Manhattan Ladder

LADDER RULES

1. The ladder is located in:

Country: United States State: New York City: New York City

2. The ladder is open to the following players:

Playing Level: 4.00 to 5.99 Match Format: Singles Gender: All

3. This ladder begins April 20th and ends September 30th. It is followed by a 6 week round robin end of year tournament to decide the final places.

4. Players have 4 days to accept or decline a challenge before it is automatically declined.

5. Players will forfeit a match when they decline a challenge.

6. Players have 14 days to play an accepted challenge before it expires and the following occurs: The challenge is simply cancelled.

7. Players can have up to 2 pending outgoing challenge at a time. This includes an outgoing challenge that has been accepted but not played. The outgoing challenge has to be completed before a new one can be made.

8. Players can have up to 1 pending incoming challenge at a time. This includes an incoming challenge that has been accepted but not played. The incoming challenge has to be completed before a new one can be accepted.

9. Players have 3 wildcard challenges. Wildcards allows a player to challenge a player much higher ranked than the rules typically allow. If you beat them you take their position and they drop down one. You may not advance on a wildcard forfeit.

10. Match Instructions:

Try to play best of 3 sets if time is not a constraint.

If limited to 1hr, which tends to be the norm in New York, play either Fast4 Best of 3 with a 3rd Set Tiebreaker, Best of 3 regular sets (count the games at the end of the hour and input the score as “anything goes”) or play a Single Set.

Both players bring a new can of balls for play. The Challenger chooses which balls to use. The winner of the match takes home the unopened can of balls. The loser takes the used balls or recycles them.

11. Players will not be penalized for not playing matches.

12. Players may only play an opponent within 5 ranks above them.

13. Forfeits will be treated like a lost match, and will affect rankings and points.

14. Any of the following match formats can be used:

Fast 4 Best of 3 Sets: Best of 3 Fast4 sets, is first to win 2 sets. Each set is first to win 4 games. A Fast4 tie-breaker is played if each team has won 3 games. A Fast4 tie-breaker is the first team to win 5 points.

Example scores: 4-3, 2-4, 4-1 or 4-1, 4-0

Fast 4 Best of 3 Sets with 3rd Set Tiebreak: Best of 3 Fast4 sets is first to win 2 sets. Each set is first to win 4 games. A Fast4 tie-breaker is played if each team has won 3 games. If each team has won a set, a Fast4 tie-breaker will be played. A Fast4 tie-breaker is the first team to win 5 points.

Example scores: 4-3, 1-4, 1-0 or 4-3, 4-0

Best of 3 Sets: Best of 3 sets is first to win 2 sets. Each set is first to win 6 or more games with a margin of 2 games. A tie-breaker is played if each team has won 6 games.

Example scores: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 or 6-4, 7-6

Single Set: A single set is first to win 6 or more games with a margin of 2 games. A tie-breaker is played if each team has won 6 games.

Example scores: 6-3 or 7-6

Anything Goes: This will allow any score to be submitted without any validation. Not always recommended.

Example scores: 5-3, 8-2 or 21-20, 21-18

Best of 3 Sets with 3rd Set Tiebreak: Best of 3 sets is first to win 2 sets. Each set is first to win 6 or more games with a margin of 2 games. A tie-breaker is played if each team has won 6 games. The third set tiebreak can be played to any number of points as long as the winner wins more points than the loser.

Example scores: 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 or 6-3, 7-6

15. The following system will be used to compute a player's position on the ladder.

Leap Frog: This is the most basic and simplest ranking system. When a lower ranked player beats a higher ranked player, the lower ranked player "leap frogs" over the higher ranked player, pushing them and each player initially between them down one spot. If the higher ranked player wins, nothing happens.

16. After the match, the winner will submit the score.

17. All ladder members should maintain current contact information. If you change phone numbers or e-mail addresses, you must update your profile so other member can contact you and you will receive email notifications.