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Date:   February 18th, 2012
Time:   12noon-5pm
            12:00-12:20 Registration and Warm up
            12:20 All events begin
Location: Wa-Ke Hatchee Recreation Center
Expected Participates: 24 players
Event: Teams
Entry Fee: $20/player ($5 will go toward FGCU badminton club fund raising)
                 Drinks and complimentary snacks included
Shuttles: RSL Classic

This will not be one of the usual tournament formats you have played in the past. Due to the disparate level difference between several of our players, we have created this format so all of us can have fun in this tournament.

Seeding-

Seeding has been determined by the Tournament Events Committee. 

Tier 1: Top 6 seeded Players
Tier 2: Seed 7 - 12
Tier 3: Seed 13 - 18
Tier 4: Seed 19 – 24

Draw-

All players will be divided in to 6 Teams, Team 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6. Each Team will have total of FOUR players, one player from each Tier.  Each team will have no more than 1 female player if we have 6 or less female players enter the tournament.

Tier 1 players will draw a numbered ping-pong ball to determine teams, and then each Tier 1 players will select one player from the remaining to join their team.  Lowest Seeded Tier 1 player will select first.  Then the rest of the players will draw a numbered ping-pong ball to determine teams.  When a female player drawing, the number of those teams who already has a female on their roster will be removed to ensure they have no more than 1 female player on their team.

Team Captains-

The Tier 1 players from each team will be automatically assigned as Team Captains unless teams specify otherwise.

Format-

All Teams will be divided into 2 Groups, group A & B, each group will have 3 teams and play round robin.  Odd Number Teams will be assigned to Group A, Even Number Teams will be assigned to Group B.  Group A (A1, A3, A5), Group B (B2, B4, B6).

Group Stage (Round Robin)

Each team will play one doubles game against 2 other teams in the same group.  Teams can arrange any player combination to fill the line-up, but all 4 players must be used in each match. 

If we have exact 6 female players join the tournament (one per group), group stage will have ONE Men’s Double and ONE Mixed Double.  If we do not have exact 6 female players, all teams will need to position their pair as #1 and #2 team to against the opponent #1 and #2 team.

Elimination stage

As stated above, if we have exact 6 female players, the first game will be a Men's Double match.  The next game will be the Mixed Doubles match.  The two players who play in the Men's Double match may not play in the Mixed Doubles match.  If we do not have exact 6 female players, all teams will need to position their pair as #1 and #2 team to against the opponent #1 and #2 team.

If one team wins both matches, they win the round.   If the teams split the matches, then a third tiebreaker match will be played.  While any 2 of the 4 players on the team may be used to make up the doubles team for the third match, no previous pairing in the match will be allowed.  Each team must come up with a different combination.  For example, if Players A, B, C, and D are on the same team, and A&D play the first match, and B&C play the second match, then if there is a tie, then the pairing for the third match must be either A&B, A&C, B&D or C&D.

Semi-Finals

Group A winner will play against Group B Runner-up
Group B winner will play against Group A Runner-up

Final

Winning Teams from both Semi-Finals will advance to the Final

Bronze Medal

Losing Teams from both Semi-Finals will play for the Bronze Medal

Fifth Place

Group A Third Place will play against Group B Third Place for Fifth Place Title

Game play

Group Stage:

All matches in Group Stage are played using the 21 point rally scoring system, short game method (NO win-by-two at 20-20, whoever scores the 21st point wins the game), ONE games only, and switch side at 11^th point.  Each GAME you win you get 1 group point, 0 group points if you lose.

Group Stage Standings

If two teams are tied, then the following tiebreakers are used to determine who advances, in this order:

· point difference during all matches (points scored minus points conceded)

· If you still have a tie, then head to head group points

· head to head point difference during match

· coin toss

Elimination Stage:

Semi-Finals, Bronze Medal & Fifth Place

Matches are played using the 31 point rally scoring system, short game method (NO win-by-two at 30-30, whoever scores the 31st point wins the game), ONE game only, and switch side at 16^th point. 

Final

Matches are played using the 21 point rally system, long game method (win by two after 20-20, up to 30), best 2 of 3 games.  During Game 3, switch side at 11^th point.

#1= Team #1 pair or MD

#2= Team #2 pair or XD

The Tournament committee reserves the right to revise or change the rules and format of the Tournament at it's discretion

Confirmed Players:

1. Wayne
2. Mark
3. Gavin
4. Thomas
5. Marc
6. Rob
7. Sally
8. Shinesse
9. Cecil
10. Fred
11. Terry
12. AL
13. Scott
14. Albert
15. Laura
16. Matt
17. Neil
18. Allan

To be confirmed

1. Wu
2. Nick