Beach Tennis USA

2009 Point Series and Ranking System

Beach Tennis USA, effective immediately, will enforce an updated version of it’s previous point/ranking system to emphasize quality of wins, size of tournaments, consistency, and weight of the US National Championship. These necessary changes are as follows:

1. Points will NOT be awarded simply for entry into a tournament

2. Points are only earned by advancing into elimination rounds

3. There will be four tiers of tournaments, purely dependent on numerical size of the draw, with Tier 1 being the largest (besides the National Championship) and Tier 4 being the smallest. Higher tier tournaments will have more points than lower tier tournaments.

4. Tournament Tier (numerical size of the tournament) will directly reflect the amount of prize money submitted.

5. a. Rank directly coincides with the amount of points earned. b. Points are awarded on an individual basis. c. Although consistency of partners is encouraged, points are not awarded to a team, allowing individuals to play with different partners. (5.c. is implemented for player travel considerations, potential injuries, or other personal matters)

6. Tournament seeding is influenced, yet not bound, by points series standing… meaning a team who has not earned any points or played any tournaments throughout the year can still receive a seed if declared and approved through the BTUSA National staff

7. a. At the culmination of the BTUSA calendar year, individuals are rewarded points based on their top 4 results, regardless of events participated in. The national championships count as top 4 result. b. Individuals may play an unlimited amount of tournaments, however, only the top four finishes will be accounted for. If players play less than four tournaments, all points earned will be accounted for. Rules 6a and 6b are enforced to take into account travel considerations, quality and quantity of wins.

8. The US National Championship will have greater weight than all other tournaments.

9. At the end of the BTUSA calendar year, the number one and number two ranked individuals will be awarded $1,250 each and will be awarded as the Point Series Champions

10. There must be a minimum of:
- 12 teams for a men's draw
- 8 teams for a women's draw
in order for prize money to be submitted; and - 12 teams for a men’s draw - 5 teams for a women’s draw in order for BTUSA points to be allocated

Tier Tournaments and the US National Championships

Tournament Points for Tier Tournaments and the US National Championships are as follows:

Tier 5 Tournament (Women ONLY)

Minimum of 5 Teams
Prize money allocated: None

Points allocated:
- Champion 417
- Runners Up 256

Minimum of 8 Teams
Prize money allocated: $500.00
- Champion $400.00
- Runners Up $100.00
1st Place finish in pool play = 110 pts
2nd Place finish in pool play or wild cards= 100 pts
Semi-Final win = 146 pts
Final win = 161 pts

Tier 4 Tournament

Minimum of 12 Teams
Prize money allocated: $700.00
- Champion $500.00
- Runners Up $200.00
1st Place finish in pool play = 121 pts
2nd Place finish in pool play or wild cards= 110 pts
Quarter-Final win = 146 pts
Semi-Final win = 161 pts
Final win = 177 pts

Tier 3 Tournament

Minimum of 16 Teams
Prize Money allocated: $1,000
- Champion $600
- Runners Up $200
- Semi-Finalists $100 per team

1st Place finish in pool play = 133 pts
2nd Place finish in pool play or wild cards= 121 pts
Quarter-Final win = 161 pts
Semi-Final win = 177 pts
Final win = 194 pts

Tier 2 Tournament

Minimum of 24 Teams
Prize Money allocated: $2,000
- Champions $1,000
- Runners Up $500
- Semi-Finalists $250 per team

1st Place finish in pool play = 146 pts
2nd place finish in pool play or wild cards = 133 pts
Quarter-Final win = 177 pts
Semi-Final win = 194 pts
Final win = 213 pts

Tier 1 Tournament
Minimum of 32 Teams

Prize Money Allocated: $3,000
- Champions $1,750
- Runners Up $750
- Semi-Finalists $250 per team

1st Place in pool play = 161 pts
2nd Place in pool play or wild cards= 146 pts
Round of 16 win = 177 pts
Quarter-Final win = 194 pts
Semi-Final win = 213 pts
Final win = 234 pts

U.S. National Championship

1st Place in pool play = 177 pts
2nd Place in pool play and wild cards= 161 pts
Round of 16 win = 194 pts
Quarter-Final win = 213 pts
Semi-Final win = 234 pts
Final win = 257

Tournament Entry Outlines and Draw Instructions

Tournament Outlines is designed to build consistency not only in amount of points and money allocated within each tournament, but to ensure that all BTUSA sanctioned tournaments are consistent with each other through pool play and final rounds.

The top seeds for each tournament must be approved by National before set; as previously mentioned, seeds are influenced, yet not defined, according to current BTUSA Point Series standings.

After seeding is finalized, all other entrants will be treated as equal by: a. placing teams name in a hat b. placing them in the draw accordingly as randomly selected out of a hat c. the first name out of the hat goes in pool 1, the 2nd in pool 2, and so on d. in circumstances where one pool may have more teams than another pool, skip the pool with the top seed(s) and continue on accordingly as directed below.

A higher ranked team that is not seeded may, by luck of the draw, play a seeded team in pool play, however, it is necessary as BTUSA Point Series and Tournament Systems do not work by seeding every team in the tournament (much like the NCAA Basketball Tournament).

