Rushmori Grass Swing [NSTT] ~ Everything Thread

[Ceni]

Welcome to the first edition of the Whitehaven Open, a Tier 2 event held near the sea on grass courts in Whitehaven.

Singles - Main Draw
Doubles - Main Draw

Singles - Qualifying Draw
Group 1
Liam Penderyn (NGD)
Sabina Soca (MTJ)
Linwood Marchand (NDA)
Marisa Celeste Frieri (SRB)

Group 2
Derek Dubrovnik (BRI)
Mayeso Kayden (NDA)
Goran Petrovic (SRB)
Alexander Linip (MRC)

Group 3
Charlotte Little (ETN)
Marija Julenic (MTJ)
Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov (SRB)
Sarah Johnson (TOB)

Group 4
Keeley Sinai (EFL)
Noah Lennox (NGD)
Lucas Schumer (DRK)
Sami Dominikanov (MTJ)

Group 5
Simcha bat Dor (JUD)
Dominik Augsbirjke (MTJ)
Georgia Bassett (KRY)
Kasandra Perrier (EFL)

Group 6
Laura Roshik (MRC)
Stuart Riley (KRY)
Ofir bat Paz (JUD)
Yaso Miller (DRK)

Group 7
Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)
Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)
Alex Sanders (TOB)
Sukaina Yunan (EFL)

Group 8
Aljaž Isaac (EFL)
Lou Herriot (NDA)
Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)
Ofra bat Dakel (JUD)

Group 9
Paul Chinra (TOB)
Odell Bristol (NDA)
Shayla Skevich (DRK)
Rasmus Milik (MRC)

Group 10
Anna Skevich (DRK)
Jane Smith (TOB)
Brian van Vossen (KRY)
Max Aswick (NGD)

Doubles - Qualifying Draw
Group 1
Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto (EFL)
Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel (JUD)
Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)
Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider (NDA)

Group 2
Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek (MRC)
Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith (TOB)
Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic (SRB)
Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre (KRY)

Group 3
Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)
Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders (TOB)
Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov (MRC)
Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert (NDA)

Group 4
Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri (KRY)
Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl (DRK)
Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander (SCH)
Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca (MTJ)

Group 5
Jake Cartson/Steven King (ETN)
Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif (EFL)
Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova (DRK)
Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic (MTJ)

SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 18: Qualification Days 1 & 2
Monday, September 19: Qualification Day 3
Tuesday, September 20: Round 1, Day 1 (Singles)
Wednesday, September 21: Round 1, Day 2 (Singles)
Thursday, September 22 - Octofinals (Doubles, Singles)
Friday, September 23 - Quarterfinals
Saturday, September 24 - Semifinals
Sunday, September 25 - Finals


Welcome to the second edition of the Ergo Championships New Oxford (formerly the New Oxford Masters), a Tier 1 event held at the courts of the University of New Oxford in New Oxford.

Singles - Main Draw
Singles - Qualifying Draw
Doubles - Main Draw

Doubles - Qualifying Draw
(1) Owen Simmons/Perry Walsh (KRY) vs Kaitlynn Grace/Kari West (DRK)
(19) Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel (JUD) vs Glenn Benoit/Masuma Hodson (NDA)

(2) Rob Westfelt/Ken Gates (SCH) vs Samuel Jones/Liam Ferrer (KRY)
(14) Laura Roshik/Wendy Noyek (MRC) vs Ravid ben Yehoshua/Ofir bat Paz (JUD)

(3) Peter McLeod/Anna Jones (SCH) vs Cole Rockford/Clay Prince (DRK)
(16) Ethan Manners/Susan Ingram (ETN) vs Patrick Sintarnov/Harry Rymin (MRC)

(4) Liam Penderyn/Harry Blackwood (NGD) vs Starlin Azocar/Alcides Ferrara (SRB)
(18) Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov (MRC) vs Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic (SRB)

(5) Andrew Lamar/Jack Algernon (NGD) vs Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)
(17) Jill Clarke/Melissa Herbert (NGD) vs Katarina Svitolina/ Sanja Molanovic (MTJ)

(6) Giorgio Irani/Clementina Travers (EFL) vs Mattias Burges/ Aljaž Corluka (MTJ)
(12) Lara Basic/ Julian Slazic (MTJ) vs Fabiano Bishop/Sebas Hariri (EFL)

(7) Jordan Bennet/Lucy Hockers (ETN) vs Yissakhar ben Ira/Gilad ben Yehudah (JUD)
(15) Michael Legrand/Juan Ortiz (KRY) vs Jonum Korlovia/Johanna Korlovia (MRC)

(8) Kiersten Bullock/Reina Jaber (EFL) vs Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith (TOB)
(21) Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert (NDA) vs Catherine Kruminš/Adam Gory (SCH)

(9) Mark Southgate/Megan Elliott (NGD) vs Adelaide Frost/Karissa Macy (NDA)
(13) Cristos Browning/Mya Browning (EFL) vs Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders (TOB)

(10) Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer (JUD) vs Ray Franco/Jennifer Rawlings (KRY)
(22) Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl (DRK) vs Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander (SCH)

(11) Jake Cartson/Steven King (ETN) vs Jade Oreskovic/Tijana Mirkic (SRB)
(20) Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova (DRK) vs Dominika Lisicki/ Rikard Kampl (MTJ)

* Note on qualifying draws: winner of each section qualifies, 2 lucky losers (singles), 5 lucky losers (doubles) qualify

SCHEDULE
Friday, September 30 - Qualification Rounds 1 & 2
Saturday, October 1 - Round of 64
Sunday, October 2 - Round of 32
Monday, October 3 - Round of 16
Tuesday, October 4 - Quarterfinals
Wednesday, October 5 - Semifinals
Thursday, October 6 - Finals

[Ceni]

IC info goes here

[Schottia]

SBCNEWS Online...
Sports special - Whitehaven Open

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With Schottia's ITT squad suddenly hitting he headlines back home, the triumphant quartet no longer need any introduction. So with Luke Pool, and Rob Westfelt & Ken Gates taking some time out during Whitehaven, we thought we would put together this guide to the players joining Catherine Kruminš in Ceni, hoping to follow their countrymen’s lead in achieving tennis glory. It feels like we have talked at length about the Schottia's teen-talent Kruminš, so this hopefully article will hopefully redress the balance, giving a heads-up on which names you will be chanting in a couple of year's time... with any luck.

19-year-old John Muir is currently ranked 72nd in the world, and owes much of this standing to his spectacular run to the fourth round of the Cenian Open, where he lost in a five set epic to home favourite Botack Andima. En route, the Newkirk born player managed do despatch of twelfth seed Paul Quiront of Neu Engollon three sets to one, as he heralded his arrival on the world stage. The teenager impressed slightly less however, exiting the Electrum Slam in the first round at the hands of wildcard Willington Davis. Needless to say, this rising star of the Schottic game can blow hot and cold. A defeatist attitude and a propensity to complain to the umpire whenever things go against him, has often overshadowed what could otherwise be a promising career. Criticisms for unsporting behaviour have dogged Muir's game so far, and this is definitely going to be something he and his team address soon.

On the court has all the tools required to be a top thirty player, with a good defensive game. Muir likes to move quickly and strike the ball early trying to catch his opponents out. Muir's strength, particularly in his groundstrokes, allows him to hit a lot of winner on the return of serve.

Eliza Reusmann is a former Schottic number one, and the world's 60th ranked player. The 23-year-old is considered one of the nation's top up and coming players, and despite struggling in both her grand slam appearances to date, she has had success else where, reaching the semis of the Nassau Bay Open. Reusmann is one of the older, and also the first of the new generation of Schottic stars to burst onto the scene, making her debut it the Astyrian tournaments towards the end of last year. While we were encouraged by the start she made to her tennis career, Reusmann has fallen by the wayside a little recently, as she has struggled with consistency. She has been praised for her attitude both on and off the court, where she has always conducted herself in a highly professional manner. The girl from Soessch is one of the more recognisable faces back in her home nation, and as a result, she has a big following disproportionate to her rank.

Reusmann has a strong offensive game, with a big forehand, and rather unusually for female players, a single handed backhand. She relies heavily on her hard groundstrokes, looking to generate a lot of pace while picking out winners on the flanks. For this reason, she normally prefers the faster surfaces, and is particularly effective indoors, where the conditions allow her to take more risks. Ressmann is not renowned for her serving capabilities, and her tendency to put more on her second serves to compensate for this, means that she gives away a few double faults.

Handon Born Jill Walker is currently ranked 46th in the world, and number three in Schottia. The 24-year-old is a hard working and very consistent player, who play highly defensive game from the back of the court. Walker has been pretty steady over the course of the season, reaching the fourth round of both the Cenian Open and the Electrum Slam, as well as reaching the quarters of two tier two events. How she does between now and the end of the season will tell us a lot about the player she will become. It will be interesting to see if she can push on and win a place in the world's top twenty, or whether she has found her level as a mid-ranked player. A modest and retiring individual, Walker is another who has kept herself out of the media spotlight, and has picked up far less in sponsorship than many of her contemporaries.

Notably different from Kruminš, who really presses her opponent from the back of the court with a range of shots - Walker doesn't do that, and prefers instead to grind other players down, making them play a lot of shots. This, coupled with a non too potent first serve, has certainly been her undoing on occasion; but her patience and hard graft have also allowed her to pull off a couple of upsets.

Peter McLeod and Anna Jones, are Schottia's second ranked double act, and world number 18s. Their most notable accomplishment was in reaching the semi final of the Cenian open, the first Schottic tennis players ever to achieve that feat. McLeod 27, and Jones 20 have competed together for most of the season after Peter McLeod split from Luke Pool ,who went on to focus more on his singles game. Anna Jones is a former Schottic junior champion, in singles and doubles, both at local and national level. McLeod on the other hand has never played anything but doubles, and until this season, this was restricted entirely to the Schottic local tournaments. Their success has definitely been a pleasant surprise for the duo, who both seem to be well adapted to the doubles game.

Both players are notable for their expertise in doubles, and both like to get into the net, trying to end points quickly. McLeod in particular, is not renowned for the quality of his passing shots and struggles to hit winners out on the wings. Jones on the other had is taller (187cm) and has a much better court coverage. In addition to this, Jones' backhand is a big weapon for the pair, with her being able to generate a lot of topspin.

