2 Divisions • 6 Teams Each • 12 Teams Total
Season: February 2 - April 19
14-Player Rosters • 7 Doubles Lines Weekly • Every Player Plays Weekly
Each team will play every other team in their Division in the regular season.
The line formation rules will remain the same for the entire season, including playoffs.
In case of emergency, injury or other genuine cases, replacement will be permitted. The replacement will come from the 'Waitlist'. Players who have played other Desi leagues may be preferred for replacement over players with no history in desi leagues even if they are in the 'Waitlist'.
Once a replacement is selected, the original player will NOT be permitted to play this season.
Captains should inform the ECs if a replacement is needed. The EC's will get back to the captain with potential replacement(s) from the Waitlist or from other sources if they are unable to find a suitable replacement within the Waitlisted players.
A duration of 2 weeks is provided to complete all the matches for each round.
Rainouts or delays because of weather conditions or other genuine emergency situations must be completed by the Play By Date.
The home team is responsible for booking courts and providing balls for the match.
The home captain is responsible for entering the scores in the portal.
Each team will be provided 5 late passes for their regular season matches.
Each team match includes 7 doubles lines:
| Rank | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | L7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | ✔ | ||||||
| R2 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R3 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R4 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R5 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R6 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R7 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R8 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R9 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R10 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R11 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R12 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R13 | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| R14 | ✔ |
The line will be treated as default and the team will be awarded 0 points for that line.
All matches are best 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, if the set score is 1-1, the teams will play a 3rd set. If all 4 players agree before the start of the match, then a 12-point tiebreaker will be played instead of a full 3rd set. If not, a full set will be played.
Standings are determined by:
Each division maintains its own standings (A and B separate).
15-Minute Default Rule: A 15-minute default rule will be enforced for all games. If one team is not present within 15 minutes of the mutually agreed start time, that team will forfeit the game, and the opposing team will be awarded the points.
Once a match has started, it cannot be paused or stopped to be completed on another day, nor delayed for more than 5 minutes, unless for valid reasons (see below). Any team causing such a pause or stop (without a valid reason) will forfeit the match, and the opposing team will be awarded the points.
Valid reasons include:
NOT valid reasons:
Any exception to this rule must be discussed between the ECs and the respective Captains to reach a resolution. ECs will have the ultimate authority over any exceptions.
NOTE: For any undefined scenarios, conflicts, extensions, exceptions etc., ECs will try to find resolution based on ALTA rules as guidelines. ALL DECISIONS BY ECs ARE FINAL.
In case of emergency, injury or other genuine cases, replacement will be permitted. The replacement will come from the teams that did not make the playoffs. The captain requesting a replacement will select a player for that specific rank through a draw based on player availability from the 4 teams that did not make the playoffs.
If all players for that rank are not available, the next lower rank players will be considered for replacement. (If a captain requests replacement for their Rank 6 players, 1 of 4 players from the teams that did not make the playoffs will be picked from a draw. If all the 4 Rank 6 players are not available, the available Rank 7 players will be considered for replacement.)
Once a replacement is selected, the original player will NOT be permitted to play this season.
Semifinal winners play for the championship.
Same rules as the regular season apply for all lines.
Each team plays the other teams once.
Each team plays the other teams once.
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