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8 - Davis Cup
Hypertennis Davis Cup is a simulation of the real ITF Davis Cup.
Rounds are played through boards and head to head matches with tennis scores.
Heads to heads are made of 5 matches, 4 singles and 1 double, through 3 days of play, like the real Davis Cup.
Entry lists organization is based on:
- Nation's Davis Rankings on the current week (increasing order). NB: Rankings of reference will be always the first taken.
- last date when one of the Nation's fantatennis player made his choice
Davis Cup Round Admission
To be admitted to a Davis Cup Round it's necessary that the Nation is in the Davis Rankings; for more details, see Chapter 6.5.
If a fantasy players has submitted his team, at least one time in 2 years in a Hypertennis tournament, can play.
Davis Cup Weeks
During Davis Cup Weeks, and ONLY in these weeks, it will be possible to choose whether to play Davis Cup, or sign up to the tournaments (ATP or Challengers) of the same week. This choice will be made from the page of tournaments sign up, where the fantaplayer can select in the form called "Davis Cup Week" the option "I play only in Davis Cup", or the option "I play only in Tournaments". The choice will be made until the end of weekly torunaments submission and, by default, the choice is setted like "I play only in Davis Cup". In case of an user had choosen the option "I play only in Tournaments" but, for any reason, he hadn't joined the tournament, neither single nor double, he could however play the Davis round.
Captains are those fantaplayers who have to choice city and surface (if the own Nation will play at home) and the team to line up (the fantaplayers who will play the Davis Cup round).
If the Nation has already played a Round previously, the Captain in chief has the right to remain the same also for that Round (if he will play).
If not, everyone could be the Captain, with the conditon that he could be replaced by another player of the same Nation with a best position in the Single Ranking.
The captain, in turn, can decide to give way his role to another teammate.
Field choice
Once a Round have finished, the winning team with more points at teh moment in the Davis Rankings, can choose city and surface where to play the next Round. In the case of 2 Nations had the same points, it's rewarded the Nation with the player best ranked in the Single Rankings. If the parity remains it's rewarded the Nation with less active fantaplayers and then the Nation with the best result in the prvious edition of the Davis Cup. In cas of further parity, it will be the Webmaster to decide the host Nation.
NB: Only in the case of 2 Nations that have already played each other before, the right to host the Round it's awarded to the Nation that has played away the last time.
In case of missed line up by the end of the inscription closure, the Nation will give forfait; for more details see Chapter 8.5.
If it hasn't been the captain to choose the Team, in the following Round the Captain will be the same that in the previous Round.
The captain can line up only form 2 to 4 fantaplayers: they have to be arranged equally in the 5 matches, that is each one not more than once for every match's day. In case of forfait by the side of some fantaplayers, they will be replaced in order by the best ranked excluded fantaplayer in the National Rankings, otherwise in order of National Rankings the fantaplayers who have already played a match, but only if the matches won't be the same and the players haven't already played in the same day or they will play in it.
If the captain didn't line up the formation, the nation will have an automatic formation based on the players rankings:
2 Players submitted: FRI-1: 1°, FRI-2: 2°, SAT: 1°-2°, SUN-1: 1° SUN-2: 2°
2 Players submitted: FRI-1: 1°, FRI-2: 2°, SAT: 1°-3°, SUN-1: 1° SUN-2: 2°
4 or More Players submitted: FRI-1: 1°, FRI-2: 2°, SAT: 3°-4°, SUN-1: 1° SUN-2: 2°
After captains have made the line up, it could happen that friday's and sunday's matches will be the same. In this case the away team fantaplayers will be inverted. Who was in the 3rd single will go in the 4th and the other way round.
World Group
In the World Group there will be all the 16 Nations properly qualified: the 8 ones that have passed the first Round the previous year, plus the 8 ones qualified after the playoffs, always in the previous year.
The draw will be structured on the Davis Rankings at the end of the previous year.
1 vs 16
5 vs 12
7 vs 10
3 vs 14
4 vs 13
5 vs 9
6 vs 11
2 vs 15
Every team will pass the Round wih at least 3 matches won. The scores could be: 3-2, 4-1 o 5-0.
N.B.Only for the 2010, in the World Group there will be the 16 winners Nations in the 2009 playoffs.
