Handicap Competition open to MVL clubs and guests.

Men’s and women’s matches will run side by side in the two court venue

Games will be played in two phases - 10am to 1pm and 1.00 to 4.00 pm.

All matches will be of 2 sets to 21 points played in a maximum 30 minute timeslot.

One Grand Prix point will be awarded per set won, league table rankings will be based on sets won then overall game points difference accrued over the 3 rounds.

Results and tables will be published online after each round.

Teams that are unable to play in all 3 rounds could still win with strong results in 2.

The competition is designed so that (as far as possible) teams will all play each other once over the course of the three rounds. The competition format at each event will be based on groups of 3 or 4 teams playing alternating triangular matches or 4 team pools. Each team will have two or three matches per round.

We will aim to group teams of equivalent strength together in round 1, the draw for Rounds 2 & 3 will depend on the results in Round 1.

Handicap points

Points will be allocated to give lower league teams a start in each set as follows:

Top 4 teams in division 1 - 0 points

Lower division 1 teams - 4points

Top 4 Division 2 teams - 6 points

lower Div 2 teams 8 points

Club entries can use players from more than one team and the handicap will be normally be based on the team positioned higher in the MVL league but up to 2 players from an A team can be included in a B team entry.

Teams coming from outside the MVL will be given a handicap equivalent to lower Div 1 teams but their handicap may be reassessed after Round 1.