WACTA Tournament Format

Category	Total (teams)	No. of Groups	Courts Req’d (Round Robin)	Playoff (Teams)	Remarks
a	8	2	4	4
b	9	3	3	6
	10		4
	11		5
	12		6
c	13	4	5	8
	14		6
	15		7
	16		8
d	17	5	7	12	2 wild cards
	18		8
	19		9
	20		10
e	21	6	9	12
	22		10
	23		11
	24		12
f	28	7	14	16	2 wild cards
g	32	8	16	16

• Generally, all teams (or number of playoff teams at least) should be ranked in
  accordance with their previous record and skill and then placed into the round-robin
  format accordingly. It is best to get some input about the ranking or seeding of each team
  from some of the senior members and/or the rating committee.
• Top 2 teams of each group are in the playoffs, in addition to Categories (d) and (f),
  which have 2 more wild cards.
• Playoff format is based upon two rules

(i) Top two teams in the same round-robin group (both in playoff) are not in the same
half of the playoff schedule; and

1. After round-robin matches, the newest seeds are reassigned based upon the round-robin
   results. First-half seed teams do NOT play against each other in each round. For instance,
   seeds 1-4 are assigned in each quarter-bracket in quarter-final matches as well as seeds
   1-2 are in different half-bracket in semi-final matches.
2. Higher seeds have priority to receive a bye in the 1^st round playoff.

• W1 and W2 are determined in accordance with the following criteria during Round Robin
  matches.

1. The top two teams with the best record among all of No. 3 teams of each group are
   selected.
2. Each of two wild card teams do not play against the team which is from the same Round
   Robin group, for the 1^st round playoff.
3. W1 has better record than W2, while criterion (ii) is met.
4. Other issues can be governed by the rules specified by the Tournament Director.

(a) 8-Team Format

8-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B
Seeds (1-2)	1	2
Seeds (3-4)	4	3
Seeds (5-6)	5	6
Seeds (7-8)	8	7

 

 

8-Team Playoff

(b) 9-12 Team Format

9-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C
Seeds (1-3)	1	2	3
Seeds (4-6)	6	5	4
Seeds (7-9)	7	8	9

 

10-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C
Seeds (1-3)	1	2	3
Seeds (4-6)	6	5	4
Seeds (7-9)	7	8	9
Seed (10)*	-	10	-

 

11-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C
Seeds (1-3)	1	2	3
Seeds (4-6)	6	5	4
Seeds (7-9)	7	8	9
Seeds (10-11)*	11	10	-

 

12-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C
Seeds (1-3)	1	2	3
Seeds (4-6)	6	5	4
Seeds (7-9)	7	8	9
Seeds (10-12)*	11	10	12

* The order is determined due to the 1^st round bye (playoff) received by
Groups A and B.

9-12 Team Playoff

(c) 13-16Team Format

13-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D
Seeds ( 1- 4)	1	2	3	4
Seeds ( 5- 8)	8	7	6	5
Seeds ( 9-12)	9	10	11	12
Seed (13)	-	-	-	13

 

14-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D
Seeds ( 1- 4)	1	2	3	4
Seeds ( 5- 8)	8	7	6	5
Seeds ( 9-12)	9	10	11	12
Seeds (13-14)	-	-	14	13

 

15-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D
Seeds ( 1- 4)	1	2	3	4
Seeds ( 5- 8)	8	7	6	5
Seeds ( 9-12)	9	10	11	12
Seeds (13-15)	-	15	14	13

 

16-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D
Seeds ( 1- 4)	1	2	3	4
Seeds ( 5- 8)	8	7	6	5
Seeds ( 9-12)	9	10	11	12
Seeds (13-16)	16	15	14	13

 

 

 

 

13-16 Team Playoff

(d) 17-20 Team Format

17-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E
Seeds (1-5)	1	2	3	4	5
Seeds (6-10)	10	9	8	7	6
Seeds (11-15)	11	12	13	14	15
Seeds (16-17)*	-	-	17	16	-

 

18-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E
Seeds (1-5)	1	2	3	4	5
Seeds (6-10)	10	9	8	7	6
Seeds (11-15)	11	12	13	14	15
Seeds (16-18)*	-	18	17	16	-

 

19-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E
Seeds (1-5)	1	2	3	4	5
Seeds (6-10)	10	9	8	7	6
Seeds (11-15)	11	12	13	14	15
Seeds (16-19)*	19	18	17	16	-

 

20-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E
Seeds (1-5)	1	2	3	4	5
Seeds (6-10)	10	9	8	7	6
Seeds (11-15)	11	12	13	14	15
Seeds (16-20)*	19	18	17	16	20

* The order is determined due to the 1^st round bye (playoff) received by
Groups A, B, C and D.

 

 

 

17-20 Team Playoff

(e) 21-24 Team Format

21-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F
Seeds (1-6)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Seeds (7-12)	12	11	10	9	8	7
Seeds (13-18)	13	14	15	16	17	18
Seeds (19-21)*	-	21	20	19	-	-

 

22-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F
Seeds (1-6)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Seeds (7-12)	12	11	10	9	8	7
Seeds (13-18)	13	14	15	16	17	18
Seeds (19-22)*	22	21	20	19	-	-

 

23-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F
Seeds (1-6)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Seeds (7-12)	12	11	10	9	8	7
Seeds (13-18)	13	14	15	16	17	18
Seeds (19-23)*	22	21	20	19	-	23

 

24-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F
Seeds (1-6)	1	2	3	4	5	6
Seeds (7-12)	12	11	10	9	8	7
Seeds (13-18)	13	14	15	16	17	18
Seeds (19-24)*	22	21	20	19	24	23

* The order is determined due to the 1^st round bye (playoff) received by
Groups A, B, C and D.

 

21-24 Team Playoff

 

(f) 28-Team Format

28-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Seeds (1-7)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Seeds (8-14)	14	13	12	11	10	9	8
Seeds (15-21)	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Seeds (22-28)	28	27	27	25	24	23	22

 

28-Team Playoff

(g) 32-Team Format

32-Team Round Robin

Group	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
Seeds (1-8)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Seeds (9-16)	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9
Seeds (17-24)	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Seeds (25-32)	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25

 

32-Team Playoff