All BTUSA Sanctioned events MUST be run as directed below:

Tier 5 Tournaments - Women ONLY

5-6 Teams
-1 pool of 5-6 teams
-1 seed
- place teams in mix and match form
- team with most points are champions
- team with 2nd most points are runners up

7 Teams
-2 pools of 3 and 4 teams
-2 seeds
- top seed in pool of 3
-2nd seed in pool of 4
- top 4 teams advance into semi-final

8 Teams
- 2 pools of 4 teams - 2 seeds
- Top 2 teams from each pool advance

9 Teams
- 3 pools of 3 teams
- 3 seeds
- top team from each pool advances
- 1 wild cards advances

10 Teams
- 2 pool of 3 teams
- 1 pools of 4 teams
- 3 seeds
- top 2 seeds in pool of 3 teams
- top team from each pool advances
- 1 wild cards advance

11 Teams
- 1 pools of 3 teams
- 2 pools of 4 teams
- 3 seeds
- top seed in pool of 3 teams
- top team from each pool advances
- 1 wild card advances

Tier 4 Tournaments

12 Teams
-3 pools of 4 teams
-3 seeds
- Top 2 teams from each pool advance
- 2 wild cards advance

13 Teams
-2 pools of 4 teams
-1 pool of 5 teams
-3 seeds
-top 2 seeds in pool of 4 teams
-top 2 teams in each pool advance
- 2 wild cards advance

14 Teams
-1 pool of 4 teams
-2 pools of 5 teams
-3 seeds
- top seed in pool of 4 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance
-2 wild cards advance

15 Teams
- 3 pools of 4 teams
- 1 pool of 3 teams
- 4 seeds
- 1 seed in pool of 3
- top 2 teams in pool of 4 teams advance
- top team in pool of 3 teams advance
- 1 wild card advances

Tier 3 Tournaments

16 Teams
- 4 pools of 4 teams
- 4 seeds
- top 2 teams in each pool advance

17 Teams
- 3 pools of 4 teams
- 1 pool of 5 teams
- 4 seeds
- top 3 seeds in pools of 4 teams
- 4th seed in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance

18 Teams
- 2 pools of 4 teams
- 2 pool of 5 teams
- 4 seeds
- top 2 seeds in pools of 4 teams
- 3rd and 4th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance

19 Teams
- 1 pool of 4 teams
- 3 pools of 5 teams
- 4 seeds
- top seed in pool of 4 teams
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance

20 Teams
- 5 pools of 4 teams
- 5 seeds
- top team in each pool advances
- 3 wild cards advance

21 Teams
- 4 pools of 4 teams
- 1 pool of 5 teams
- top 4 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 5th seed in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advances
- 3 wild cards advance

22 Teams
- 3 pools of 4 teams
- 2 pools of 5 teams
- 5 seeds
- top 3 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 4th and 5th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advances
- 3 wild cards advance

23 Teams
- 2 pools of 4 teams
- 3 pools of 5 teams
- 5 seeds
- top 2 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 3rd, 4th, and 5th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advances
- 3 wild cards advance

Tier 2 Tournaments

24 Teams
- 6 pools of 4 teams
- 6 seeds
- top team in each pool advances
- 2 wild cards advance
25 Teams
- 5 pools of 4 teams
- 1 pool of 5 teams
- 6 seeds
- top 5 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 6th seed in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advances
- 2 wild cards advance
26 Teams
- 4 pools of 4 teams
- 2 pools of 5 teams
- 6 seeds
- top 4 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 5th and 6th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advances
- 2 wild cards advance

27 Teams
- 3 pools of 4 teams
- 3 pools of 5 teams
- 6 seeds
- top 3 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 4th, 5th, and 6th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advances
- 2 wild cards advance
28 Teams
- 7 pools of 4 teams
- 7 seeds
- top team in each pool advances
- 1 wild card advances

29 Teams
- 6 pools of 4 teams
- 1 pool of 5 teams
- 7 seeds
- top 6 seeds in pools of 4 teams
- 7th seed in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advance
- 1 wild card advances
v 30 Teams
- 5 pools of 4 teams
- 2 pools of 5 teams
- 7 seeds
- top 5 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 6th and 7th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advance
- 1 wild card advances

31 Teams
- 4 pools of 4 teams
- 3 pools of 5 teams
- 7 seeds
- top 4 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 5th, 6th, and 7th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top team in each pool advance
- 1 wild card advances

Tier 1 Tournaments

32 Teams
- 8 pools of 4 teams
- 8 seeds
- top 2 teams in each pool advance (into a rd. of 16)
- top qualifier (team with most points) plays the last qualifier (team with least amount of points that still qualified) and so on…

33 Teams
- 7 pools of 4 teams
- 1 pool of 5 teams
- 8 seeds
- top 7 seeds in pools of 4 teams
- 8th seed in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance (into a rd. of 16)
- top qualifier plays the last qualifier and so on…

34 Teams
- 6 pools of 4 teams
- 2 pools of 5 teams
- 8 seeds
- top 6 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 7th and 8th seed in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance (into a rd. of 16)
- top qualifier plays the last qualifier and so on…

35 Teams
- 5 pools of 4 teams
- 3 pools of 5 teams
- 8 seeds
- top 5 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 6th, 7th, and 8th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance (into rd. of 16)
- top qualifier plays the last qualifier and so on…

36 Teams
- 4 pools of 4 teams
- 4 pools of 5 teams
- 8 seeds
- top 4 seeds in pool of 4 teams
- 5th – 8th seeds in pool of 5 teams
- top 2 teams in each pool advance (into rd. of 16)
- top qualifier plays last qualifier and so on….