Jack McDonell and Alan Alexander? Its okay, we don't expect you to know too much about them. The pair have been together for three years now, but this is their first season on the NSTT. Ranked 102nd at the moment they are currently well off the pace, but everyone needs to start somewhere. They have had some modest success by their own standards, reaching the first round of the last two slams, and at 22 and 23, they have some time on their side. The duo haven't entered a great deal of tournament this year, and indeed injuries to both players have hampered their progress as a team. We will need to wait and see, if we are going to discover whether or not they can emulate Westfelt and Gates, Schottia's "late bloomers," and pick up NSTT titles.

(Actually took a bit of digging to find out about their playing styles, sorry boys.) McDonell is a very powerful player, and notoriously hard to break. He has a cannonball of a serve, and if it were as accurate as it is powerful, then their opponents would be in real trouble. Alexander, by contrast, is better in at the net, and they have most of their luck when McDonell is on serve.

[The Serbian Empire]

Serbian Empire Tennis Guide

These rankings are the year over year average. In YTD, some Serbians may be ranked higher than others. For example, Marisa Celeste Frieri's participation in the ITT has added a big boost to her numbers.

Gisela Stefanovic is the highest ranking of Serbian tennis players. Her talent is stated to be a viable top 50 player, but injuries and the intense rehab for the Olympiad after season ending surgery on a torn labrum in her shoulder has lowered her to a rank of 129th.

Tijana Mirkic is the next highest and she'll appear in the next tournament as to balance gender ratio and appease Marisa Celeste Frieri. Thus more in depth coverage will be in the next tournament's run. Mirkic ranks 137th.

Marisa Celeste Frieri has dropped her title as her fame has increased, but she seems to be a marginal player who makes more appearances not on talent, but on royal status and significance. Performance is below Mirkic and Stefanovic despite most appearances in NSTT events out of the group of young ladies. Still possess talent to maybe make the top 50, but not as impressive on paper as her cohorts above her. She holds 153rd in the standings.

Behind them is Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov, he is well behind his female cohorts and resides in a 268th ranked status. Little is known on the viability of players like Ivanov outside of Serbian competitions. Held own at Olympiad, but said event doesn't help his rankings.

Goran Petrovic, a one time Serbian national champion resides at 470th in the ranks. A leader in fast serves, but skill only makes him seem more potent in doubles. Probably has highest ceiling of Serbian players outside the top 300.

[Ethane]

Can you predict elections and voting patterns - Ethane Election AAA4

One of the questions that has always haunted political scientists all around the multiverse is this question: can you predict an election?

The answer is sort of. It is something that people have puzzled over for years and years, and something that people haven't found a true and proper measure for, especially in the long term voting behaviour patterns of the electorate. Short term trends can be analysed. This is done through polling in the lead up to the election, which often shows who is the likeliest to win the election. These offer some form of prediction, although quite often, they can be inaccurate. Attempts and steps have been made in the past years, but there is still no answer to how to predict elections long term and accurately. There are too many factors to take into consideration, and the irrational behaviour of some people can swing an election. There is no constant with which to compare predictions with, and so it does prove a rather difficult task, but one that political scientists are determined to try to solve, even if their attempts prove fruitless.

Election Polls

I suppose one way in which elections can be predicted, especially in the short term, is through the use of opinion polls. This method is a commonly used one, and is often used as a basis for political parties to campaign off, to decide who, and where they should be targeting to maximise their vote, and therefore be the most likely to win the popular vote, and therefore become the government.

These polls are taken often in the run-up to an election of some kind, to gauge public opinion about who they are going to vote for. A few problems do arise when considering opinion polls. The issues arise when you take a public sample. Quite often, these public samples are not representative of the whole electorate, and therefore can overstate or understate a certain political parties support. This can sometimes lead to inaccuracies in the polls, which can lead to political parties campaigning to gain the vote of the wrong demographic, or in the wrong place, and can sometimes also mislead people into switching sides of the election.

However, another problem arises with opinion polls insofar that they do not actually look at the long term voting behaviour patterns of the different demographics of society, and so therefore cannot have complete accuracy. For complete accuracy, voting patterns of different demographics would have to be analysed, which is something that political scientists are currently poring over, and trying to find a way to predict an election based on previous voting behaviour.

Voting Behaviour

One method which would, bar sudden surprises, allow for more accurate predictions of an election, would be to analyse the voting behaviour of different sub-sections of society, as well as take the opinion polls, and combine and weight them to increase the accuracy of the predictions.

In theory, this would be an amazing idea to implement, and would allow for people to predict the election very clearly, even from the start of the campaign. However, for now it is impossible to analyse this in real life, as there are so many changing variables. There is no constant, no control from which to compare with, which is vital for the predictions in an election.

How Does This Relate to the Ethane Election?

With the far right party gaining traction, to bring morals back to Ethane, the polls are proving a very useful tool for all parties. They are using these polls to decide where to focus their campaigning on, and if this is inaccurate, then this severely damages their election chances.

Using previous voting behaviour would have been a good indicator of what was to come as well, but even this technique may have failed to predict the massive and surprising rise of the far-right party in Ethane.

The rise of the party to near the top of the polls is worrying, because it is likely they will be represented in parliament in favourably large numbers.

All we can do is wait, breathe, and hope that the election polls aren't true, and that the far-right party don't win the election and become Ethane's next government.

[House of Judah]

Arieh ben Daniyyel yawned deeply as they stepped off the plane and got into the bus taking the Judean team to the hotel.

“How can you still be tired?” asked his doubles partner Livnat bat Avram. “You just spent 12 hours asleep!”

“And until yesterday I was working night-shifts at the museum. You know how hard shifting my sleep schedule on me is.”

“You still working security?” said Simcha bat Dor.

“I’m not making enough playing tennis to do that exclusively. I need to have a real job. And the firm treats me alright.”

“You should have asked them to get you out sooner,” Livnat chided.

“They were going to, but someone broke their arm and they needed someone last minute. They offered time-and-a-half of all pay, time, shifted schedule, special event. That’s a hefty chunk.”

“Can’t blame a man for going after that paycheck,” said Hadar ben Ofer.

“Well, you just make sure you’re rested, okay?” said Livnat, tugging lightly on Arieh’s sleeve. She looked a little worried for him but he grinned and swung an arm around her shoulder.

“Don’t you worry. I’ll be ready when it is time for us to play.” Livnat smiled weakly at that, but snuggled into the arm more closely.

“I won’t worry. I’ll just make sure you’re rested. I have my ways.”

[Vers-Gelderland]

New Gelderland's Juniors Take to Pro Stage

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9/19/2016 - Vyri Arcaina, chief correspondent

After their heartbreaking loss in the Junior International Tennis Trophy final - in which the Mercedini team's stalwart Molly Rhönić came back from two sets down to defeat Max Aswick and take the first JITT by a score of three to two - the New Gelderland junior team that did well to reach those finals will now be staying in Ceni and competing at the qualifying events for the Whitehaven Open, a Tier 2 event here on the NationStates Tennis Tour.

Max Aswick won the tie against the seemingly worst player of the team - Markus Carlgren - in 4 sets, with the mostly-baseline player doing well to hit several inside-out forehand winners to dominate the second and third sets. But then Molly Rhönić - who did not lose a match throughout the Junior ITT - defeated Noah Lennox in four to level the tie at one apiece going into the second day, where the pairing of Patrick Sintarnov and Harry Rymin defeated the team in a close four sets, with one break of serve enough to seal the first two sets.

By that time, New Gelderland was down two to one, and despite conceding a tough opening set, Noah Lennox kept New Gelderland in the final with a win over Carlgren. And New Gelderland fans, many of whom had made the short trip from the Rushmori country to the nearby country of Ceni, were cheering when their boy Max Aswick, just seventeen years of age, took the first two sets against Mercedini's "Golden Girl". But, alas, it was not to last for them, as Rhönić came back to take the next three, including a bagel set, and win the match - and the title - for Mercedini.

That means that Mercedini has defeated not only one - but two - decent enough tennis nations, after their 3-2 win over the host nations Ceni in somewhat of an upset, as the country is known for its youth development (after all, the world #1, Lonus Varalin, is onky 19, after all, with quite a few decent teenagers throughout the match). It certainly means that Mercedini has a good potential to win tournaments in the future.

But despite their heartbreaking losses - Aswick and Lennox are back. They were awarded a wild card into the doubles competition and are participating in the singles in the qualifying event, where they will face some familiar faces. Aswick is in a group with Anna Skevich, Jane Smith, and Brian van Vossen, all of whom are known more as journeymen rather than players with a high rank who just happened to land in the qualifying event. Noah Lennox will face more journeymen but a familiar face in Sami Dominikanov, one of Mattijana's junior players, whom he defeated in straight sets at the ITT.

[Ceni]

Cutoff.

