For the new season 2019-20, as per the FISTF Handbook, these are the players who will change category.
8.2 Definitions
For the season 2019/2020 the categories are as follows:
(a) Open;
(b) Veterans: players born before September 1st, 1973;
(c) Under-19: players born from September 1st, 2000, until August 31st, 2004;
(d) Under-15: players born from September 1st, 2004, until August 31st, 2007;
(e) Under-12: players born from September 1st, 2007 onwards;
(f) Women: female players only, of any age.
Consequently, please find hereafter the list of players (with valid license as per end of last season) by category who have changed category for the new season.
Please also note, that while the 2020 World Cup is technically staged after the end of the 2019-20 season, it is considered the Season Ending Tournament, and therefore, the above listed category definitions apply.
UNDER 19 Players to Open:
2019-2020 change category – U19 to OPEN
UNDER 15 Players to UNDER 19
2019-2020 change category – U15 to U19
UNDER 12 PLAYERS to UNDER 15
2019-2020 change category – U12 to U15
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