Tournament Info
- Schedule: January – March
- Format: Round robin groups and single elimination bracket
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Ranking Points Awarded
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Note 1: Base points are given to all players at the beginning of the tournament.
Note 2: Group Stages total points are divided by the number of matches per group and given for each group win.
Format
Group Stages
- Players are divided into 4 groups of 4 players each.
- Players start in Round 1 and play a single match against all other players in the same group.
- 1st and 2nd place players advance to the Round 2. 3rd and 4th move to the Consolation Rounds.
- In Round 2, players also play a single match against all other players in the same group.
- 1st and 2nd place players advance to the Tournament Finals.
- Group position criteria:
- Number of wins.
- Head to head win.
- Sets win/loss difference.
- Games win/loss difference.
- Players in the Consolation Rounds cannot longer win the tournament but are still competing for ranking points.
Tournament Finals
- Semi-Finals are decided by a single elimination match.
- Match winners advance to the tournament Final where the tournament champion is decided.
Draw
The draw for the group stages consists of pots based on the number of players per group. Groups of 5 players each will have 4 pots total.
- Pots are seeded based on player rankings.
- New players are added to the bottom pots.
For a 16-player division (groups of 4 players each), the pots would be as follow:
- Pot 1: Top 4 players based on ranking. For Division 1, those would be #1-4.
- Pot 2: Next 4 players based on ranking. For Division 1, those would be #5-8.
- Pot 3: Next 4 players based on ranking. For Division 1, those would be #9-12.
- Pot 4: Next 4 players based on ranking. For Division 1, those would be #13-16.
A 4-player group would consist of 1 player from each pot.
The draw takes place prior to the tournament start date at one of the Arden tennis courts. At least 3 tournament participants must be present for the draw to take place.