Points Scheme for England Squash Masters 08/09 (Men & Women)

 

Aims:

• To encourage participation in Masters events

• To provide updated Points Ranking Lists and aid Tournament organizers to seed players

• To provide automatic selection for Home Internationals teams

 

 

Points for Regionals and Birmingham Open

Round                         Games Won          0       1        2        3

Last 32                                                       15     30      45        60

Last 16                                                       15     30      45        60

QF                                                             20     40      60        80

SF                                                              25     50      75      100

Final                                                           30     60      90      120 – therefore maximum 420 points if 32 enter

 

Plate Points 2008
5 points win each round
3 points for 2 games
2 points for 1 game
1 point entry

 

Round Robin-each round

                      ( 3 Players                            30     55      80      110

                      ( 4 Players                            25     50      75      100           

                      ( 5 Players                            20     45      70        90 – therefore maximum 360

 

There will be double points for the British Open and British Closed

 

Transfer of Points between age groups

  • Points gained by players in age group younger than their own will be included in older age

group rankings                                                            

  • Points gained by players who move to older age group during the season will have all their

points included in new age group rankings

  • Players given a bye will receive points for a 3/0 win for that round
  • Walkover. The player who is still in competition receives points for all three games but the

walked over player does not receive any points at all i.e. zero.

  • For National selection a player must enter the Open / Closed or one Regional event i.e minimum of 2 events
  • The Top 4 Points Scorers will gain automatic National selection for their respective age
  • The remaining 2 players to be selected are at the discretion of the 2 individual age group

Selectors. However, the player involved must have played in at least the Open / Closed or one Regional i.e minimum of 2 events

 

 

 

 

Comments

1) There has been quite a bit of discussion as to whether to limit players to choose their best four events points to count for International selection. We have done an in depth investigation into the last two years choice of players for the International Teams and in not one single case would the team have changed should the rationale of having three or four events points been adopted. All this can possibly do is to actually lower the entries to the Regionals as players will feel confident that nobody can overtake them. As one of our aims is to increase participation in Masters events this possible idea would seem to be counter productive.

 

2) As you will all have probably realised (!) I have copied part of the updated points systems from our Celtic counterparts who have been running Age Groups longer than we have. It gives incentive to players in many different ways as well as entering plate events. I personally think the Monrad system , whilst perfect in an ideal world, is logistically impossible to implement due to draw sizes, lack of available court space and most importantly, complete lack of court time to proceed on a Friday afternoon to Sunday lunchtime basis. I have worked out all angles on timings and court bookings and it is just impossible. Plus, a lot of English players are not that interested  on court again if they are beaten. Some are but the vast majority aren’t. However giving extra points for Plate matches will hopefully encourage participation.

 

3) The Round Robin events are obviously when there is a limited draw and this points structure  seems to work.

 

4) There is now a Discussion Forum. This new points structure is obviously quite different to last years and will take a bit of working out. No doubt you will inform me when I get your points wrong – don’t worry, we can easily correct. Plus if any of you want to voice your opinions, please do so on the Forum.

 

5) Please note the Points System now applies to Women’s Squash as well.

 

 

Martin Pearse

Masters Chairman

July 2007

Updated Nov 2008

 

Addendum Sep12 2007

 

All Masters are entitled to at least 2 matches for their entrance

money. Therefore, if they receive a bye and then lose, they can still

enter the plate, as long as it only applies to the last 64, 32 or 16. It

does not apply to Quarter Finalists onwards