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RULES AND SCORING:

LINEUPS:

• Round 1 lineups are based on DUPR.  Match 1 is the #1 seed plays #4 seed, Match 2 is #2 plays #3
• Round 2 is based on results of round 1
  • Winner of Round 1 match 1 plays loser of round 1 match 2
  • Winner of Round 1 match 2 plays loser of round 1 match 1
• Round 3 is the teams that have not played each other yet. It works out.

ORDER OF PLAY:

• Game 1 - Womens Doubles
• Game 2 - Mens Doubles
• Game 3 - Mixed Doubles 1
• Game 4 - Mixed Doubles 2 (All games must be played in order to be eligible for MVP & other Awards)
• Dreambreaker if needed

HOME & AWAY:

• AWAY puts out mixed lineups first and HOME gets to plan accordingly
• HOME puts out tiebreaker lineup first and AWAY gets the advantage of putting out players to its advantage
  • Lower team always has choice of HOME/AWAY.
  • Round 1 is based on DUPR. Lower DUPR score gets pick
  • Round 2 is based on record. The worse record gets to pick
  • Round 3 is based on record , then DUPR if records are equal

CHOOSING SIDE or SERVE:

• IF the records are equal for both teams, it’s split between the 2 courts. So, Team 1 mens and team 2 womens get to choose. Team 1 in mixed 1, team 2 in mixed 2 choose.
• Any time a team has a worse record, they choose on both courts.

SCORING:

• ALL GAMES ARE to 15 WIN BY 2. Switch sides at 8, Including tiebreakers (except for round 3.)

CHANGING LEFT/RIGHT POSITIONS ON THE COURT:

• Players can ONLY change from left to right at any timeout

TIMEOUTS:

• Each team gets two 1 minute timeouts per game.
• There is also 1 minute allowed when switching sides mid-game (8pts)
• All games including Tiebreakers will have 2 timeouts per team (1 minute per timeout)

FREEZES:

• When a team freezes, they only score when they serve
• The leading team freezes at 14 points
• The trailing team freezes at 13 points
• At 13-13 no team is frozen, however the next point freezes BOTH teams
• NO team will ever UNFREEZE once it is frozen
• play will continue until one team wins by 2

TIEBREAKERS:

• Tiebreakerrs are used when both teams win 2 and lose 2 of their matches against each other.
• The DREAMRBREAKER* format is used with modified scoring.
• ALL tiebreaker players stay out for 3 serves, NOT 3 points. After 3 serves the next players in order from both teams take the court.
• After all 4 players have played 3 serves, each team starts back at the top of their respective lineups
• NO CHANGE can be made to your lineup order once it has been submitted

FINAL ROUND TIEBREAKER:

• If two teams go into the final match undefeated and end up in a tiebreaker, it will be played to 21 win by 2
• The players play 4 serves each
• The leading team freezes at 20
• The trailing team freezes at 18
• Switch sides at 11
• 2 timeouts per team

RULE CHANGES JUNE 2023

• 1) VIDEO (VAR) CHALLENGE REVEW
  • Each team may ask for a video review up to 3 times per match
• 2) END CHANGES between matches
  • Teams start the next game on the same side they finsh last game
• 3) 3 “FREE” VIDEO CHALLENGES
  • No timeouts are lost on the first 3 video challenges
• 4) NEW COIN TOSS CHOICES:
  • Men’s Doubles/Womens Doubles as first match
  • Side or End
  • Whether to Serve or Receive
  • ACT/REACT to Mixed Doubles or Dreambreaker.
• SERVICE FAULT WARNING
  • The 1st time you serve without caling score is a warning
• LINE CALLS
  • The OUT call has to be made immediately
• PADDLE TESTING
  • NO WHITE PADDLES!!