{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.home-nations-series","code":"thing-q27676063","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q27676063/","name":"Home Nations Series","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"thing","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.EVT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The Home Nations Series is a series of professional snooker ranking tournaments introduced in 2016, comprising the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise the Home Nations Series, establish its season-specific composition and rules, and assess progress and series-level awards from authoritative evidence.","scope":{"in":["Series identity and its relationship to the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open","Season boundaries, event membership and calendar changes","Shared entry and competition rules with season-specific applicability","Cross-event performance aggregation and bonus eligibility","Series progress, completion and evidence supporting official decisions"],"out":["Full models of individual Open tournaments and their editions","Frame-by-frame match records and general snooker rules","Player biographies, nationality histories and career statistics","World Snooker Tour governance beyond its authority over this series","Venue operations, ticket transactions and broadcast production","Other sports competitions involving the home nations"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The name identifies a snooker competition series associated with the World Snooker Tour; sport and organiser must be checked before resolving similarly named competitions.","Its recognised constituent tournaments are the English Open, Northern Ireland Open, Scottish Open and Welsh Open, rather than four national teams competing against one another. See [the series launch explanation](https://www.tntsports.co.uk/snooker/watch-all-four-events-of-the-new-snooker-home-nations-series-live-on-eurosport_sto5693285/story.shtml).","A seasonal series contains multiple tournament editions; an individual Open champion is not automatically the winner of a cross-event award.","Shared sponsorship does not establish series membership: WST's 2023 announcement separately identifies Home Nations events, European Series events and the Championship League. See [WST sponsorship announcement](https://www.wst.tv/news/2023/june/19/betvictor-joins-forces-with-wst/).","A season label and dated rules are necessary to resolve formats and awards; the recurring series name alone is insufficient."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"series-identity-and-membership","name":"Series identity and membership","description":"Recognise the snooker series and establish which tournament editions belong to each season.","layers":[{"id":"snooker-series-identity","name":"Snooker series identity","description":"Anchor the registry entry to the recurring WST competition series.","findings":[{"id":"identity-beyond-national-wording","name":"Identity beyond national wording","description":"Recognition requires the sport, organising context and series identity; the title must not be interpreted as a national-team format.","questions":[{"text":"Which authoritative description connects this exact name to the World Snooker Tour series?","id":"identity-beyond-national-wording-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Does the reference denote the recurring series, one season or a tournament within it?","id":"identity-beyond-national-wording-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"four-open-membership","name":"Four-Open membership","description":"Connect the named Opens to their relevant seasonal editions.","findings":[{"id":"membership-over-sponsor-matching","name":"Membership over sponsor matching","description":"Membership must come from a dated series designation rather than a shared sponsor, host country or adjacent calendar position.","questions":[{"text":"Which editions of the English, Northern Ireland, Scottish and Welsh Opens are officially included in the selected season?","id":"membership-over-sponsor-matching-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Does an overlapping sponsorship or bonus competition include additional events that must remain outside this series?","id":"membership-over-sponsor-matching-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"season-calendar-and-progress","name":"Season calendar and progress","description":"Represent the series as a seasonal sequence of tournament editions with potentially separate qualifying stages.","layers":[{"id":"season-temporal-boundaries","name":"Season temporal boundaries","description":"Reconcile official season labels with event and qualifying dates.","findings":[{"id":"qualifying-and-main-stage-extent","name":"Qualifying and main-stage extent","description":"The recorded temporal extent must state whether it includes qualifying play and identify the authority for its dates.","questions":[{"text":"What official season label and earliest and latest included playing dates define this instance?","id":"qualifying-and-main-stage-extent-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Are qualifying stages included in the series calendar extent or recorded separately from main-stage dates?","id":"qualifying-and-main-stage-extent-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"event-sequence-and-completion","name":"Event sequence and completion","description":"Track constituent-event status and its consequences for the seasonal series.","findings":[{"id":"completion-from-constituent-status","name":"Completion from constituent status","description":"Series progress derives from the applicable event schedule and official outcomes, including any disruption.","questions":[{"text":"Which constituent editions are scheduled, underway, completed, postponed or cancelled as of the recorded date?","id":"completion-from-constituent-status-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What official decision determines series completion and award treatment if an Open is cancelled or rescheduled?","id":"completion-from-constituent-status-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"shared-competition-arrangements","name":"Shared competition arrangements","description":"Capture the rules