Refereeing a match
Starting
Section titled “Starting”With the match loaded press Avvia incontro (start match): the clock starts, with the category’s duration. If one of the two athletes hasn’t finished their rest, the table warns you first (see Rest and absence).
During the match
Section titled “During the match”The commands are those of the category’s rulebook: points, advantages and penalties in BJJ and Ne-Waza; ippon, waza-ari, shido and chui in Fighting; the jury panel in Duo. The details are in The disciplines.
| Command | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| Annulla azione (undo) | Removes the last recorded action |
| Inverti lati (swap sides) | Swaps red and blue on screen, if the athletes came on from the other side. The points stay with the right corner |
| Indietro 10 s / Avanti 10 s (back / forward 10 s) | Corrects the clock |
| Reimposta (reset) | Sets the clock back to the match duration |
| Tabellone punti (scoreboard) | Opens the scoreboard for the projector (see Projector) |
When the match is already won
Section titled “When the match is already won”Where the rulebook provides for it, the table recognises by itself a match that’s already decided: full ippon in Fighting, or disqualification at the rulebook’s chui. It declares it and asks for confirmation: the match closes only if you confirm, because once closed the bracket moves on.
A tie when time runs out
Section titled “A tie when time runs out”If, at the end of time, the rulebook’s tie chain doesn’t separate the two athletes, the table opens the prescribed tie-break: extra rounds, golden score or referee decision. The tie-break starts only with Avvia spareggio (start tie-break); if the tie comes from a wrongly scored point, use Correggi il punteggio (correct the score).
Closing
Section titled “Closing”Termina incontro (end match) opens the result, already filled in with what was scored:
- the winner;
- the points, advantages and penalties of both corners;
- the ending type: points, submission, disqualification, withdrawal or referee decision.
For some endings, such as submission and disqualification, the rulebook writes a fixed score instead of the one recorded: the confirmation summary shows what will really be written.
If the score is level the winner must be chosen by hand: a draw is not a possible outcome. On confirmation the result goes to the server, the bracket moves on and the queue moves to the next match.