THE MAJORS UNITED KINGDOM
Ninety-two teams.
Two titles.
A two-day national championship, sixty men's teams and thirty-two women's teams, run to one standard.
ENTRY CRITERIA
Two titles.
Two sets of rules.
Both championships are open entry, tiered by ranking, and restricted to British passport holders. The criteria below keep the field competitive rather than open to anyone with an account.
MEN'S ENTRY CRITERIA
British passport holders only
No FIP points · Outside LTA Top 50
Playtomic 4.5+ (70%+ reliability)
WOMEN'S ENTRY CRITERIA
British passport holders only
Outside LTA Top 25
Playtomic 4+ (60%+ reliability)
MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Sixty teams.
One champion.
Entry fee £99 per player. Day One runs the group stage through to the round of sixteen; Day Two carries the quarter-finals through to the final.
01
DAY ONE
Group Stage
Sixty teams drawn into twelve groups of five. Fast Five, first to five games.
02
DAY ONE
Round of 32
Twelve group winners, twelve runners-up and the eight best third-placed teams advance. One full set, tiebreak at 6–6 to ten.
03
DAY ONE
Round of 16
Best of three sets, tiebreak to ten in the third.
04
DAY TWO
Quarter-Finals
Best of three full sets.
05
DAY TWO
Semi-Finals
Best of three full sets.
06
DAY TWO
The Final
Best of three full sets. £10,000 to the winners.
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Thirty-two teams.
One champion.
Entry fee £99 per player. A straight knockout from the round of thirty-two, run chronologically alongside the men's Day Two.
01
DAY TWO
Round of 32
Straight into the knockout stage. Full set, tiebreak at 6–6 to ten.
02
DAY TWO
Round of 16
Full set, tiebreak at 6–6 to ten.
03
DAY TWO
Quarter-Finals
Best of three sets, tiebreak at 6–6 to ten.
04
DAY TWO
Semi-Finals
Best of three full sets.
05
DAY TWO
The Final
Best of three full sets. £10,000 to the winners.
MATCHUPS & SEEDINGS
Seeded to avoid
a group of death.
Applies to both championships. The aim is a field that stays competitive from the first group to the final point.
GROUPS
Players will be seeded based off a combination of their Playtomic Rating & LTA Ranking. All 60 Men's Teams & 32 Women's Teams will be ranked, and each team from top to bottom will be spread between the groups one by one, to ensure the highest/lowest level talent is shared between all groups. This prevents 'Groups of Death' for example.
KNOCKOUTS
Following the Men's Groups, the Top 2 per group (24 Teams), as well as the 8 best 3rd-placed finishers, progress. From this, the R32 Matches are devised based on performance. For example, the best-performing 1st-place finishers play against the worst-performing 3rd-place finishers, and so on. This is in line with typical tournament formatting. 1st & 2nd Placed finishers from the same groups will likely fall in separate brackets too.
PRICE FUND
£34,000, paid
deep into the draw.
An identical £17,000 pool for each of the Men's and Women's Championships — £34,000 in total. Prize money trickles down to the semi-finalists and beyond, the way it does in tennis and professional padel
1st place
Winner
£10,000
2nd place
Runner-up
£3,000
3rd place
Third
£2,000
4th place
Fourth
£1,000
5th – 8th
£250 each
£1,000
COMBINED PRIZE POOL
£36,000
£18,000 to each championship
£10,000 to each set of winners
Paying places one through eight keeps the £99 player entry justified, deepens the field, and drives interest well below the final — standard practice across the sport.
PER CHAMPIONSHIP TOTAL £18,000
ENTRIES
Enter via our Website/Playtomic
Entries can't be done on a first come, first served basis. This could potentially result in the tournament filling out with lower-tier players and compromise the overall quality. Instead, we will accept entries in a tiered system. We want the tournament to be competitive, and for players to believe in the dream of winning. If the lower level is too low, we will have beginners competing against some of the UK's best. Alternatively, without an upper limit, it becomes quite clear which few players take home the cash.
MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
LTA TOP 50 – LTA TOP 100
10 ENTRIES
LTA TOP 100 – LTA TOP 200
10 ENTRIES
LTA TOP 200 - LTA TOP 500
10 ENTRIES
LTA TOP 500 – ANY PLAYTOMIC 4.5+ (70% RELIABILITY)
30 ENTRIES
MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
LTA TOP 25 – LTA TOP 75
5 ENTRIES
LTA TOP 75 – LTA TOP 200
5 ENTRIES
LTA TOP 250 - LTA TOP 500
10 ENTRIES
LTA TOP 500 – ANY PLAYTOMIC 4+ (70% RELIABILITY)
12 ENTRIES
For teams that span across multiple tiers, their overall ranking will be averaged out. For example, a 56th ranked Men's Player, partnering with a 209th ranked Men's Player, will sit within the Top 100 – Top 200 Tier (133 Combined Average).