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Overview Event Information Format of Play and Scoring Entry Methods Draws, Schedules and Results

Format of Play and Scoring

Event, Grouping & Eligibility for Playoffs

For both events, each team will field two doubles pairs. The Organiser reserves the right to alter the format of play in the event that the number of entries cannot fit the draw size. 

 

Group Stage  Knock-out Stage 
  • Teams will be divided into groups, and a Round-Robin group format will be adopted. That is, all teams in each group will play each other.  
  • Each match will consist of two doubles, with each match being one short set, using no-ad scoring.  The first team to reach 4 games with an advantage of 2 games shall win the set. A 7-point tiebreak will be played if the score reaches 4-4.  
  • There will be one seeded team in each group. 
  • Following the results of the Group Stage, teams will be ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and will advance to the Platinum, Jubilee and Gold Knockout Stages respectively. Teams will then compete in a knock-out format within their respective stages. 
  • Except for the Finals, all matches in the Knock-out Stage will follow the same format and scoring as the Group Stage.  
  • In the Final of each draw, both doubles pairs from each team will compete against both doubles pairs from the opposing team. 
  1. At the Group Stage, one point will be awarded for each set won (in the case of a walkover, a score of 4-0 will be awarded to the winning team). In the event of a tie, the total number of games won will be counted to determine the positions. In the event of identical number of games won and lost, head-to-head results will be used to determine the positions. If two or more teams have won the same amount of sets, a percentage of games won compared to the total number of games played will determine the highest-ranked team.
  2. At the Group Stage, if both teams cannot compete against each other, one point will be awarded to each team. The scoreline of both sets will be 4-0.
  3. At the Knock-out Stage, matches will be decided by the total number of sets won. In the event of a tie, the total number of games won and lost will decide the winner. If the number of games won and lost by two teams are the same, a doubles pair from each team will play a 7-point tiebreak to decide the winner.
  4. If a match is not completed due to injury, the winning team shall be awarded a score equivalent to winning the remaining games of the set. For example, if the score was 3-1 before an injury occurred to the losing team, the winning team will be deemed to have won the set 4-1.
  5. Player nominations may not be changed once submitted to the Tournament Referee. The team will be disqualified as a consequence of any unreported replacement of player(s) in a match. A score of 4-0 will be awarded to the opposing team.
  6. Under special circumstances, the Tournament Referee may allow the replacement of player(s) provided that he is fully informed by the Team Captain before the match starts. The match can still be played, but the winner will be awarded a scoreline of 4-0.
  7. In the event that there is no on-court officiating, the Captain of the winning team must report the results of the matches immediately upon completion to the CPL Tournament desk.
Overview Event Information Format of Play and Scoring Entry Methods Draws, Schedules and Results

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