Each of the six teams play each other once in two men’s singles, one women’s singles, one men’s doubles and one mixed doubles games in the group stage.
Two teams will be eliminated after the group stage and two more in the semi-finals which is the second stage.
The two victorious teams after semis will fight it out for the final on August 31 in Mumbai.
For each win, a team shall be awarded one point .
If each of the players or pairs has won one of two 21-point games, a 11-point tie-breaker would follow The standard two-point difference to separate winner from loser will not apply here.
There is a bonus points system where in a team thrashing its opponent 5-0 gets six points.
For a team winning 4-1 and 3-2, it will be five and four respectively. For non-completion of a match, the result will be declared as 21-0, 21-0 in the opponent’s favour, to decide group positions.
Retiring/withdrawing during a contest will mean not completing the match.
Two one-minute breaks in the first two games will be allowed when either of the players reaches seven or 14 points. In the decider, there will be a 60-second break when either of the players reaches six points.
No player shall play more than two matches in each tie.