participants

• Participants of the Baltic Ultimate Frisbee Championship are teams  registered on ultimatecentral.com. 
• Changes in Team Rosters: Players can only be listed on one team’s roster at a time.

• Registration

• • Teams are registered by the ultimate frisbee club they represent;
    • If no club represents the team, the team must be registered by its representative.
  • A team is officially registered when:
    • It has been registered on ultimatecentral.com,
  • Participation fees:

• Teams who participated in Baltic indoor Ultimate frisbee league 2024/2025 – team fee 50,00 (75% discount). 
• €200,00 per team for those who didn’t participate in Baltic indoor frisbee league 2024/2025.

• Communication

• Event information is available on the website frisbee.lv.
• Communication with event organizers (invoicing, questions, suggestions, etc.) can be conducted via:
  • Email: kristiana@frisbee.lv,
  • Phone: +371 27831410 (Kristiāna Buldure).
• Communication with participants will take place via the contact information (email/phone) provided during team and player registration.

• Game Schedule:

• The preliminary game schedule and the “Competition Format” will be sent to team representatives no later than 10 days before the first scheduled game.
• The final game schedule will be sent no later than a week before the first game.
• Changes in Game Schedule:
  • If a team cannot attend at the scheduled time, they may reschedule the games as follows:
    • Contact the opposing team representatives and agree on a new time and place,
    • Submit a request by email (to linda@frisbee.lv) at least 10 days in advance, including the rescheduled time, place, and justification.
    • The rescheduled game must comply with the deadlines outlined in the “Competition Format.”
    • The competition director has the right to deny rescheduling requests, providing a justification.
    • Information about schedule changes will be sent to team representatives no later than a week before the affected date.

• Awards

Teams placing 1st–3rd in the men’s and women’s divisions will receive medals. 

Individual awards will be presented for: 

• Most valuable players and Spirit of the Game winners in the Baltic Ultimate League regular season; 
• Most valuable players and Spirit of the Game winners in the Baltic Indoor Ultimate Championship.

•  Conflicts and penalties

• A technical loss may be awarded for:
  • Rescheduling games without adhering to the procedure in Section 8.3.1.,
  • Fielding a player not approved for the team roster.
• Teams with an equal win-loss record will be ranked lower if they have more technical losses.
• A fine of €50 may be imposed for failing to comply with Section 8.3.1.2. regarding game rescheduling.
• The Disciplinary Committee is responsible for resolving conflicts and imposing penalties.
• The committee’s composition, procedures, and penalty application are outlined in the “Disciplinary Committee Regulations.”