Incident |
Referee action |
Recovery time |
Bleeding |
Stop play. Allow time to stop bleeding, cover wound and/or change clothing. Allow play to continue once bleeding is stopped. |
Referee discretion |
Bleeding recurrence |
Stop play. Award
game and allow 90-second interval between games. |
None |
Bleeding unstoppable |
If, after 90-second interval between games, bleeding continues, Referee awards match. |
None |
Illness or disability |
Require the player to play on, concede the game, taking the 90-second interval between games, or concede the match. |
None |
Injury |
Confirm injury is genuine. Decide category of injury, announcing this decision to players |
|
Either Self-inflicted |
Allow initial
recovery time. |
3 minutes |
If additional recovery time is required, award that game to the opponent and allow 90-second interval. |
90 seconds |
|
Or Contributed |
Allow recovery
time. |
one hour |
If additional recovery time is required, consider tournament schedule |
Referee discretion |
|
Or Opponent-inflicted |
Apply Rule 17. If player unable to continue, award match to injured player |
None |
