SENIORS INTERPROVINCIAL SQUADS - SELECTION CRITERIA - UPDATE JANUARY 2020
Important Notice to all tennis players over 35 and upwards in Munster.
Please note, for several reasons, there are a large number of changes to the normal Tennis Ireland Veterans (Seniors)
Calendar for 2020 (to view the calendar, See the link here on Tennis Ireland website).
There are still one or two tournaments to be added due to all the changes and these will be added very shortly so please check it every couple of weeks.
To align with the International ITF Events and Irish Teams, for 2020 there will be 3 Interprovincial Championships at Veterans (Seniors) level instead of 2
To take account of all the changes, Munster Branch Seniors (Veterans) Committee will utilise the normal points system
(for details, click here ) to select the Team after the South East of Ireland Veterans at Waterford on March 6th to 8th 2020
for the Young Seniors InterProvincial Championships which takes place in May 2020 (over 35, 40 & 45).
The remaining two teams (Seniors and Super Seniors) will be selected around the 20th of March 2020 (over 50 and upwards).
This is a significant change to previous years for some players where selection took place in June.
Tennis Ireland is moving towards selecting National teams at the end of each Calendar Year based on the results of that year only.
As a result, Munster Branch Veterans (Seniors) Committee will also move to this model in 2020 and all Munster Veterans Teams for 2021
will be selected in November/December 2020 after the last event of the 2020 season. These teams will be selected based only on
results in 2020.
Therefore, we encourage all players to participate in as many tournaments are possible to give them their best chance of making the relevant Munster team based on their best 4 results in 2020. Munster Branch want to field the very best teams for 2020 and are looking to again win some of these events.
It is likely that Tennis Ireland will officially launch the Seniors (Veterans) National Ranking System in Spring 2020. This will ultimately replace the current Munster system as a basis for Teams selection but this will likely be for selections in 2021 onwards and will not affect any Team selections in 2020.
Further details will follow later in the year on this subject.
There will also be changes to how International Teams are selected going forward and new of that will be issued once Munster Branch receive details in due course.
It looks like the 2020 Irish Seniors Open to be held in Clontarf and the 2020 Irish Seniors Close Championships to be held in Rushbrook, Cork will be ITF events and will carry world ranking points.
Munster Branch with to see as many Munster Players as possible selected for Irish teams and participation in the 3 National events is a major factor in selection for this so any players with ambitions in this area should participate in a minimum of 2 of these events. Obviously we encourage all Munster players to compete and support the National event held in Munster and all other Munster events.
Munster Branch Seniors (Veterans) Committee
6th January 2020
Please note, for several reasons, there are a large number of changes to the normal Tennis Ireland Veterans (Seniors)
Calendar for 2020 (to view the calendar, See the link here on Tennis Ireland website).
There are still one or two tournaments to be added due to all the changes and these will be added very shortly so please check it every couple of weeks.
To align with the International ITF Events and Irish Teams, for 2020 there will be 3 Interprovincial Championships at Veterans (Seniors) level instead of 2
To take account of all the changes, Munster Branch Seniors (Veterans) Committee will utilise the normal points system
(for details, click here ) to select the Team after the South East of Ireland Veterans at Waterford on March 6th to 8th 2020
for the Young Seniors InterProvincial Championships which takes place in May 2020 (over 35, 40 & 45).
The remaining two teams (Seniors and Super Seniors) will be selected around the 20th of March 2020 (over 50 and upwards).
This is a significant change to previous years for some players where selection took place in June.
Tennis Ireland is moving towards selecting National teams at the end of each Calendar Year based on the results of that year only.
As a result, Munster Branch Veterans (Seniors) Committee will also move to this model in 2020 and all Munster Veterans Teams for 2021
will be selected in November/December 2020 after the last event of the 2020 season. These teams will be selected based only on
results in 2020.
Therefore, we encourage all players to participate in as many tournaments are possible to give them their best chance of making the relevant Munster team based on their best 4 results in 2020. Munster Branch want to field the very best teams for 2020 and are looking to again win some of these events.
It is likely that Tennis Ireland will officially launch the Seniors (Veterans) National Ranking System in Spring 2020. This will ultimately replace the current Munster system as a basis for Teams selection but this will likely be for selections in 2021 onwards and will not affect any Team selections in 2020.
