ITF’s Tennis Open Data Standards (TODS) – MatchUp Format Codes for Thirty30 (T30) Tennis Matches
What are the Tennis Open Data Standards?
The Tennis Open Data Standards (TODS) are a set of specifications and requirements for transferring data from one party to another. The TODS project is led by the ITF but with input and collaboration from an ever-growing number of tennis industry stakeholders.
It seeks to establish:
1. Industry specifications & standards for representing tennis data.
2. A commonly understood format and methods for exchanging that data.
3. Widespread adoption of data standards throughout the global tennis community.
There are a total of 6 unique “MatchUp Format Codes” for Thirty30/Thirty30+ matches
Thirty30 (T30) matches
Option #1: 1 Set (Win By Two) of 6 Thirty30 games with Tiebreak to 5.
Code = SET1-S:6G30/TB5
Option #2: Best 2 Out Of 3 Sets (Win By Two) 6 Thirty30 games with Tiebreak to 5 (No Tiebreak in 3rd set).
Code = SET3-S:6G30/TB5-F:6
Option #3: Best 3 Out Of 5 Sets (Win By Two) 6 Thirty30 games with Tiebreak to 5 (No Tiebreak in 5th set).
Code = SET5-S:6G30/TB5-F:6
Thirty30+ (T30+) matches
Option #4: Best 1 Out Of 1 Set (Win By Two) 6 Thirty30+ no advantage games with Tiebreak to 5.
Code = SET1-S:6G30NOAD/TB5
Option #5: Best 2 Out Of 3 Sets (Win By Two) 6 Thirty30+ no advantage games with Tiebreak to 5 (No Tiebreak in 3rd set).
SET3-S:6G30NOAD/TB5-F:6
Option #6: Best 3 Out Of 5 Sets (Win By Two) 6 Thirty30+ no advantage games with Tiebreak to 5 (No Tiebreak in 5th set).
SET5-S:6G30NOAD/TB5-F:6
Examples of 4 other shorter scoring formats are:
(1) Fast4: Best 3 Out Of 5 Sets (Win By One) 4 games with Tiebreak to 5 starting at 3.
Code = S:4NOAD/TB5@3
(2) Tie break only match (Tie Break Tens – TB10s): Best 2 out of 3 sets tiebreak only to 10 points.
Code = SET3-S:TB10
(3) 8 Game Pro Set: 1 set of 8 games with Tiebreak to 7.
Code = SET1-S:8/TB7
(4) Timed Tennis - Points Based (Ultimate Tennis Showdown - UTS): 4 sets of 8 minutes.
Code = SET4-S:T8P
For further information on TODS Matchup Format Codes see:
https://itftennis.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/TODS/pages/1272840309/MatchUp+Format+Code