TOURNAMENT

Each category of singles and doubles will be played best of five games (until 3 games are won) and as follows:

The Qualifying Competition will be played in groups (all play all). A group of four is preferred (according to the entries). The first and second placed will play in the Main Draw proper, the third and fourth placed will play in the Consolation Draw – only if they so wish and only if they mark this on the score sheet immediately after play in their group has finished.

If there are two or more players in a group from the same National Association, it is essential that these matches be the first to be played.

Main Draw and Consolation Draw will be played according to the knock-out system.
Ranking order in a group shall be decided as follows:

Two match points shall be awarded for a win, 1 for a loss in a played match, and 0 for a loss in an un-played match.

The ranking order shall be determined primarily by the number of match points gained. If two or more members of the group have gained the same number of match points, their relative positions shall be determined only by the results of the matches between them, by considering successively the
numbers of match points, as far as is necessary to resolve the order.
If at any step in the calculations the position of one or more members of the group have been determined while the others are still equal, the results of the matches in which those members took part shall be excluded from any further calculations needed to resolve the equalities in accordance with the above procedure.

If it is not possible to resolve equalities by means of the above procedure the relative positions shall be decided by lots made by the Referee.