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Standard World Ranking System

1. The world ranking of soft tennis shall be decided by the results of only the individual events of the following tournaments.
a.. World Championships
b. International Soft Tennis Tournaments acknowledged by I.S.T.F.

2. The method for deciding the world ranking
a. Events
Men & Women doubles Men & Women singles Mixed doubles
b. The ranking shall be decided by the total points obtained in each event in accordance
the following criteria.
(1) World Championships
1st place160 points
2nd place80
3rd place40
4th place30
5th place(Best 8)20
9th place (Best 16 )10
(Note) In the case where a 3rd place deciding match is not held,
the points for two 3rd place winners shall be an average of
the total points for of the 3rd and 4th.

(2) ISTF Acknowledged International Tournaments
(i) Common Conditions for ISTF Acknowledgement
a. The number of participating countries/regions shall be not less than 4.
b. Applicable tournaments shall be those of no age limitations.
(ii) Classification and Criteria of Tournaments for Designated Points on a Basis of the Number of Participants
Rank 'A' Tournament:The number of participants is not less than 64, including 32 or more from other than the host country
Rank 'B' Tournament:The number of participants is not less than 32, Including 16 or more from other than the host
Country.

Rank ARank B
1st place80 points40 points
2nd place4020
3rd place3015
4th place (Best 16)2010
5th place (Best 8 )105
9th place52.5
(Note) The case where a 3rd place deciding match is not held,
the points for two 3rd place winners shall be an average of
the total points for the 3rd and 4th.

(3) The points for ranking shall be effective for 4 years.

3. ISTF shall update and release the new world ranking soon upon receipt of reports from the host country/region after the competitions finished.

4. The world ranking system shall start from the 12th World Championships in 2003.

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