Singles Qualification - Fixture 1

Group 1
Liam Penderyn (NGD)                6   7
Marisa Celeste Frieri (SRB)        1   5

Sabina Soca (MTJ)                  4   3
Linwood Marchand (NDA)             6   6


  Group 1                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Liam Penderyn                    1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
  Linwood Marchand                 1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
3 Marisa Celeste Frieri            1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000
  Sabina Soca                      1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 2
Derek Dubrovnik (BRI)              3   6
Alexander Linip (MRC)              6   7

Mayeso Kayden (NDA)                6   4   7
Goran Petrovic (SRB)               3   6   6


  Group 2                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Alexander Linip                  1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Mayeso Kayden                    1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Goran Petrovic                   1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Derek Dubrovnik                  1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 3
Charlotte Little (ETN)             6   7   6
Sarah Johnson (TOB)                7   5   1

Marija Julenic (MTJ)               2   1
Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov (SRB)     6   6


  Group 3                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov         1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Charlotte Little                 1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Sarah Johnson                    1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Marija Julenic                   1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 4
Keeley Sinai (EFL)                 6   6
Sami Dominikanov (MTJ)             4   1

Noah Lennox (NGD)                  4   3
Lucas Schumer (DRK)                6   6


  Group 4                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Keeley Sinai                     1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
  Lucas Schumer                    1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
3 Noah Lennox                      1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000
  Sami Dominikanov                 1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 5
Simcha bat Dor (JUD)               3   7   5
Kasandra Perrier (EFL)             6   5   7

Dominik Augsbirjke (MTJ)           6   6   6
Georgia Bassett (KRY)              7   4   2


  Group 5                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Dominik Augsbirjke               1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
  Kasandra Perrier                 1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Georgia Bassett                  1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
  Simcha bat Dor                   1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000

Group 6
Laura Roshik (MRC)                 6   7
Yaso Miller (DRK)                  2   5

Stuart Riley (KRY)                 3   6   4
Ofir bat Paz (JUD)                 6   2   6


  Group 6                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Laura Roshik                     1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Ofir bat Paz                     1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Stuart Riley                     1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Yaso Miller                      1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 7
Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)               6   6
Sukaina Yunan (EFL)                2   4

Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)            6   6
Alex Sanders (TOB)                 3   4


  Group 7                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Gisela Stefanovic                1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
  Hadar ben Ofer                   1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
3 Alex Sanders                     1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000
  Sukaina Yunan                    1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 8
Aljaž Isaac (EFL)                  4   6
Ofra bat Dakel (JUD)               6   7

Lou Herriot (NDA)                  7   3   4
Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)               5   6   6


  Group 8                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Ofra bat Dakel                   1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Sarah Dinsdale                   1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Lou Herriot                      1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Aljaž Isaac                      1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 9
Paul Chinra (TOB)                  7   6
Rasmus Milik (MRC)                 5   1

Odell Bristol (NDA)                6   5
Shayla Skevich (DRK)               7   7


  Group 9                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Paul Chinra                      1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
  Shayla Skevich                   1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
3 Odell Bristol                    1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000
  Rasmus Milik                     1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 10
Anna Skevich (DRK)                 6   4   0
Max Aswick (NGD)                   3   6   6

Jane Smith (TOB)                   1   4
Brian van Vossen (KRY)             6   6


  Group 10                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Brian van Vossen                 1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Max Aswick                       1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Anna Skevich                     1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Jane Smith                       1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Singles Qualification - Fixture 2

Group 1
Marisa Celeste Frieri (SRB)        6   6
Linwood Marchand (NDA)             7   7

Liam Penderyn (NGD)                6   6
Sabina Soca (MTJ)                  1   4


  Group 1                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Liam Penderyn                    2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
  Linwood Marchand                 2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
3 Marisa Celeste Frieri            2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000
  Sabina Soca                      2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000

Group 2
Alexander Linip (MRC)              7   3   7
Goran Petrovic (SRB)               5   6   6

Derek Dubrovnik (BRI)              6   6
Mayeso Kayden (NDA)                3   2


  Group 2                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Alexander Linip                  2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
2 Derek Dubrovnik                  2   1  1    2   2   1.000    0.500
3 Mayeso Kayden                    2   1  1    2   3   0.667    0.500
4 Goran Petrovic                   2   0  2    2   4   0.500    0.000

Group 3
Sarah Johnson (TOB)                4   7   3
Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov (SRB)     6   6   6

Charlotte Little (ETN)             6   6
Marija Julenic (MTJ)               3   1


  Group 3                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Charlotte Little                 2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
  Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov         2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
3 Sarah Johnson                    2   0  2    2   4   0.500    0.000
4 Marija Julenic                   2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000

Group 4
Sami Dominikanov (MTJ)             4   2
Lucas Schumer (DRK)                6   6

Keeley Sinai (EFL)                 6   6   6
Noah Lennox (NGD)                  3   7   3


  Group 4                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Lucas Schumer                    2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
2 Keeley Sinai                     2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
3 Noah Lennox                      2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000
4 Sami Dominikanov                 2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000

Group 5
Kasandra Perrier (EFL)             6   6
Georgia Bassett (KRY)              4   1

Simcha bat Dor (JUD)               6   6
Dominik Augsbirjke (MTJ)           0   1


  Group 5                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Kasandra Perrier                 2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
2 Simcha bat Dor                   2   1  1    3   2   1.500    0.500
3 Dominik Augsbirjke               2   1  1    2   3   0.667    0.500
4 Georgia Bassett                  2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000

Group 6
Yaso Miller (DRK)                  4   6   6
Ofir bat Paz (JUD)                 6   3   7

Laura Roshik (MRC)                 5   4
Stuart Riley (KRY)                 7   6


  Group 6                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Ofir bat Paz                     2   2  0    4   2   2.000    1.000
2 Stuart Riley                     2   1  1    3   2   1.500    0.500
3 Laura Roshik                     2   1  1    2   2   1.000    0.500
4 Yaso Miller                      2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000

Group 7
Sukaina Yunan (EFL)                6   6
Alex Sanders (TOB)                 3   3

Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)               6   6
Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)            0   4


  Group 7                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Hadar ben Ofer                   2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
2 Gisela Stefanovic                2   1  1    2   2   1.000    0.500
  Sukaina Yunan                    2   1  1    2   2   1.000    0.500
4 Alex Sanders                     2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000

Group 8
Ofra bat Dakel (JUD)               6   4   6
Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)               2   6   3

Aljaž Isaac (EFL)                  6   3   7
Lou Herriot (NDA)                  3   6   6


  Group 8                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Ofra bat Dakel                   2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
2 Sarah Dinsdale                   2   1  1    3   3   1.000    0.500
3 Aljaž Isaac                      2   1  1    2   3   0.667    0.500
4 Lou Herriot                      2   0  2    2   4   0.500    0.000

Group 9
Rasmus Milik (MRC)                 2   3
Shayla Skevich (DRK)               6   6

Paul Chinra (TOB)                  6   6
Odell Bristol (NDA)                4   2


  Group 9                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Paul Chinra                      2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
  Shayla Skevich                   2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
3 Odell Bristol                    2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000
  Rasmus Milik                     2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000

Group 10
Max Aswick (NGD)                   6   2   7
Brian van Vossen (KRY)             3   6   5

Anna Skevich (DRK)                 2   6   6
Jane Smith (TOB)                   6   4   3


  Group 10                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Max Aswick                       2   2  0    4   2   2.000    1.000
2 Brian van Vossen                 2   1  1    3   2   1.500    0.500
3 Anna Skevich                     2   1  1    3   3   1.000    0.500
4 Jane Smith                       2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000

Singles Qualification - Fixture 3

Group 1
Sabina Soca (MTJ)                  3   1
Marisa Celeste Frieri (SRB)        6   6

Linwood Marchand (NDA)             7   3   4
Liam Penderyn (NGD)                5   6   6


  Group 1                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Liam Penderyn                    3   3  0    6   1   6.000    1.000  Q
2 Linwood Marchand                 3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
3 Marisa Celeste Frieri            3   1  2    2   4   0.500    0.333
4 Sabina Soca                      3   0  3    0   6   0.000    0.000

Group 2
Mayeso Kayden (NDA)                7   6
Alexander Linip (MRC)              5   2

Goran Petrovic (SRB)               4   2
Derek Dubrovnik (BRI)              6   6


  Group 2                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Mayeso Kayden                    3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667  Q
2 Derek Dubrovnik                  3   2  1    4   2   2.000    0.667  Q
3 Alexander Linip                  3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667
4 Goran Petrovic                   3   0  3    2   6   0.333    0.000

Group 3
Marija Julenic (MTJ)               6   2   4
Sarah Johnson (TOB)                2   6   6

Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov (SRB)     6   7   3
Charlotte Little (ETN)             7   6   6


  Group 3                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Charlotte Little                 3   3  0    6   2   3.000    1.000  Q
2 Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov         3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667  Q
3 Sarah Johnson                    3   1  2    4   5   0.800    0.333
4 Marija Julenic                   3   0  3    1   6   0.167    0.000

Group 4
Noah Lennox (NGD)                  6   2   6
Sami Dominikanov (MTJ)             1   6   3

Lucas Schumer (DRK)                6   4   1
Keeley Sinai (EFL)                 4   6   6


  Group 4                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Keeley Sinai                     3   3  0    6   2   3.000    1.000  Q
2 Lucas Schumer                    3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
3 Noah Lennox                      3   1  2    3   5   0.600    0.333
4 Sami Dominikanov                 3   0  3    1   6   0.167    0.000

Group 5
Dominik Augsbirjke (MTJ)           1   7   6
Kasandra Perrier (EFL)             6   6   7

Georgia Bassett (KRY)              2   1
Simcha bat Dor (JUD)               6   6


  Group 5                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Kasandra Perrier                 3   3  0    6   2   3.000    1.000  Q
2 Simcha bat Dor                   3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
3 Dominik Augsbirjke               3   1  2    3   5   0.600    0.333
4 Georgia Bassett                  3   0  3    1   6   0.167    0.000

Group 6
Stuart Riley (KRY)                 2   6   7
Yaso Miller (DRK)                  6   3   6

Ofir bat Paz (JUD)                 6   7
Laura Roshik (MRC)                 4   6


  Group 6                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Ofir bat Paz                     3   3  0    6   2   3.000    1.000  Q
2 Stuart Riley                     3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667
3 Laura Roshik                     3   1  2    2   4   0.500    0.333
4 Yaso Miller                      3   0  3    2   6   0.333    0.000

Group 7
Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)            6   2   6
Sukaina Yunan (EFL)                2   6   4

Alex Sanders (TOB)                 6   3
Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)               7   6


  Group 7                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Hadar ben Ofer                   3   3  0    6   0       ∞    1.000  Q
2 Gisela Stefanovic                3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667
3 Sukaina Yunan                    3   1  2    3   4   0.750    0.333
4 Alex Sanders                     3   0  3    0   6   0.000    0.000

Group 8
Lou Herriot (NDA)                  6   7
Ofra bat Dakel (JUD)               4   5

Sarah Dinsdale (KRY)               4   6   3
Aljaž Isaac (EFL)                  6   4   6


  Group 8                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Aljaž Isaac                      3   2  1    4   4   1.000    0.667  Q
2 Ofra bat Dakel                   3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667 
3 Lou Herriot                      3   1  2    4   4   1.000    0.333
4 Sarah Dinsdale                   3   1  2    4   5   0.800    0.333

Group 9
Odell Bristol (NDA)                5   6   6
Rasmus Milik (MRC)                 7   4   3

Shayla Skevich (DRK)               5   4
Paul Chinra (TOB)                  7   6


  Group 9                        Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Paul Chinra                      3   3  0    6   0       ∞    1.000  Q
2 Shayla Skevich                   3   2  1    4   2   2.000    0.667  Q
3 Odell Bristol                    3   1  2    2   5   0.400    0.333
4 Rasmus Milik                     3   0  3    1   6   0.167    0.000

Group 10
Jane Smith (TOB)                   4   1
Max Aswick (NGD)                   6   6

Brian van Vossen (KRY)             6   2   6
Anna Skevich (DRK)                 1   6   7


  Group 10                       Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Max Aswick                       3   3  0    6   2   3.000    1.000  Q
2 Anna Skevich                     3   2  1    5   4   1.250    0.667
3 Brian van Vossen                 3   1  2    4   4   1.000    0.333
4 Jane Smith                       3   0  3    1   6   0.167    0.000

Second Place Table

2 Simcha bat Dor                   3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
2 Lucas Schumer                    3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
2 Linwood Marchand                 3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
2 Derek Dubrovnik                  3   2  1    4   2   2.000    0.667  Q
2 Shayla Skevich                   3   2  1    4   2   2.000    0.667  Q
2 Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov         3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667  Q*
2 Stuart Riley                     3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667*
2 Ofra bat Dakel                   3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667
2 Gisela Stefanovic                3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667
2 Anna Skevich                     3   2  1    5   4   1.250    0.667

* Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov advances by coin toss. (OOC: Higher RP bonus).

