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Individual Ladder League

League Format

  • Each week, you'll play 6 games to 11 (win by 1).
  • You'll rotate partners so that you play 2 games with each person on your assigned court.
  • Your average is based on your total score for the night.
  • Each game you win earns you a bonus point.
  • The max score per week is 72 points. (66 points for 6 games to 11 + a bonus point for each win = 72 points)

Scoring System

  • Your total score for the night is the sum of all 6 game scores plus bonus points for wins.
  • Each game is played to 11 points (win by 1).
  • Bonus points: +1 point for each game won.
  • Maximum possible score per week: 72 points (66 from games + 6 bonus points if you win all games).
  • Your season average is calculated from your total scores across all regular season weeks.

Ladder Ranking

  • Players are ranked by their season average (total points divided by weeks played).
  • Week 1 uses a random shuffle for initial court assignments.
  • Weeks 2+ use season average ranking to assign players to courts (highest averages on higher courts).
  • Players are grouped into courts of 4 players each.

Substitute Player Rules

  • Enter the sub's name in the "Enter sub name here" box when entering scores.
  • Sub scores are shown in red. Click a red score to see the sub's name.
  • When a sub plays, the credited score is limited to the player's prior average (Weeks 1–6, excluding the current week) and cannot be more than 15 points below it.
  • If Week 1 is a sub, Week 1 is saved normally at first; after you enter Week 2, Week 1 is automatically updated to the average of Week 1 and Week 2 (rounded).

Playoffs

  • The top 16 players (based on final season averages) qualify for playoffs.
  • Semi-Final Round: Top 16 players compete, playing 3 games to 15 (win by 1) on their assigned court.
  • An extra bonus point is awarded for wins, with a max score of 48 for the night.
  • Tie breaker is your ladder standing for the regular season.
  • The highest seeded player on the court gets to choose the order of players for the 3 games.
  • The winner of each court advances to the final round.
  • Final Round: The final four players play another 3 games to 15 to determine the Ladder League Champion.

General Information

Score Entry

  • Players/teams can enter their scores using the QR code provided on scoresheets.
  • Scores can be entered through the player portal or admin portal.
  • For doubles leagues, enter the TOTAL score for the night (sum of all match points).
  • For individual leagues, enter the TOTAL score for the night (sum of all game scores plus bonus points).

Court Assignments

  • Court assignments are generated weekly and sent via email 3 days before each play date.
  • Assignments can also be viewed on the admin and player portals.
  • Week 1 assignments are randomized (with option to re-roll).
  • Subsequent weeks use season average rankings for assignments.

Substitute Players

  • Each league maintains a substitute player list.
  • Substitute players can sign up through the public sub signup form.
  • Sub information is visible to all players in the league division.
  • Contact information for subs is available on the subs list page.