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The Electrum Lawn Tennis Association formally invites 204 singles players and 94 doubles pairs to play on the hard courts of Centralis. The National Tennis Centre in Centralis will once again host the tournament with 24 hard courts and four roofed arenas. The format of entry has changed yet again. Because of the low numbers last edition, all of those that signed up received automatic entry. Now, there must be a qualification phase due to the unexpected increase in numbers.
Scorination and Draw Details
Rankings
The logarithm ranking will be used, so that the vast inequalities in total points don't mean predictable matches. All RPs will be scored between 0-5, and multiplied by an unknown number with an emphasis of quality over quantity and multiple RPs submitted on the same matchday will be counted as one larger whole. The cutoff will be between 5PM-7PM Melbourne Time. The doubles tournament will work in exactly the same way. All those that aren't in the spreadsheet above will start at 0 points.
The first phase is Qualification. Groups of four will be drawn in such a way that a nation will not face another pair or player from the same nation. The winners and runners up will advance to the next round. Tiebreakers are 1) Number of wins; 2) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 3) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4) Steering Committee decision.
At the conclusion of this event, I will update the rankings to reflect the new points earned by players. These points will last one year. Draws for both the singles and doubles competition will follow the normal ITF Grand Slam conventions (except for the unusually large numbers of qualifiers).
Schedule - All times are in Australian Eastern Standard time
28th June - Qualification Round 1 - 1 v 4, 2 v 3
29th June - Qualification Round 2 - 4 v 3, 1 v 2
30th June - Qualification Round 3 - 2 v 4, 3 v 1
1st July - Break - Main draw released
2nd July - 1st Round singles (Sections 1-4)
3rd July - 1st Round singles (Sections 5-8)
4th July - 2nd Round singles (Sections 1-4), 1st Round doubles (Sections 1-2)
5th July - 2nd Round singles (Sections 5-8), 1st Round doubles (Sections 3-4)
6th July - 3rd Round singles, 2nd Round doubles
7th July - 4th Round singles, 3rd Round doubles
8th July - Quarterfinals
9th July - Semifinals
10th July - Finals
How to do well in this competition
By simply posting a roleplay everday, you give yourself an extra advantage over all of the other nations -- it can be as simple as a match report, to a TV show to an interview or a fully fledged storyline, as you get extra points for your players. The possibilities for roleplays are endless. It is important to note however, that just because you RP all the time does not mean that you are guaranteed to win, just that there is a higher chance of you winning. There is always a random chance that you won't win, so blame Margaret (we hear she loves rubber chickens) -- the goddess of chance if you have any problems.
If you have any other questions, feel free to telegram me or look at last year's IC thread below for ideas.
Useful Links
ATP OOC Thread
Electrum Slam III Signup Thread
Electrum Slam II IC Thread
Electrum Slam IC Thread
Rankings
Sydney Time (cutoff: 5PM-7PM Aus. East Standard Time)