NationStates Tennis Tour Discussion Thread

[Britonisea]

The first tournament next year is when as for where...

In Astyria and/or Costa de Ouro.

Also, I'll be holding signups for the first five or so events that I'll be hosting in the first couple of months as a test for a "Grand Prix" type system; it would (hopefully) make it easier for everything to run. More details will be given as we get closer to that date.

Hold up, my tournament is supposed to happen in February.

[Costa de Ouro]

Hold up, my tournament is supposed to happen in February.

Crap. Do you remember this, Brit?

I'd like it if our hosts (me, Britonisea, Rarungan, Super-Llamaland, Vyktory, Electrum, Kannap, and Estope) could provide me with the type of courts their tournaments would be played on, so we could (possibly) have "seasons" in NS tennis (like the summer hard court, clay court, grass court seasons in RL tennis)

Well, I made a new schedule and I was going to post it during the Manunggal Open, but that totally got busted. This was my proposed schedule -

Clay Court
January: BCA Open Albergaria, Antillia Masters
February: Santa Maria Open, 360 Degrees Monteverde Cup, Fresko Royal Nikolian Open
March: Cadenzan Clay Trophy, Hamilton International, Stars Patistan Open
April: Electrum Open

Hard Court
May: Volatus Open, Cenial Masters
June: Cenian Open
July: Drakonikan Open
August: Estope Open, Britannual Britonisean Open, Darvale Open

Grass Court
October: Kannapian International
November: Llamanean Open, 21st Century Fox Richmond Masters, World Tour Finals
December: Off month

but I think that if you were dying to host your tournament in February we could do some rejiggering.

EDIT: For that matter, if any of the hosts are unhappy about this schedule, they can TG me about their concerns and I'll try and address them

[Britonisea]

Well, yes...I do.

[Ceni]

Well, yes...I do.

Well, like I said, if you were absolutely dying to host your tournament in February and/or you don't like your spot currently, then I'll be more than happy to change you

[Britonisea]

Well, yes...I do.

Well, like I said, if you were absolutely dying to host your tournament in February and/or you don't like your spot currently, then I'll be more than happy to change you

Ceni, you're a good person, on that note, I won't host my tournament during your ATP Series. However, I would like to host my tournament before August, 8 and a half months away.

[Britonisea]

Well, like I said, if you were absolutely dying to host your tournament in February and/or you don't like your spot currently, then I'll be more than happy to change you

Ceni, you're a good person, on that note, I won't host my tournament during your ATP Series. However, I would like to host my tournament before August, 8 and a half months away.

Preferably in April, that would be the best for me as I don't want to host the tournament during my school times...revising...

[Jeckland]

Surely you could have just edited that into your last post?

[The Sarian]

Also August is holidays for everyone, world wide.

[Britonisea]

Also August is holidays for everyone, world wide.

Good point but I haven't hosted a tennis tournament since November 2013.

[Estenia]

Also August is holidays for everyone, world wide.North-Hemisphere wide.

Fixed that for you

[Ceni]

I thought we were going to have another bidder but each has backed out claiming time restraints, so I will award the bid to Britonisea.

[Ceni]

The top 8 teams and players are as follows:

1. Elaine Foyner (CEN)
2. Ardil Navsal (CEN)
3. Aline Luiza Romao (CDO)
4. Ricardo Toli (BRI)
5. Amancio Raimundo Belo (CDO)
6. Kika Dovan (CEN)
7. Brett Roley (EST)
8. Botack Andiam (CEN)

1. Sonya Gredello/Rosa Levinski (ETM)
2. Elia Xal/Fia Xal (CEN)
3. Leo Garry/Elizabeth Quehall (BRI)
4. Perger Rianor/Ricpeer Rianor (CEN)
5. Coosal Darlcheri/Gyrachor Rentos (CEN)
6. James Lindsey/Pedro Mendoza (MLW)
7. Yelena Kazakova/Louis Rich (TAI)
8. Lance Mance/Ricardo Toli (BRI)

[Britonisea]

Thank-you, I am happy to be hosting this tournament.



