ETCC2021 (European Touch Club Championship 2021): Elche, Spain

The 2021 European Touch Club Championships (ETCC 2021) will take place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th December 2021 in Elche (Spain), at the Ciudad Deportiva de Elche.

The tournament is by invitation only.

The 2021 ETCC will be a 24-team tournament, in the mixed open division. The tournament will be a 2-day tournament, with the following playing format:

• Day 1: 4 pools of 6 teams, full round robin with 24’ games (5 games per team).
• Day 2: Cup, Plate and Bowl division with 8 teams each, with knock-out structure (3 games per team)*.

Details about the seeding process can be found in the appendix.

*please note that this can change depending on number of teams

• All players must be 18 years old or older.

• The maximum number of team players is 16, with no more than 14 players making up a team per match.
• The FIT 5 (trial) rules will apply at the event

All teams are required to nominate a referee, but the selection of referees will be managed by the European Refereeing Commission. Therefore, there is no guarantee that a nominated referee will be selected.

The winner will be crowned the European Club winner 2021 and will receive automatic entry to the next ETCC