New Hawaii Pacific Section Junior Ranking Proposal

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9.3 Open.
9.3.1 Age division is determined by “FAC Guide to Eligibility” and is open to all junior players.
9.3.2 A player who plays in any two USTA Hawaii Pacific Section (excluding ITF) sanctioned junior Open events within the same age
group and within a current 12 month period will appear on the junior ranking eligible ranking list. The monthly standings are an
accurate approximation of where a player would be if he/she were working towards a year end ranking. The final year ending
ranking will be published at the end of the calendar year.

10. Open Ranking Requirements

10.1 Players 12-18 years old may be ranked in singles and doubles. Players may be ranked in the following divisions: 12 and under,
14 and under, 16 and under, 18 and under (in singles and doubles). Match play requirements for ranking must be completed in
the same ranking age group for singles. Similarly doubles ranking requires all doubles matches to be played in the doubles
ranking age group. As a clarification, match play in one age group cannot count toward ranking in a different age group. As a
clarification, it is possible to be ranked in one age group for singles, and a different age group for doubles. All ranking
requirements must be done in the current calendar year.
10.2 End of year singles ranking requirements: End of year ranking will be determined by the points summed from the 6 highest
points per round values from any six Hawaii Pacific Section tournaments played in 2009.
10.3 End of year doubles ranking requirements: Ranking will be determined by the points summed from the 3 highest points per
round values from Hawaii Pacific Section tournaments.
10.4 End of year mixed doubles ranking requirements: Ranking will be determined by the points summed from the 3 highest points
per round values from Hawaii Pacific Section tournaments.
10.5 Alternative draw and match formats may be used.
10.6 Intermediate, novice, and national tournament results do not count for Hawaii Pacific Section ranking.
10.7 Points values are awarded based a player’s final position in the draw. Different tournament types have different point awards as
noted in the following table:
10.8 Summary of Open, Designated (USTA Level 5), and Sectional (USTA Level 4 and 3) tournaments:
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9.3 Open.
9.3.1 Age division is determined by “FAC Guide to Eligibility” and is open to all junior players.
9.3.2 A player who plays in any two USTA HPS sanctioned junior open events (see Section 10.11) within a current 12 month period
will appear on the HPS Junior Standings List. The HPS Junior Standings List is a “rolling rankings” that calculates the previous 12
months of a player’s open tournament results.
9.3.3 The final year ending ranking will be published at the end of the calendar year.

10. Open Ranking Requirements

10.1 Players may be ranked in the following divisions: 12 and under, 14 and under, 16 and under, 18 and under.
10.2 Similar to the USTA National Junior Rankings, the HPS open rankings are based upon an accumulation of points for winning
rounds at USTA HPS sanctioned events.
10.3 Rankings will be based upon the combined results for singles and doubles.
10.4 Rankings will be based upon the highest six (6) points per round results for singles and 15% of the highest three (3) points per
round results for doubles.
10.5 Points earned in higher age divisions will count down towards a player’s standing in one or more younger age divisions.
10.6 Alternative draw and match formats may be used.
10.7 Challenger Division and National Tournament results do not count in the rankings.
10.8 Points values are awarded based a player’s final position in the draw. A player earns points by winning a round. Different
tournament types have different point awards as noted in the following table:
 Points Per Round (PPR) Table
Draw with FIC Draw with FIC Draw no FIC (1) Summer (3) Sectionals (8) Designated Open
Quarterfinals Semifinals Sectionals
8 ≤ Draw Size 5 ≤ Draw Size < 8 USTA Level 3 USTA Level 4 USTA Level 5
Champion Champion Champion 220 165 88 44
2nd Place 2nd Place 2nd Place 180 135 72 36
3rd Place FIC Champion 3rd Place 160 120 64 32
4th Place/SF FIC Finalist 4th Place/SF 140 105 56 28
FIC Champion 130 98 52 26
FIC Finalist FIC SF 120 90 48 24
FIC SF FIC SF Qualifying 110 83 44 22
FIC QF QF 100 75 40 20
FIC QF Qualifying 90 68 36 18
FIC R16 R16 80 60 32 16
FIC R16 Qualifying 70 53 28 14
FIC R32 R32 60 45 24 12
FIC R32 Qualifying 50 38 20 10
FIC R64 R64 40 30 16 8
FIC R64 Qualifying 30 23 12 6
FIC R128 R128 20 15 8 4
FIC R128 Qualifying 0 0 0 0
10.9 Minimum tournament draw size is three (3) players. For 3 players, a round robin format shall be used.
10.10 Draws with Feed In Championships (FIC).
10.10.1 For draw sizes greater than or equal to five and less than eight (5 ≤ draw size < 8) FIC Semifinals shall be used.
10.10.2 For draw sizes greater than or equal to eight (8 ≤ draw size) FIC Quarterfinals shall be used.
10.11 Summary of USTA HPS sanctioned junior open tournaments:

