Tournament Rules

All UTS tournaments have a 8 players line-up and are packed across 2 or 3 days.

There are several types of tournaments:

3-day tournament with two Round Robin groups:

❖ 2 groups of 4 players (Group A / Group B)

❖ Each player contests in 3 Round Robin matches

❖ The best two players of each group qualify for the Final Four (semifinals & final)

❖ Note : this is the ATP Finals competition format that has been used by UTS Tour since 2023

3-day tournament with one unique Round Robin group:

❖ 1 group of 8 players

❖ Each player contests in 2 Round Robin matches

❖ The best four players qualify for the Final Four (semifinals & final)

❖ Note : this is an innovative format that has never been used prior to UTS Rio 2026

2-day tournament with a single elimination draw

❖ Quarter-finals, semi-finals and final

❖ 2 Classification matches

The final standings of each group are determined by :

❖ Highest number of wins

❖ Highest number of matches played

❖ Head-to-head results if only two players are tied

If three (or more) players are tied, then:

a) Best quarter average (won quarters – lost quarters)

b) Best point average (won points – lost points)

c) Lucky draw

3-day tournament with two Round Robin groups:

3-day tournament with one unique Round Robin group:

2-day tournament with a single elimination draw:
Day 1: 4 Quarter-finals, featuring all 8 players
Day 2: Classification matches, 2 semifinals, and the final, featuring all 8 players
For a total of 9 matches

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