New South Whales & Australia Central Territories (ACT)

• 4 Teams
• 2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Queensland (QLD)

• 4 Teams
• 2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Victoria (VIC)

• 4 Teams
• 2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Each Team

4 players (2 Men, 2 Women)

• #1 Singles Player – DUPR
• Mixed Pairs (Captain Selects)

Draft

12 Team Captains selected from around Australia & New Zealand

The 12 Team Captains select teams in a snake draft format. 

Draft Order  – drawn in the week prior to the draft. 

Virtual Draft  – February 27th

• A 6 round season will culminate with a Finals Weekend.
• There will be a Mid Season Tournament that will count towards results held in Melbourne. 
• The finals will be held over 3 days as the state champions fight it out for the ultimate glory.

Finals Format

• Top 9 Teams – 3 Days
• Top 4 Teams receive double chance
• Night 1 – 3rd Place Playoff for Final 2 Teams
• Day 1 – Qualifying, Elimination & Semi Finals
• Day 2- Preliminary &  Grand Final

Ladder

• Win = 3 NPL Pts
• Bonus NPL point for clean sweep (4-0)​​
• Order
• NPL Points
• Wins For/Wins Against
• Sets For/Sets Against
• Games For/Games Against
• Points For/Points Against

1st Set = Women’s Singles

• 2 separate singles games played by 2 individual players 
• Team with 2 individual wins, wins the set.
• If tied 1-1 both teams are awarded 0 sets.
• Player 1 is top ranked singles DUPR player*
• First to 11, traditional scoring, win by 2
• Change ends at 6.

2nd Set = Gender Doubles

• First to 22, win by 2, traditional scoring
• 2 pairs per team
  • Pair 1 – first to 11
  • Pair 2 – continue to 22
  • Pair 2 will sub in once either team reaches 11

• Change ends at 6 & 17

3rd Set = Men’s Singles

• Same format as Women’s singles

4th Set = Mixed Doubles

• First to 22, win by 2, traditional scoring
• 2 pairs per team
  1. Pair 1 – first to 11
  2. Pair 2 – continue to 22
     1. Pair 2 will sub in once either team reaches 11

• Captain selection for who plays in each pair. No restrictions.
• Change ends at 6 & 17

DillBreaker (as required)

The DillBreaker is a unique tie-breaking set designed to decide the outcome of a match when the score is tied after the first four sets. 

• • First to 22, Rally Scoring, Win by 2
  • Pairs swap after 4 points
    1. Mixed 1 (this is the pair that finished the Mixed Doubles- Pair 2)
    2. Mixed 2
    3. Mens Singles 1
    4. Womens Singles 1
    5. Mens Doubles
    6. Womens Doubles
    7. Womens Singles 2
    8. Mens Singles 2

New South Whales & Australia Central Territories (ACT)

• 4 Teams
• 2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Queensland (QLD)

• 4 Teams
• 2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Victoria (VIC)

• 4 Teams
• 2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Each Team

4 players (2 Men, 2 Women)

• #1 Singles Player – DUPR
• Mixed Pairs (Captain Selects)

Draft

12 Team Captains selected from around Australia & New Zealand

The 12 Team Captains select teams in a snake draft format. 

Draft Order  – drawn in the week prior to the draft. 

Virtual Draft  – February 27th

• A 6 round season will culminate with a Finals Weekend.
• There will be a Mid Season Tournament that will count towards results held in Melbourne. 
• The finals will be held over 3 days as the state champions fight it out for the ultimate glory.

Finals Format

• Top 9 Teams – 3 Days
• Top 4 Teams receive double chance
• Night 1 – 3rd Place Playoff for Final 2 Teams
• Day 1 – Qualifying, Elimination & Semi Finals
• Day 2- Preliminary &  Grand Final

Ladder

• Win = 3 NPL Pts
• Bonus NPL point for clean sweep (4-0)​​
• Order
• NPL Points
• Wins For/Wins Against
• Sets For/Sets Against
• Games For/Games Against
• Points For/Points Against

1st Set = Women’s Singles

• 2 separate singles games played by 2 individual players 
• Team with 2 individual wins, wins the set.
• If tied 1-1 both teams are awarded 0 sets.
• Player 1 is top ranked singles DUPR player*
• First to 11, traditional scoring, win by 2
• Change ends at 6.

2nd Set = Gender Doubles

• First to 22, win by 2, traditional scoring
• 2 pairs per team
  • Pair 1 – first to 11
  • Pair 2 – continue to 22
  • Pair 2 will sub in once either team reaches 11

• Change ends at 6 & 17

3rd Set = Men’s Singles

• Same format as Women’s singles

4th Set = Mixed Doubles

• First to 22, win by 2, traditional scoring
• 2 pairs per team
  1. Pair 1 – first to 11
  2. Pair 2 – continue to 22
     1. Pair 2 will sub in once either team reaches 11

• Captain selection for who plays in each pair. No restrictions.
• Change ends at 6 & 17

DillBreaker (as required)

The DillBreaker is a unique tie-breaking set designed to decide the outcome of a match when the score is tied after the first four sets. 

• • First to 22, Rally Scoring, Win by 2
  • Pairs swap after 4 points
    1. Mixed 1 (this is the pair that finished the Mixed Doubles- Pair 2)
    2. Mixed 2
    3. Mens Singles 1
    4. Womens Singles 1
    5. Mens Doubles
    6. Womens Doubles
    7. Womens Singles 2
    8. Mens Singles 2