ACO World Slyder Cup Tournament

The ACO World Slyder Cup is a team tournament happening on July 21-22, 2024 in Owensboro, Kentucky. The top 32 state/country teams with 12 players each are invited based on their singles rankings. Players pay $100 each to enter, and prizes are awarded from 50% of the total entry fees.

The tournament has singles, doubles and quad (4 player) matches. All matches use a double elimination format where you need to lose twice to be eliminated. Players are seeded (ranked) 1 through 12 for singles, 1 through 6 for doubles, and 1 through 3 for quads.

On Sunday, singles and quad matches happen at different ranked seeds’ times. On Monday, doubles matches occur followed by winners announcements and an open blind draw event.

ACO World Slyder Cup

This event will happen on July 21 and 22, 2024, at ACO Worlds 19 in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Overview

The best 32 teams from different states or countries are invited to take part.

Each team has 12 players representing their state.

Players will get an invitation from ACO based on their rankings in the World Singles for their state at the end of the season. If a player cannot participate, the next highest-ranked player will be invited.

Registration Fee

Each player needs to pay $100 ($1200 per team). 50% of the total fees collected will be given as prizes.

Divisions/Seeding/Format

Each player/team will be seeded (ranked) based on their skills.

There will be:

• 12 singles matches
• 6 doubles matches
• 3 quad (four players) matches

All matches will have a double elimination format. This means a player/team needs to lose twice before being eliminated from the event.

Schedule

Sunday, July 21st

Doors will open at 8:00 AM Event will start at 9:00 AM

9:00 AM – Singles matches for players ranked 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th 12:00 PM – Singles matches for players ranked 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th
3:00 PM – Singles matches for players ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 6:00 PM – Quad (four player) matches for all rankings

Monday, July 22nd

Doors will open at 8:00 AM Event will start at 9:00 AM

9:00 AM – Doubles matches for players ranked 5th and 6th 11:30 AM – Doubles matches for players ranked 3rd and 4th 2:00 PM – Doubles matches for players ranked 1st and 2nd 5:00 PM – Announcement of winners 5:00 PM – Registration opens for Blind Draw event 6:00 PM – Open Blind Draw Doubles and Quads event

Ranking

After each match is finished, points will be given based on the position. This will be done for every division (singles, doubles, quads) and every match.

Points: 1st position = 50 points 2nd position = 48 points
3rd position = 46 points 4th position = 44 points 5th position = 42 points 7th position = 40 points 9th position = 38 points

Example: If a team wins all their singles matches, they will get 600 points at the end (50 points x 12 players). This is the same for doubles and quads.

After all the divisions are complete, the points from all three divisions (singles, doubles, quads) will be added up to find the overall winners.

Top 12 Players List

List of the Top 12 Players in Each State Based on ACO Singles World Rankings:

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

California

Florida

Georgia

Iowa

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Massachusetts

Maryland

Michigan

Missouri

Mississippi

New Hampshire

New Jersey

North Carolina

Nevada

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

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