A. The Shots
1. You have 6 kinds of shots:
- ACE
- RETURN WINNER
- WINNER
- VOLLEY
- SMASH
- LOB
2. At ATP-Tournaments (250, 500, 1000) you have 6 shots of each kind in every match, that means you can use 6 Aces, 6 Return Winners, 6 Winners, 6 Volleys, 6 Smashes and 6 Lobs. In total you have
36 shots. You have to divide them into 3 sets. Each set has 12 games.
3. At Grand Slams you have 10 shots of each kind, that means you can use 10 Aces, 10 Return Winners, 10 Winners, 10 Volleys, 10 Smashes and 10 Lobs. In total you have
60 shots. You have to divide them into 5 sets. Each set has 12 games.
4.
ACE
a) wins over Winner, Lob, Volley and Smash
b) loses to Return Winner
5.
RETURN WINNER
a) wins over Ace, Winner, Lob, Volley and Lob
b) loses to Smash
6.
WINNER
a) wins over Smash and Lob
b) loses to Ace, Return Winner and Volley
7.
SMASH
a) wins over Volley and Return Winner
b) loses to Ace, Winner and Lob
8.
LOB
a) wins over Volley and Smash
b) loses to Ace, Return Winner and Winner
9.
VOLLEY
a) wins over Winner
b) loses to Ace, Return Winner, Smash and Lob
That means:
RETURN WINNER < ACE > WINNER, VOLLEY, SMASH, LOB
SMASH < RETURN WINNER > ACE, WINNER, VOLLEY
ACE, RETURN WINNER, VOLLEY < WINNER > SMASH, LOB
ACE, WINNER, LOB < SMASH > VOLLEY, RETURN WINNER
ACE, RETURN WINNER, WINNER < LOB > VOLLEY, SMASH
ACE, RETURN WINNER, SMASH, LOB < VOLLEY > WINNER
B. How to play
1. Choose a player (only WTA)
2. Commit to tournaments (you can only play one tournament in a week)
3. At ATP tournaments you have to send me your
36 shots divided into 3 sets before the tournament starts. You cannot change your shots, that means you have to play with the same tactic the whole tournament.
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[B]Example:[/B]
1st set: L - R - V - S - W - A - L - R - V - S - W - A
2nd set: V - A - W - R - S - L - V - A - W - R - S - L
3rd set: A - S - L - W - V - R - A - S - L - W - V - R
4. At Grand Slam you have to send me your
60 shots divided into 5 sets before the tournament starts. At Grand Slams you can change your shots - but only before Quarterfinal, before Semifinal and before the final.
Code:
1st set: L - R - V - S - W - A - L - R - V - S - W - A
2nd set: V - A - W - R - S - L - V - A - W - R - S - L
3rd set: A - S - L - W - V - R - A - S - L - W - V - R
4th set: L - L - L - L - R - R - R - R - V - V - V - V
5th set: A - A - A - A - S - S - S - S - W - W - W - W
C. The Match
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[B]Player A sent:[/B]
1st set: A - A - A - A - A - A - V - V - V - V - V - V
2nd set: L - S - L - S - L - S - W - W - W - W - W - W
3rd set: R - L - S - R - L - S - R - L - S - R - R - R
Code:
Player B sent:
1st set: L - R - V - S - W - A - L - R - V - S - W - A
2nd set: V - A - W - R - S - L - V - A - W - R - S - L
3rd set: A - S - L - W - V - R - A - S - L - W - V - R
1st set:
1st Game: Player A (
ACE) - Player B (LOB) --> A leads 1-0
2nd Game: Player A
(ACE) - Player B (SMASH) --> A leads 2-0
3rd Game: Player A (
ACE) - Player B (LOB) --> A leads 3-0
4th Game: Player A (
ACE) - Player B (SMASH) --> A leads 4-0
5th Game: Player A (
ACE) - Player B (LOB) --> A leads 5-0
6th Game: Player A (
ACE) - Player B (SMASH) --> A wins first set 6-0
2nd set:
1st Game: Player A (
LOB) - Player B (VOLLEY) --> A leads 1-0
2nd Game: Player A (SMASH) - Player B (
ACE) --> 1-1
3rd Game: Player A (LOB) - Player B (
WINNER) --> B leads 2-1
4th Game: Player A (
SMASH) - Player B (RETURN WINNER) --> 2-2
5th Game: Player A (
LOB) - Player B (SMASH) -> A leads 3-2
6th Game: Player A (SMASH) - Player B (
LOB) -> 3-3
7th Game: Player A (WINNER) - Player B (
VOLLEY) -> B leads 4-3
8th Game: Player A (WINNER) - Player B (
ACE) -> B leads 5-3
9th Game: Player A (
WINNER) - Player B (WINNER) -> B leads 5-4*
10th Game: Player A (WINNER) - Player B (
RETURN WINNER) --> B wins second set 6-4
*Both players choosed the same weapon -> The player who has less Aces in the set wins the point. If both Players have the same number of Aces in this set then a Coin Toss decides.