Doubles Qualification - Fixture 1

Group 1
Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto (EFL)                    6   6
Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider (NDA)                   4   2

Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel (JUD)            6   3  11
Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)        3   6   9


  Group 1                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto                        1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel                1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic            1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider                       1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 2
Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek (MRC)                      6   6
Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre (KRY)              3   2

Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith (TOB)                       5   6   6
Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic (SRB)     7   4  10


  Group 2                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek                          1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic         1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith                           1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre                  1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 3
Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)                  2   6  10
Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert (NDA)                        6   3   6

Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders (TOB)                       6   1   7
Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov (MRC)                 4   6  10


  Group 3                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer                      1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
  Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov                     1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert                            1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
  Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders                           1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000

Group 4
Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri (KRY)            6   5   8
Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca (MTJ)                     0   7  10

Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl (DRK)                    6   6
Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander (SCH)                   3   2


  Group 4                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl                        1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca                         1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri                1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander                       1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Group 5
Jake Cartson/Steven King (ETN)                       6   6
Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic (MTJ)               1   4

Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif (EFL)                      6   1  10
Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova (DRK)                  2   6   7


  Group 5                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Jake Cartson/Steven King                           1   1  0    2   0       ∞    1.000
2 Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif                          1   1  0    2   1   2.000    1.000
3 Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova                      1   0  1    1   2   0.500    0.000
4 Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic                   1   0  1    0   2   0.000    0.000

Doubles Qualification - Fixture 2

Group 1
Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider (NDA)                   2   6  10
Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)        6   3  12

Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto (EFL)                    3   7   8
Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel (JUD)            6   6  10


  Group 1                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel                2   2  0    4   2   2.000    1.000
2 Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto                        2   1  1    3   2   1.500    0.500
3 Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic            2   1  1    3   3   1.000    0.500
4 Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider                       2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000

Group 2
Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre (KRY)              1   5
Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic (SRB)     6   7

Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek (MRC)                      6   6
Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith (TOB)                       3   4


  Group 2                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek                          2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
2 Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic         2   2  0    4   1   4.000    1.000
3 Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith                           2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000
4 Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre                  2   0  2    0   4   0.000    0.000

Group 3
Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert (NDA)                        7   5   2
Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov (MRC)                 5   7  10

Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)                  4   6  10
Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders (TOB)                       6   4   2


  Group 3                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer                      2   2  0    4   2   2.000    1.000
  Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov                     2   2  0    4   2   2.000    1.000
3 Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert                            2   0  2    2   4   0.500    0.000
  Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders                           2   0  2    2   4   0.500    0.000

Group 4
Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca (MTJ)                     0   3
Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander (SCH)                   6   6

Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri (KRY)            6   4  10
Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl (DRK)                    4   6   8


  Group 4                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl                        2   1  1    3   2   1.500    0.500
2 Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander                       2   1  1    2   2   1.000    0.500
  Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri                2   1  1    3   3   1.000    0.500
4 Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca                         2   1  1    2   3   0.667    0.500

Group 5
Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic (MTJ)               6   6   9
Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova (DRK)                  7   2  11

Jake Cartson/Steven King (ETN)                       6   6
Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif (EFL)                      1   3


  Group 5                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Jake Cartson/Steven King                           2   2  0    4   0       ∞    1.000
2 Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif                          2   1  1    2   3   0.667    0.500
3 Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova                      2   1  1    3   3   1.000    0.500
4 Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic                   2   0  2    1   4   0.250    0.000

Doubles Qualification - Fixture 3

Group 1
Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel (JUD)            6   6  10
Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider (NDA)                   2   7   7

Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic (SRB)        5   4
Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto (EFL)                    7   6


  Group 1                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel                3   3  0    6   3   2.000    1.000  Q
2 Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto                        3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
3 Marisa Celeste Frieri/Gisela Stefanovic            3   1  2    3   5   0.600    0.333
4 Manasses Henryson/Itri Rider                       3   0  3    2   6   0.333    0.000

Group 2
Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith (TOB)                       6   2   6
Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre (KRY)              3   6  10

Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic (SRB)     1   4
Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek (MRC)                      6   6


  Group 2                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek                          3   3  0    6   0       ∞    1.000  Q
2 Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic         3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667
3 Sebastian Durand/Francois Navarre                  3   1  2    2   5   0.400    0.333
4 Sarah Johnson/Jane Smith                           3   0  3    2   6   0.333    0.000

Group 3
Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders (TOB)                       3   4
Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert (NDA)                        6   6

Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov (MRC)                 4   6
Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)                  6   7


  Group 3                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer                      3   3  0    6   2   3.000    1.000  Q
2 Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov                     3   2  1    4   4   1.000    0.667
3 Jayce Wood/Ariel Aubert                            3   1  2    4   4   1.000    0.333
4 Paul Chinra/Alex Sanders                           3   0  3    2   6   0.333    0.000

Group 4
Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl (DRK)                    3   6  10
Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca (MTJ)                     6   3   8

Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander (SCH)                   6   2  10
Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri (KRY)            3   6   4


  Group 4                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander                       3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667  Q
2 Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl                        3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667  Q
3 Kara Dragovic/ Sabina Soca                         3   1  2    3   5   0.600    0.333
4 Jeremy Metagne/Elizabeth Corbisieri                3   1  2    4   5   0.800    0.333

Group 5
Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif (EFL)                      6   6
Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic (MTJ)               2   4

Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova (DRK)                  6   6
Jake Cartson/Steven King (ETN)                       0   4


  Group 5                                          Pld   W  L   PF  PA     Avg    Win % 
1 Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif                          3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667  Q
2 Jake Cartson/Steven King                           3   2  1    4   2   2.000    0.667  Q
3 Jayykob Senova/Rebecca Senova                      3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667
4 Sami Dominikanov/ Marija Julenic                   3   0  3    1   6   0.167    0.000

Second-Place Table

2 Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto                        3   2  1    5   2   2.500    0.667  Q
2 Jake Cartson/Steven King                           3   2  1    4   2   2.000    0.667  Q
2 Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl                        3   2  1    5   3   1.667    0.667  Q
2 Ivan Ivanovic Ivanov/Marika Kanepi-Vukovic         3   2  1    4   3   1.333    0.667
2 Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov                     3   2  1    4   4   1.000    0.667

[The Serbian Empire]

Serbian Empire Tennis Guide

Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov continues to advance through Singles Group play. This will provide a significant boost to his ranking this year as he hasn't fared as well as his female competitors. The only other 2nd place effort in this level was Gisela Stefanovic who also went 2-1, but with a worse match record. She has steadily climbed the rankings here. Otherwise, it was fairly expected results from our athletes, lots of losses which line up with playing against high quality opposition much higher in the rankings. But even going 1-2 isn't a bad thing when you expect to lose every match.

[Schottia]

While Luke, Ken, and Rob went back to recover from their exertions in the ITT (and post-celebration hangovers), Cathy made the short journey south to the city of Whitehaven, to continue with the grass court season. There wasn't much in the way of a grass court scene in Schottia, for several good reasons. Firstly lawn sports were seen a little pompous in a country where reverse snobbery had hit new heights. Neatly mown grass conjured up images of crocket, or the lovingly manicured wicket of a cricket field, with individuals attired in immaculate white. As a general rule in Schottia, all grass should be at least long enough to lose a monocle in, or you might start getting suspicious looks from your neighbours. The second issue was the weather, and the fact that it rained in Schottia almost every day. It was so bad in fact, that many people joked that umbrella-hats should be incorporated into the national dress. Why in earth then, the Handon Open had been added to the NSTT calendar, Cathy had no idea. One of the reasons she guessed that the courts of her home county were red clay, was because it drained quicker in the wet, and players in the D'Itillen were used to playing in the spitting rain In actual fact, it had to be raining pretty heave before the hardcore players would stop and head indoors. With Schottia's propensity for drizzle, they would never through a single set without at least one rain break, on the more slippery grass courts.

Cathy was committed to improving on the surface, not just because of the prospect of home glory, but she also knew on current form she had a shot at the AOpen in Krytenia. Having not played a great deal on grass, she felt that practice was the key to consistency, and in fact playing the ITT was had been of a risk in itself. It was a risk that paid off however as she now had the first trophy in her cabinet. She had already committed to playing in Whitehaven, having made the decision together with her trainer long in advance, as part of their AO preparations. It was a smaller tournament, and in terms of the ranking points she could have easily dropped it, so long as she played at New Oxford the following week. That was the decision that her ITT teammates had come too, and seeing them back home parading the trophy, giving interviews, and simply resting, had given her more than a twinge of envy.

This jealousy had never felt greater that did right now, as she and her coach Dougie Martin walked out onto the practice court. It certainly wasn't a fatigue issue, and she was far from burnt out, it was just the difficulty in getting out of the ITT mindset - dead rubbers and all - and get back to Tour business. Martin had won the Handon Open twice himself, obviously before it was a date on the NSTT, but all the same he was a competent grass court player. He was a very old fashioned server-vollyer to trade, with a skill set better suited to an era of long dresses and wooden rackets. He had a good tennising head on his shoulders though, and he was far more of a student of the sport than he ever had been a player. He struck her as the kind of guy who could have gone to the top, had he had the ability, because he had the commitment and the drive of a top pro.

