FORMAT
There will be 4 teams in each division. Teams compete against each other in matches. A match consists of four games. Teams will play a round robin format to determine seeding. The first two games are one women’s doubles game and one men’s doubles game, and then two mixed doubles games. The winning team of each game will receive 1 point. If two teams tied, after these four games, the DreamBreaker“ is played, with a rotational system involving all four players.
Teams will be seeded following round robin play to compete in the playoff match.. Seeds 1 and 2 will compete for 1st and 2nd place; Seeds 3 and 4 will compete for 3rd and 4th place. Regardless of outcome, all four games will be played in a match during round robin/group play. During bracket play, teams will not play the 4th game if one team has won the match with 3 consecutive game wins.
DUPR DIVISIONS:
DUPR 20 (max aggregate 20.999)
DUPR 18 (max aggregate 18.300) *max individual player DUPR cannot exceed 5.10 to play DUPR 18
DUPR 16 (max aggregate 16.300) *max individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.6 to play DUPR 16
DUPR 14 (max aggregate 14.300) *max individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.10 to play DUPR 14
DUPR 12 (max aggregate 12.300) *max individual player DUPR cannot exceed 3.6 to play in DUPR 12
*Please note, if a division does not meet minimum team requirements (4 teams), the event director has the right to merge divisions.
Once a team registered for the RPC Team Style event, the ratings are “locked” and their DUPR increasing or decreasing will not impact the team’s aggregate or division placement for the event they registered.
NR-Not Rated Players: if you are an NR player, your rating will be set to the average rating of the division you sign up for.
Example A : if you sign up for DUPR 12 you are assigned a 3.0 rating. The appointed rating will impact the team aggregate and said aggregate must fit within the maximum team total. The remaining players’ total aggregate must be a total of 9.3 or less
Example B: player A signs up for DUPR 16. The assigned rating is 4.0. The remaining 3 players’ total aggregate must be a total of 12.3 or less)
NR Assignments:
DUPR 12: 3.00
DUPR 14: 3.50
DUPR 16: 4.0
DUPR 18: 4.5
DUPR 20: 5.0
The assigned NR ratings can only be altered with proper information submitted to the event organizer. The event organizer reserves the right to make the final decision on a NR’s assigned rating.
To sign up for the adult or club division, a DUPR account is required at the time of registration.
Players: teams must have 2 women and 2 men on each team. The player's combined average DUPR rating may not exceed the assigned DUPR rating for the division the team is playing. Ex: Female 1 = 4.0 DUPR, Female 2 = 3.3 DUPR, Male 1 = 4.4 DUPR, Male 2 = 3.75 DUPR. Combined DUPR total = 15.45 divided by 4 players = 3.86 average DUPR. This sample team may play in the DUPR 16 division. Teams may play up a division but may not play lower than their average DUPR.
MATCHES
Each match will consist of four (4) games to 11 (win by 2) with the side-out scoring. Players will change ends when the team reaches a score of six (6). The four games will be played in this order. Women’s Doubles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles 1, and Mixed Doubles 2. A DreamBreaker ™ will be played to determine the winner of the match if teams are tied at 2-2 after the gender and mixed doubles games. Players will be allowed to compete in only one mixed doubles game (for example, player A cannot compete in both Mixed 1 and Mixed 2 games).
Teams will play all four (4) games even if the score is 3-0 after the first mixed doubles game.
DREAMBREAKER ™ (SINGLES TIEBREAKER)
A DreamBreaker ™ is a game to 21 (win by 2) with rally scoring and a team must win while serving. Each team must rotate four (4) singles rallies in a set order. If a tiebreaker is needed during a match, teams will submit player lineups to the manager after the second mixed doubles game. Two (2) men and two (2) women will be selected to play in four (4) rally rotations, or points awarded, until the DreamBreaker is concluded.
