VETS SINGLES Championships 2025
Sunday 17th August 9.15 to 2.30pm
SCROLL DOWN FOR ENTRY FORM - CLOSING DATE 30 June
SCROLL DOWN FOR ENTRY FORM - CLOSING DATE 30 June
VETS SINGLES : Sunday 17th August
VETS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS - Gender Neutral
A handicap system will be in play for ALL matches including the final.
The handicap is simple to operate:
Done in less than a day!
VETS Plate Tournament
A plate tournament is a knock-out tournament where the first round losers go into a second alternative knock-out tournament, with an eventual winner. This means that every entrant is guaranteed at least two matches.
Play format is the same as above.
BBQ LUNCH
We want to make the day fun and sociable. All WSTC members are welcome to come along and support the event and are most welcome to stay for the BBQ lunch.
We need to know catering numbers so please complete the online form below.
TIMINGS (approximate)
Players/spectators are welcome to come and go as they like and should not feel obligated to stay for the entire day. If you are knocked out in the early rounds, there’s no reason why you can’t pop home and come back later for some lunch and/or watch the final at 13:00.
*Depending on number of entries this may need to be adjusted up/down.
**VETS qualifying age: Must be 55 years old in the month of the tournament.
A handicap system will be in play for ALL matches including the final.
The handicap is simple to operate:
- The loser of the first game starts the next game 15 points up.
- If a player loses two successive games, they start the following game with a 30 point start, and continue starting with 30 points until they win and then it drops to 15 etc...
- To avoid total confusion when serving with a points start, the player always serves from the appropriate side for the point being played.
- The maximum points start is 30
Done in less than a day!
- All rounds including the final will be played on Sunday 17th August starting a 9.15am.
- Players in each round will play one set comprising 7 games* with sudden death on first deuce. Matches will take approximately 20-25 minutes to play.
- Successful players move through each round until the finalists have been determined.
- The FINAL will be played after lunch at approximately 13:00pm.
- FINAL > PLAY FORMAT: It’s a Fast Four format : matches will be played as the best of two (2) short sets (first to four (4) games) at 3-3 play a tie-break first to 7 (2 clear). If the match goes to a third set, play Championship tie-break first to 10 (2 clear).
- PLEASE DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMMIT TO THE FULL DAY 9am - 2.30pm
VETS Plate Tournament
A plate tournament is a knock-out tournament where the first round losers go into a second alternative knock-out tournament, with an eventual winner. This means that every entrant is guaranteed at least two matches.
Play format is the same as above.
BBQ LUNCH
We want to make the day fun and sociable. All WSTC members are welcome to come along and support the event and are most welcome to stay for the BBQ lunch.
We need to know catering numbers so please complete the online form below.
TIMINGS (approximate)
- 9.00 Coffee/tea biscuits on arrival.
- 9.15 Knockout rounds commence
- 12.15 Break for a BBQ lunch.
- 13:00 The Final will start at approximately
- 14.30 Present trophy and prizes
Players/spectators are welcome to come and go as they like and should not feel obligated to stay for the entire day. If you are knocked out in the early rounds, there’s no reason why you can’t pop home and come back later for some lunch and/or watch the final at 13:00.
*Depending on number of entries this may need to be adjusted up/down.
**VETS qualifying age: Must be 55 years old in the month of the tournament.