USTA Hawaii Pacific Section Tournaments

Tournaments Comments
Open ƒ Hawaii Pacific Section ranking points - PPR Table

Twelve (12) USTA Level Tournaments

Eight (8) Designated or USTA Level 5 ƒ Hawaii Pacific Section ranking points - PPR Table
1) Holua – 2/5/2010 ƒ National ranking points - National Ranking Points Table
2) Pearl Harbor – 4/23/2010
3) West Hawaii – 5/22/2010
4) Wailuku Summer – 7/3/2010
5) Hawaii State – 8/20/2010
6) Kauai – 9/25/2010
7) North Hawaii – 10/22/2010
8) Wailuku Fall – 11/26/2010

Three (3) Sectional or USTA Level 4 ƒ Hawaii Pacific Section ranking points - PPR Table
1) Wailuku Winter – 1/16/2010 ƒ National ranking points - National Ranking Points Table
2) Oahu Spring – 3/18/2010 ƒ Residency requirement
3) Hilo Fall – 9/3/2010

One (1) Summer Sectional or USTA Level 3 ƒ Hawaii Pacific Section ranking points - PPR Table
1) Nike Summer Sectional – 6/10/2010 ƒ National ranking points - National Ranking Points Table
ƒ Residency Requirement
COMMENTS
¾ Align the New PPR Table with the National Ranking Point Table (NRPT), Midwest, and Middle States Section Point Table
¾ The New PPR Table follows the NRPT and:
ƒ Adds a column for HPS Open tournaments (similar to the Midwest Section Point Table Level 6 events and Middle States Point Table Level 6
and 7)
ƒ Does not include points for other National Level 1 and 2 events (many sections allows points for National Level events)
ƒ Rankings are based upon best 6 singles events and 15% of the best 3 doubles events (National uses 15%; ITF uses 25% of doubles events)
¾ Standardize the draw format for all USTA HPS tournaments:
ƒ HPS tournaments draws are small; we need a standard format to assure players get a minimum of two matches for each tournament played
ƒ Either two singles matches (guaranteed consolation) or singles + doubles match
ƒ Minimum tournament draw size is set at 3
ƒ Eliminates the rarely used main draw with modified consolation format
ƒ Assures that every player will have the opportunity to play a consolation round for FIC format (draw size of 5 with FIC Quarterfinals creates
the exception that a 1st round loser will not have a consolation match)
ƒ Assures that the FIC Champion will not earn more points than the 4th place finisher (draw size of less than 8 with FIC Quarterfinals creates
the exception where the 4th place finisher could earn zero points while the FIC Champion earns points)
ƒ Like the NRPT and the Midwest Section Point Table, match results in a higher age division will count down to the younger age division (this
allows players to play up and provides tournament directors with the flexibility to encourage players to play up when an age division does
not meet the minimum draw size of 3)

Standardized Draw Formats for Tournaments with FIC (players assured to play two rounds)
Draw size 2 = Tournament directors should encourage players to play up
Draw size 3 = Round robin format
Draw size 4 = Consolation match for 3rd and 4th place
5 ≤ Draw size < 8 = Draw with FIC Semifinals (prevents exceptions)
8 ≤ Draw size = Draw with FIC Quarterfinals