World Group II
At the same time with the World Group, it will play the World Group II that groups all the Nations not directly qualified to the World Group. The draw could be only of 64, 32 o 16 Nations, depending on the reached number of Nations. The first teams to be qualified are those who are eliminated at playoffs of the previous year (these teams will be the first 8 seeds, according to the Davis Rankings calculated before the inscription's open) plus all the other ones, always depending on the Davis Rankings.
Every team will be matched to another one according to these 3 schemes:
64 Draw: not available
32 Draw: 1-32, 9-24, 13-20, 5-28, 7-26, 15-18, 11-22, 3-30, 4-29, 12-21, 16-17, 8-25, 6-27, 14-19, 10-23, 2-31
16 Draw: 1-16, 5-12, 7-10, 3-14, 4-13, 8-9, 6-11, 2-15
Byes will be assigned in order, beginning from the firstranked Nation (that is the first ranked between the eliminated teams from playoffs of the previous year) till 7th, 15th or 31st seed, in order that it will be at least a match to play in that Round.
Qualified to Playoffs
The 8 winner teams in the Round16 of the World Group II are qualified to playoffs, together with the 8 loser teams in the first Round of the World Group .
The draw will be sorted depending on the Davis Rankings after the end of Round16 of the World Group II: 1st World G. vs 8th World G.II, 2nd World G. vs 7th World G.II, 3rd World G. vs 6th World G.II, 4th World G. vs 5th World G.II, 5th World G. vs 4th World G.II, 6th World G. vs 3rd World G.II, 7th World G. vs 2nd World G.II, 8th World G. vs 1st World G.II.
The 8 winner teams will qualify to the World Group of the next year.
N.B. Only for the year 2009, playoffs will directly match on a draw with 32 teams; the 16 winners wil be admitted to the 2010 World Group, whereas the 16 losers will play in the 2010 World Group II, eventually with new other Nations born in the meantime.
2010 Calendar
Round of 16 of World Group and First Round of World Group II (5-7 March 2010): they will be played at the same time of the real First Round of the World Group (16 available teams).
Quarterfinals of World Group and (eventually) Second Round of World Group II (7-9 May 2010): they will be played at the same time of the real Second Rounds of Zonal Groups (16 available teams, choosen by Webmaster).
Semifinals of Wolrd Group and (eventually) Third Round of World Group II (9-11 July 2010): they will be palyed at the same time of the real Quarterfinals of world Group and the real First Round of the Zonal Groups Playoffs (16 available teams, choosen by Webmaster).
Final of World Group and Playoffs (17-19 September 2010): they will be played at the same time of the realSemifinals of the World Group and the real Playoffs to access to the World Group (16 available teams, choosen by Webmaster).
Exchange 2010
During the year they will be two time period when it will be possibe to change nationality: during these periods it will be possibile to access to Exchanges with click on "Trades" link on the Main Menu of the site.
It will be possibile to invite someone to change nationality trough the appropriate form.
By click on "Players Changes" link, it will be possible to observe the exchanges of the fantasy players; this will be formalized only at the end of the exchange period.
During the exchange periods it will also be possible to change Name and Surname to the fanatsy player.
Winter exchange: 31st of January - 21st of January Summer exchange: 20 of July - 5th of September
- In the matches of First Round of World Group I, it will be replaced by a Nation eliminated at playoffs of the previous year (according to the Davis Rankings calculated before the inscription's open).
- In the matches from Second Round in all World Groups, the Nation loses 3-0 without playing.
- In the matches of First Round of World Group II, it will be replaced by the next Nation in the Entry List.
- In the Playoffs it will be replaced by a Nation eliminated at the previous Round of World Group II (according to the Davis Rankings calculated before the inscription's open).
- 4 Nations for the first or second single (Friday): nations have to be different one another and different from those of the double and the third/fourth singles.
- 4 Nations for the double (Saturday): nations have to be different one another and different from those of the first/second singles and the third/fourth singles.
- 4 Nations for the third or fourth single (Sunday): nations have to be different one another and different from those of the double and the first/second singles.
Each match will have the points in this way:
-20 bonus points for every match won, plus the games difference
-4 points for every match lost.
