Tournament Rules

• Matches will be played over 3 sets. The team winning 2 sets will win the match. Final matches will be over 5 sets. (Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals)
• Objections during the tournament must be made in writing to the Organizing Committee during the match.
• Players with active licenses (within the 2025-2026 league season) will not be allowed to play in the tournament (except those under 16 years of age).
• Game rules will be applied based on established volleyball rules by official volleyball referees or appointed referees.
• The Organizing Committee will decide whether the matches will be played in an elimination or league format based on the number of applications before the draw.
• Once the tournament has started, no player additions or team changes will be made under any circumstances until the end of the tournament.
• Time-outs during matches will be 1 minute each. Teams will have 1 time-out right per set.
• Teams may include 1 or more female players (not mandatory).
• A serve used before the whistle blows will be retaken by the referee's decision.
• All players must be present on the court 20 minutes before the match starts and submit team rosters to the table official.
• The service order must be reported to the table officials before the match starts.
• Any team not present on the court within a maximum of 5 minutes after the match start time will be considered defeated.
• Dress code: It is important and mandatory for discipline and seriousness that the entire team wears the same t-shirts and shorts or the same uniforms and shorts. Teams that do not show up for the match in the specified manner will be considered defeated. (The use of shoes and slippers is prohibited.)
• It is mandatory to write a self-selected uniform number from 1 to 99 on the front or back of the uniform/t-shirt.
• Lineup, positioning, and rotation systems will be applied throughout the match within the scope of volleyball game rules.