shared across Home Nations events and identify event-specific exceptions.","layers":[{"id":"entry-and-seeding","name":"Entry and seeding","description":"Establish how competitors enter the constituent events under the applicable rules.","findings":[{"id":"participation-is-event-specific","name":"Participation is event-specific","description":"An agent should distinguish eligibility, actual entry and participation across the four Opens instead of assuming a single fixed series field.","questions":[{"text":"What entry, invitation and seeding rules apply to each Open in this season?","id":"participation-is-event-specific-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Does participation or bonus eligibility require entry in every constituent event, and which rule establishes this?","id":"participation-is-event-specific-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"rounds-and-format-versions","name":"Rounds and format versions","description":"Associate shared round structures and match lengths with their effective seasons.","findings":[{"id":"dated-format-applicability","name":"Dated format applicability","description":"Format comparisons require explicit effective dates and exceptions for each constituent edition.","questions":[{"text":"Which rounds, entry points and best-of-frame lengths apply across the four events for the selected season?","id":"dated-format-applicability-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which official amendments or event-specific exceptions supersede the shared format?","id":"dated-format-applicability-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"cross-event-awards-and-evidence","name":"Cross-event awards and evidence","description":"Determine applicable series incentives and establish defensible award standings and outcomes.","layers":[{"id":"award-rule-boundaries","name":"Award rule boundaries","description":"Identify the award mechanism and exactly which results count.","findings":[{"id":"season-specific-incentive","name":"Season-specific incentive","description":"A series award must be attached to its published season rules, including its relationship to any broader sponsored competition.","questions":[{"text":"What cross-event award, if any, is offered in this season, and what achievement triggers it?","id":"season-specific-incentive-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which events, prize components, exclusions and tie rules determine eligibility and the winning total?","id":"season-specific-incentive-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"standings-and-official-confirmation","name":"Standings and official confirmation","description":"Reconcile calculated award positions with authoritative announcements.","findings":[{"id":"reproducible-award-state","name":"Reproducible award state","description":"Every claimed leader or winner needs traceable inputs, a cutoff date and a distinction between calculation and official confirmation.","questions":[{"text":"Can the provisional standings be reproduced from verified event results and the applicable counting rules?","id":"reproducible-award-state-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What remaining results could change the leader, and what evidence permits reporting the award as officially confirmed?","id":"reproducible-award-state-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"If published standings conflict with a calculation, which inputs or rule interpretations remain unresolved?","id":"reproducible-award-state-q03","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Home Nations Series this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Report the series events, results and any series bonus from the tour's official sources.","Describe the four events and their host nations."],"mustNot":["Help fix matches or pass inside information to bettors.","Present betting tips as certain outcomes.","Spread abuse of players, including on the basis of nationality.","Treat one event's results as the series result."],"requiresHuman":["Correcting a published result or series standing after a disciplinary ruling."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Integrity of results protects players and the public who follow them.","Events across the four home nations carry national pride that can turn to abuse."],"affectedParties":["Players","Spectators","Host venues"]},"owners":{"steward":"The professional tour organizer under the sport's governing body.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Governing body tournament and ranking records"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q17299750","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.home-nations-series","Wikidata: Q27676063 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27676063)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Season identity: Official snooker-season label, with linked calendar dates","Constituent tournament editions: Season-specific links to editions of the four named Opens, supported by membership evidence","Series lifecycle: Announced, scheduled, underway, competition complete, awards confirmed; disrupted or unresolved where applicable","Calendar extent: Start and end dates in the Gregorian calendar; timezone for session times; 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overwriting historical rules.","Calculate provisional award standings when the counting rules and event results are verified.","Determine whether an award is still contestable, mathematically secured or officially confirmed.","Explain why a similarly sponsored tournament or unrelated home-nations competition is excluded."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Match-fixing and betting corruption."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Official Rules of the Games of Snooker and English Billiards, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["The Home Nations Series provides a shared identity for professional snooker tournaments associated with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.","It is encountered in season calendars, tournament coverage and results analysis when following players across its constituent events.","Season-specific records establish which events and series-level awards apply to 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