Example: On Friday, Croatia plays with Karlovic and Cilic. Karlovic lose the first single match 6-3 4-6 2-6 7-6 4-6, while Cilic wins the second match 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Croatia points for friday will be:
4 (Match lost from Karlovic)
20 (Match won from Cilic) + 5 (Games Difference: 6-4=2, 7-5=2, 4-6=-2, 6-3=3) = 25
The sum, 4 + 25 = 26
In case of a negative difference games, there's no sum.
1st Set
- Choice 1 + Choice 2
2nd Set
- Choice 1 + Choice 3
3rd Set
- Choice 3 + Choice 4
4th Set
- Choice 2 + Choice 4
5th Set
- 4 Choices Sum
Results
Set scores will be calculated with proportions of the totals, that will render similar to the score of a tennis match.
Set Tied
In case of set teid, it won't be used the total bonus, but only the time bonus.
In the double match will be rewarded the slower time of every couple.
All the same, the 0 Points Rules won't be rewarded.
Special Cases
- City Chosen: When you are a captain, you have to choose a city of your nation. If the city is not valid the webmaster can change your choose.
- Walkover: The score will be a triple 6-4 for the tennis player or the double team that wins the match.
- Unfinished Set: In this case, the winner player or the double team will have the set corrected to 6/7 games (Or 2 distances in the last set) and leaving the opponent games unchanged.
- Undisputed Set: Like Walkover Case the score will be a 6-4.
- Undisputed Match: no score will be given to the tennis player or the double team.
FRI-2 : Friday 2nd single
SAT: Saturday double
SUN-1 : Sunday 1st single
SUN-2 : Sunday 2nd single
Rounds are played through boards and head to head matches with tennis scores.
Heads to heads are made of 5 matches, 4 singles and 1 double, through 3 days of play, like the real Davis Cup.
8.1 - Entry Lists
Entry lists are organized lists; they include all Nations who are subscribed to a specific round of Davis Cup.Entry lists organization is based on:
- Nation's Davis Rankings on the current week (increasing order). NB: Rankings of reference will be always the first taken.
- last date when one of the Nation's fantatennis player made his choice
Davis Cup Round Admission
To be admitted to a Davis Cup Round it's necessary that the Nation is in the Davis Rankings; for more details, see Chapter 6.5.
If a fantasy players has submitted his team, at least one time in 2 years in a Hypertennis tournament, can play.
Davis Cup Weeks
During Davis Cup Weeks, and ONLY in these weeks, it will be possible to choose whether to play Davis Cup, or sign up to the tournaments (ATP or Challengers) of the same week. This choice will be made from the page of tournaments sign up, where the fantaplayer can select in the form called "Davis Cup Week" the option "I play only in Davis Cup", or the option "I play only in Tournaments". The choice will be made until the end of weekly torunaments submission and, by default, the choice is setted like "I play only in Davis Cup". In case of an user had choosen the option "I play only in Tournaments" but, for any reason, he hadn't joined the tournament, neither single nor double, he could however play the Davis round.
8.2 - Captains
It's necessary that every Nation admitted to Davis Cup had a Captain.Captains are those fantaplayers who have to choice city and surface (if the own Nation will play at home) and the team to line up (the fantaplayers who will play the Davis Cup round).
If the Nation has already played a Round previously, the Captain in chief has the right to remain the same also for that Round (if he will play).
If not, everyone could be the Captain, with the conditon that he could be replaced by another player of the same Nation with a best position in the Single Ranking.
The captain, in turn, can decide to give way his role to another teammate.
Field choice
Once a Round have finished, the winning team with more points at teh moment in the Davis Rankings, can choose city and surface where to play the next Round. In the case of 2 Nations had the same points, it's rewarded the Nation with the player best ranked in the Single Rankings. If the parity remains it's rewarded the Nation with less active fantaplayers and then the Nation with the best result in the prvious edition of the Davis Cup. In cas of further parity, it will be the Webmaster to decide the host Nation.
NB: Only in the case of 2 Nations that have already played each other before, the right to host the Round it's awarded to the Nation that has played away the last time.
8.3 - Team line up
Every member of the Nation that is booked in the Round in point, can line up the Team, but only if it's not already lined up by a teammate best placed in the Single Rankings, or if not already lined up by the Captain, who always has the main power.In case of missed line up by the end of the inscription closure, the Nation will give forfait; for more details see Chapter 8.5.
