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DOT is a friendly league. EC or organizers will NOT be held responsible for any injuries, accidents or health issues.
There will be 12 teams, each consisting of 12 players. These teams are divided into two divisions: Division A and Division B, with 6 teams in each division. The Tournament includes 5 league matches, followed by quarters, semifinal, and final matches.
Coaching is allowed only between the sets, but sledging is not tolerated. Please be respectful towards players and Captains, EC may take disciplinary action if violated.
Each team will play against 5 teams in the division. During the league phase, teams have to play 6 lines and 5 lines during playoffs.
Team selection will be done by individual captains and line formation will be done based on league ranking rules. Each player will participate in all 5 matches during the league division and playoffs will be reduced to 5 lines.
New Ball cans will be provided by organizers. Balls can will be distributed to each corresponding captain to further distribute. Its home team player/s responsibility to collect new can from their captain and bring it to every home matches.
Each league game will be provided 9 days to complete the match from the starting date. Matches should be completed as scheduled, they will be considered forfeited by both teams otherwise zero points for both parties. If both teams cannot agree on a time to play, the default match time will be the last day of the scheduled date, 7:00 PM.
Captains Need to submit the lineups for the upcoming week as per schedule.
Each week in league, ALL 12 players will be playing 6 lines - DOT (Every player plays every game). 12 players are divided into 3 groups.
A player cannot play more than one line per week with the same team unless they are a replacement for an unavailable player.
The Exchange lineup cannot be changed unless agreed upon by both Captains and approved by the EC before the play-date.
Every week 6 doubles lines will be played: DL1, DL2, DL3, DL4, DL5 & DL6.
When Player is not available due to emergency or medical reason during league stage one lower rank player can play the least LINE in higher group (Ex: if rank 3 is not available Rank 5 can play DL2 from group 1 but not DL1. Same applies to rank 9).
Each team will be provided with 3 late passes during league stage and allows only 1 additional week of extension to the original play by date.
Playoffs line formation rules will be shared prior to playoffs.
Any replacement request must be made in the Captains Group. The EC reserves the right to provide replacements with players of equal or lower rank from within the registered players available from the reserved pool.
The ECs will Review requests from captains for player replacement, group replacement/adjustments of rank assignment before the start of the tournament. Any changes require acknowledgment from the player involved and other team captains. Replacements are meant to be permanent and original players cannot be returned to play in case available.
Top 4 teams from each Division will advance to the next round.
Captains need to confirm player availability prior to playoffs and get replacement if needed, once playoff started there will be no replacements provided.
Top 4 teams of Division 1 (A) will play against the top 4 teams of Division 2 (A) in the Quarterfinals. Four teams advance to the Semifinals, and two teams advance to the Finals to play for the Championship. The matches will proceed as outlined below.
Ranking will be based on the number of points a team earned in league matches.
Group 1 : DL1 & DL2 - R1, R2 , R3 & R4
Group 2: DL3 & DL4 - R5, R6 , R7 & R8
Group 3: DL5 - R9, R10 , R11 & R12 (One of each group should play)
In case of emergency or medical condition which will be reviewed by EC and if any rank player is not available at higher group then top rank player from immediate group can replace him (Ex: if any rank player is not available from Group 1 then a Rank 5 player can replace and play DL2 or DL1. Similarly if any player is not available from Group 2 then Rank 9 from Group 3 can replace and play DL3 or DL4). ONLY ONE LINE ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH LOWER RANK DURING PLAYOFFS.
Finals will be played on a single day with venue provided by EC's with rain date available. (L1 to L5 will be played in order and no captains choice).
A 30 minute default rule will be enforced for all games. If one team is not available after 30 minutes from the mutually agreed start time, that team will be considered to have forfeited the game, and the opposing team will be awarded the points.
At the end of each set, there shall be a set break of a maximum of 5 minutes.
No extra time is given to allow a player to recover. However, for any treatable medical condition, one 10-minute treatment timeout is allowed.
Player lineups must adhere to the lineup rules specified in the lineup rules section.
All matches are best 2 out of 3 sets. A set is completed when one pair wins 6 games with a margin of at least 2 games. If the set score reaches 6-6, a 7-point tiebreaker with a margin of 2 will be played to determine the winner of that set.
By default, play a complete 3rd set. If all 4 players agree before the start of the game, then a 12-point tiebreak
If a match is not played in the match week, both teams must agree and provide a fixed date for play from the following week. If rain occurs on the play date and it is the last date for that week, one of the captains can utilize late passes and provide the next playable date. There will be no changes once the lines are published to both teams.
| Result | Points won |
|---|---|
| Winner of Match | 1 |
| Losing team with 1 Winning Set | 0 |
| Losing team with 0 Winning Set | 0 |
| Forfeited Matches or matches not completed as per schedule | 0 |
| Team Available on Default day | 1 |