Regulamento
REGULATION RP SINGLE LEAGUE
- The league will be by CHALLENGE SYSTEM. Every player can challenge another up to 3 positions above his own. It is NOT ALLOWED to challenge players below your ranking.
- Every player will have a maximum of 4 games per month. Being at most 1 game per week. (players who need to be absent for a few days, can make more than 1 game in the week, notifying the organization in advance)
- Every participant must play at least 2 games per month to stay in the league. (except when you warn in advance and justify your absence. Ex: injury, travel, etc.)
- The games will be scheduled in the Whatsapp group, by the athletes themselves, being mandatory to post the challenge until Saturday 11:59pm, and the game must take place during the week, with a maximum term until the next Saturday 11:59pm.
Ex: Joao wants to challenge Fabio. Therefore, Joao, put in the group of Whattsapp until Saturday 11:59pm that challenges Fabio. If Fabio has no challenge proposed, this accepts the challenge and combines the game following all the rules mentioned here. If Fabio already has a challenge launched in the group, Joao, will have to challenge someone else.
- You will not be allowed to mark challenges, without being warned in the Whatsapp group, to control the organization. Any challenge that is not posted in the group until Saturday 11:59pm, will not be valid for the league. If the player misses the date, the player will have to schedule only for the other week.
- Every player who is the CHALLENGER in the week, next week will be the priority in being the CHALLENGED. If they haven't received any challenges, you can challenge someone again.
- Every Sunday, after the closing on Saturday of the list of challenges of the week, a list of exemptions will be opened, for those who do not want to participate in the challenges of next week. The player includes his name in this list, and this is exempt from the challenges for next week. The inclusion of the name can be made until Tuesday.
- The player who does not accept the match, not having put his name on the waiver list and without a plausible justification, will be considered W.O. with a score of 6x0 6-0 and without the sum of the point of defeat.
- Player who does not accept the challenge without plausible justification, twice, will take punishment of 4 points.
- Player who does not accept to play more than 3 times, without justification, will be automatically eliminated from the league.
- In case of rain on the scheduled day, this will be rescheduled by the athletes for a future date
- If there is an unforeseen on the day of the match, and the opponent warns at least 3hrs in advance, it will be considered W.O but it will be worth the 1 point of the defeat and the score will be 6x0 6x0.
- Every game will be disclosed in the WhatsApp group, time and place for those who are interested in watching, not being able to hinder the progress of the same, respecting the rules of good coexistence in tennis.
- If there is external interference in the matches, this will be judged by the organization and the necessary measures will be taken on a case-by- case basis.
- The ranking will be updated every Monday, and posted on social networks and WhatsApp.
- Any game that requires a Judge present, must be notified the organization at least 48hrs in advance.
From the games:
- Each win is worth 3 points and each defeat 1 point. There will be a sum of number of games won and lost to obtain the GENERAL BALANCE. In case of a tie in the overall score, the first tiebreaker criterion will be the GAME BALANCE, the second criterion will be that of GAMES PRO and the third DIRECT CONFRONTATION.
- The clashes will be played in best of 3 Sets, with a 1-1 draw (sets) the tiebreaker will be in a 10-point Super Tiebreak. The Third Set is not allowed.
- There will be another Open Tournament, which will be worth scoring for the Ranking, still no certain date to happen.
- In November, we will have the competition of the MASTERS,which will be the meeting of the 16 best players of the year.
Challenger obligations:
- Launch the challenge in the WhatssApp group until all of Saturday at 11:59pm, so that the game is made next week until Saturday 11:59pm.
- Provide balls in good condition for the game.
- Combine directly with the challenged, the time and day for the realization of
the Starting
- Give court option, if not, accept the court offered by the Challenged.
- Fit in the times and days that the Challenged propose.
- Post the game result to the WhattsApp group as soon as you've done it.
Obligations of the Challenged:
- Accept the challenge or justify the absence with a plausible and confirmed reason.
- Make available at least 3 options of day and time to the Challenger.
- Confirm the score of the game in the WhattsApp group passed by the challenger.
Conduct
- All unsportsmanlike conduct will be judged by the organizers of the event, appropriate punishment and definitive elimination of the League.
- All official ATP rules will be followed with regard to name-calling, offenses, fights, discussions and destruction of sports equipment during games.
- None of the above-mentioned rules will have an exception.
- If necessary, the organisation may amend that regulation.