ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS
- In any one season, except with the prior permission of the Competition Organiser/s, a person having played three matches with a team shall not play with any other team in the same section, and having played four matches in any higher section, shall not play in a lower section, but remain in the highest section played.
- Players must play at least 3 home and away matches in order to qualify for finals for a particular night. Being named in a “complete” washout/heat out/blackout does not qualify as a match played towards finals eligibility.
- A complete washout/heat out/blackout is a match in which not a “single game” in any set has been completed. When a team receives a forfeit — only the players named for the team “winning” by forfeit will count towards finals eligibility. (i.e. The team losing by forfeit cannot name players.)
- This ruling may be varied upon written request by Club Convenors to the BDNTA organisers, in cases where there is a genuine difficulty in fielding a team of qualified players.
Clubs with teams in multiple sections on the same competition night must first seek to use a qualified player (who was listed as a regular player during team registration) from a lower section by requesting approval from the BDNTA organisers.
- Players must not play for more than one club during the same season on the same playing night. (Example) If Joe Tennis plays for Blackburn on Thursday nights (Doubles or S/D) then he cannot play for another club on Thursday nights (Doubles or S/D) during the same season.
MATCH FEE
The cost per team shall be:
- $32.00 per night (i.e. $8.00 per player per match) for all Doubles Only Sections payable to the Venue Club.
- $30.00 per night (i.e. $10.00 per player per match) for Thursday Singles/Doubles Sections payable to the Venue Club.