Purpose
This page allows for the editing and creation of new match types.
Match Type Details
Period Types:
Rubber, Set, Game - for games like tennis
Number of Players:
The amount of different players required for the match. This is mainly for matches where a team result is made up of multiple individual matches.
Number of Courts:
The minimum amount of fields/courts required for the match to be completed. NB, this can be less than 1 eg for some junior matches. This is used when allocation venues during fixturing.
Rubber Details:
Rubbers can be added by clicking on the "Add rubber" link.
- Rubber Type:- What the type of rubber is, whether it is doubles, mixed doubles or singles.
- Player Matchup:- The match up of player selection order from the team list.
- Award Rubber if Incomplete:- If the rubber is incomplete eg. due to rain, if checked the team that is winning at the time is awarded a win.
- Award Set if Incomplete:- If a set is incomplete eg. due to rain, if checked the team that is winning at the set at the time is awarded the set win.
- Minimum Sets:- This indicates the minimum number of sets that need to be played in order to win the rubber for ladder calculation purposes. Eg, in a best of 5 set match, 3 sets is the minimum needed.
Period Details:
Rubbers are usually made up of sub-periods or sets, which can be added by clicking the "Add Period" link. A separate period needs to be added for each potential period. eg for a best of 3 set rubber, 3 rubbers need to be added.
- Period Type: these are generally of one of the following types:
- set to advantage - these require the winner to win a certain number of periods and have won 2 games more than the loser.
- tie-break - these require the winner to win a certain number of periods, however if both players win that amount, then the winner next one wins the period.