ITF Umpire Manual

19 Article 32 | RESULT PROCEDURES A) Individual procedures: In individual competition the following result win, lost or tie will be applied: 1) When 3 or more judges vote in favor of a competitor, that competitor is the winner. 2) When 2 judges vote in favour of a competitor, 1 judge to the other and 1 judge as a tie, or 2 in favour of one competitor and 2 as a tie, then the competitor who got the decision of 2 judges is the winner. 3) When 3 or more judges say that is a tie, the result is tie. 4) When 2 judges vote in favour of a competitor and 2 in favor of another, then the result will be atie. 5) TIE: In case of tie after 30 seconds break, a 1 minute extension will follow. If once again the result is a tie, one extra round will follow without time limit where the competitor that gets the first point will be the winner. To decide the winner in this instance 2 judges must agree with the same scoring. The score is ascendant and descendant, this means that the competitor who has 1 minus point due to a sum of warnings or a direct minus point automatically loses. B) Team procedures: In team competition the following result win, lost or tie will be applied: 1) When 3 or 4 judges vote in favour of a competitor, that competitor is the winner and 2 points will be given to his/her team. 2) When 3 judges decide a tie, 1 point will be given to both teams. 3) When 2 judges vote in favor of a competitor, 1 judge to the other and 1 judge as a tie, then the competitor with the 2 judges in favour will be the winner and 2 points will be given to the scoring of his/her team. 4) When 2 judges vote in favour of a competitor and 2 judges in favour of the other then the result will be a tie and l point will be given to the scoring of each team. 5) When the five matches are finished and the result is a tie, each team will choose their best competitor to perform another round of 1 minute duration. If once again the result is tie 1 round without time limit will follow where the competitor that gets the first point will be the winner. To decide the winner, 2 judges must agree. The score is ascendant and descendant, this means that the competitor who has 1 minus point due to a sum of warnings or a direct minus point automatically loses