Fixtures
Round Robin for qualifying, Elimination rounds for Qualified teams (read below)
Round Robin (Qualifying matches)
- Each team will play against 4-5 other teams (round-robin format) in a designated court.
- Side change at 11, if required. 21 point games. Deuce (20-20) ends at max 25.
- Teams assigned randomly to courts for 1st round. 1-2 team/ court assigned as Organizers to self-manage.
- Organizer to arrange Ref among team members in court and record Win (W) and actual loss score -
- Organizer to identify top 2 teams in court; If tie for wins -- Compare total scores (across all games)
- No Line umpires for round-robin – Referee’s decision final. Ref can ask for input from audience and decide on outcome-
Elimination rounds
- Random assignment from qualified teams. Side change at 11, if required. 21 point games, deuce (20-20) ends at max 25.
- Semi-finals can be best of 3 games (to be agreed prior to match start), Finals is best of 3 games.
Other details -
- Those concerned with the court assigned – both teams have same advantage/ disadvantage, and you change at 11 pts.
- Birds that hit ceiling/ girders is considered a fault.