Comparing Two Mixed Gender Team Tennis Match Formats - United Cup & the shorter Thirty30 ‘Big Smash’
An alternative shorter and faster-paced match format to the "United Cup" is "Thirty30 'Big Smash' Mixed Gender Team Tennis."
Comparing the two 'Mixed Gender Team Tennis' match formats:
OPTION (A): United Cup
5 Rubbers:
Day 1:
Men's singles #1 (1 point)
Women's singles #1 (1 point)
Day 2:
Men's Singles #2 (1 point)
If required - Women's singles #2 (1 point)
If required - Mixed doubles (1 point)
Total = 5 points : First team to 3 points wins the match.
At least 3 rubbers are guaranteed to be 'live'.
There is a ‘high’ chance of ‘dead’ rubbers being played.
Estimated time (5 rubbers - 1 court) = 10 hours.
OPTION (B): Thirty30 'Big Smash'
5 Rubbers:
All on 1 day:
Women's doubles (1 point)
Men's doubles (1 point)
Women's singles (2 points)
Men's singles (2 points)
If required - Mixed doubles (3 points)
Total = 9 points : First team to 5 points wins the match.
At least 4 rubbers are guaranteed to be 'live' with a greater than 60% chance that the final mixed doubles rubber is a 'live' and deciding rubber.
There is a ‘low’ chance of ‘dead’ rubbers being played.
Estimated time (5 rubbers - 1 court) = 2.5 hours.
Thirty30 'Big Smash' Mixed Gender Team Tennis
Shorter!
Faster-paced!
Dynamic!
Exciting!
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