David Lloyd Southampton

David Lloyd Southampton Club Members

Ladder ? Rules

Please Remember - This is not Wimbledon – You are not Sharapova or Kyrgios- Treat your Opponent with Respect

The object of the ladder is to get as high a ranking as possible by the end of the season. If a player is not able to call a shot out with 100% certainty, then it is deemed to be in and must be played, ‘lets’ can be played when mutually agreed.

Scoring -
ALL matches will be over two sets of standard tennis, first to 6 (with 2 clear games), tie break at 6 all, and a third set of a Championship Tie-Break.
Championship Tie-Break is first to 10 points by 2 clear points or by something like 13-15 if you go over.
Players can, by mutual agreement play, a third full set to decide the winner but this must be agreed before the match has started.

Challenges & Rankings
- Players move up the ladder by challenging higher ranked players and winning the match, in this case they move immediately above them in the rankings, if they lose then both players simply stay where they are.
- Players are required to play a minimum of one match every calendar month, there is no maximum other than what players schedules allow.
- Players can have up to two pending outgoing challenges before they can make any more, this includes outgoing challenges that have been accepted but not played.
- Players can have up to two incoming challenges before they cannot accept a new challenge, this includes incoming challenges that have been accepted but not yet played.
- Players must accept a challenge unless the above rule applies.
- Players must respond to a challenge within 48hrs by the WhatsApp Group.
- Failure to respond may result in a Walkover Win for the challenger, holidays etc are an exception to this rule.

Setting up your match -
both players responsible for contacting
to discuss and set an agreeable mutual time for the match to take place, discussions can be ongoing thereafter. The match must be played within 14days.

Challengers - 
Do Not Forget To Book Your Court On The Booking System & Bring New Tennis Balls – for clarity – new tennis balls aren’t tennis balls that were opened the day before, the week before, they must be opened in front of your opponent.

Wildcard Challenges
Wild Card challenges cannot be used against a player in the top 10.
Players will have one Wild Card challenges each, which allows a player to challenge a player much higher ranked than the normal rules allow.
Any new players joining the ladder will be placed at the bottom, but they will also have one Wild Card challenges.
Posting Challenges & Match Results are to be posted on the WhatsApp group or on global tennis. The ladder will also be updated as soon as possible.

Walkovers / forfeit of matches -
1) injury or sickness once the match has started forfeit during the match.
2) if you cancel on your opponent with in couple of hours of the start time or cancel on your opponent more than once.
3)No show - automatic walkover.
4) after accepting the challenge and if failing to play by the match deadline (within 14 days)

New players -
New players can join the ladder at any moment. When you join the ladder, you may challenge ( i do this for you )any player at any position on the ladder up to 80% from the top for your first challenge. Chose very carefully whom you challenge since after this unique opportunity, you may only challenge players that are within range. If you lose the first challenge, you will be at the bottom of the ladder. 

Agreement - 
The rules will be interpreted and disputes between members will be settled at the sole discretion of the ladder administrators. (TAZ)

As is prudent in any recreational activity, and especially when involved with others, members should exercise due care in their involvement in a challenge ladder. The operators of the ladder cannot be responsible for injury to members or others, damage to property, or other liability arising out of membership in and use of the challenge ladder. By participating in the challenge ladder, each member accepts and agrees to abide by its rules.