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Rally Points Scoring System

  
     

The Committee have decided that it is too short notice to introduce the Rally Points System to the league this year, however, the junior tournaments are to be played in this format. Some information and comments on the new rally scoring system can be seen below. Further information will be added as we would like clubs to try out this new system at their club nights so that come the AGM their club can give us their views on whether us as a league should adopt this new system.

 

SIMPLIFIED NEW RALLY POINTS SCORING SYSTEM

 Scoring System

A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.

The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.

At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game.

At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.

The side winning a game serves first in the next game.

Intervals and Change of Ends

When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 60 second interval.

A 2 minute interval between each game is allowed.

In the third game, players change ends when a side scores ll. Points.

Singles

At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court.  When it is odd, the server serves from the left service court.

If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from alternate service court.

If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server.

Doubles

There is only one serve in doubles.  The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the attached diagram.

At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right court.  When it is odd, the server serves from the left court.

If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court.

If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point.  The receiving side becomes the new serving side. 

The player of the receiving side who served last stays in the same service court from where he served last.  The reverse pattern applies to the receiver’s partner

The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving.

If players commit an error in the service court, the error is corrected when the mistake is discovered

 

Some comments

 

 
 

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Last updated: 02 October 2006