If it hasn't been the captain to choose the Team, in the following Round the Captain will be the same that in the previous Round.
The captain can line up only form 2 to 4 fantaplayers: they have to be arranged equally in the 5 matches, that is each one not more than once for every match's day. In case of forfait by the side of some fantaplayers, they will be replaced in order by the best ranked excluded fantaplayer in the National Rankings, otherwise in order of National Rankings the fantaplayers who have already played a match, but only if the matches won't be the same and the players haven't already played in the same day or they will play in it.
If the captain didn't line up the formation, the nation will have an automatic formation based on the players rankings:
2 Players submitted: FRI-1: 1°, FRI-2: 2°, SAT: 1°-2°, SUN-1: 1° SUN-2: 2°
2 Players submitted: FRI-1: 1°, FRI-2: 2°, SAT: 1°-3°, SUN-1: 1° SUN-2: 2°
4 or More Players submitted: FRI-1: 1°, FRI-2: 2°, SAT: 3°-4°, SUN-1: 1° SUN-2: 2°
After captains have made the line up, it could happen that friday's and sunday's matches will be the same. In this case the away team fantaplayers will be inverted. Who was in the 3rd single will go in the 4th and the other way round.
8.4 - Draws - NEW!
Davis Cup draws are splitted in two groups: the World Group and the World Group II.World Group
In the World Group there will be all the 16 Nations properly qualified: the 8 ones that have passed the first Round the previous year, plus the 8 ones qualified after the playoffs, always in the previous year.
The draw will be structured on the Davis Rankings at the end of the previous year.
1 vs 16
5 vs 12
7 vs 10
3 vs 14
4 vs 13
5 vs 9
6 vs 11
2 vs 15
Every team will pass the Round wih at least 3 matches won. The scores could be: 3-2, 4-1 o 5-0.
N.B.Only for the 2010, in the World Group there will be the 16 winners Nations in the 2009 playoffs.
World Group II
At the same time with the World Group, it will play the World Group II that groups all the Nations not directly qualified to the World Group. The draw could be only of 64, 32 o 16 Nations, depending on the reached number of Nations. The first teams to be qualified are those who are eliminated at playoffs of the previous year (these teams will be the first 8 seeds, according to the Davis Rankings calculated before the inscription's open) plus all the other ones, always depending on the Davis Rankings.
Every team will be matched to another one according to these 3 schemes:
64 Draw: not available
32 Draw: 1-32, 9-24, 13-20, 5-28, 7-26, 15-18, 11-22, 3-30, 4-29, 12-21, 16-17, 8-25, 6-27, 14-19, 10-23, 2-31
16 Draw: 1-16, 5-12, 7-10, 3-14, 4-13, 8-9, 6-11, 2-15
Byes will be assigned in order, beginning from the firstranked Nation (that is the first ranked between the eliminated teams from playoffs of the previous year) till 7th, 15th or 31st seed, in order that it will be at least a match to play in that Round.
Qualified to Playoffs
The 8 winner teams in the Round16 of the World Group II are qualified to playoffs, together with the 8 loser teams in the first Round of the World Group .
The draw will be sorted depending on the Davis Rankings after the end of Round16 of the World Group II: 1st World G. vs 8th World G.II, 2nd World G. vs 7th World G.II, 3rd World G. vs 6th World G.II, 4th World G. vs 5th World G.II, 5th World G. vs 4th World G.II, 6th World G. vs 3rd World G.II, 7th World G. vs 2nd World G.II, 8th World G. vs 1st World G.II.
The 8 winner teams will qualify to the World Group of the next year.
N.B. Only for the year 2009, playoffs will directly match on a draw with 32 teams; the 16 winners wil be admitted to the 2010 World Group, whereas the 16 losers will play in the 2010 World Group II, eventually with new other Nations born in the meantime.
2010 Calendar
Round of 16 of World Group and First Round of World Group II (5-7 March 2010): they will be played at the same time of the real First Round of the World Group (16 available teams).
Quarterfinals of World Group and (eventually) Second Round of World Group II (7-9 May 2010): they will be played at the same time of the real Second Rounds of Zonal Groups (16 available teams, choosen by Webmaster).
