If you just joined the ladder, you're considered "unranked" until you challenge someone on the ladder. Unranked players can challenge up to four spots from
the
bottom of the ladder. For instance, if the last person on the ladder is #25, you can challenge up to #21.
You can
challenge up to 4 spots ahead of you if you are ranked below 10,
3 spots ahead of you if you are ranked 10 to 5 and if ranked 4 and above you
can only challenge 2 above you.
Ex: 20 can challenge 16, 11 can challenge 7, 6 can challenge 3 and 4 can
challenge 2.
The challenged person has 48 hours to respond to your challenge and 1 week to play the match from the time of the challenge.
The match will be best of three, win-by-one; first 2 games to 15, last game to 11.
Decide who serves first in a way you both agree.
If the players do not agree about the point and there is no ref, PLAY IT OVER.
If the challenger wins the match, the loser is moved down the ladder one place to make room for the winner.
If the challengee wins, both players stay where they are.
You cannot challenge the same person more than once a week.
You can only challenge one player at a time.
In order to keep our ladder linear, we need to have challenges played out in the order they were made.
You can still challenge up if you have been challenged, but the challenge that was made first must be played first.
If you are challenged, but have previously challenged someone in turn above you and won,
you MUST let the person who challenged you know that they have a new opponent within 48 hours of the match or
7 days from the time they challenged you (whichever comes first). If you do not, you forfeit to your challenger.
You still keep your other win but are bumped down one space for the person you forfeited to.
Special circumstances apply if you are out of town or it's holidays/midterms. Please check your email regularly and try to talk
out special circumstances.
If you do not play for one month, you will be automatically demoted one spot by the ladder.
Special thanks to the CMU Squash Ladder for making this service possible!
