SEEDINGS

A.  GLTA Player Point Seeding System

The GLTA Player Point Seeding System has been developed to assist Tournament Committees in seeding for GLTA Tournaments. However, Tournament Seeding Committees are NOT bound to use the point’s results only, and are encouraged to account for any other information, when available, to determine seedings. The point system is maintained by the GLTA Seeding Chair; updated seeding information may be obtained from the Seeding Chair at any time. The Tournament Director should contact the GLTA Seeding Chair two months before the date of the scheduled draw to coordinate the exchange of the latest seeding data which is updated after each GLTA Tournament.  There are three sections of the database - one for singles results, one for doubles and another for mixed doubles. The seeding information has been used successfully as a guideline for seeding in all divisions. 

1.   Match Points

Players will be awarded match points for each round won in each GLTA Sanctioned event.  Match points for any given round depend on:

a)      The division played

b)      The number of players in the event

c)      The proximity of the round won to the final round

Standard Match Points by division are as follows:

The number of players in the event and the proximity of the round to the final round are taken into consideration by applying a multiple of these standard match points according to the following chart. Also, all players that play an event and lose their first match will be added to the GLTA database.  Below is the new updated match point grid as of 1/31/2009.

For Example 1, Player A wins an Open Singles event consisting of 6 players in which he or she received a first round quarterfinal bye.  He or she will be awarded 500.000 points.  Example 2, Player B is playing in C Doubles in a draw of 27 teams and reaches the semifinals, but does not advance to the final. He or she would be awarded 100 X 4 for a total of 400 points; the opponent that moved on to the final and won would have 100 X 9 for a total of 900 points.

Consolation event winners will earn basic round points for the applicable division.  For COMPASS Draws, only the “West” consolation event winner will be eligible for consolation points.

2.) Match points in round Robin events

Every win in a round-robin event (except by default) gives 1x points. That also counts for an eventual semi-final or final. Winning the round robin event gives 1x champions bonus points. The Runner Up (or nr 2) in the round robin event will gain 0,5x bonus points

3.) Points for default, retirements, withdrawal or walkover matches

Ranking points must be assigned to every match in every draw, including results for retired matches, walkovers and defaults.

There are two exceptions with respect to these rules:

1.) No points will be awarded for a default, retirement, or walkover in a consolation match in all rounds until the final round. 

2.) No points will be awarded for defaults or walkovers in a first match of the opponent or for byes. 

Explanation:

A player who does not show up to a tournament must be removed from a tournament file, otherwise he/she will have an extra tournament that will be calculated into their 5 tournament GLTA results file.

To make the distinction between a "first round" default and one in the subsequent rounds, It is imperative that tournament directors accurately administer scores for defaults.

4.) Player Eligibility Within Divisions

Players eligible for the 40+A/B/C/D divisions may elect to play in either their regular ability division or in their age/ability division. For the purposes of calculating player points the 40's is the equivalent of the twice A division points; the 50's is the equivalent of the twice B division points; and the 60's is the equivalent of the twice C division points.

A player’s match points are calculated by adding the points as indicated above for each match won.  A player’s rating is calculated by adding the total points accumulated at a maximum of 5 tournaments then dividing by the total number of tournaments played, with a minimum divisor of 1.75 for players with only 1 tournament in the ranking database. Ratings are calculated separately for Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles.

3.) Doubles Points

Doubles points are awarded individually.  For seeding purposes, team points are determined by adding both partners’ doubles point totals. However, Tournament Directors may use discretion in determining seeding if, for example, one player has all the points or if there seems to be a large disparity in ability between partners.