Semifinals of Wolrd Group and (eventually) Third Round of World Group II (9-11 July 2010): they will be palyed at the same time of the real Quarterfinals of world Group and the real First Round of the Zonal Groups Playoffs (16 available teams, choosen by Webmaster).
Final of World Group and Playoffs (17-19 September 2010): they will be played at the same time of the realSemifinals of the World Group and the real Playoffs to access to the World Group (16 available teams, choosen by Webmaster).
Exchange 2010
During the year they will be two time period when it will be possibe to change nationality: during these periods it will be possibile to access to Exchanges with click on "Trades" link on the Main Menu of the site.
It will be possibile to invite someone to change nationality trough the appropriate form.
By click on "Players Changes" link, it will be possible to observe the exchanges of the fantasy players; this will be formalized only at the end of the exchange period.
During the exchange periods it will also be possible to change Name and Surname to the fanatsy player.
Winter exchange: 31st of January - 21st of January Summer exchange: 20 of July - 5th of September
8.5 - Forfait
If a Nation withdraws:- In the matches of First Round of World Group I, it will be replaced by a Nation eliminated at playoffs of the previous year (according to the Davis Rankings calculated before the inscription's open).
- In the matches from Second Round in all World Groups, the Nation loses 3-0 without playing.
- In the matches of First Round of World Group II, it will be replaced by the next Nation in the Entry List.
- In the Playoffs it will be replaced by a Nation eliminated at the previous Round of World Group II (according to the Davis Rankings calculated before the inscription's open).
8.6 - Inscription
To be inscripted, every fantaplayer choosen by the captain has to do 12 choices (it will always be 16 available Nations to choose in every Round)- 4 Nations for the first or second single (Friday): nations have to be different one another and different from those of the double and the third/fourth singles.
- 4 Nations for the double (Saturday): nations have to be different one another and different from those of the first/second singles and the third/fourth singles.
- 4 Nations for the third or fourth single (Sunday): nations have to be different one another and different from those of the double and the first/second singles.
8.7 - Points
Every nation, in each day, will have the sum of the 2 singles players, except for Sunday when will have the doubles points.Each match will have the points in this way:
-20 bonus points for every match won, plus the games difference
-4 points for every match lost.
Example: On Friday, Croatia plays with Karlovic and Cilic. Karlovic lose the first single match 6-3 4-6 2-6 7-6 4-6, while Cilic wins the second match 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Croatia points for friday will be:
4 (Match lost from Karlovic)
20 (Match won from Cilic) + 5 (Games Difference: 6-4=2, 7-5=2, 4-6=-2, 6-3=3) = 25
The sum, 4 + 25 = 26
In case of a negative difference games, there's no sum.
8.8 - Matches
Hypertennis Davis Cup Matches are divided in sets. You have to win 3 sets out of 5 to win the match. Points of the sets are achieved from the sum of the results of 2 choices, or from everyone (In the final set).1st Set
- Choice 1 + Choice 2
2nd Set
- Choice 1 + Choice 3
3rd Set
- Choice 3 + Choice 4
4th Set
- Choice 2 + Choice 4
5th Set
- 4 Choices Sum
Results
Set scores will be calculated with proportions of the totals, that will render similar to the score of a tennis match.
Set Tied
In case of set teid, it won't be used the total bonus, but only the time bonus.
In the double match will be rewarded the slower time of every couple.
All the same, the 0 Points Rules won't be rewarded.
Special Cases
- City Chosen: When you are a captain, you have to choose a city of your nation. If the city is not valid the webmaster can change your choose.
- Walkover: The score will be a triple 6-4 for the tennis player or the double team that wins the match.
- Unfinished Set: In this case, the winner player or the double team will have the set corrected to 6/7 games (Or 2 distances in the last set) and leaving the opponent games unchanged.
- Undisputed Set: Like Walkover Case the score will be a 6-4.
- Undisputed Match: no score will be given to the tennis player or the double team.
8.9 - Legend
FRI-1 : Friday 1st singleFRI-2 : Friday 2nd single
SAT: Saturday double
SUN-1 : Sunday 1st single
SUN-2 : Sunday 2nd single