Not having to qualify made a big difference, as did getting a better draw. It was a real change from the start of the season, where standing on court waiting to face Megan Elliott in her first senior match, Cathy had felt very small. It was actually a big relief to get here early, and be able to work on her game, before the main draw got going. Hopefully after she had hit a few balls today, and gotten back into playing on grass, she would soon refocus.

Cathy was really looking forward to seeing her friend Adam Gory again, and he was scheduled to play in New Oxford in a couple of weeks. He had gone home early during the San Salvador Open, and of course he hadn't been part of the ITT squad, which Cathy thought was a pity. Maybe Cathy was a little biased but she felt that Adam could have been given a shot. He was an underrated player, who was definitely in a false position, and he had a good game for doubles too. What's more, he was young, keen and... eh... well he was young and keen, and a nice guy to boot. Cathy felt he just needed to believe in himself a bit more; he gave himself such a hard time about everything. Worst of all, he was much better than he thought he was, and in practice matches, he had given her a far harder time of it than some players had at the ITT.

Maybe she would speak to him about entering the doubles at the AOpen, Eliza's heart wasn't totally in doubles anyway, and she was already swithering about New Oxford. Perhaps some camaraderie would help Adam out a bit. Right, good plan! She would text him after this practice session - as it might have been a good idea to see how she was playing on grass again first before she suggested anything.

[Tobiasia]

So it's the Rusmori Swing! Yay more tennis! The TTV Sports broadcasting team are bringing you all the action from Ceni.

Today was a heated affair. This event was entered by Paul Chinra, Alex Sanders, Sarah Johnson and Jane Smith! However, after three matches each, only Chinra is through, having won all three matches. Alex Sanders performed worse than we'd except from a player in the top 200, failing to win a match, while Jane Smith failed likewise. Sarah Johnson, however, managed to win one match, which will put her on the international rankings!

So what can this mean for Tobiasia? Well Paul Chinra has been looking to get an entry into the top 100, and this is certainly a chance. In one of the most exclusive events of the year, the heat is on for Chinra, may he prosper.

Chinra's match is tomorrow at 4:00 Tobiasian time. Watch here at TTV ONE.

[Ethane]

Greener Ethane!: An Introduction - Ethane Election AAA4

The Greener Ethane! party is at its root a party that campaigns for the wellbeing of nature and protecting the environment. They strongly believe in renewable energy sources, rather than fuel sources that produce fossil fuels, or nuclear power, which they have long been opposed to, since the formation of the party around fifty years ago today.

The party has certainly evolved over time, their views adapting to the present world climate, and to become more of a mainstream party, rather than then 'hippy' party that they were considered to be back in the day. They turned towards socialism about 20 years ago, competing with the Unionist Socialist Party in the regard, trying to appeal to the demographic of people that normally voted for that party - something they managed to do relatively successfully, and break into the electoral system, which they have since reformed from the First Past the Post system that used to be used in Ethane.

Another fundamental move in the party's values, this one within the past ten years, has seen the party turn away from its traditional conservative environmentalist routes, and become a relatively relaxed, liberal party in its views. This has seen the party adopt stances such as being pro-homosexual marriage, pro-equality, and has also seen a somewhat controversial movement towards pro-Pedophilia, something that has not become law yet, but is in their manifesto for this election.

The party has been in many controversies in the past, but this one is definitely the biggest controversy the party has ever faced in its history, and could see it lose the next election, especially with the upsurge in conservatism and the return to moral values on the far-right (although much of this is double standards - force it on someone else, but not follow it themselves).

The party has certainly achieved much in its tenure as the government, and to begin with, was driving forward with a successful economy, and great international relations. However, a decline in the economy in the past year, as well as all the controversies within the party, has seen the support for the party drop in the polls massively, and anti-establishment figures rise up drastically, questioning whether they can really do that well in the election.

The party were elected in as an anti-establishment party, who didn't follow conventions, and were not corrupt, ready to stand up for people and the environment, and not look solely after themselves. However, to the Ethanese public, the party seems to have been part of, and acted as part of the establishment all along, and will make a sceptical electorate become even more hostile to those who appear to be 'career politicians', raising the fear of the surging far-right wing winning.

[Mercedini]

Whitehaven Open: Qualifying Day 1

After triumphing in the Junior ITT, the Mercedinian Tennis Team have returned to Ceni for the two consecutive tennis opens being held in both Whitehaven and New Oxford. Mercedini start their quest in Whitehaven where four of the best tennis players from Mercedini will compete against participants from a slew of other nations to take home the Whitehaven Open Trophy and improve their world ranking dramatically. Today, 3 Mercedinians are in action today in the first day of qualifying for the tournament proper. Milik, Linip and Roshik are all in action while Cracik Almeronovic can rest easy as he is automatically through to Round 1 due to his high world ranking. Anyway, let's see how our players did on court today, starting with a round-up of the singles.

Singles

Group 2 - Alexander Linip - ELIMINATED (3rd in Group)

Despite Alexander Linip's best efforts and two victories in this campaign, he heads home after finishing third in his group.

Group 6 - Laura Roshik - ELIMINATED (3rd in Group)

One of the biggest shocks involving Mercedinians is that Mercedini's #2 is out of the Whitehaven Open after disappointingly finishing third in her group and only recording one victory to her name.

Group 9 - Rasmus Milik - ELIMINATED (4th in Group)

Crack Almerononvic becomes Mercedini's last man standing without playing a match as Rasmus Milik was eliminated from the Whitehaven Open, failing to win a match and finishing bottom of his group.

Doubles

Group 2 - Laura Roshik/Wendy Noyek - QUALIFIED (1st in Group)

The one bright spot in Mercedini's qualifying campaign is that we will have some representation in the doubles competition with Laura Roshik putting her singles dissappointment behind her, teaming up with Wendy Noyek and powering through the qualifiers to finish top of their group

Group 2 - Jack Parminus/Adam Stratesimov - ELIMINATED (2nd* in Group)

There was very nearly a full house in the doubles as Jack Parminus and Adam Stratesimov finished second in their group but it wasn't enough as they didn't qualify as one of the best four pairings that finished in second place and was subsequently eliminated from the competition.

So after an exhausting qualifying campaign, Mercedini emerge from the smoke with only singles representatives in both the singles and the doubles competitions. Automatic qualifier Cracik Almeronovic will be the only Mercedinian standing in the singles after the rest of his team were decimated in the qualifiers, with none of the three Mercedinians at the qualification stage making it through to the tournament proper.
In the doubles, Laura Roshik and Wendy Noyek will be the only Mercedinian pairing left in the running after they topped their group while Parminus and Stratesimov narrowly missed out on a place in the first round due to their inferior placing compared to other second placed teams.
Tomorrow, we will give you all the coverage from the first round of the Whitehaven Open as the three Mercedinians hope to progress in the tournament and bag some precious points to up their world ranking

Please excuse the brief report. It had to be short in order to make it before the next cutoff

[Ndaku]

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Tuesday 20 September 2110

Grass Court Season Begins

WHITEHAVEN - The commencement of the grass season started Tuesday at noon at the pleasant Cenian city of Whitehaven. Representing the United Human flag to start off the qualifiers was Linwood Marchand, an older former Madesene player from the Cenian Open last year, taking on Sabina Soca of Mattijana. Marchand had a relatively pleasant restart to his career as he maintained a very consistent but awfully powerful service performance throughout the match, which set him up for a 6-4, 6-3 victory. In his second match, he faced Marisa Celeste Frieri in a very tight 2-set match. The consistent service performance for the Ndakene proved his ability to go far as he was able to stay strong, despite the valiant efforts from the Serbian. In the end, after 3 hours and 2 minutes, Marchand closed his second qualifier day with a 7-6, 7-6 win. Marchand almost hit the athletic wall in his third qualifying match against Liam Penderyn after doing the absolute best he can. His primary sources of error in his game were unforced errors, especially after 20+ long rallies that were played throughout the match. In the end, Penderyn claimed victory over Marchand in a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 win. Good news is the Marchand is now in the main draw! Congratulations to Marchand!

Next Ndakene up was Mayeso Kayden who is known as a Madesene veteran who began his journey against Goran Petrovic of Serbia. Both sides of the court demonstrated exquisite tennis and fought with all their might. After winning the first set, it seemed Kayden was on the verge to give up but disproved that theory in the third set after barely losing 6-7 (5-7). In his second match, Kayden simply had a hard time getting himself together against Derek Dubrovnik of Britonisea as he was pretty much getting outplayed from Dubrovnik's vicious forehand and serve-and-volley plays; subsequentially losing 3-6, 2-6. Kayden had a lot more luck in his third qualifying match against Alexander Linip. After a rather tight first set, Kayden was able to break at 5-all, which gave him a seemingly breakless confidence that he carried over throughout the match, setting him up for a 7-5, 6-2. Miraculously, Kayden found out that he qualified to move onto the main draws! Congratulations to Kayden!

Lou Herriot in his second qualifying match

Lou Herriot, the famous 5'9" (175.2 cm) Ndakene with a punishing serve, took on Sarah Dinsdale of Krytenia. Herriot seriously flexed his biceps towards the Krytenian in the first set after busting out a whopping 14 aces and 6 double faults. His fastest serve was recorded to be 139 mph (223.7 km/h). Dinsdale had a coincidental breather when Herriot began struggling to maintain his punishing service consistent. Dinsdale managed to benefit off of Herriot's double faults, setting her up to claim a 3-6 set win to keep her in the match. Herriot's unexpected inconsistency of serve seemed to slightly deteriorate but still took over his game. Eventually, after 15 double faults and 22 aces, Herriot lost his first match 7-5, 3-6, 4-6. Herriot was up against yet another difficult match against Aljaž Isaac of the Eastfield Imperial Commonwealth in a tight and close 3-set match. Herriot's double faults seemed to continue yet again, but Herriot later on controlled his ability to maintain a forceful yet consistent service. Unfortunately, the Ndakene dropped the first set 3-6. Lou Herriot came back roaring with multiple average serves of 138 mph (222 km/h) all throughout the match which kept him in the match. Isaac and Herriot fought hard and intense to determine who would win, and in the end, Isaac was the last man standing after 2 mini-breaks in the third set tie-break, defeating Herriot 3-6, 6-3, 6-7. After 2 disappointing qualifying matches, the Ndakene big server refused to give up when he met Ofra bat Dakel of Judah. Herriot, slightly struggling, faced a rather tight straight win. His consistent and moderately forceful service lead him to claim a 6-4, 7-5 win after 2 hours and 23 minutes of animalistic rallies. Unfortunately Herriot's bid for the main draws remained denied.

