The Road2MercedesCup (R2MC) is THE tournament series for all amateur players in Germany and Austria. Throughout the year, you can collect points for the R2MC ranking at ranking and performance level tournaments. If you are among the top 1,000 players by April 30, 2020, you qualify for the final tournaments, where matches are played to two wins, with tiebreaks. Additionally, a special points system is used, giving players with lower rankings a points advantage.
A game format where even significantly weaker players can beat stronger ones! The top 16 players from the final tournaments will then advance to the Masters in Stuttgart. During the final weekend of the Mercedes Cup, from June 6th to 14th, 2020 , participants will be accredited as official tournament players and will compete on grass using the same format as the final tournaments. A truly unique experience for all participants, with great spectator interest! In addition to prizes worth a total of €70,000, including a Mercedes-Benz winner's car, the winner will receive a tennis match against Tommy Haas. So register now, collect points, give it your all, and maybe we'll see you in Stuttgart!
Tennis players with a ranking of LK 2 or higher (or an ITN rating of 2500 or better) can participate in the R2MC . First, you need to register as a player on the R2MC website . Membership runs for one year, from July 1st to June 30th, and costs €40. In return, you receive a Tennis Cashback Card with various benefits.
In Germany, all LK/DTB tournaments and ITN/ÖTV tournaments be found on the R2MC website
Basically, all your individual victories at the above-listed tournaments in the ranking period up to April 30, 2020 will be counted, with the 12 best tournament results being taken into account for the ranking.
You receive 20 ranking points for each individual victory. You can collect even more points at the R2MC partner tournaments:
Age, gender, performance class or ITN or ranking position are irrelevant for the evaluation , as there is only one ranking.
By the way, after registering on the R2MC portal, you can enter your wins for the ranking retroactively for one month.
The top 1,000 players in the R2MC rankings (as of April 30th) will qualify for one of six final tournaments. Four final tournaments will be held in Germany and two in Austria. Dates and venues will be announced shortly.
The 16 best players from all final tournaments will then receive an invitation to the MercedesCup in Stuttgart and will compete on grass in front of thousands of tennis fans on the final weekend of June 13th/14th, 2020 for a Mercedes-Benz winner's car and many other great prizes.
Additionally, Stuttgart will host the team challenge , featuring the two strongest clubs. There are no preliminary qualifying tournaments; only the current R2MC ranking is decisive. The competition will be played in the usual team format with six singles and three doubles matches, but with the best of three match tiebreaks, using the special R2MS handicap system.
In total, there are great prizes worth a total of 70,000 euros to be won.
At the Masters tournament in Stuttgart, all participants win the following prizes:
Furthermore, you can win real money via the R2MC ranking:
Great prizes await those who finish in places 11-20.
Last but not least, there is a whopping €6,000 for the R2MC team champion.
For the final tournaments and the Masters, there is a special scoring system that allows even supposedly weaker players to beat stronger ones. Generally, matches are played to two winning match tiebreaks (to 10 points) .
Depending on the LK or ITN difference, the lower-ranked player receives a points advantage :
Additional rules:
Example:
A 55-year-old female player with a ranking of 12 is playing in the final tournament & Masters with a ranking of 17 (+5). She receives an additional "Women's" bonus point as well as an additional "Seniors+50" bonus point
So what are you waiting for? Register now, play tournaments, collect points and head to Stuttgart!
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