Wimborne & District Table Tennis League
2024-2025
| WDTTL Team Handicap Rules - Season 2024-2025 | ||
| Construction of the Groups | ||
| The number of league teams will be split into two equal groups if feasible. | ||
| The relevant teams for each group will be based on team positions at the halfway point of the league programme. | ||
| Group A will consist of teams who are in the following odd number league positions — 1,3,5,7,9,11 etc. | ||
| Group B will consist of teams who are in the following even number league positions — 2,4,6,8,10,12 etc. | ||
| The first matches will be scheduled to be played one week after the completion of the league programme and the individual player handicaps will be calculated on player averages at the last date of the league programme. | ||
| The two group winners will go through to the final in the first week of April and will be played at a venue mutually agreed by both teams. | ||
| Fixtures | ||
| The full fixture list for each group will be available on the League’s website in good time before the competition commences. | ||
| Matches must be played by the end of the week they are scheduled and on any suitable night that week. Alternatively, matches can be played in advance of the scheduled date if both teams are agreeable. Please arrange your match with the team that you are due to play in the scheduled week | ||
| No match should be conceded by any team through lack of players, venue availability etc. If a team concedes a match, then all points for and against associated with that team will be deleted, i.e. if there is a group of 5 teams, this would be reduced to 4 as the team responsible for conceding would be prevented from taking any further part in the event. | ||
| In order to prevent postponements, a team can use a substitute player from another team within the same club. The stipulation of this ruling is that where possible any substitute player ought to be chosen from a team playing in a different group to their own i.e. a team in Group 1 should only choose a player from a team in Group 2 or vice versa. | ||
| Playing Conditions | ||
| Each match will consist of nine sets of singles and one set of doubles. | ||
| Each player will receive two serves. | ||
| Each singles set will consist of the best of three legs starting at his/her handicap through to 21, with the first player achieving a score of 21 winning the leg. A point will be added to the overall score for each leg won. | ||
| In any game, if deuce is reached then the player who wins the next point wins the game. | ||
| If the 3rd game is played, then the change of ends will be at the score specified in the Handicap Chart to be found below. | ||
| On completion of the match, the points scored by each team are totalled to identify the winning team. However, in the Final should the points scored by each team be equal the match will be decided on the number of player wins for each team rather than points. | ||
| Evidence of the result of each match must be sent to the Match Secretary by the home team as soon as possible. | ||
| In all circumstances not covered by the above, the Leagues general rules shall apply. | ||
| Handicap Chart | ||
| Average | Handicap | Change ends at |
| 100% | -10 | 5 |
| 96.00 - 99.99% | -9 | 6 |
| 92.00 - 95.99% | -8 | 6 |
| 88.00 - 91.99% | -7 | 7 |
| 84.00 - 87.99% | -6 | 7 |
| 80.00 - 83.99% | -5 | 8 |
| 76.00 - 79.99% | -4 | 8 |
| 72.00 - 75.99% | -3 | 9 |
| 68.00 - 71.99% | -2 | 9 |
| 64.00 - 67.99% | -1 | 10 |
| 60.00 - 63.99% | 0 | 10 |
| 56.00 - 59.99% | 1 | 11 |
| 52.00 - 55.99% | 2 | 11 |
| 48.00 - 51.99% | 3 | 12 |
| 44.00 - 47.99% | 4 | 12 |
| 40.00 - 43.99% | 5 | 13 |
| 36.00 - 39.99% | 6 | 13 |
| 32.00 - 35.99% | 7 | 14 |
| 28.00 - 31.99% | 8 | 14 |
| 24.00 - 27.99% | 9 | 15 |
| 20.00 - 23.99% | 10 | 15 |
| 16.00 - 19.99% | 11 | 16 |
| 12.00 - 15.99% | 12 | 16 |
| 8.00 - 11.99% | 13 | 17 |
| 4.00 - 7.99% | 14 | 17 |
| 0.00 - 3.99% | 15 | 18 |