3rd set:
1st Game: Player A (
RETURN WINNER) - Player B (ACE) --> A leads 1-0
2nd Game: Player A (
LOB) - Player B (SMASH) -> A leads 2-0
3rd Game: Player A (SMASH) - Player B (
LOB) -> A leads 2-1
4th Game: Player A (
RETURN WINNER) - Player B (WINNER) -> A leads 3-1
5th Game: Player A (
LOB) - Player B (VOLLEY) -> A leads 4-1
6th Game: Player A (
SMASH) - Player B (RETURN WINNER) -> A leads 5-1
7th Game: Player A (
RETURN WINNER) - Player B (ACE) -> A wins third set 6-1
Player A def. Player B 6-1 4-6 6-4
D. Important Questions
1. If both players chose the same weapon that player wins, who has less Aces in the set.
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[B]Example:[/B]
Player A sent: V - R - L - V - R - L - A - A - S - S - W - W
Player B sent: V - R - L - V - R - L - S - S - S - S - W - A
--> Player B wins this set 6-0 since both players chose the same weapon
in the first 6 games but Player B had only Ace in that game.
2. If both Players have the same number of Aces in this set then the number of Return Winners decides: That player wins, who has less Return Winners in this set. If both players have also the same number of Return Winners in this set, the number of Volleys decides: Since the volley is the weakest shot in the game that player wins who has
more Volleys in this set.
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[B]Example:[/B]
Player A sent: V - R - L - V - R - L - A - A - S - S - W - W
Player B sent: V - R - L - V - R - L - A - A - S - S - W - V
--> Player B wins this set 6-0 since both players chose the same weapon
in the first 6 games and the same number of Aces and Return Winners
in the set, but Player B has more Volleys in this set .
3.
Tie-Break: If the players are tied 6-6 after 12 games then the winner of the set will be determined that way: The player with less Aces wins the Tie-Break. If the players have the same amount of Aces in that set, the player with less Return Winners wins the Tie-Break. If the players have also the same amount of Return Winners in the set, then the player with more Volleys wins the Tie-Break. If also the number of Volleys is the same the lower ranked player will win the Tie-Break. If the players have the same ranking a Coin Toss will decide.
4. At the Grand Slams there will be no 5th set-Tiebreak: If the match is tied 6-6 in the 5th I will ask both players to send me
12 more shots, two of each kind (so you are not allowed to send me more than 2 Aces, 2 Return Winners, 2 Volleys, 2 Smashes, 2 Dropshots and 2 Winners).
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[B]Example:
Player A and B are tied 6-6 in the 5th set. I ask both players to send me 6 new strokes.
Player A sends: A - R - S - L - W - V - A - R - S - L - W - V
Player B sends: R - V - L - S - V - A - A - V - S - L - R - V
Player B wins the 5th set 10-8. [/B]