Playing system

42 Gentlemen

29 Ladies

12 referees

6 tables

This Tournament will be governed by IBSA Rules, therefore no time limits will be applied to matches.

1 (one) point will be awarded for a won match

I Round

Gentlemen

They'll be devided into 10 groups: A B C D E F G H I J

2 including 5 players and 8 including 4.

Total 68 matches.

Ladies

They'll be devided into 6 groups: A B C D E including 5 players each and F including 4 Players

Total 56 matches.

In case of 2 players with the same points in the same group, their placements will be defined according to the result of the match they played.

In case of 3 or more players with the same points in the same group, their placements will be determined by considering the following, in turn:

• Results of the matches played by the involved players among them
• Set difference concerning matches played by involved players among them
• Point difference concerning matches played by involved players among them
• Set difference concerning matches played by involved players against all players in the group
• Points difference concerning matches played by involved players against all players in the group
• Draw

II Round

Gentlemen

- The 2 best players from each group of the first round will make up 2 groups including 10 players each.

Group K: A1 C1 E1 G1 I1 J2 H2 F2 D2 B2

Group L: B1 D1 F1 H1 J1 I2 G2 E2 C2 A2

- Players ranking 3rd will make up 2 groups including 5 players.

Group M: A3 C3 E3 G3 I3

Group N: B3 D3 F3 H3 J3

- Players ranking 4th and 5th will make up 4 groups including 3 players.

Group O: J4 F4 B4

Group P: I4 E4 A4

Group Q: H4 D4 A5

Group R: G4 C4 B5

Ladies

- The 2 best players of each group from the first round will make up 2 groups including 6 players each.

Group K: A1 C1 E1 F2 D2 B2

Group L: B1 D1 F1 E2 C2 A2

- Players ranking 3rd will make up 2 groups including 3 players each.

Group M: A3 C3 E3

Group N: B3 D3 F3

- Players ranking 4th will make up two groups including 3 players each.

Group O: F4 D4 B4

Group P: E4 C4 A4

- Players ranking 5th will make up a group including 5 players. This group will determine final ranking from 25th to 29th. Group Q: A5 B5 C5 D5 E5

Final matches

Gentlemen

The best 4 players from groups K and L will play for quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.

- Players from K5-L5 to K10-L10 will play placing matches to determine final ranking from 9th to 20th.

- Players from M1-N1 to M5-N5 will play placing matches to determine final ranking from 21st to 30th.

- Players from O1-P1-Q1-R1 to O3-P3-Q3-R3 will play placing matches to determine final ranking from 31st to 42nd.

Ladies

- The best 4 players from groups K and L will play for quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals.

- The two matches K5-L5 and K6-L6 will determine final ranking from 9th to 12th.

- Players from M1-N1 to M3-N3 will play placing matches to determine final ranking from 13th to 18th.

- Players from O1-P1 to O3-P3 will play placing matches to determine final ranking from 19th to 24th.

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Top finals, semi-finals and quarter-finals for both gentlemen and ladies will be played at best of 5 sets.

All final matches will be played on Saturday 4 June.