VETS SINGLES Championships 2024
Sunday 2nd June 9.15 to 2.30pm
SCROLL DOWN FOR ENTRY FORM - CLOSING DATE 31st April
SCROLL DOWN FOR ENTRY FORM - CLOSING DATE 31st April
VETS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS - Gender Neutral
We trialed a new approach in 2023 which worked extremely well and was very popular for those who participated - we are therefore repeating the format for 2024!
A handicap system will be in play for ALL matches including the final.
The handicap is very simple to operate:
Done in less than a day!
All rounds including the final will be played on Sunday 2nd June 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 pairs will 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).
We have tested the timings and if all goes well, we should be wrapped up by 3pm.
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.
Prize for the winner!
Please support the event by entering: complete the online form below.
BBQ
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
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 or over on the day of the tournament.
We trialed a new approach in 2023 which worked extremely well and was very popular for those who participated - we are therefore repeating the format for 2024!
A handicap system will be in play for ALL matches including the final.
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, and continue starting with 30 points until you win and then it drops to 15 etc...
- 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
Done in less than a day!
All rounds including the final will be played on Sunday 2nd June 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 pairs will 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).
We have tested the timings and if all goes well, we should be wrapped up by 3pm.
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.
Prize for the winner!
Please support the event by entering: complete the online form below.
BBQ
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
- 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
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 or over on the day of the tournament.
