Section I. TYPE AND SYSTEM OF COMPETITION

Article 1. Type of Competition

1. The universal fight held according to light universal fight and semi-light universal fight rules shall be a comprehensive double-event sport. The first event shall involve overcoming a special obstacle course. The second event immediately following the first one shall be a contest on the tatami or on the wrestling mat applying various fighting techniques.
2. The competition shall be of the following types:
    a) individual;
    b) team;
    c) team and individual.
3. The type of competition shall be defined by the Regulations on the Competition in any single case (see Appendix 1).
4. In an individual competition only individual places of contestants shall be determined.
5. In a team competition teams will compete and team placing shall be determined based on the results of the contests between teams.
6. In a team and individual competition individual places of contestants shall be determined, and a team placing shall be determined based on individual results of the members of the corresponding team in compliance with the Regulations on the Competition.

Article 2. System of Competition

1. A competition shall be conducted in a single-elimination format (the Olympic system). The winner of the final contest shall be awarded the first place and the loser of the final contest shall be awarded the second place. Competitors defeated in a semi-final shall be placed third. Under certain conditions and in certain weight categories, a competition may be held in a round robin or a combined format.
2. Scheduling of contests between competitors (teams) shall be determined by the draw. The seeding of the highest rated competitors and members of one team may be applied during the draw, provided it is stipulated in the Regulations.
3. Individual Competition Formula.
The participants shall start with competing in overcoming a special obstacle course (by parallel courses).
The contestant having finished first shall be announced the winner of the 1st event (the 1st round).
4. One minute after the finish on the obstacle course, the contestants shall be called to the tatami or the wrestling mat, where the second event – the contest on the tatami – shall start.
The number and the duration of rounds shall depend on the age and qualification of contestants, as well as on the stage and rank of a competition (Art. 3), which is provided for in the Regulations.
The victory in a round may be clear, in which case the fight on the tatami and the contest shall be stopped before the end of time allotted for the contest. Otherwise, a contestant shall be awarded 1 point for each won round.  
5. The overall victory in the double event shall be awarded to the contestant having gained victory ahead of time on the obstacle course or in the contest on the tatami, and if this were not the case, the overall victory shall be awarded to the winner of 2 rounds out of 3. 
If a contestant wins 2 first rounds: a round on the obstacle course and the first round on the tatami, the contest shall be stopped and this contestant shall be declared the winner.
6. Team Competition Formula. 
A team competition shall consist of consecutive individual contests (one per each weight category starting with the light weight categories), for which teams shall place eligible contestants having passed the weigh-in.
The following criteria shall be consequently considered for determining the winner of a team competition: the number and the quality of wins in individual contests, and in case the number of wins is even, the win in the heaviest weight category (see Appendix 3, I).

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