Edmonton Table Tennis Club - Table System/League Rules

Table Tennis Life

Five players are assigned to a table and play each other in a round robin (3/5 games). Match result (in games) are recorded on the score sheet e.g. 3-0, 3-2, 3-1. Drop- player scores do not affect final rankings.
A late or absent player forfeits all matches 0-3 and automatically goes down a level the following week. The late deadline is generally 30 minutes after the set-up time.
If a player does not play a match, or is unable to complete it, the match is forfeited 0-3.
Unfinished matches at close of play are decided by a single coin toss for each of the remaining games. Players involved in a coin toss must be present; proxies are not permitted.
The number of matches won by a player determines their final rank, which ultimately determines their assignments the following week. First- and second-ranked players will move up a level; fourth and fifth-ranked players will move down a level; third-ranked players will stay on the same level.
If more than two players are tied at the end of play (based on matches won), the tie is resolved as follows:

First pass: an index for each player is calculated based on games won minus games lost.
If a second pass is necessary because of a tie between 2 players after the first pass, the higher position goes to the winner of the match between those 2 players.
If all players remain tied after the second pass, the players' initial ranks at the start of play are retained.

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