Demo Tennis Club (an example)
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Demo Tennis Club (an example)

Autumn 2026 · 39 days to go

This is a demo ladder. The club and players are made up, so tap anything: challenge someone, put a score in, watch the ladder move. The players you challenge accept straight away. Nobody real is affected. Try it as a player →
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The ladder

1 Alex M last played 3 Oct
2 Ben T last played 2 Oct
3 Chloe R last played 1 Oct
4 Dan W last played 30 Sept
5 Ellie P needs to answer
6 Femi A waiting for an answer
7 Grace H last played 27 Sept
8 Harry J last played 26 Sept
9 Isla K played 8 days ago
10 Jack N played 8 days ago
11 Kiran S needs to answer
12 Lucy B waiting for an answer
13 Marcus O played yesterday
14 Nina D played yesterday
15 Oscar F last played 5 Oct
16 Priya V played 20 days ago
17 Quinn L played 20 days ago
18 Rosie C needs to answer
19 Sam E waiting for an answer
20 Tara G played 20 days ago
21 Umar H last played 29 Sept
22 Vicky N last played 28 Sept
23 Will D played 19 days ago
24 Xander P played 19 days ago
25 Yasmin R needs to answer
26 Zac T waiting for an answer
27 Amelia W last played 4 Oct
28 Bilal K needs to answer
29 Callum S waiting for an answer
30 Daisy M last played 1 Oct
31 Ethan B last played 30 Sept
32 Freya O last played 29 Sept
33 George L last played 28 Sept
34 Hannah J last played 27 Sept
35 Ibrahim A last played 26 Sept
36 Jess F last played 6 Oct
37 Kai R last played 5 Oct
38 Leah S needs to answer
39 Matt C waiting for an answer
40 Nadia P last played 2 Oct
41 Ollie G played 21 days ago
42 Poppy H needs to answer
43 Rory B waiting for an answer
44 Sophie T played 21 days ago
45 Theo M last played 27 Sept

Matches on

Zac T challenged Yasmin R waiting for Yasmin R to answer · by Fri 00:31
Sam E challenged Rosie C waiting for Rosie C to answer · by Fri 00:31
Femi A challenged Ellie P waiting for Ellie P to answer · by Fri 00:35
Rory B challenged Poppy H waiting for Poppy H to answer · by Fri 00:35
Lucy B challenged Kiran S waiting for Kiran S to answer · by Fri 00:43
Callum S challenged Bilal K waiting for Bilal K to answer · by Fri 00:52
Matt C challenged Leah S waiting for Leah S to answer · by Fri 01:01

Results

Marcus O beat Nina D 6-3, 6-1 10 November
Ellie P beat Femi A 6-2, 6-3 7 November
Isla K beat Jack N 6-2, 6-2 3 November
Yasmin R beat Zac T 5-7, 6-5, 10-2 1 November
Rosie C beat Sam E 6-3, 6-3 31 October
Kiran S beat Lucy B 6-3, 6-3 28 October
Will D beat Xander P 6-3, 6-3 23 October
Sam E beat Quinn L 6-3, 6-4 22 October
Sam E beat Priya V 6-3, 6-4 22 October
Sam E beat Tara G 6-3, 3-6, 9-4 22 October
The rules tap to read

These are what the system actually does — it writes this page from its own settings, so it can't drift from the rules it enforces.

Challenging

  • Challenge anyone up to 3 places above you — or below you, if you fancy a game.
  • Paused players are stepped over — they don't use up one of your places.
  • One challenge out and one in at a time.
  • You get 1 wildcard a season — one challenge to anyone on the ladder, any distance.

Answering one

  • You have 48 hours to answer. No answer and the match is forfeited to whoever challenged you, as long as they sent you a reminder first (the Remind button on their match card) and it could reach you - notifications on, or a number you share. Without that, nobody moves.
  • You can say no without penalty if you already have 2 matches on, or while you're paused.
  • Once you've accepted, agree a date within 5 days and play within 14 days. Put the date on your match card - if there's none after 3 days, you both get a reminder.
  • If you both tried and couldn't find a court, it just closes. Nobody is penalised.

The match

  • Best of 3 sets. Third set is a 10-point tiebreak.
  • 15 minutes late is a forfeit.
  • If somebody has to stop, the other player wins and the score stands as it was.

What happens after

  • Either of you puts the score in. The ladder moves straight away.
  • Winner takes the loser's place. Everyone in between moves down one. Lose and you stay put.
  • The other player gets 4 days to flag anything wrong — after that it's confirmed.
  • Rematch after 7 days, or as soon as one of you has played somebody else.

Keeping your place

  • Play at least once a month. You'll get a nudge at 21 days.
  • 28 days without a match: down 2 places.
  • 56 days: down to the bottom.
  • 84 days: off the ladder — back on any time, from the bottom.
  • Nobody is moved without being warned first.

Injured or away

  • Tap Pause. Your place is held, and nobody can challenge you.
  • Up to 28 days at a time, 2 times a season.
  • Any match you had on is called off. Nobody is penalised, and they can challenge you again when you're back.

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