2015 Junior Competition Committee Changes & Highlights
2015 Junior Competition Committee Changes & Highlights In 2013, the Junior Competition Committee focused efforts on creating a new system of “Earned Advancement” that aligns with the National structure. The Committee decisions reflect a system in which a player must earn their way into each level of competition providing level based play and driving competition to the districts. The system was implemented in 2014 and although overall, the Committee is pleased with the results, there will be a few minor changes for 2015. Please see an overview of the changes below.
Tournament Schedule & Format: • • • • • •
The Missouri Valley has eliminated the Futures in May, and created a second Futures in the summer over July 31-August 2 The Missouri Valley Team event has been moved to Memorial Day weekend and the format has been changed Selection into the June Super has been changed. There will now be 6 qualifying spots instead of 8 Selection into the August Super has changed. The semifinalists of the two July Futures will now qualify instead of the quarterfinalists of the July Futures Our Intersectional team will now send three players instead of four The Junior Suspension Point System will now apply to all USTA sanctioned events and codes can be processed online
Standings List & Points Tables: • • •
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The points assigned to Round Robins used at district events has been changed Bonus Points will now only be offered at Missouri Valley Levels 3-5 The bonus points table has been altered. Players will now receive bonus points for wins over players in the top 60 tiered as follows:
Rank
Bonus Points
Top 10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60
150 Points 75 Points 35 Points 15 Points 8 Points 4 Points
Single elimination singles draws will no longer be included in our Missouri Valley standings Changes to a player record must now be submitted to the Missouri Valley before 8AM the day a list is run
District Opportunities/Changes • • • •
Events with four or fewer entrants per age division(B18, G14 etc) will use a Round Robin format, and events with five or more entrants will create a draw All districts agreed to split their Futures Qualifiers and District Championships where possible All districts agreed on a standardized naming convention for the Qualifiers and Championships Each district will have a minimum of four entry level events. The events should be non-elimination format tournaments and will not count towards a ranking
Posted December 7, 2014 Revised March 3, 2015
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Tournament Schedule & Format: • • • • • •
The Missouri Valley has eliminated the Futures in May, and created a second Futures in the summer over July 31-August 2 The Missouri Valley Team event has been moved to Memorial Day weekend and the format has been changed Selection into the June Super has been changed. There will now be 6 qualifying spots instead of 8 Selection into the August Super has changed. The semifinalists of the two July Futures will now qualify instead of the quarterfinalists of the July Futures Our Intersectional team will now send three players instead of four The Junior Suspension Point System will now apply to all USTA sanctioned events and codes can be processed online
Standings List & Points Tables: • • •
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The points assigned to Round Robins used at district events has been changed Bonus Points will now only be offered at Missouri Valley Levels 3-5 The bonus points table has been altered. Players will now receive bonus points for wins over players in the top 60 tiered as follows:
Rank
Bonus Points
Top 10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60
150 Points 75 Points 35 Points 15 Points 8 Points 4 Points
Single elimination singles draws will no longer be included in our Missouri Valley standings Changes to a player record must now be submitted to the Missouri Valley before 8AM the day a list is run
District Opportunities/Changes • • • •
Events with four or fewer entrants per age division(B18, G14 etc) will use a Round Robin format, and events with five or more entrants will create a draw All districts agreed to split their Futures Qualifiers and District Championships where possible All districts agreed on a standardized naming convention for the Qualifiers and Championships Each district will have a minimum of four entry level events. The events should be non-elimination format tournaments and will not count towards a ranking
Posted December 7, 2014 Revised March 3, 2015
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