🏆 Hextar Chairman Cup

Event Overview

The Hextar Internal Pickleball Tournament is a team-based pickleball competition organised exclusively for Hextar Group employees. The tournament aims to encourage teamwork, employee engagement, healthy competition, and sportsmanship in a fun and energetic environment.

The event will feature a doubles rotation format consisting of a Group Stage followed by a Knockout Stage, allowing participants to compete, connect, and enjoy the growing sport of pickleball together.

📋 Tournament Format

A total of 24 teams will compete in the tournament. Teams will be divided into 4 groups consisting of 6 teams each. During the Group Stage, all teams will compete in a round robin format, where every team plays against all other teams within their group to determine the standings.

At the end of the group stage, the Top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The tournament will then proceed in a single-elimination knockout format:

• Quarter Final winners advance to the Semi Finals
• Semi Final winners advance to the Final
• Losing Semi Finalists will compete in the 3rd Place Playoff

⚖️ Tie-Breaking Rules

In the event that teams are tied in the group standings, the following tie-breakers will be applied in order:

1. Score Difference
2. Head-to-Head (H2H) Result

🏓 Match Rules

All matches will be played using:

• Rally scoring system
• Sudden death format
• No serve-to-win requirement
• No deuce rule

Every rally counts as a point regardless of which team is serving, and the first team to reach the designated match point wins the match.

🔄 Team Rotation System

Each team lineup must consist of:

• XD1 (Mixed Doubles 1)
• MD1 (Men’s Doubles 1)
• XD2 (Mixed Doubles 2)

Teams are required to rotate to the next pair whenever the combined score reaches every 10-point interval.

Examples:

• 6–4
• 7–3
• 5–5

This rotation system ensures equal participation and strategic gameplay throughout the match.

🎯 Match Point Format

• Group Stage: 30 points
• Quarter Finals: 40 points
• Semi Finals: 40 points
• 3rd Place Playoff: 40 points
• Final: 40 points