Graduate students engaged in research, teaching, or thesis production, who are registered as full-time students, qualify under this rule. The above registration requirements must be applicable throughout the entire spring semester at a school on a semester system, or throughout either the entire fall or winter quarter, plus the following spring quarter at a school on a quarter system. This excludes juniors participation. E. Each player must be a UPA member in good standing at all times during the Series. Each player must produce a picture ID upon demand of the tournament director or UPA official in charge of a Series event.
Tournaments are usually two day events.
Over the course of a weekend a team plays as many as eight games. This grueling format makes it advantageous to carry a roster of 20 - 24 players, though only seven play at one time. The Club Championship Series is a series of tournaments leading up to the UPA National Championships. The Series is in the Fall of each year. The UPA, in the club division, is broken up into six regions, and each region is further subdivided into sections.