Tier 1: Championship Events: 100% weighting to Irish Junior Ranking Scheme

Irish Junior Events & Ulster Junior Championships (IJC, UJO, MO, CJO, IJNC, UJC)

Allocation of Points

• Points allocation begins at 1000 points for the winner
• Points allocated descent in increments of 40 points for places 1-4, thereafter 20 points for places 5-8, thereafter 10 points for places 9-32 and thereafter 5 points for all places. 
• When allocating points and where 2 or more players tie for points at any stage of a tournament, ie where there are no playoff matches, such as in the rounds before the quarter finals, or at any stage, the means of allocating points is as follows:
  • The number of players tying is first determined.
  • As an example, if there are 6 players tying in the round before the quarter finals, this means that 6 players tie for joint 9th position, and jointly take up ranking positions from 9-14, howsoever allocated.
  • The points for 9th position (790) are added to the points for 14th position (740) giving 1530.
  • This figure is divided by 2, to give the mean point, which in this case is 765; these 6 players are allocated 765 points.
  • This gives a distinction between these players, who reached the last 14 of the tournament (which is theoretically more difficult than reaching a last 16), and the players in a last 16 where the points would be (790+720)/2 = 755.
• Thus, where a number of players are tied, the points awarded shall be determined by adding the highest and lowest points that could be awarded to that group of players and dividing by 2. 
• All points allocations should be rounded up to the nearest whole number.

Tier 2: Provincial Events

Ulster Junior Events (Ormeau Jun Open, Craigavon Jun Open, David Lloyd Open etc)

• Points allocation begins at 750 points for the winner
• Points allocated descend in increments of 30 points for places 1 – 4
• Points allocated descend in increments of 15 points for places 5 – 8
• Points allocated descend in increments of 10 points for places 9 – 32
• Points allocated descend in in increments of 5 points for places 33 onwards

The same procedures apply as above when determining points where 2 or more players tie for position, ie where there are no playoff matches.

Tier 3: Ulster Junior Challenger Events

• Points allocation begins at 200 points for the winner
• Points allocated descend in increments of 10 points for places 1 – 4
• Points allocated descend in increments of 5 points for places 5 – 32
• Points allocated descend in increments of 2 points for places 33 – 44
• From position 44 onwards, all players receive 6 points

The same procedures apply as above when determining points where 2 or more players tie for position, ie where there are no playoff matches.

Players who hold an Ulster ranking across two age categories will receive challenge points for their own age category only. 

Eligibility for Ulster Junior Ranking Challenger Circuit

All male players who are ranked in the top 15 at Junior level in Ireland or the top 8 at Cadet level are excluded from entering Challenger tournaments. Likewise, all female players who are ranked in the top 8 at Junior level are excluded from entering this tournament.

Ireland or Ulster Selection Clash

In the event of a clash between an Irish or Ulster Junior Ranking event and an Irish or Ulster selection event, any player who is unable as a result of this clash to attend the domestic ranking event will receive an exemption for that event. The exemption points will be the average of their points from all other Championship or Provincial events. 

Ulster Grand Prix Ranking Series

At the conclusion of the season, the Number 1 ranked player in each category shall be the Ulster Grand Prix Champion. Positions shall be determined be calculating the 5 best results attained over the course of the season. 

Important Notice

Rankings will be published on www.tabletennisulster.com and www.irishtabletennis.com  and updated after each event subject to receiving results from the tournament organiser in a timely fashion. 

Whilst every care is taken to ensure the results are accurate, the occasional error is inevitable. Table Tennis Ulster accepts no responsibility of any kind for such errors and their consequences. Any mistake will be investigated and proven errors will be rectified in a subsequent list. Any queries from the list should arrive within three weeks of the list publication date and be sent to amogey@hotmail.com.