Two (2) teams from the same pool with identical 2 wins and 1 loss match records—both teams shall advance to the next round. The team that was the winner of the match played between the tied teams shall be declared the first place team from that pool.
Three (3) teams from the same pool with identical 2 wins and 1 loss match records—two teams shall advance to the next round. Utilize the following procedure to determine the two teams that advance:
A. The team with the best winning percentage of games involving the three (3) tied teams
(divide the number of games won by the number of games played) shall be declared
the first place team from that pool.
B. If all three (3) of the teams from the same pool remain tied after applying the tiebreaker
criteria listed above (A), the team with the best winning percentage of games
involving the teams in that pool (divide the number of games won by the number
of games played) shall be declared the first place team from the pool.
C. If all three (3) of the teams from the same pool remain tied after applying tiebreaker
criteria listed above in (A & B), the team with the best winning percentage of points
involving the three (3) tied teams (divide the number of points won by the number
of points played) shall be declared the first place team from the pool.
D. If all three (3) of the teams from the same pool remain tied after applying tiebreaker
criteria listed above in (A, B, & C), the team with the best winning percentage of
points involving the teams in the pool (divide the number of points won by the
number of points played) shall be declared the first place team from the pool.
E. If all three (3) of the teams from the same pool remain tied after applying tiebreaker
criteria listed above in (A, B, C, & D), each team shall draw at random numbers
1, 2, and 3. The teams drawing numbers 1 and 3 shall immediately play one (1)
25-point (no cap), 2-point advantage, rally scoring tiebreaker game. The winner
of the first tie-breaker game shall immediately play the team that drew the number
2 in one (1) 25-point (no cap), 2-point advantage, rally scoring tiebreaker game. The
results of the second 25-point (no cap), 2-point advantage, rally scoring tiebreaker game, shall determine the first place and second place teams from the pool.
Note: If a first place team is determined through criteria (A), (B), (C), or (D), the
remaining tied teams shall immediately play one (1) 25-point (no cap), 2-point
advantage, rally scoring tiebreaker game. The winner of the tiebreaker game is
declared the second place team from the pool. The team that was the winner of
the match played between the two teams in pool play competition shall be the
home team for the tiebreaker.
F. In the event the first place team completes pool play with a 3 win and 0 loss record and
the remaining teams are all tied with 1 win and 2 loss records, the same criteria shall
be used in determining the second place team from the pool. After determining the
top seed of the remaining tied teams through criteria (A), (B), (C), or (D), the two (2)
lower seeds will immediately play one (1) 25-point (no cap), 2-point advantage, rally
scoring tiebreaker game. The winner of the first tiebreaker game will then play
one (1) 25-point (no cap), 2-point advantage, rally scoring tiebreaker game
against the previously determined highest seed, to determine the second place team
from the pool.
NO TEAM WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM TOURNAMENT PLAY BY MEANS OF CRITERIA. CRITERIA WILL BE USED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF POOL ADVANCEMENT SEEDING.