Rest and absence

Rest not over yet

The rulebook asks for 5 minutes of rest between two matches of the same athlete, 10 before a final or a bronze match. If you press Avvia incontro before the rest is over, the table shows the Riposo non ancora finito (rest not over yet) warning, with the athlete and the time their rest ends:

• Aspetta (wait): the clock doesn’t start and nothing is written;
• Atleta pronto (athlete ready): the match starts now. The warning doesn’t block: the referee decides.

During the rest the projected scoreboard shows the audience the countdown.

The call procedure

Where the rulebook provides for it (JJIF and FIJLKAM), Chiama assente (call absent athlete) starts the absence protocol: three calls a minute apart, with the clock on screen. In Fighting a shido is given at the second call.

• Atleta presente (athlete present): the athlete has arrived, the protocol stops;
• Conferma fusen-gashi (confirm fusen-gashi): after the calls, the win goes to the opponent;
• Annulla protocollo (cancel protocol): called by mistake.

Withdrawal or absence

Ritiro o assenza (withdrawal or absence) closes the match with one athlete leaving. Before you confirm, the table works out the consequences: an athlete who leaves the tournament doesn’t come back through repechage, and if the opponent isn’t decided yet no win is awarded now.