Rules
EROI – EMILIA ROMAGNA OPEN INTERNATIONAL RULES EROI
Emilia Romagna Open International is a national Italian competition (with international soul) which will last 3 days.
Every day there will be standard FCI competitions (two agility runs for Class 1 and 2 per day, one agility + one jumping for Class 3) and on Sunday there will be a final on a single agility run with class 3 difficulty level and with very interesting prizes for all podiums, in addition to the title or EROI for the winners (first Large, first Intermediate, first Medium and first Small).
Here below you can find how to get to the final. Rules were studied to offer to best competitors of each class the possibility to access the final, considering both the importance of each run and the expected quantity of competitors in each height category, this to guarantee a final as competitive as possible, where all finalist will have the possibility to win.
For each competition day, here you can find who will access Sunday’s final:
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LARGE (12 finalists each day):
• First 3 in AGILITY 3 Large
• First 3 in OVERALL 3 Large
• Winner of AGILITY 2 Large
• Winner of AGILITY 2 (Run 2) Large
• Winner of OVERALL 2 Large
• Winner of AGILITY 1 Large
• Winner of AGILITY 1 (Run 2) Large
• Winner of OVERALL 1 Large
INTERMEDIATE (8 finalists each day):
• First 2 in AGILITY 3 Intermediate
• First 2 in JUMPING 3 Intermediate
• Winner of AGILITY 2 (Run 2) Intermediate
• Winner of OVERALL 2 Intermediate
• Winner of AGILITY 1 Intermediate
• Winner of AGILITY 1 (Run 2) Intermediate
MEDIUM (8 finalists each day):
• First 2 in AGILITY 3 Medium
• First 2 in JUMPING 3 Medium
• Winner of AGILITY 2 (Run 2) Medium
• Winner of OVERALL 2 Medium
• Winner of AGILITY 1 Medium
• Winner of AGILITY 1 (Run 2) Medium
SMALL (8 finalists each day):
• First 2 in AGILITY 3 Small
• First 2 in JUMPING 3 Small
• Winner of AGILITY 2 (Run 2) Small
• Winner of OVERALL 2 Small
• Winner of AGILITY 1 Small
• Winner of AGILITY 1 (Run 2) Small
Maximum total of finalists*: 36 Large, 24 Intermediate, 24 Medium, 24 Small + 2 St. Valentine Cup winners + 4 Small/Medium Team Competition winners + 4 Intermedium/Large Team Competition winners
NOTES:
- If a competitor qualifies for the final two times in the same day, we WON’T downshift to the next competitor. Example: if John Doe on Friday wins Agility 3 Intermediate and gets second place in Overall 3 Intermediate, from Overall 3 only first and third classified will go to the final, no downshifting (John Doe qualified yet in Agility). - If a competitor qualifies for the final two times in two different days, we will downshift to the next competitor in the second day. Example: if Jane Doe on Friday wins Agility 1 Small and on Saturday wins Overall 1 Small, from Overall 1 Small of Saturday the competitor at second place will go to the final (Jane Doe qualified yet on Friday).
*Competitors in the final could be less than maximum expected total.
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Saint Valentine Cup
On Friday 14 at the end of the standard competitions a relay race for couples will be held. The course will be maximum 24 obstacle long. The first handler will do the run holding a flower in his mouth. In the middle of the course there'll be an heart drawn in the sand, where the handlers pass the flower from mouth to mouth to the second handler that can in that moment can start the final run. The winning couple will partecipate to the Sunday EROI Final.
Jumping Team
On Saturday 15 there will be a Jumping Team competition with two categories: Small/Medium and Intermedium/Large.
Each team have to be composed by 4 dogs of the same category.
For example: 4 Large or 3 Intermedium and 1 Large or 2 Small and 2 Medium, etc.​
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Each FCI run on Friday and Saturday give the points to participate to the Team competition:
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• 1st place: 12 points
• 2nd place: 10 points
• 3rd place: 8 points
• 4th place: 7 points
• 5th place: 6 points
• 6th place: 5 points
• 7th place: 4 points
• 8th place: 3 points
• 9th place: 2 points
• 10th place: 1 point
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2 extra points for Clean Runs.
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The final will be a jumping relay with jumps of 30 cm height for small/medium and 50 cm height for intermediate/large. Each dog in each team will face a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 15 obstacles. All obstacles must be faced in the order and direction indicated by the numbers.
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When their turn comes, the team will position themselves in an area of ​​the field called the exchange area. The starting order within the team will be decided by the team itself. There will be an extra jump, equipped with photocells, which will only serve to open and close the time. The judge or his delegate will activate a sound signal when the dog has faced the last obstacle and only after this signal will the next competitor be able to start.
The first and last handlers must also pass the jump with the photocells to define the total time of the team. No penalties will be considered on this jump. On the other hand, if a dog passes over the jump with the photocells during its course (not after its last jump) it is an incorrect sequence and 100 seconds of penalty will be assigned for elimination.
The exchange between an handler and the next one takes place with the following rule:
the handler who still has to complete the course waits in the exchange area. The judge or his delegate activates a sound signal when the previous dog has faced the last obstacle and only after this signal, the next competitor can start. If the competitor (who has to start) crosses the exchange line before the sound signal, a 5 second penalty will be assigned. If the dog faces an obstacle before the judge has given the sound signal, a 100 second penalty will be assigned for elimination. The handler waiting in the delimited area can hold his dog in any way, as long as it is not considered excessively harsh by the competition judges. The other members of the team can also help to hold the dog at the start. Dogs can be walked on a leash both before and after their lap, while the other teammates are competing. In the exchange area it is possible to play, but it is absolutely forbidden to bring food. Only one person from outside the team is allowed to help hold the dogs at the start.
Each error or refusal will add 5 seconds to the team's time. Each eliminated competitor will add 100 seconds to the team's time. After 3 refusal, the competitor is eliminated. An eliminated competitor must still complete his lap by facing all the obstacles on the course. If the race judge notices that an eliminated competitor tries to recover time by returning to the exchange point without completing the course, an additional 100 extra seconds of penalty will be assigned for a total of 200 seconds. The good sense of the Judge must resolve all issues that these rules do not address. ​
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Total: 16 Large, 8 Intermediate, 8 Medium, 8 Small