Odell Bristol, also known as the tennis machine for his lengthy matches and rallying endurance, took on Shayla Skevich of Drawkland. The skinny 6'2" (182.8 cm) Ndakene extended the match for 2 hours and 42 minutes after inhumane rallies, but Skevich seemed to be unintimidated by his effort. Skevich's consistency and composure enabled her to eventually claim her first win defeating Bristol 6-7, 5-7. Bristol's consistency and lack of power are what caused him to lose his second consecutive match against Tobiasian Paul Chinra in straight sets. Chinra's powerful strokes and winners are what enabled him to eventually claim a 4-6, 2-6 victory over the hopeful Ndakene. Bristol finally claimed his first victory against Rasmus Milik in 2 hours and 22 minutes in three sets. Milik took a very tight and decisive first set from the Ndakene, which did not stop him from playing more aggressively rather than doing what he does best: rally. After losing the first set, Bristol was determined to finish strong, despite his ineligibility to move onto the main draws. After that, Bristol's significantly aggressive play allowed him to finish strong with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory.

Stay tuned for doubles matches tomorrow!

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[House of Judah]

“I can’t believe every one of you is in the upper quarter!” Ofra bat Dakel said in dismay. “Every one of you! Only one Judean can possibly get to the quarterfinals!”

“It’s nice of you to care about the rest of us, Ofra,” replied Hadar ben Ofer, “but you do realize that you’re not advancing at all, right?”

“Bah! I’ll be back for the Ergo Championship. In the meantime, Judea is being denied our opportunity for greatness.” Hadar chuckled.

“You know, we all had pretty good group stages. Hell, you’re out on narrow margins after losing only one match, and Simcha is the only other one who lost a match at all. That’s basically unheard of except for maybe a Cenian team.”

“Ugh, Cenians,” said Simcha bat Dor. “Talk about a powerhouse, four of the top five and six of the top ten in singles and doubles play. They’re basically unstoppable. And we have two in our quarter!”

“We’ll be fine, Simcha,” Arieh ben Daniyyel reassured. “They’ve been on top for a while. They have to fall sometime.” Simcha snorted.

“Oh, and you think we are the ones to do it, huh?”

“Why not? We’ve got God on our side.” Simcha rolled her eyes and began laughing.

“Whatever, let’s go get Ofra drunk so she can forget her sorrows.”

[Ceni]

Cutoff.

Singles - First Round (Top Half)

(1) Ardil Navsal (CEN)      3   6   6
Ofir bat Paz (JUD)          6   2   2

Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)        5   2
Linwood Marchand (NDA)      7   6

(6) Ellela Thotan (CEN)     7   5   7
Lucas Schumer (DRK)         5   7   5

Kasandra Perrier (EFL)      6   4   3
Simcha bat Dor (JUD)        4   6   6

(4) Nico Angelo (ETN)       6   2   6
Charlotte Little (ETN)      3   6   7

John Muir (SCH)             6   7
Shayla Skevich (DRK)        0   6

(7) Noah Damaris (CEN)      6   6
Mayeso Kayden (NDA)         4   4

Eliza Reusmann (SCH)        6   6
Max Aswick (NGD)            1   3

[Schottia]

'Oh I don't know.' Adam mumbled down the phone, in a monotone voice that always got on Cathy's nerves. It was like whenever he was confronted by anything difficult he kind of clammed up, almost as if putting himself on the line was the first step towards failure. This silly, drawling voice seemed an attempt to detract credibility from what he was saying, so he could say later "Oh I was just kidding around Cath..."

'Oh Adam!' Cathy put her free hand to her forehead. 'At the very least it will be fun. I really don't see what you have to lose.' Initially she had thought it would be an easy sell, given that he didn't exactly have too many commitments. A lot of the lower ranked players played doubles too, in order to keep their eye in after being eliminated from the singles. This was Adam all over though, never stuck his neck out for fear of having it chopped off. When they had been on the junior scene together, she had practically had to drag him hither and thither at points, in order that he would actually play in the right tournaments. It was hard to believe now, but there hadn't been much between them in terms of ability. It wasn't until they hit their late teens that Cathy began to pull away from him.

'I've never played much in the way off doubles.' He added, and you could hear from the sound of his voice that he was in the middle of something. 'And it's not like we are going to have much of a chance of winning anyway, we'll go into the qualifiers with all the shit-munchers, and the guys that play nothing but doubles, we'd get our butts kicked.' There was a pause while it sounded like he was pushing open a door. 'Look Cathy I'll call you back...'

'ARGH ADAM' Cathy jumped on the spot like a tantruming toddler, forgetting for a second that she was standing on a practice court. 'Sorry... but you're being ridiculous. Please at least wait until we meet up in New Oxford and have a think about it. Where are you now?'

'Well I'll think about it, but I'm not going to change my mind.' He said after a pause. Fat lot of use that was then. 'I'm still in Handon, I'm actually getting ready to go out somewhere. Let me call you back later and we can talk about it. Listen Cath...' He sounded a little calmer all of a sudden. '...good luck in Whitehaven yeah, you're used to the sea courts so... I was going to say it'll be a breeze, but I know you don't like bad puns.' He added this, sniggering at himself rather than the joke.

'You're right I don't.' This made her smile. 'Okay, okay, go do what you need to do. Speak to you in a bit.' Cathy waved him off.

'See you.'

What on earth was wrong with him? Cathy wondered once again as she closed her phone and placed it back inside her racket bag. Just below her Dougie Martin was removing a drink from his own bag, Cathy having told him she needed a couple of minutes. The initial practice had gone fairly well, and he had been pleased with her fitness levels coming down from the NRC. Martin took great pains to emphasise the importance of fitness, and stretching off properly when playing on grass, with the increased chances of slips and falls.

Adam had been through more coaches than Cathy had hot dinners. Probably the same attitude that annoyed Cathy had a lot to do with it. However it seemed to go both ways, sometimes it was Adam who had enough of the coach, and other times it was the coach who had enough of him. Either way it had the same end result, Cathy receiving an impromptu phone call, with Adam in tears at the other end. Then again, there was always the issue of his father, Mike Gory, who was forever hovering like a helicopter in the background. In Cathy's experience, behind every talented young player there was always a pushy parent lurking somewhere in the shadows. One of the hardest steps in her own journey had been telling her father that he was no longer required behind the scenes. Most of her family played tennis at some level or another, so there was never a shortage of people offering advice when she returned home; however, with them not being in any official capacity, they were far easier to ignore.

Cathy wondered what the best course of actions for Adam might be, because the situation right now clearly wasn't working. She couldn't imagine him ever telling Mike Gory to sling his hook, so he was just going to have to deal with it. She didn't even know exactly what stage things were at currently, whether he was with a coach or not. That was part of the reason she would have liked to have played with him in the doubles, it would give her a chance to make sure he was okay without hovering over his shoulder herself. This way she could keep an eye on Adam without him realising.

Maybe she could speak to Eliza about the New Oxford doubles. She knew her teammate had been saying it was now or never for her own singles career, maybe she would be happy enough to drop out if there was a replacement lined up. This of course meant another phone call, but first, there was a practice session to finish.

[Ndaku]

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Wedneday 21 September 2110

Ndakenes Make their Presence Known on Tennis Lawns

WHITEHAVEN - Out of the many Ndakene challengers that gave it their all to bid for a position in the main draws, only 2 men were able to emerge out of the dust: Linwood Marchand and Mayeso Kayden. 6'4" Ndakene lefty Linwood Marchand marched his way into the second round Wednesday after taking on Judaean Hadar ben Ofer in a straight but tight match. Marchand's patience and consistency played a major role in his eligibility to move on, as he was able to keep his composure in the first set. At 5-all, Marchand made 4 straight heroic returns that set him up for a love-40 lead, and then winning the game after a 21-long rally at love-40; subsequentially enabling him to claim the first set. Marchand continued to dominate the court in the second set, breaking the Judaean twice to finish off with a 7-5, 6-2 victory.

Linwood Marchand dominating the court

Mayeso Kayden was caught in trouble from the start against the Cenian number 7 seed Noah Damaris, as he struggled to keep up with the big-serving Cenian. Damaris prompted a rather intense match as he controlled the majority of the rallies played, as the moderate but consistent Ndakene did his very best to keep up. Being broken once in both of the 2 sets early on, Kayden found himself struggling to break back against the roaring Cenian, which set him up for a 4-6, 4-6 straight win over Kayden.

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[Vers-Gelderland]

IS CENI'S DOMINANCE OF TENNIS GOOD FOR THE SPORT?

YES: Cenian domination encourages other players to develop
Cenian domination brings out the best in other players because of this domination. Other players are spurred to take a chance and take a leap into tennis, believing that they can be the ones to challenge Cenian domination. This, therefore, impels people to get into tennis and try their best to improve to perhaps break Cenian domination - or at least beat a Cenian player. Despite what my opponent might say in this debate, Cenian domination also encourages youth development for this very reason, because players will be interested in the competition that the sport of tennis can bring them. And ultimately, competition is good for the sport. Junior players, in fact, are thriving, with Mercedini's team beating out Ceni's - a program widely considered the best in the world for youth development.

This strategy has worked in the past, where national federations have put in the effort and the drive to win titles and break the Cenian stranglehold on the top rungs of tennis - Marla Gerard of Neu Engollon has reached a ranking as high as #3, winning 3 titles, while Riley Escobar of the Andromeda Islands won a Grand Slam title (the Cenian Open, no less). Alice Curson and Nico Angelo both have made deep runs at Tier 1 Mandatory tournaments, and Dagmar Liusaidh has won two titles and defeated the (then) #1 Ardil Navsal. Schottia is probably the most salient example of this point at the moment - with Catherine Krumins and Luke Pool both in the top 20, making deep runs, while the Schottic team won the International Tennis Trophy, beating defending champion Ceni 4-1 in the final. Ouch. It is possible, and it can be done.

