Tournament Guide

The ranking system is divided into State, Southern, and National rankings. Stronger players will concentrate more on southern and national rankings. Most players will be working on state points first and then try to gain some southern points. Within each division being there are 5 levels. Level 5 is the lowest and level 1 the highest. The lower the level number, the more points are awarded for each match win.

Academy level players are advised to start in state level 5 tournaments. After some match wins in these try playing level 4 events.

Advanced players should be playing level 4 and above tournaments. If you do well in these, look for the higher level tournaments (Level 1,2,3). You should try and look for tournaments that give you good southern ranking points as these are used for entry to bigger competitions. Look for Level 2,3, and 4 southern tournaments. Many higher level state tournaments give you southern points. Some Level 2 state tournaments may be weaker than state level 3 tournaments if the Level 3 has more Southern ranking points attached to it, making it important to check the Southern level. These higher level southern tournaments will be strong. Our Elite and Select players should be in these events.