Tournament format

Match format

Fixed points played out in full. In the group and quartet stage the point target is even — a draw is possible. In the final round it is odd, so there is always a winner. If time runs out before either team reaches the point target, the organisers call the match: the team in front wins; if the score is level, the match is a draw in the group and quartet stage, and one deciding point is played in the final round.

Scoring

Ranking-point ratio (win 2, draw 1, loss 0 ranking points, divided by two ranking points per match), then share of rallies won (your rallies ÷ combined capped rallies per match), then head-to-head (a draw does not decide), then a lot decision — always calculated as a ratio, even with an equal number of matches played. For the share of rallies every result is capped at 24:8 — a rout counts no more than a clear win.

The difference shown in the tables is for orientation only; what counts is the share of rallies won.

Final placement

Block model: Q1+Q2 form the top ranks, Q3+Q4 the middle ones, Q5+Q6 the bottom ones. No one crosses a block boundary.

Final round

Slots 14 to 16 form the final round: first the semi-finals (winner vs runner-up of the paired quartet), then the matches for places 5/6 and 7/8, finally the final of the semi-final winners and the third-place match of the semi-final losers. There are no draws there.

Result reporting

A reported result counts as confirmed once one slot length plus 10 minutes have passed since it was reported — until then the opponent can object, even if the next slot is already under way. The standings already count the result before that, from the moment it's reported.