TPT Launch Open: Event Bulletin

• Exactly 2.50 belongs in TPT 400, and exactly 4.00 belongs in TPT Masters.
• The higher-Index partner determines the pair’s minimum division.
• Upward entry is allowed with TPT approval. Nobody may enter below their assessed level.
• Each player may enter one division only.
• The Tournament Director confirms placement before the draw. TPT may refuse or move an unsuitable entry, with a refund if there is no place.
• Provisional placements are published by 17:00 on 11 Nov. Review requests close at 12:00 on 12 Nov, with decisions by 17:00.
• Later evidence of misrepresentation may lead to disqualification after a fair review.

• Entry and payment close at 18:00 SAST on Monday 9 November 2026, or when full.
• Standard partner changes close at the same time. Each replacement must qualify for the division and be approved by TPT.
• After the deadline, emergency substitutes are allowed only before the pair’s first match, must not materially strengthen the pair, and must check in.
• No substitution is allowed once the pair has started its first match.
• The final named draw and player pack are published by 12:00 SAST on Friday 13 November 2026.
• Check in at least 30 minutes before your first match, and attend the 08:20 briefing.

• No shirt is compulsory.
• Shirt orders close on a separate supplier deadline. A late entry does not guarantee a shirt.
• Your entry gives you four scheduled short-format pool matches, subject to the withdrawal, walkover, safety and interruption rules. These are not four unrestricted full matches.

• A pool match is eight games in total (not first to eight). Possible results are 8–0, 7–1, 6–2, 5–3 or 4–4.
• A 4–4 result is a draw. There is no tie-break.
• Each pool slot is 25 minutes, and rounds start every 25 minutes from 09:00.
• When the clock expires, only the rally in progress is finished. A rally that completes a game counts. Otherwise the unfinished game is discarded.
• The pair ahead on completed games wins. Equal completed games is a draw.
• Report the score to the results desk immediately.

• Semifinals and finals are first to five games, with no two-game margin. At 4–4, a ninth game is played with a Star Point.
• Semifinals are played in 25-minute slots and finals in 30-minute slots.
• When the clock expires, the pair leading on completed games wins. If completed games are equal, a seven-point tie-break is played, winning by two points (Rule Book 2.3).
• The tie-break has no Star Point and no guaranteed duration.
• The losing semifinalists take 3rd and 4th, ranked by pool-stage record, and receive the points for that position.

• Games are scored 0, 15, 30 and 40.
• At the first deuce, play advantage. If the advantage is lost, play a second advantage. If that is lost too, play one decisive Star Point.
• Star Point receiving follows Rule Book v1.2 sections 1.2–1.3: when both pairs are mixed, the receiver must be the same sex as the server; otherwise the receivers choose a side with no sex restriction. Positions are fixed.
• Only an official may pause the clock or record a revised finish.
• Time-violation and conduct scales follow Rule Book 7.2–7.3.

• Table points are 2 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. These are separate from ranking points.
• Two pairs tied: head-to-head, then overall game difference, then overall games won, then a supervised draw.
• Three or more pairs tied: mini-table points, mini-table game difference, mini-table games won, overall game difference, overall games won, then a supervised draw. If a step leaves exactly two pairs tied, their head-to-head applies.

• Be ready at the court at the start of your slot.
• At 5 minutes late, one game is awarded to the ready pair.
• At 10 minutes late, the absent pair is defaulted, unless the organiser caused the delay.
• A walkover (WO) gives 2 table points to the available pair and 0 to the defaulting pair. No score is invented.

• A retirement (RET) awards the match to the opponent, with the actual score recorded.
• A permanent pool withdrawal removes all of that pair’s pool results. Where pairs then have unequal counting matches, they are ranked by ratios.
• If a qualified pair withdraws before its semifinal, the next eligible pair from the same pool is promoted.
• If a semifinal winner withdraws, the remaining finalist receives the final by walkover.
• Four pool fixtures are scheduled for every pair, but four played matches cannot be guaranteed if opponents withdraw or default.

• Each partner receives the full award once, for their highest result only.
• A player must have started at least one match to receive points.
• The best four results count over a rolling 52 weeks.
• TPT points do not imply FIP or ATP sanctioning.

R25,000 in total cash awards: R24,000 in competition prizes across three divisions, plus a R1,000 Spirit of TPT award. Every player gets a goodie bag, and there are more partner prizes on the day.

• Each division has a R8,000 prize fund. Awards are per pair.
• Spirit of TPT: R1,000 to an individual for sportsmanship, irrespective of placing. Nominations go to the event desk before the finals.
• Prize money is proposed to be paid within 5 business days, half to each partner unless both authorise a different split.
• Bragging rights included. Your partner’s excuses sold separately.

• TPT appoints a Tournament Director, a referee and a results desk. Names and contact details are published with the draw.
• In self-officiated matches, call the score before each serve and raise any dispute before the next serve. Do not replay completed games by agreement.
• Both pairs confirm the score immediately after the match.
• Request corrections or challenge standings within 10 minutes. The 24-hour administrative complaint right still applies, and a written review by a non-conflicted partner follows within 7 days.

• Safety comes first. Play resumes from the recorded score, with at least 30 minutes of actual recovery.
• Fixtures only move to an approved safe court.
• If completion needs time beyond the booking, a written venue extension is used. Otherwise play is suspended and a completion, transfer or refund decision is published.
• The seven-point tie-break is not shortened.
• An abandoned division has no champion. Completed semifinal losers receive the points for 3rd and 4th place and confirmed finalists receive the points for 2nd place. If pools are incomplete and fair standings cannot be confirmed, no ranking points are awarded.
• The 30-minute recovery is measured from actual completion of the previous match, including between a semifinal and the final.

This is a proposed policy and is subject to TPT approval.

• The order of authority is this event bulletin, then the TPT Player Rule Book v1.2, then the FIP Rules of Padel.
• The website terms govern contractual matters.
• This event is independently organised and has no FIP or professional-tour affiliation.
• Material changes will be communicated to entrants, with a refund or transfer option.