What tournament is it for

The article is intended for the organizers of a strong amateur tournament with individual registration

Pre-launch control

  • squashing
  • pairing
  • simultaneous start of four matches
  • command-sheet
  • finalism

Механика проведения

Игроков распределяют в четыре сбалансированные команды по четыре человека. В каждом командном противостоянии две пары одной команды одновременно играют против двух пар другой. Пары внутри команды меняются по трём заранее заданным сочетаниям, чтобы каждый сыграл с разными партнёрами. Круговой этап включает встречи каждой команды с каждой. Затем проводят финал и матч за третье место или дополнительный командный раунд.

You can find the number of players, courts, rounds and time available, add transitions, input results and reserve, and then after you've calculated, select the name of the system and open the registration

Start with three checkssquashing; pairing; simultaneous start of four matches.

How to evaluate quality

The format works if participants receive the promised number of matches, the schedule endures a protracted round, and the same situations are solved in the same way, these criteria are checked by timing and protocol

Standby scenario

When time is scarce, reduce the number of points, rounds or stages before the regulations are published. You can't promise a large amount of play and then cancel matches during the event

Unfair decisions

It's a mistake to allow captains to only field the strongest pair in all key games, which reduces the equality of playing time, and you shouldn't count too long: four simultaneous matches have to end close to the time

Подготовка ведущего

Подготовьте один лист для команды: состав, сочетания пар, расписание, поле счёта и критерии тай-брейка. Участнику не должна требоваться отдельная инструкция.

What's important to keep

Before the start, send a memo: arrival time, count, seeding, transitions, points equality and the results channel

Frequent questions

How do you balance teams

Distribute players in four level baskets and give each team one participant from each basket

How many matches will a person play

Depends on the rules, but with a round stage and the final, you can provide several full-fledged doubles games to everyone