Further details will follow later in the year on this subject.
There will also be changes to how International Teams are selected going forward and new of that will be issued once Munster Branch receive details in due course.
It looks like the 2020 Irish Seniors Open to be held in Clontarf and the 2020 Irish Seniors Close Championships to be held in Rushbrook, Cork will be ITF events and will carry world ranking points.
Munster Branch with to see as many Munster Players as possible selected for Irish teams and participation in the 3 National events is a major factor in selection for this so any players with ambitions in this area should participate in a minimum of 2 of these events. Obviously we encourage all Munster players to compete and support the National event held in Munster and all other Munster events.
Munster Branch Seniors (Veterans) Committee
6th January 2020
ITF Naming Structure
We will be running all our Seniors events and teams inline with the ITF Naming Structure :
For further details of the ITF Seniors, please click here.
- Young Seniors Events - over 35, over 40 & over 45.
- Seniors Events - over 50, over 55 & over 60
- Super Seniors Events - all events over 65 and up.
For further details of the ITF Seniors, please click here.
YOUNG SENIORS & Super SENIORS InterProvincial Teams Selection Criteria
The Irish Veteran (SENIORS) Player Ranking System will be used as the basis for all team selections. The top 3 (or top 4 in the case of the Super Seniors over 55 and up) Munster male & female players in each applicable age category with an ITN of 5 or higher will be automatically selected for the Inter-provincial team.
Therefore players who do not participate in at least 1 Veteran (Seniors) tournament sanctioned by Tennis Ireland in the previous 12 month period cannot be considered for selection under any circumstances.
POINTS
Points are only awarded to Players who are registered and have a valid Tennis Ireland PIN.
Points under the ranking system are only awarded once a player wins a match.
To receive ranking points in a singles or doubles tournament, a player must reach a round where points are available. The number of points available varies depending upon the grading/level of the tournament and the round reached.
YOUNG SENIORS / SENIORS:
The best four results (Singles and/or Doubles) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
SUPER SENIORS:
The best four results (Singles, Doubles and/or Mixed) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles/Mixed Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
Should this fail to fill teams then participation in higher ranked events will also also be considered as a criteria for selection.
At least 2 of a players best four results in must be within Ireland.
If two or more players have equal points, players are ranked based on the grading of tournaments where points have been won followed by the players next best result if there is still a tie.
All players moving to an older age category take all their ranking points with them.
Walkovers count as a match won.
Byes do not count as a match won.
If a tournament is abandoned, players will receive points for the round reached up to that point. Should any age category in a tournament be amalgamated with a lower age category event, and players in the higher age category are forced to play down, then those players shall be awarded points in his/her own age category.
All above based on ITF procedures.
All correct as at 6th January 2020.
Therefore players who do not participate in at least 1 Veteran (Seniors) tournament sanctioned by Tennis Ireland in the previous 12 month period cannot be considered for selection under any circumstances.
POINTS
Points are only awarded to Players who are registered and have a valid Tennis Ireland PIN.
Points under the ranking system are only awarded once a player wins a match.
To receive ranking points in a singles or doubles tournament, a player must reach a round where points are available. The number of points available varies depending upon the grading/level of the tournament and the round reached.
YOUNG SENIORS / SENIORS:
The best four results (Singles and/or Doubles) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
SUPER SENIORS:
The best four results (Singles, Doubles and/or Mixed) in the previous 12 month period in Veterans tournaments sanctioned by Tennis Ireland and/or international tournaments sanctioned by the ITF are taken into consideration for the final team selections.
Note that Doubles/Mixed Points are multiplied by 0.7 for the purposes of Team selections.
No other results will be considered for Team Selections.
Should this fail to fill teams then participation in higher ranked events will also also be considered as a criteria for selection.
At least 2 of a players best four results in must be within Ireland.
If two or more players have equal points, players are ranked based on the grading of tournaments where points have been won followed by the players next best result if there is still a tie.
All players moving to an older age category take all their ranking points with them.
Walkovers count as a match won.
Byes do not count as a match won.
If a tournament is abandoned, players will receive points for the round reached up to that point. Should any age category in a tournament be amalgamated with a lower age category event, and players in the higher age category are forced to play down, then those players shall be awarded points in his/her own age category.
All above based on ITF procedures.
All correct as at 6th January 2020.
