Dear members,
To allow for more tournaments and for better management of the FISTF calendar – in particular, the rules for combinations of tournaments permitted on the same weekend, the FISTF Board has decided that MNAs/AMNAs/MNA-Ps in Europe will be divided into two “zones”, “North” and “South”.
The division is based primarily on the number of tournaments held in each zone in the previous season, as well as player numbers. It will be reviewed each season to ensure as even a distribution of tournaments across each zone as possible.
For the 2025-26 season, the zones are as follows:
North Zone: Austria; Belgium; Czechia; Denmark; England; Finland; France; Germany; Ireland; Northern Ireland; Norway; Scotland; Switzerland; Wales.
South Zone: Cyprus; Gibraltar; Greece; Italy; Malta; Portugal; Spain.
Two (2) or more tournaments can be organised on the same weekend in different countries of the same continent/European zone, with the exception of a Major Grand Prix, International Grand Prix and Golden Grand Prix. Therefore, the following combinations will be accepted within the same continent/European zone:
– International Open + International Open
– Major Grand Prix/International and Golden Grand Prix/International Open + Satellite
– The number of satellites allowed on the same weekend is not limited and can be organised at the same time as any competition, except WC/EC/CC/CL/EL/CCC.
Countries not in Europe are permitted to play the above-mentioned combinations.
The two European zones will, for the purposes of the rules outlined above, be treated as two separate continents.
Therefore, with the exception of the Major Grand Prix (which are the only tournaments to be held in Europe on that weekend, other than Satellites), tournaments may be held on the same weekend in the two different zones. For example, a Grand Prix and a Satellite may be held in the North Zone at the same time as a Grand Prix and a Satellite are held in the South Zone, and so on.
3 International Opens (2 + 1) are authorised on the same weekend in two different zones. If there are more than three despite the three dates requested from the MNAs to allow more flexibility, FISTF Sports Director will decide according to the criteria already established in the HB.
Yours in Sport !