Group stage to bracket stage seeding

1. Losses (low to high)

2. Head-to-head 

3. Games against (low to high)

4. Point differential ratio ((PF-PA)/MP)

5. Coin toss

 

Consolation games

Consolation games are 1 set to 21, HC 25. (Except for the game for the 3rd place, which is also Bo3 to 21, no HC)

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• Round of 32: play up to two consolation games, afterwards teams will be tied. (T-17, T-21, T-25, T-29).

• Round of 16: play up to two consolation games, afterwards teams will be tied (T-9, T-11, T-13, T-15).

• Quarters: play up to one consolation game, afterwards teams will be tied (T-5 and T-7).

• Semis: play up to one consolation game, afterwards teams will be tied for the average of both places.

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If teams do not play their consolation games, the result will be as if they have lost their consolation games. Example: all teams that lost in quarters decide not to play their consolation games, those teams will be tied T-7.

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If teams want to play more consolation games, they are more than welcome to (as long as there is space), but the result will not count. 

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This structure is in place to control the field space usage (why? fields are expensive) and to make sure the ranking is clear and fair for everyone post tournament. If a team that is still playing in the main bracket is looking for a field, they will have priority of the field and set (even in the case where the consolation game has already started). We hope everyone will understand and be cordial :)

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When a consolation game is not played due to the forfeit of one team, enter the score 24-12 for the team that has not forfeited (code for a forfeited game).

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Tournament rules

1. Can a team decide not to play a group stage game ? What if that team is in a power pool ?

If a team has to forfeit a game in group stage they will be taken out of the tournament (if that is possible with Fwango, otherwise the score 21-10 or 15-8 will be entered). Possibility of a medical delay. Same rules apply to teams in a power pool, no exception.

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2. What happens when someone from a team gets injured during the group stage? In the bracket stage?

In the group stage, the injured team enters a losing score of 21-10 or 15-8 (if the team cannot be removed from the tournament on Fwango). In the bracket stage, if the injured team forfeits a game, enter the real scores for the sets that have been played and enter 21-0 or 15-0 (code for injury) for the incomplete sets.

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3. What happens if my partner or a team is late to the group stage? Is absent for the group stage?

Teams must check-in at the beginning of the day with both players present. If either of the two players are not present for check-in, the team is removed from the tournament. So whether a team is late or absent from the group stage, the team will be removed from the tournament. An exception can be made for the youth and beginner/intermediate divisions.

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Player rules

1. If team A reaches out to team B to say they are ready to play, the match now must start within the next 5 minutes (unless there is a medical reason, in which case the team has 15 minutes) afterwards it is a forfeit. If a TD or EURA member notifies a team that they must start their game, the match must start within the next 5 minutes or else the team will forfeit that game.

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2. Players must follow the order of play announced by TDs (why? for the tournament timing to remain on schedule).

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If a player or team does not follow one of these rules, those players will be not allowed to play at the next ETS event.

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