Section 23: Course of the Match

The couples stay facing one another in the middle of the competition area approximately two meters apart. The first drawn couple (Couple 1) has red belts and stays on the MR's right side. The second couple (Couple 2) wears blue belts. At the sign of the MR the couples will make a standing bow first to the Mat-referee and then to each other. Couple 2 leaves the competition area and goes to the safety area.
The match starts, when the MR announces the first attack by calling the number of the attack and by giving the respective sign with the hand.
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After the end of the series A the contestants of the first couple kneel down and get their scores. After that they leave the contest area and go to the safety area. Couple 2 also shows series A and gets its scores. Couple 2 starts with series B and gets its scores, after that couple 1 proceeds with series B and gets its scores. Couple 1 starts series C, etc, and couple 2 starts series D, etc.
After the demonstration of the last series of the last couple the match has finished. The two couples take the same position as in the beginning of the match on request of the MR. The MR asks the secretary for the winner and shows it by raising the hand and calling the respective colour of the belt.
If the points of the two couples are equal ("Hikiwake"), the match will continue series by series until there is a winner. The couple with the blue belts starts with series A.
After the MR announces the winner he orders the standing bow first to each other, then to the referee.