Children & young people

From the age of 7, equal at the table and equal for the prizes — and what parents need to know.

Children do not get a side table here. They sit at the same tables, play by the same rules and can win just like anybody else.

From what age?

From 7 years old. If you are seven on the day of the tournament, you can play. There is no upper limit.

Children play as equals

There is no separate children’s category and no separate tables.
Children compete for the prizes on equal terms. Whoever wins, wins.
The rules are explained out loud to everybody before the first game.
If you have never played a tournament before, say so at check-in and we will go through it again, calmly.

Parents register their children

Children and young people under 18 are registered by a parent or legal guardian. At registration we need:

the child’s name and age,
the name of the parent or guardian,
an email address for that person,
express consent to the child taking part and to the terms of participation.

The confirmation email goes to the parent’s or guardian’s address.

Supervision and accompaniment

Children under 12 are brought by an accompanying adult who stays on site for the whole tournament.
From 12, young people may take part on their own if the parent or guardian confirms this at registration. We deliberately collect no phone numbers, so if you want us to be able to call you during the tournament, leave your number at the check-in desk on the day. We destroy the sheet afterwards.
Responsibility for supervision stays with the parents or the accompanying adult. The organising team runs the tournament; it does not take on the supervision of individual children.
Accompanying adults do not need to register and pay no entry fee. If they want to play themselves, they register in the normal way — and then the €5 applies.

Going home

Children under 12 leave with their accompanying adult. From 12, young people may leave on their own unless their parents said otherwise at registration. If you would like it handled differently, please write it in the “anything we should know?” field.

Photos

Photos are taken at the tournament, and they may be used to report on the event. Registering means acknowledging this.

We are careful with photos of children and never publish names alongside them. If you do not want a published picture of your child, tell the tournament management or email us — we take it down and do not use it again. A word from a parent is enough.

Food and drink

Cake, coffee and drinks are available on site. Please bring cash: Yella Yella takes no cards, and the €5 entry fee is also paid in cash at check-in.