This competition makes the sport of tennis fun and exciting to watch, with rivalries attracting fans and sponsors. The rivalry between the Xal sisters, for example, and Gredello/Levinsky has been one of the most entertaining in history, while Riley Escobar's and Alice Curson's highly unlikely success stories to win major tournaments won hearts and minds alike of new fans. Efforts by Krumins and Pool to climb up the ladder, too, are drawing new fans to the sport. This competition - in general - is making the sport a better one.

NO: Cenian domination snuffs out other interest in the sport
Only a couple of nations have sent players through their national federations to compete here in Whitehaven and New Oxford - and that's because Cenian domination stifles competition. Eleven out of the top 15 singles players - and 9 out of the top 10 - are Cenian. That means that Cenians have utterly dominated the tennis rankings, and it seems that they win every event. Even though they have been some other victors and players who have done well (take for example Marla Gerard, Riley Escobar, and Dewa Putu Adrian Putra), these players stop trying because they realize that Cenian domination will continue and they have no chance at winning events.

Sure, the current crop of players - think Catherine Krumins, Andrew Lamar, Alice Curson, Dagmar Liusaidh - are on the cusp of breaking through into the top 10, but what goes up must come down. Escobar, Gerard, and Putra all had their moments, but they have declined since their big moments, and Escobar isn't even in the rankings anymore, nor are any of the wonderful and promising Andromedan players, who probably had the best shot at breaking Cenian domination of anyone else. Putra is still in the top 15, but Pemecutan's national federation has seemed to dissolve, and the Neu Engollian federation is not entering players onto the circuit, nor has it for the last several months. The new crop will most likely suffer the same fate - a loss of interest in tennis once their players realize that it is not possible to challenge the Cenian domination of tennis. Indeed, Liusaidh has already dropped off the scene since the clay court season, and the grass court season isn't all that favorable for them to come back.

The youth movement is stagnating as well because of this domination - not as many youngsters will get involved in the sport of tennis because Cenian dominance in the sport. They will reason the same way that the main players have reasoned - that Ceni will continue to dominate the rankings forever, no matter what happens, and so there's no point to get involved in tennis, perhaps choosing some other sport or not to play a sport at all. With a lack of youth participation, the sport will suffer, as it's not getting in a lot of new youth talent.

[Ceni]

Cutoff.

Singles - Round of 32 (Day 2)

(2) Dioro Hansil (CEN)             5   7   6
(WC) Harry Blackwood (NGD)         7   6   3

Keeley Sinai (EFL)                 6   3   4
Liam Penderyn (NGD)                3   6   6

(8) Tommy West (NGD)               7   6
Vladimir Ivanovic Ivanov (SRB)     6   1

Aljaž Isaac (EFL)                  4   6
Cracik Almeronovic (MRC)           6   7

(3) Catherine Kruminš (SCH)        6   6
Leo Garry (BRI)                    4   2

Hollie Gratton (ETN)               6   6
Paul Chinra (TOB)                  2   0

(5) Thomas Hutchon (ETN)           6   6
Derek Dubrovnik (BRI)              1   1

Jill Walker (SCH)                  6   4   6
(WC) Mark Southgate (NGD)          3   6   4

[Schottia]

SBCNEWS Online...
Sports special - Whitehaven Open

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A response to a Deuce Court article - by Ken Gates, two times NSTT doubles winner

With my feet plonked firmly on the coffee table, I've been enjoying a well-earned rest this week. After a couple of old codgers and I lifted the International Tennis Trophie (with a lot of help form the extremely talented Cathy Krumins), I decided that a bit of recuperation was in order. It was time to take some pressure off those old knees of mine, especially if I was going to make it to New Oxford Masters, or whatever it's called these days, in one piece. I've never exactly been at the peak of athletic fitness, and hitting thirty has definitely meant slowing down a bit. Anyway, with a bit of time on my hands I decided to take SBCSports up on their offer of writing an article at some point during the Whitehaven Open. I'd done a little bit of journalism back in my university days, so I thought why not give it a go - I'm going to need to do something when I retire...

So, the brief was that the piece had to be about tennis, it should be at least topical, and related to what was going on in the sport right now. With that in mind, I decided to pick up on what were some excellent points made in a recent article, by Gelderlish outlet Deuce Court. They were attempting to hash out a debate, which has come up time and time again this season: Whether or not Ceni's unprecedented success is good for tennis?

The article, which I suggest you read if you haven’t already done so, makes some very good points. It is structured essentially as a two-way debate, where two journalists are weighing up the pros and cons of having the top ten active players on the tour all coming the same small island. The Affirmative opens with the point that the Cenians are in fact raising the bar, pushing the standard of tennis to a new level; and in the process encouraging nations to emphasise youth development. Meanwhile the Negative counters by saying that the bar has in actual fact has been raised too high, stifling competition, and making the sport inaccessible.

I want to make it clear that I'm in no way criticising the article, quite the opposite, as it gave me a lot of food for thought. Both individuals set out their stalls well, and after reading the peice I was left in two minds. However, after taking a little time to reflect, I've been able to form more of an opinion, and I want to add the following points. If you haven't already read the article, I would recommend doing so now, otherwise what I'm about to write might seem a little out of context.

Let me say from the off, and it might surprise a few readers to hear this, but I don't really have a dog in this fight. While I've played tennis since I was a teenager, and competed against Cenians many times, I don't particularly feel like I've been held back in any way; nor do I feel like I've been aiming at any targets pinned to Cenian players' backs. I'm not saying that this is a non-issue, I'm simply saying that I personally haven't lost any sleep over the "Cenian domination." This brings me nicely onto my fist point, and that is the fact that I'm really not sure how much players fuss about the nationality of their opponents. Rob and I play against people from all over the world, we play against other Schottians too; and in my experience, when you are in the middle of a match, nationality isn't that much of an issue. Moreover, a lot of our younger teammates, such as Cathy, Eliza Reusmann, and Jill Walker are pretty much based in Ceni these days - and I'm sure it's the same for many more of the world's top players. So much of the tour takes place down there, that there really isn't much point in coming back to Schottia in-between. So that begs the question: How do we define a Cenian or a Schottian tennis player? Obviously they represent different nations, but if you have a Cenian coach, and make use of their facilities all year round, are you then are still part of that system and part of that same group of players at the top. I very much doubt that Cenian players are biologically predisposed to being better at tennis; so it must all come down to coaching and player development, techniques and systems our own youngsters have made use off in recent years.

The other point I would like to make is regarding the reasons that there are now no active non-Cenians in the world's top ten. This is something which is in no way straightforward to answer, given that I don't think there is any one particular cause. However, one thing I feel quite confident in saying is that I believe the situation is something of an anomaly. I mean there obviously have been players who are based in other nations, who represented other nations, who were ranked in the top ten very recently. Marla Gerard was arguably one of the best players in the world, and to my mind was on course to be world number one at some point. I was a huge fan of the Neu Engollese player, and there was no one more disappointed than me when the AOpen finalist and Nassau Bay Champion stopped playing. In my opinion it is an utter travesty that the nation's tennis federation seems to have stopped sending players to these tournaments, and the fans are the ones missing out. She is a cracking doubles player too, still ranked in the top fifty even after missing a couple of tour dates.

Marla, if you ever want to switch elegancies to Schottia, and your looking for a doubles partner, then you know whom to ask... Sorry Rob!

The article also correctly mentions Escobar, Putra, Liusaidh, and Aline Luiza Romao is another one I would throw into the mix, all brilliant players whose national federations seem to have either dropped out of contention entirely, or are in the process of doing so. I think however, we need to ask ourselves: Is this because of Cenian domination or has it created a period of Cenian domination? I think, if you are trying to argue that these players left the sport because they weren't winning anything, then that's simply nonsense. They were winning. Gerard is still ranked fourth in the world for Christ's sake! It's a debate for another day (maybe someone will read this article and decide to pick it up), but I think we may need to look elsewhere if we are trying to work out why nations are pulling out of the tour.

Add to this the fact that some players who have been around a little longer, have not really had the same success in cutting through - such as the Stephen Perez of Krytenia, or the Electumites Malcolm Press and the Cassingtons - there has been a problem with no one moving up to take the places being vacated.

Another reason why I would say that the current state of affairs is something of an anomaly is the fact that we have so many good young players coming through the ranks this season. Our talented teammate Cathy Krumins is probably the best example at the moment, fresh from a semi final run in San Salvador and our unexpected success in the ITT, she is at a career high of 14th in the world. There are far more besides Cathy making their way up the rankings this season though, with Ethanian's Alice Curson, Nico Angelo and Thomas Hitchon, and New Gelderland's Andrew Lamar all looking like future slam winners. I think the article was correct to pick out some of these players for special recognition, but you could even add to the list players like; Tommy West - who has made good progress this season, or even young Jessica Moreaux - who had a very good ITT.

I guess the point I'm making is that; yes this period on Cenian domination is an issue for the NSTT, and one that we cannot just ignore. There is little doubt that it stifles interested form other federations in joining the tour. (Although I have argued here, that this is not to the same extent that some are suggesting.) The tectonic plates are beginning to shift, albeit slowly, and the desperately needed flow of young players are starting to come through. That said, there is still some way to go, and people should not be overly surprised if the NSTT finals end up being an all Cenian affair - however sad that might be for the other federations. As I have tried to argue, however, this is something that we just need to ride out and for other federations to see this as some Cenian/Non-Cenian binary would be unrealistic. If other nations lose heart and drop out, it will simply deny the sport the fresh blood that it needs to foster a healthy competition, and the ability to evolve new rivalries. The article talked about spurring people on, and it is my prediction that in twelve months' time, the top twenty will be incredibly competitive, and with increased competition, this new generation will stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of Varalin, Andiam, and Amada to help them raise the bar even higher.

[House of Judah]

“We were just talking about this yesterday, now major names in the sport are debating it,” said Arieh ben Daniyyel. Livnat bat Avram rolled her eyes. “Seriously, we’re trend setters.”

“I doubt that Deuce Court or Ken gates are talking about Cenian domination just because we were talking about it the other day,” she replied. “It’s not like any of us sent in comments about it, did we?”

“Fine, fine. So, what are we going to do with Leo Garry and Elizabeth Quehall?”

“Beat them.”

