National Squad Rosters
Each country can compete in the Squad Championship with a Men’s Squad and a Women’s Squad. Men’s and Women’s are their own seperate division. Squad’s teams are matched against each other based on their ranking submitted by the NGB. The highest team from one squad plays the highest team from the other squad. You can find each country’s rosters below.
Alternates
Below you can find the way alternates will work for Worlds 2024.
Each squad (Men’s and Women’s) can have up to two alternate players.
Alternates can only be used before squad bracket play has started. Substituting players can not be done within the individual competition.
If a squad player got injured in the individual competition or squad group stage, they could be replaced as long as squad bracket play has not yet begun.
Players that are replaced are not eligible to return to play at any point.
Alternates cannot be used mid-match. If someone gets injured in the middle of a matchup they must forfeit that matchup before the alternate can be used.
The teams that start the squad bracket play must be the same throughout. Injuries after the start of the squad bracket play will result in that team needing to forfeit that position. The other squad must keep their matchups the same.
For instance, if one squad’s C team needs to forfeit their opponent’s squad’s C team will receive the win. The opponent will not be allowed to have their C team play the D team (or any other matchup within that confrontation).
If alternates are used, the order ranking of a squad’s teams can be rearranged. The NGB can only choose the new ranking of the team with the replaced player. All other team compositions remain unchanged will maintain their relative ranking positions.
For instance, if a player on a squad’s A team is replaced with an alternate that team could become the B team (or C, D, or E).
If changing order, all teams in the squad that remain the same composition will maintain their relative positions.
Example: if an injured player of team A is replaced with an alternate, this team can become the new team C. This results in team B becoming the new team A and team C becoming the new team B. In this example, team C and D keep their ranking.
If a country is using alternates, they must submit their new roster with team rankings to the seeding committee as soon as they determine that the injury will prevent the player from continuing into the squad competition.
When an NGB submits their final roster those teams are locked in to represent their country. If extenuating circumstances occur (ie an injury, sickness, etc.) after the final roster deadline, affected teams/players can be replaced. Before the event starts changes to rosters do not count as the use of alternates. When a player drops out of the roster before the start of the tournament due to injury/medical reason/... an existing alternate will take their place and the NGB can add a new alternate. Once the tournament has started, alternates can only be used in case of an injury.
Eligibilty
In order to be part of a country’s National Team, one must fulfill a minimum of one of the following requirements:
Be a citizen of the country
Be a permanent resident of the country*
Hold a valid immigrant visa for the country**
Have lived permanently in the country before the start of 2024
*Permanent Residency (PR) is defined as a person’s resident status in a country of which they are not citizens. PR is given by the government of a country to a person who is allowed to stay in the country indefinitely.
**Immigrant visa is a blanket term that refers to visa’s which are long term, or visa’s that are a part of the process of becoming a citizen.
Support staff
The IRF is excited to introduce two new roles that NGBs will select for their national teams – Captains and Team Managers.
Captains – NGBs must select one player on each squad to act as that squad’s captain. NGBs should designate the captain’s honor to players that they feel best represent their country both on and off the field. Captains should be a team leader that will help make decisions, communicate with observers and officials, and guide the words, actions, and character of the squad as a whole.
One captain per squad (i.e. a Men’s Squad Captain and a Women’s Squad Captain)
Captains must be active players on the squad’s roster
If an NGB desires they can designate more captains, however, for official purposes we will require notification of just one captain per squad.
Team Managers – NGBs must select two team managers per country. NGBs should designate the team manager roles to people that are organized, responsible, and great communicators. The team managers will be the main point of contact between the event organizers and the NGBs. They will disseminate information to their teams, communicate with tournament directors/staff, and make sure their teams follow the schedule and guidelines to keep everything running smoothly. During the event, a team manager would be responsible for attending any event briefings and sharing information with their teams.
Two team managers per NGB
The team manager represents the whole NGB. There does not need to be separate team managers for Men’s and Women’s squads.
The team manager can be a player, captain, coach, or any one associated with the NGB (i.e. they can be an active player, but don’t have to be).
If an NGB desires they can designate more team managers, however, for official purposes we will require notification of two team managers per NGB.
FAQs
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Yes, the teams in Individual can consist of any player: players that are in the Squad, alternates or players that are neither. Just make sure there's no overlap in players for a country's men's, women's or mixed teams, since all individual competitions will be played simultaneously.
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No, individual teams do not need to be the same composition as squad teams. This means it can be different team combinations or different players altogether. Within a single tournament (Individual or Squad) teams and players have to stay the same.