Standardized Draw Formats for Tournaments with no FIC

Draw size 2 = Tournament directors should encourage players to play up
Draw size 3 = Round robin format
4 ≤ Draw size = Single elimination draw
New USTA HPS Points Per Round (PPR) Table

ƒ HPS Designated Tournaments (USTA Level 5) 50% of Sectionals (USTA Level 4)

ƒ HPS Open Tournaments 50% of Designated Tournaments (USTA Level 5)

Points Per Round (PPR) Table

Draw with FIC Draw with FIC Draw no FIC (1) Summer (3) Sectionals (8) Designated Open
Quarterfinals Semifinals Sectionals
8 ≤ Draw Size 5 ≤ Draw Size < 8 USTA Level 3 USTA Level 4 USTA Level 5
Champion Champion Champion 220 165 88 44
2nd Place 2nd Place 2nd Place 180 135 72 36
3rd Place FIC Champion 3rd Place 160 120 64 32
4th Place/SF FIC Finalist 4th Place/SF 140 105 56 28
FIC Champion 130 98 52 26
FIC Finalist FIC SF 120 90 48 24
FIC SF FIC SF Qualifying 110 83 44 22
FIC QF QF 100 75 40 20
FIC QF Qualifying 90 68 36 18
FIC R16 R16 80 60 32 16
FIC R16 Qualifying 70 53 28 14
FIC R32 R32 60 45 24 12
FIC R32 Qualifying 50 38 20 10
FIC R64 R64 40 30 16 8
FIC R64 Qualifying 30 23 12 6
FIC R128 R128 20 15 8 4
FIC R128 Qualifying 0 0 0 0

Players who lose their first Main Draw match are fed into the following round of a Feed-In Championship:
16 Draw Size: FIC QF Qualifying
32 Draw Size: FIC R16 Qualifying
64 Draw Size: FIC R32 Qualifying
128 Draw Size: FIC R64 Qualifying
256 Draw Size: FIC R128 Qualifying
Midwest Section Example
National Ranking Point Table (NRPT): Summer Sectionals = Level 3; Sectionals = Level 4; DTs = Level 5
 New USTS HPS PPR Table - Analysis
Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Open Level 4/3 Level 4/5 Open/Level 5
220 165 88 44 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
180 135 72 36 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
160 120 64 32 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
140 105 56 28 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
130 98 52 26 75.4% 53.1% 50.0%
120 90 48 24 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
110 83 44 22 75.5% 53.0% 50.0%
100 75 40 20 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
90 68 36 18 75.6% 52.9% 50.0%
80 60 32 16 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
70 53 28 14 75.7% 52.8% 50.0%
60 45 24 12 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
50 38 20 10 76.0% 52.6% 50.0%
40 30 16 8 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
30 23 12 6 76.7% 52.2% 50.0%
20 15 8 4 75.0% 53.3% 50.0%
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Existing PPR Table - Analysis

Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Open Lg Open Sm Level 4/3 Level 4/5 Open/Level 5 Lg/Sm
800 600 440 330 220 75.0% 73.3% 75.0% 66.7%
665 500 360 270 180 75.2% 72.0% 75.0% 66.7%
585 440 320 240 160 75.2% 72.7% 75.0% 66.7%
520 390 280 210 75.0% 71.8% 75.0%
480 360 260 195 75.0% 72.2% 75.0%
440 330 240 180 75.0% 72.7% 75.0%
400 300 220 165 75.0% 73.3% 75.0%
365 275 200 150 75.3% 72.7% 75.0%
330 250 185 140 75.8% 74.0% 75.7%
300 225 170 130 75.0% 75.6% 76.5%
265 200 155 120 75.5% 77.5% 77.4%
240 180 140 105 75.0% 77.8% 75.0%
210 160 125 90 76.2% 78.1% 72.0%
185 140 110 75 75.7% 78.6% 68.2%
160 120 95 60 75.0% 79.2% 63.2%
135 100 75 45 74.1% 75.0% 60.0%
105 80 40 30 76.2% 50.0% 75.0%