“Hah. They may not be Cenian, but they are, what, number four in the world right now? I don’t think it will be that easy. They’ve been pretty singly focused on the game, I don’t think they’ve been doing much of anything besides training and court time. I certainly haven’t heard about them doing anything. Thinking about it, I don’t know that anyone has actually seen or heard from them in a while.”

“Just because we haven’t heard anything from them doesn’t mean they aren’t doing anything.”

“True. Still, it would be nice to know what our opponents are up to. Might help us get some kind of edge.”

“Instead of worrying about what they are doing, how about you focus on what we’re doing.”

“Right. Wait, what are we doing?”

“Forgetting about the competition and helping each other relax before our next game.”

“Oh. OH!” Arieh turned and hurried to the elevator. Livnat sighed.

[Ceni]

Cutoff.

Singles - Round of 16

(1) Ardil Navsal (CEN)          6   4   7
Linwood Marchand (NDA)          2   6   6

(6) Ellela Thotan (CEN)         6   7
Simcha bat Dor (JUD)            3   6

Charlotte Little (ETN)          7   0   1
John Muir (SCH)                 5   6   6

(7) Noah Damaris (CEN)          7   3   4
Eliza Reusmann (SCH)            6   6   6

(2) Dioro Hansil (CEN)          6   6
Liam Penderyn (NGD)             3   4

(8) Tommy West (NGD)            6   4   6
Cracik Almeronovic (MRC)        3   6   2

(3) Catherine Kruminš (SCH)     6   6
Hollie Gratton (ETN)            3   2

(5) Thomas Hutchon (ETN)        6   4   3
Jill Walker (SCH)               3   6   6

Doubles - Round of 16

(1) Leo Garry/Elizabeth Quehall (BRI)         6   7
Livnat bat Avram/Arieh ben Daniyyel (JUD)     4   5

(WC) Max Aswick/Noah Lennox (NGD)             4   6   8
Mackenzie Kilian/Zach Stahl (DRK)             6   3  10

(3) Val Korekal/Jac Iegis (CEN)               6   6
Jake Cartson/Steven King (ETN)                3   4

Laura Roshik/ Wendy Noyek (MRC)               6   5   3
Mark Southgate/Megan Elliott (NGD)            3   7  10

(2) Will Nolovor/Kell Korden (CEN)            7   7
Rayford Wise/Dhaakir Prieto (EFL)             6   5

Anat ben Yonah/Hadar ben Ofer (JUD)           6   2   1
Peter McLeod/Anna Jones (SCH)                 2   6  10

(4) Julie Syncole/Oscar Bowermars (ETN)       6   6
Phoebe Harvey/Berat Latif (EFL)               1   3

Liam Penderyn/Harry Blackwood (NGD)           4   6  10
Jack McDonell/Alan Alexander (SCH)            6   3   7

[Ethane]

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NO ONE SHOULD BE CRITICISING THE CENIAN DOMINANCE OF TENNIS. HERE'S WHY.

When I woke up this morning, it was sunny and cool. I was thinking this was going to be a nice day for the tennis tournament, with the weather perfect for the players, which I hoped would make for some decent tennis matches. Which it did. Undoubtedly, it was a good day for tennis, with entertaining games aplenty. I was looking forward to reporting on the matches, and I will get to them in turn, but this topic obviously needs addressing first, as doing something about this would have severe ramifications for the sport.

The issue is over Cenian dominance of tennis. It is pretty clear in this day and age that there is a very major dominant power in tennis at the moment, in the nation of Ceni. This isn't the sort of nation you would necessarily expect to be amazing at tennis, but it just is. There are people who believe that this dominance of the sport by the Cenians severely impacts the enjoyment value of the sport, and is leading to other nations to give up, because they feel there is no hope for their competitors against the Cenian players.

I have to halt it there at this moment to address one issue. This idea that there is 'no hope for the other nations' is just complete bunkum. Even though Ceni undoubtedly has the best tennis players at the moment, there is nothing to stop tennis players from other nations taking them on. Not too long ago, Ethane had their own finalist, something that if you were to listen to the arguments put forward against Cenian dominance, would be impossible.

Another matter at hand here is why Ceni is dominant, and this is definitely one of the main reasons why nothing should be done about Cenian dominance. It's all down to commitment, dedication and funding. It cannot be claimed that Ceni are not the most committed to tennis. They host most of the tournaments on the Nationstates Tennis Tour calendar. Their players take part in gruelling training regimes, which gets them up to that top top level, where only the best players reach. They are the most dedicated in that there is general wide-held support for the sport in Ceni, and widened participation compared to other countries, which helps them find the best of the best in amongst all the players in their nation. They fine-tune their tennis competitors, to get the best out of them, and push them to the very limit, which gives them that edge in a long game in hot, humid conditions. Then the final issue here is funding. Ceni put much more funding into tennis than other nations. They then reap the reward of the increased funding levels. Ceni put more effort in. No one has a right to complain about that.

Finally, and this is also very important, we need to question their position as dominant in tennis. It is blatantly obvious that they have the strongest tennis delegation at the moment, filling every active space in the top ten of the international rankings. This is some feat, and one they worked hard to get to, which doesn't stifle sport. However, we have to look at the future of tennis. They may be dominant now, but what about in 5 years? 10 years? Ceni cannot be the dominant force forever, especially if you look at all the youth talent coming out of other countries. Nations such as Schottia, Kingdom of Judea and Ethane are beginning to gain traction in the sport, with their youth players really making an impact on who wins what, with some players from nationalities other than Ceni pushing to the final, and occasionally winning.

While Ceni is definitely dominant, there is no reason why anything should be done about it, as it is a well-earned spot from all their hard-work and dedication to the sport, which has risen the profile for tennis in other nations around the multiverse. Also, their position is under threat as the dominant power anyway, with other nations beginning to exert pressure on the top dogs, and have started to perform. This isn't what a dominance is like. This is just a nation having an extremely good streak, which they deserve to have. No one should be crying like a little baby because they can't take losing.

I have one message for anyone especially those who are complaining about Cenian dominance in tennis: If you can't take losing, don't join.

[Schottia]

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Sports special - Whitehaven Open

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Derby Day...

Schottia woke up this morning to the news that all four of their singles entries had made it through to the quarterfinals of the Whitehaven Open. With Catherine Kruminš, Jill Walker, Eliza Reusmann, and John Muir all winning their last-sixteen matches, Schottia are now guaranteed two semi-finalists. We now have two derby matches to look forward to, with Kruminš facing Walker, and Reusmann (who has looked good on grass so far) taking on the volatile Muir.

It was the 19-year-old hothead, Muir, who got the ball rolling for Schottia, taking on the tournaments surprise package Charlotte Little. The Ethanian no doubt made a few headlines back home when she dumped out countryman, and world number 21 Nico Angelo. In the opening set Little displayed some of the range of skills helped her see off her much higher ranked opponent, as Muir struggled to get into the match, picking up a warning for conduct in the process. However, in the second and third sets the big Schottian was able to channel his anger, using his formidable forehand to good effect on the faster surface. Muir was able to see the match out 5-7 6-0 6-1, but his strong finish was only half the story in this today, as the Schottian was second best for much of the first set.

For Eliza Reusmann, she also needed three sets, but in fairness that was against the seeded Noah Damaris. The Soessch girl seems to be on a very decent run of form right now, and was unlucky not to get out of her group in the San Salvador Open too. It makes a welcome change for the 23-year-old who has struggled with form ever since the Rushmori hard court swing. She went into this match in determined mood, and gave away absolutely nothing as she took her Cenian opponent to a tiebreaker in the first set. Reusmann's serve is so often the one element of her game that lets her down, and it was the same on this occasion, as she went down 7-3. It would have been easy for her to let her head go down at this stage, but the North Islander struck back quickly, getting the first break of the match in Damaris' second service game. Reusmann pressed no from there to take the second set 6-3, and then a single break in the third was enough to close out the match 6-7(3-7) 6-3 6-4. This win, which will lift her into the top 50 for the first time in her career, will give the player renewed belief.

Derby One Prediction: Reusmann beats Muir in straight sets. Despite the teenager having a frightening range of groundstrokes, and an extremely powerful forehand, he should struggle against his more experienced opponent. Reusmann is in the form of her life right now, and if Muir loses his cool, then its curtains.

Catherine Kruminš really looks like she means business, and this time it was Hollie Gratton who was on the receiving end, as the industrious Northerner struck again. All through the ITT, Kruminš treated us to some fantastic tennis and she continued that here, never looking in any real danger. Seeming more and more at home on this surface, it looks like the gamble of playing here immediately after last week's excretions might have paid off. Despite winning her first round match 6-2 6-0, Gratton never really looked like she could come up with anything to threaten the Kruminš serve in the opening set. After breaking her opponent in the fist game of the match, the teenager stayed on course from there, to see out the first set 6-3. In the second set Kruminš' movement around the court was absolutely superb, uncharacteristically coming off the baseline to put the Ethanian under pressure. With this renewed intensity she looks in excellent shape to reach her first ever tour final here in Whitehaven, after a couple of heartbreaking semi final exits already this season.

Jill Walker has been Miss Consistent this season, but pulling off the big wins has proven harder for the 24-year-old. Walker was up against a very tough opponent in Thomas Hutchon, one of the tournament favourites. Hutchon is a player who Ken Gates marked out as a future slam winner in is recent SBCSport article, so the Schottian was by no means favourite for this one. However she somehow dug deep, and after losing the first set 6-3, she bounced back to take the match. After world number 24 Hutchon took the first set, it was very hard to see how there was any way back for the lower ranked Walker, whose game has often been criticised for the lack of a cutting edge. However strike back she most certainly did, and she looked like a different player out there, pulling off a huge upset. Walker went on to win the next two sets, finishing the match 3-6 6-4 6-3. While this was a set back for her Ethanian opponent, there is no doubting his potential, and we are sure he will bounce back from this. For Walker however, it giver her an excellent chance now to make an NSTT semi just when we were wondering is she had found her level.

Derby Two Prediction: Kruminš in three sets. While Catherine Kruminš is one of the on form players in the world, we don't see her getting it all her own way here. Walker is another player who is very comfortable hugging the baseline, and unless Kruminš mixes it up, it could be close. That said, the 17-year-old goes into this one as overwhelming favourite and it would be a massive shock if Walker were to prevail.