Format for the DDC tournament will be as follows:
*New fields for DDC on Wednesday*
Instead of field number 4 (the Cricket field) we move two groups in the initial round of Open division to field number 5, 6 and 7. Those are next to the Ängelholm IP (the field with running tracks around it) This place is along the road between the players hotel and Catena Arena.
You enter the parking lot from Kullavägen up to the left in this picture. Walk outside the fence (right side) to reach the fields we will use. See the red arrow.
Where to play Wednesday Women and Juniors play their Round Robin after lunch on field 7
Open
Group 1 plays on field 1
Group 2 plays on field 2
Group 3 plays on field 3
Group 4 plays on field 5 and 7
Group 5 plays on field 6 and 7
After lunch Open will continue to play the Round Robin pools on field 1,2 and 3
Pool A on field 2
Pool B on field 3
Pool C on field 1 and 3
Where to play Thursday
Open
Continue the RR on the same fields as they use Wednesday after lunch
Women and Junior finals as well as Open semis are played on field 1. Women on course number 1,
Juniors on number 2 and Open semis on number 3 and 4
(Note: There are no semis for juniors)
Where to play Friday
Open final is played on field 1
Additional information:
Field 1, 2 and 3 are at Catena Arena as per the previous information about DDC
Each court will be marked with a unique number corresponding to the court number on the
scorecards. Make sure to check what court number your games are to be played on, especially for
the pools that are using two fields.(the teams will need to switch back and forth between the fields)
Players must be ready to start the first game at the time set in the overall schedule. There is no real break in-between games except moving to the next court. This is important in order to stay in line with the overall schedule.
Games to 15 have cap at 21 and games to 21 have cap at 25. Set 5 in Open the final have no cap and set 3 in Women and Juniors have no cap.
Women
Double Round Robin 1 set to 21
Top 2 teams play final 3 set to 15
Juniors
Double Round Robin 1 set to 15
Top 2 teams play final 3 set to 15
There is no game for third place. Losers in semifinals share the bronze medal.
Open
Initial groups play 1 set to 15
Team 1-2 in each group advance to Round Robin A-pool
Team 3-4 in each group advance to Round Robin B-pool
Team 5-6 in each group advance to Round Robin C-pool
Team 7-8 are finished playing
All Round Robin pools play 1 set to 21
Team 1-4 play semifinal 3 set to 15 Team 1 plays team 4 and team 2 plays team 3 in the semi final
Winners of semifinals play final 5 set to 15
There is no game for third place. Losers in semifinals share the bronze medal.
Teams/Groups in the DDC tournament are as follows:
Women
Frida Kilby/Anneli Andre’
Niloofar Mosavar Rahmani/Gohar Mossavar Rahmani
Yiran Li/Yixunan Li
Juniors
Rufus Kaczorek/Ludde Andersson
Verner Almqvist/Thaddeus Algotsson
Signe Westerberg/Plura Dahlgren Ringman
Zikun Ye/Weichen Lu
Jiarun Ma/Winson Ji
Open
Groups for Open are made based on current ranking points plus knowledge about some teams whose points do not really reflect their strength. After deliberations with representatives from different countries 3 teams have therefore been moved in this tournament ranking.
Fields for DDC
The following fields will be used for DDC. Because of the high number of competing teams (the biggest ever on Swedish soil) those fields will be used to their maximum to avoid moving some games somewhere else. Which games will be played on which field will be announced later on (fields with artificial grass will not be used).
- Kullavallen,
- Fridhamnsparken real grass, closest to Kullavallen,
- Fridhamnsparken real grass, furthest from Kullavallen,
- Cricket field (will not be used)
Schedule
Wednesday
09.00-12.00 Open first round
12.00-13.00 Lunch
13.00- Open Round Robin 4 games, Women Round Robin, Open Juniors Round Robin
Thursday
09.00-11.30 Open Round Robin 5 games
12.00-13.00 Open Semi, Women Final on center court, Open Juniors final
Friday
12.30- Open final