Rule of the Week - Makeup Matches

May 9, 2024 4:10 PM

by San Diego APA

Rule of the Week - Makeup Matches

May 9, 2024 4:10 PM

by San Diego APA

Situation: At the start of league night another matchup was in progress blocking our league table. The match was a makeup match from a previous week. Do they get to continue or does scheduled league play take priority?

Scheduled league play takes priority over a makeup match. Per the bylaws, makeup matches cannot interfere with scheduled league play.

The same requirement is true for Pre-Play matches.

Prior to league start time however a makeup can occur (teams per the bylaws when doing a pre-play or makeup match should be coordinating with their host location ahead of time).

Rule: Bylaws page 4-5 “Rescheduling Matches”: https://apa-by-laws.s3.amazonaws.com/prod/921_bylaws_2024.pdf 

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