Tournament Rules

These are the rules for the 2025 annual summer tournament.

Timings

  1. The Tournament officially begins on Thursday 10 July
  2. The FINALS will be played on Saturday 26 July.
  3. The Draw will be on the web site by Wednesday 9 July to allow competitors to arrange matches during the weekend.
  4. If rain prevents play, the finals will be played on Sunday 27 July.
  5. The Mixed Doubles Final is provisionally scheduled for Thursday 24 July.
  6. First round matches must be played before or on [see individual events].
  7. All rounds are to be played within the scheduled time indicated at the top of each draw sheet in order to allow smooth progress. Extensions will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances and with permission from the joint Referees.
  8. The schedule for 2nd week is fixed with Gourmet Dinners.
  9. The Mixed Doubles Final is provisionally scheduled for the evening of Thursday 24th July.

Arranging matches

  1. The players whose name appears in the top half of the bracket are initially responsible for challenging their opponents.
  2. Courts can be booked online via ClubSpark or its Booker app, and competitors are asked to book the courts they intend to play on.
  3. The tournament is to be played on all the courts, apart from the semi-finals and the finals, which will be played on grass, unless the weather does not permit. In the event of disagreement between the opponents on the surface to be chosen, this will be decided by the spin of the racket.
  4. New balls will be provided for the Finals.

Match format

  1. Singles events
    Singles matches will be the best of 3 Tie-Break sets.
  2. Doubles events
    All Doubles matches will start with 2 Tie-Break sets. If the score is one set all, the match will be decided by a 10-point Match Tie Break (Champions Tie Break). The winning team must get to 10 points with a margin of 2 points.
  3. The rules of the Tie Break are displayed.

Miscellaneous

  1. All matches must be continuous and appeal for bad light will be considered after 9 pm.
  2. Please give your Entry Fees £3 for one event/£5 for multiple events, to Moira or Marjan.
  3. Competitors are expected to volunteer to be lines persons on finals day.
  4. The Joint Referees are Marjan and Sultan whose decisions will remain final.