RULES & REGULATIONS
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RULES & REGULATIONS
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| General Rules | ||||
| The tournament fee will be $50.00 and should be settled before the tournament starts. | ||||
| Groupings of the squad will be decided by drawing of lots. | ||||
| All qualifying matches will be a single round-robin format. | ||||
| Each player will play against every player in their designated squad. | ||||
| All matches must be played on or before the scheduled date. | ||||
| Venue and day/time of match will be decided and agreed by the opposing individual. | ||||
| A player who did not show up on the scheduled match (without prior notice) will be defaulted. | ||||
| A match won by default will be awarded with the maximum point. | ||||
| In case both players were not able to meet the schedule, both players will be defaulted. | ||||
| In the event a player retires, the final score shall remain and will be used in the quotient calculation | ||||
| Official balls will be provided. | ||||
| Only official balls must be used during matches. | ||||
| Both players shall decide who will take the ball after the match. | ||||
| Prizes will be given as follows: | ||||
| Champion | Trophy | $150.00 | 20 Ranking Points | |
| 1st Runner-up | Trophy | $100.00 | 15 Ranking Points | |
| 2nd Runner-up | Trophy | 10 Ranking Points | ||
| Ladies | |||
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Ladies draw will be a single squad with 9 players. |
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| Qualifying matches will be a single round-robin format, race to 9 games with a tie-break at 8 games all. | |||
| Top 4 players will advance to the Semifinals. | |||
| Matches on the Semifinals and Finals will be best of 3 sets with tie-break at 6 games all. | |||
| Semifinalists will be determined by the accumulated ranking points after the round-robin. Ranking points is given as follows : Match Winner - 2 points Match Loser - 1 point Winner by default - 2 points (9 points is also added to the quotient) Loser by default - 0 points |
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| In case of a tie, the player with the higher quotient will advance. | |||
| If there is still a tie, whoever won in their round-robin match will prevail. | |||
| If the tie involves 3 or more players, the player with the highest quotient against each other will prevail. Their quotient against the players who are not involved in the tie will be ignored. | |||
| The Semifinal match-up will be the Top Qualifier vs the 4th Qualifier and 2nd vs 3rd Qualifiers. | |||
| There will be no match between the 2 losers at the semis. Both will be declared 2nd Runner-up. | |||
| Men |
| Men will be grouped into 3 classifications, A, B & C. Each Men's group will be divided into 3 squads with 7 players in each squad. |
| Men's qualifying matches will be a single round-robin format, best of 3 sets with tie-break at 6 games all. |
| Top 2 players from each squad will advance to their respective Class quarterfinals. Two best 3rd placers from each Class will also qualify to the quarterfinals. |
| Quarterfinalists will be decided by the accumulated ranking points after the round-robin. Ranking points is given as follows : Match Winner - 2 points Match Loser - 1 point Winner by default - 2 points (2 points is also awarded to Sets Won) Loser by default - 0 points |
| In case of a tie, the player with the most number of sets won will advance. |
| If there is still a tie, whoever won in their round-robin match will prevail. |
| If the tie involves 3 or more players, the player with the highest quotient against each other will prevail. Their quotient against players who are not involved in the tie will be ignored. |
| There will be another round of draw once the top 8 (quarterfinalist) in each class has been decided. This will be the final draw and shall be followed throughout the championship. |
| There will be no match between the 2 losers at the semis. Both will be declared 2nd Runner-up. |
| DISCLAIMER |
| Sports are potentially hazardous. There is always a possibility of personal injury or even death. It is therefore absolutely essential that individuals participating in this tournament make themselves aware of the risk associated with their involvement, thus accepting and assuming all risk of damage, injury and death which may result. |