2020 VETS Tournament RULES
Matches will be the best of 3 sets, and each set will be the best of 9 games (ie the first to win 5 games wins the set). At one set all, you may either choose to play a further set or by mutual agreement a champions’ tiebreak.
The handicap is very simple to operate:
To try to get the matches played in a timely manner there will be a play by date for each round. If any matches are not played on time the ‘seeding committee’ will choose the pair to go forward from previous results or a coin toss for the first round.
ENTRY AGE : Players must be age 55+ at the start of tournament
The handicap is very simple to operate:
- If you and your partner win the first game, the next game starts at 0-15 (ie your opponents have a 15 point start, however, should you and your partner lose, you will have a 15 point start in the next game.
- If you lose two successive games, you start the following game with a 30 point start.
- If you’re on a losing streak, you start the next game after each loss with a 30 point start but reset to 0 as soon as you win a game.
- To avoid total confusion serving with a points start is always from the appropriate side for the point being played ie deuce side for 0 and 30, and advantage for 15.
- The maximum points start is 30
To try to get the matches played in a timely manner there will be a play by date for each round. If any matches are not played on time the ‘seeding committee’ will choose the pair to go forward from previous results or a coin toss for the first round.
ENTRY AGE : Players must be age 55+ at the start of tournament
