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paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Boys & Girls: J30 Liverpool indoor hard (Week 44)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
NB A slight shame, maybe, that the ITF are pushing so hard for the new format, and nearly all the other events have switched over, but Liverpool is still using the old format - there are good reasons for the new format, it's proving popular, and not difficult to implement - strange that they didn't try it
Round robin is not feasible this week as they are hosting a TE at the same time.
Round robin is a more secure option for guaranteed games and organising accomodation and better value for money.

Why not feasible because of the TE?

There are a similar number of matches to organise in the new round robin format

And even if not - why would they chose to set it up so they couldn't? That's my point - why chose a set-up where (perhaps) it wasn't possible?

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Tuesday 3rd of November 2026 08:38:23 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

32 singles and 8 doubles matches finished at 10.10pm last night.
There wasn't any girls doubles scheduled.
I left at 7.30pm and Lucy Bear had only just started.

There are 16 TE matches to schedule today on top of the knockout matches

6 courts, no indoor practice courts available.