NSTT FINALS
The NationStates Tennis Tour is celebrating the end of the season with the traditional NSTT Finals and the fourth edition of the Diamond Trophy. Associasoin Tennis Brityunik [ATB] is proud to host the event in Quickenden, Britonisea - the nation hosting the event for the second time in a row!
The NSTT Final | MEGA Indoor Arena
The NSTT Finals offers winners up to 1,500 points for a perfect run. The top eight singles players and doubles pairs in the rankings are automatically entered into the season-ending championship (players must not come from nations that have ceased to exist). Players are put into four pots of two, and players from each pot are put into two round-robin groups of four. Everyone plays each other once, and the top two in each group enter to the semifinals. Winners play runners-up in the opposite group, in the lead-up to the final.
NSTT FINAL
Singles Tournament
Group Foyner
- Tena Špiričić Tavano (SRE)
- Lukas Valerio (BRI)
- Ardil Navsal (CEN)
- Ivan Štimac (SRE)
Group Sabanero
- Indah Susanti (UMS)
- Lucija Bagarić (SRE)
- Lonus Varalin (CEN)
- Aaliyah de Leon (BRI)
NSTT FINAL
Doubles Tournament
Group Southgate/Elliot
- Jaguar Zenteanite/Zeke Newham (BRI)
- Komang Antari/Kadek Andreawati (UMS)
- Elia Xal/Fia Xal (CEN)
- Jac Iegis/Cornelis Zapfe (CEN/PUG)
Group Gwil/Conall
- Nathan Bensaïd/Kell Korden (BRI/CEN)
- Ricardo Toli/Elizabeth Quehall (BRI)
- Gyrachor Rentos/Sara Zhuo (CEN/ETM)
- Val Korekal/Luciano Crepaldi (CEN/SOR)
Diamond Trophy | Arena Aronyk & Aronyk City University
The Diamond Trophy was created to award nations who have demonstrated the principles of fair play. If nations decline their spots, then the same criteria are used to reallocate these spots. A maximum of 700 points are up for grabs for a perfect run. Because the emphasis of this tournament is roleplay; roleplay points are doubled in the round-robin stage, to ensure low-ranked players can catch up to their peers. Seeded players will be given their own group, with the rest of the players placed into four pots - three in each pot. Groups are then allocated, one from each pot per group. Everyone plays each other once, and the top two in each group enter the quarterfinals. It is then a knock-out to the finals: A1st v D2nd who will then play D1st v A2nd and B1st v C2nd who will then play C1st v B2nd. This means that there could be a rematch in the semi-finals, but the two top seeds won't reach each other until the finals if they make it that far.
DIAMOND TROPHY
Singles Tournament
Group de Sumar
- [1] Dioro Hansil (CEN)
- Clint Varlam (CRN)
- Petra Mačinković (SRE)
- Misak Nakashian (NOV)
Group Lisicki
- [2] Dewa Putu Adrian Putra (UMS)
- Ricardo Toli (BRI)
- Wen Si Ye (DOT)
- Gerard J. Miller (IMP)
Group Garry
- [3] Andrew Simmons (ETM)
- Ronaldo Katsouris (BRI)
- Henry Friedrich (BRS)
- Igor Matković (SRE)
Group Tartoni
- [4] Derek Dubrovnik (BRI)
- Jason Gordon (BRI)
- Dora Klemenčić (SRE)
- Alina Koreleva (SRE)
DIAMOND TROPHY
Doubles Tournament
Group Quiront/Garzala
- [1] Alina Koreleva/Tena Špiričić Tavano (SRE)
- Abi Forrest/Ronaldo Katsouris (BRI)
- Leone Na/Adelinde Gunther (BRI/RCN)
- Goran Ibrahimović/Leonid Farkaš (SRE)
Group Thomas/Von Pelt
- [2] Jana Arkinn/Myria Primarch (CEN)
- Damir Pernar/Bojan Nož (DOT)
- Jackie Ulderico/Plácido Hilaire (CRN)
- Kazymyr Lobota/Linarts Perkons (NOV)
Group Thotan/Nagya
- [3] Sonya Gredello/Rosa Levinsky (ETM)
- Chandra Wiguna/Ilham Nugraha (UMS)
- Emigdio Lorenzo/Arthur Phoenix-Howard (CRN/BRI)
- Anne W. Perez/Holly B. Wade (IMP)
Group Parminus/Stratesimov
- [4] Putu Listya Dewi/Putu Ayu Maherani (UMS)
- Phillip Mabott/Rachel Archibald (BPE/BRI)
- Dora Klemenčić/Petra Mačinković (SRE)
- Steven Phillips/Jessica Rogers (BRS)
Scorination
Similarly to The Britonish Open, the latest tennis files for xkoranate will be used. Singles will be the best of three with a tiebreak if the final set reaches 6-6. In the doubles, it will also be a best of three sets, with the final set being a tiebreak - the first to ten points. This is in accordance with the real-life ATP World Tour finals. As with all tennis tournaments, scorinations will be daily - probably with a rest day added in before the knockouts.
The highest daily bonus will be worth slightly higher than they are at The Britonish Open. I’ll take a similar approach as I do during TBO/TBC when it comes to grading. The host will receive a singular day's worth boost at the start of the tournament like in all NSTT tournaments.
The format that will be used will be exactly the same as previous Tour Finals, with a small group stage leading into knockouts. The chosen tennis players will be the top 8 singles and doubles players, with those that participate in the Diamond Trophy being chosen by the NationStates Tennis Tour officials. ATB will be on hand to provide any support or suggestions to the NSTT.
Tiebreaks during the group stages will be wins, H2H wins and in case of a three-way draw, percentage of sets won, percentage of games won.
Schedule (Cut-off: 10:30pm UTC except 22nd)
13th December 2024 - Draws Released
16th December 2024 - Round Robin 1v4 2v3
-Break: 17th-
18th December 2024 - Round Robin 4v3 1v2
19th December 2024 - Round Robin 2v4 3v1
20th December 2024 - Quarterfinals, diamond trophy only
-Break: 21st-
22nd December 2024 - Semi-Finals (3pm-5pm)
23rd December 2024 - Finals
Useful Links
NSTT Season 10 tournament timeline and rankings
NSTT Discussion/OOC thread
NSTT Discord server