Overview
Mini Red Challenge provides a better Mini-Red tennis experience for young Hong Kong tennis players. The format will increase participation, decrease the emphasis on winning, and educate players on rules, scoring, etiquette, and basic strategies of the game.
Aims:
- To increase the number of competitive opportunities available to Mini-Red players.
- To differentiate between participation events, and more formal masters events.
- To allow Mini-Red players to play tournaments more often, and play more matches at each tournament.
- To simplify the point-score and ranking system, removing undue pressure placed on this age-group to win.
- To move closer toward the successful models of other sports such as football, athletics and swimming, where players both train, and compete, each week. For Mini-Red tennis, this means having a tennis lesson or squad training session during the week, and then a competition or tournament experience each (most) weekends.
Events (effective until 2026 Master)
- Unisex U6 Singles (Born on or after 1st Jan 2020)
- Unisex U7 Singles (Born on or after 1st Jan 2019)
How it works
- Players will be drawn in groups for round-robin matches. HKCTA reserves the rights to amend the draw.
- Advancing players may be arranged for classification matches
- Matches will be first to 10 points
- Players will receive points for winning the event and participation
- Racquet must be unmodified and its length must be 23 inches or under
- Players not on court will assist in scoring and being ballkids
- At the end of play, all players will gather on 1 court for presentation prizes, certificates and photo opportunities
- Players with the highest number of points will be invited to a Master event (limited draw)
- In case of any dispute, the decision of HKCTA shall be final.
- Coaches will teach and remind players of the rules and etiquette of playing and scoring at the beginning of each Challenge event
- Players have 3 minutes for warm up
- At the start of each match, players will spin the racket to choose ends and who is serving
- Players serve 2 points each
- Tie Break format: The player whose turn it is to serve shall serve the first point of the tie-break game, the following two points shall be served by the opponents. After this, each player shall serve alternately for two consecutive points
until the end of the tie-break game. - Players shall change ends after six points.
- The match is over when a player reaches 10 points
- Scoring will be done by the players using a “peg method” on the net
- At the end of the match players will shake hands and compliment each other
- Both players must report the results to the supervising coach
- Players are required to assist with scoring and collecting balls for the next match
- For round-robin matches, players will be ranked within each group in the order of:-
a. higher number of match won;
b. higher aggregate shots difference;
c. match results of the players concerned.
- 1 point for entering the event (participation)
- Runners-up in each challenge will receive 2 points
- Finalists in each challenge will receive 4 points
- Winners in each challenge will receive 8 points
- Players with the highest number of points will be invited to a Master event
- The point breakdown will not be published and will not have any bearing on entry into other HKCTA tournaments/events.
Event Details
12 events will be held annually with 11 challenges and 1 Master event. Players will be awarded points according to their rankings in each competition, with the highest-scoring players to be invited to Master event held in the end of the series.
Fee
Registration Fee for each challenge is HK$250. An extra HK$100 Administration Fee will be charged for the late applications.
Events (until 2025 Master)
- Unisex U6 Singles (born on or after 1 Jan 2020)
- Unisex U7 Singles (born on or after 1 Jan 2019)
Updates
- Mini Red Challenge (Comp 1)-Due to rain, the match on that day will be cancelled
- Schedule of 2026 Mini Red Challenge (Comp 1-3) has been released.
| Date | Time | Venue | Deadline | Announcement of Acceptance List and Reporting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/03/2026 | 09:00 | HKCTA Tennis Centre, Kowloon Tsai | 25 Feb 2026 | 16/02/2026 26/02/2026 |
| 22/03/2026 | 09:00 | HKCTA Tennis Centre, Kowloon Tsai | 15/03/2026 | 09/03/2026 18/03/2026 |
| 12/04/2026 | 09:00 | HKCTA Tennis Centre, Kowloon Tsai | 29/03/2026 | 23/03/2026 08/04/2026 |
| 17/05/2026 | 09:00 | Kowloon City Sports Centre | 29/04/2026 | 08/05/2026 12/05/2026 |
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Enrolment Methods
2026 Mini Red Challenge (Comp 5)
Registration Start Date: TBC
Application Deadline: TBC
Payment Method: Online payment
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Online Application： Click here for enrollment
- Applicants have to complete the Online application before registration deadline. You can refer to the Guidelines below for Account sign up and Online application. An extra HK$100 Administration Fee will be charged for late applications.
- If the applicant has already registered for the HKCTA Pin account, please use the original account for competition registration and do not create another account.
- No written confirmation will be issued to the participants. After participants complete the online registration, the system will automatically send “Entry Confirmation” to the registered email, indicating that the online registration has been completed. The final Acceptance List will be posted after the Registration Deadline and it might be updated from time to time at the HKCTA’s website.
- Please be reminded that it is the players’ responsibility to check the Acceptance List to confirm your acceptance status. Applicant who cannot find his/her name on the Acceptance List are required to send in written to the HKCTA office within 2 working days. No changes can be made afterwards.
- Applicant who would like to withdraw from the competition are required to send in written to HKCTA office by 8 April 2026, 1pm. All withdrawals after that date will be charged and no refund will be given.
- Participants should attend the event on schedule upon enrolment. No further notification will be issued.
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Important Notes: Please be reminded that not to click in any suspicious website, advertisement button or link to fill in personal informations and/or proceed payment.
*Limited quota, enrolment is on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Challenge will be cancelled once the typhoon signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or after a Black Rainstorm Warning signal is announced.
If typhoon signal No. 3 or below is hoisted, or after a Red or Yellow Rainstorm Warning signal is announced, please check the website for latest arrangements.
Acceptance List
Last updated at
Acceptance List & Reporting Time
Reporting Time (Comp 4)
- Please be reminded that it is the players’ responsibility to check the Acceptance List to confirm your acceptance status.
- Applicant who cannot find his/her name on the Acceptance List are required to send in written to the HKCTA office within 2 working days. No changes can be made afterwards.
Contact
Jason Chak
Tel: +852 2504 8272
Fax: +852 2894 8704
Email:playtennis@tennishk.org
Maggie Chan
Tel: +852 2504 8267
Fax: +852 2894 8704
Email:playtennis@tennishk.org
Alex Chung
Tel: +852 2504 8589
Fax: +852 2894 8704
Email:playtennis@tennishk.org