These are the best possible days I could do.

2 groups of 4
29/12- Round Robin A
30/12- Round Robin B
31/12- Round Robin C
1 rest day, also to sort out Semi Finals, plus it is NYD.
02/01- Semi Finals
03/01- Finals and 3rd place matches.

04/01- Astryrian Series!

The RP and Results thread will be up either today or tomorrow.

[Costa de Ouro]

For an IC reference, the first 3 days of the Astyrian series will be qualification days, so players playing in Telm City won't have to worry about plane travel from Britonisea to Paradise City playing one day, flying, and then playing the next day.

[Britonisea]

The ATP World Tour Finals 2014 (OPEN)

We are hosting the tournament in Telm City, not Doportedas.

[Kannap]

Hold up, my tournament is supposed to happen in February.

Crap. Do you remember this, Brit?

I'd like it if our hosts (me, Britonisea, Rarungan, Super-Llamaland, Vyktory, Electrum, Kannap, and Estope) could provide me with the type of courts their tournaments would be played on, so we could (possibly) have "seasons" in NS tennis (like the summer hard court, clay court, grass court seasons in RL tennis)

Well, I made a new schedule and I was going to post it during the Manunggal Open, but that totally got busted. This was my proposed schedule -

Clay Court
January: BCA Open Albergaria, Antillia Masters
February: Santa Maria Open, 360 Degrees Monteverde Cup, Fresko Royal Nikolian Open
March: Cadenzan Clay Trophy, Hamilton International, Stars Patistan Open
April: Electrum Open

Hard Court
May: Volatus Open, Cenial Masters
June: Cenian Open
July: Drakonikan Open
August: Estope Open, Britannual Britonisean Open, Darvale Open

Grass Court
October: Kannapian International
November: Llamanean Open, 21st Century Fox Richmond Masters, World Tour Finals
December: Off month

but I think that if you were dying to host your tournament in February we could do some rejiggering.

EDIT: For that matter, if any of the hosts are unhappy about this schedule, they can TG me about their concerns and I'll try and address them

Ah, so the Third Kannapian International Tennis Open is scheduled for October 2015?

[The Andromeda Islands]

For an IC reference, the first 3 days of the Astyrian series will be qualification days, so players playing in Telm City won't have to worry about plane travel from Britonisea to Paradise City playing one day, flying, and then playing the next day.

FYI, what country is Paradise City in?

[Costa de Ouro]

FYI, what country is Paradise City in?

It is in Blackhelm Confederacy.

[Ceni]

Ah, so the Third Kannapian International Tennis Open is scheduled for October 2015?

Yes.

[Super-Llamaland]

A few observations I've noticed as a now-outsider:

Obviously tennis has relatively low RP. This may be because it goes on constantly. In addition, many tennis RPers are mostly known for RPing tennis - it's simply not that feasible to expect somebody to do the World Cup, maybe a baseball or basketball, plus tennis, and do it all well and also have free time. Unfortunately, tennis requires going on constantly - that's RL precedent.

Perhaps you could really highlight certain tournaments (right now it all looks the same) while the minor tournaments are auto-scorinated without need of RP (and would therefore count less towards the ranks)? Just my 2ç c ¢

[Britonisea]

How are the rankings scored because I find it a bit unfair that a new nation comes and they shoot up to the top of the rankings.

[Walamzia]

How are the rankings scored because I find it a bit unfair that a new nation comes and they shoot up to the top of the rankings.

I actually haven't looked at the updated rankings since the other tournament ended. Are any of my players in surprising positions compared to where you think they should be?

[Ceni]

Ranks will be only updated for players/teams participating in Cadenza, as I don't have enough time to update all 300 peoples'/teams' rankings and do work for Cadenza.

The ranks will totally be updated before Fresko Royal Nikolian.

[Costa de Ouro]

Well, we're about half way through the Astyrian Series.

What are some pros/cons you've noticed about this new approach, of course beyond my overly optimistic schedule?

[Sjovenia]

Any tennis tournaments I can sign up for?