BOX LEAGUES ADMINISTERED BY SEBASTIEN GUESNE

The Winter Box League is a one-off round special league that runs all the way from the end of the season in November through to the following February ahead of the new season.

ENTRY

• Registration will be announced in the Main group chat and will also show on the What On page of the website.
• Apply to enter via the What On page on the website before the entry window closes.
• Entry is charged at £10. This is refunded if you complete all of your fixtures before the end of the league.
• Late entries will only be accepted at the Box League Manager's discretion.
• Only enter if you expect to be able to organise and complete all your matches within the timeframe.

NEW JOINERS

• You will need to have linked LLTC as a venue you subscribe to.
• You will be placed in a division based on known results or self-assessed proficiency recorded when joining the club.

ARRANGING MATCHES

• At the start of the league, you will be assigned to your WhatsApp division group chats. You can use this or contact players directly to arrange matches.
• You are responsible for booking and arranging your own match fixtures between yourselves. Court booking pages are available via the Courts page of the website.

MATCHES

• Matches are best of three sets. You should play normal sets.
• If both players agree, you can play a championship tie break for the third set - first to ten points (plus two clear points). 

RECORDING RESULTS

• Results are recorded in the official LTA Winter Box League
• Results will count toward your WTN rating
• All results must be duplicated into the Singles Ladder
   

RETIREMENTS AND WALKOVERS

• Mid-game retirements can be recorded as so, with the other person awarded the match. However, points will only be earned by players who have won completed sets. 
• If you make reasonable efforts to arrange matches, but your opponent is unresponsive or is unable to play due to injury, you may record a walkover and be awarded the match. This will count as having completed the match (unplayed), however, you will not earn any points for this.

DIVISION TABLE SCORING

• For each set won you earn one point.
• The table standings are based on:
  1. Points
  2. Matches won
  3. Set difference
  4. Game percentage
  5. Games won
  6. Head-to-head

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