Referee system

Our goal is to build up an active international group of Chief and Main Referees to be able to provide the same high level of officiating at any teqis tournament around the World.

Role of referees

The Chief Referee is responsible for the whole tournament from the official draw through the order of play and also for the assignments of the court officials.

The Main Referee is responsible for all the on-court situations and his/her decision is not appealable in any question of fact during a teqis match.

The Assistant Referee is working on-court and helps the Main Referee in any not clear question of fact and the score.

Main Referee course

This 3-day course includes a theoretical education session (rules of teqis and tournament regulations) and a practical session on the last day, including the use of the teqis scorecard and the TeqRef software.

Theoretical exam
Prerequisites
  • Minimum of 16 years during the year of the exam.
  • Communication level of English.
  • Participation in the theoretical and practical sessions of the Main Referee course.
  • One (1) teqis tournament (Cup or Challenger Cup) as an intern.
Theoretical exam

The exam contains multiple-choice and long answer questions.

The minimum level to be accepted is 85%.

Practical exam
Prerequisites

Successful theoretical exam.

Practical exam

The candidate has to officiate all the assigned matches during one tournament, these matches are evaluated by a certified teqis referee. After the tournament, the evaluator makes a summary of the candidate's job, informs the Head of Teqis Referees and they make the final decision together.

Replacement exam

All candidates in the Main Referee course are entitled to participate in 1 exam and 1 replacement exam. If a candidate fails at both exams then he/she needs to participate in the course again.

Chief Referee course

This 1-day course includes the parts of the tournament regulations which the Main Referee course didn't and making the draw and order of play sessions.

Prerequisites of the course

Teqis Main Referee certification.

Theoretical exam
Prerequisites
  • Minimum of 18 years during the year of the exam.
  • Participation in the Chief Referee course.
Theoretical exam

The exam contains multiple-choice and long answer questions.

The minimum level to be accepted is 85%.

Practical exam
Prerequisites

Successful theoretical exam.

Practical exam

The candidate has to coordinate one teqis tournament (Challenger Cup) from the beginning of the tournament (making the draw) until the end of the tournament (prize-giving ceremony). There will be one certified teqis Chief Referee who evaluates his/her job, makes a summary after the tournament, informs the Head of Teqis Referees and they make the final decision together.

Replacement exam

All candidates in a Chief Referee course are entitled to participate in 1 exam and 1 replacement exam. If a candidate fails at both exams then he/she needs to participate in the course again.

Knowledge refreshers

Tests

All certified referees must complete an online test at the beginning of the year and then another every month which will point out the rule changes, the not clear rules and regulations, and any interesting situations that happened during a teqis tournament. The referees receive all the questions and they are even requested to discuss the questions with each other.

Seminar

One seminar every year during a bigger event or at a different time (can be online) where we discuss the new rule changes and their positive or negative effects for the sport and the officiating.

Certification structure

Main Referees

  • Category A
  • Category B
  • Category C

Chief Referees

  • Category A
  • Category B
  • Category C

After a successful Main or Chief Referee exam, the candidate will be a Category C certified Teqis Referee. In order to receive another category above Category C, a referee has to work many different levels of tournaments receive evaluations from a higher certified referee which all will be taken into considerations at the end of the year when the Head of Teqis, the Teqis Project Manager and the Head of Teqis Referees will decide about the recertification of each teqis referee.