Playoffs 2011-2012 Season

Level 2-7: 
Quarter Finals:  Tues April 10 / Wed April 11th
Semi Finals:  Tues April 17 / Wed April 18th **
Finals:  Saturday April 21st

Level 1
Semi Finals:  Thursday April 19th
Finals:  Saturday April 21st

**PLEASE NOTE, NO MORE SEMI FINALS ON FRIDAY NIGHT, THEY ARE BEING PLAYED ON THE TUES, WED OR THURS. INSTEAD

Playoff Format for Each Level:

Men’s Level 1 - Top 4 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 4th and 2nd plays 3rd on Thursday, April 19th. Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Mixed Level 2 - Top 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Tuesday, April 10th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Tuesday, April 17th . Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Mixed Level 3 - Top 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Wednesday, April 11th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Wednesday, April 18th. Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Mixed Level 4:  Top 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Tuesday, April 10th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Tuesday, April 17.  Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Mixed Level 5 - Top 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Wednesday, April 11th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Wednesday, April 18th. Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Mixed Level 6: Top 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Tuesday, April 10th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Tuesday, April 17th.  Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Mixed Level 7A & 7B: All 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Wednesday, April 11th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Wednesday, April 18th. Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Women’s Level 1 - All 4 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 4th and 2nd plays 3rd on Thursday, April 19th. Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Women’s Level 2 - Top 8 teams make the playoffs. 1st plays 8th, 4th plays 5th, 3rd plays 6th and 2nd plays 7th on Tuesday, April 10th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi-final on Tuesday, April 17th.  Winners of semi-final advance to play final on Saturday, April 21st.

Women’s Level 3 - All 6 teams make the playoffs.  1st and 2nd place teams get a bye to the semi finals. 3rd plays 6th place and4th plays 5th place on Wed April 11th. Winners of quarter-final advance to play semi finals on Wednesday April 18th.  Winners of Semi finals advance to play finals on Saturday, April 16th 

 

 

PLAYOFF RULES

 

1. Teams are seeded for the playoffs based on their ranking at the end of the regular season. The following tie-break hierarchy will be applied to teams that are tied at the end of the regular season:

1) head to head match results;

2) head to head points differential;

3) head to head match results at position 1;

4) head to head points differential at position 1;

5) coin toss.

 

2. Players must have played seven (7) matches for her/his team during the regular season in order to be eligible to play in the playoffs. The use of substitutes is not allowed in the playoffs – all players must be registered players of the team they are playing for at season’s end. Players moving up a level during the season due to substitution will be eligible to play in the playoffs (at the moved up to level) provided they have played seven Interclub matches during the year, four (4) or more of whichmust have been played as part of the new team they joined upon moving to the higher level.

 

3. ESL scoring of match results applies for playoffs. In the event of a tied outcome (matches and then games tied) of a play-off encounter, points scored in each game of the match are to be calculated. The team with the greater number of points scored in the match is declared the winner. If a tie still prevails, the team whose player was the winner at position #1 is declared the victor.

 

4. During playoffs, ESL will ensure that all matches are played on international size courts. In the event that the home team has courts that are not international size, the matches will be rescheduled to a neutral site.