2022 Sydney Badge Preliminary Grading
A total of 154 teams have been entered into the Badge competition for Season 2022.
Please see attached the preliminary grading for each Division. We entrust that you will pass these gradings on to your relevant team contacts.
Some things to note:
An influx of entries into high divisions within the Saturday Men’s Competition including:
Division 1 = 9 Teams
Division 2 = 13 Teams
Division 3 = 14 Teams
This made the top 3 divisions very competitive and as a result we have created additional divisions to accommodate the demand. Given the strength of the competition the majority of teams will be ranked lower than requested and compared to previous years so please take this into consideration should you wish to make an appeal.
The Saturday Ladies competition had a similar situation with (12) teams requesting Division 2. We have again created another division in 2022 and majority of teams will be in a lower division than what they originally nominated.
As a result of this release, any team that wishes to appeal their preliminary grading must do so through the Badge Delegate via the link provided here in accordance to Rule 9 – Grading Appeal. As per the rules (copied below) appeals must be received within 4 days of the release of preliminary grading. Please provide as much information about your team as possible including ratings and 2021 results.
Link to appeal
Please note the deadline for grading appeals is 5pm on Friday, 18th March 2022. No late appeals will be considered by the panel.
Currently Tennis NSW is having extensive email issues where we are unable to access the Sydney Badge email and are not receiving external emails into the NSW Leagues email. Please make sure that you are making your appeal via the above link to avoid missing out. Once the email issue has been resolved we will advise.
We look forward to another great competition in 2022.
Kind Regards.
TNSW Competitions Team.
> 9. Grading Appeal
> 9.1 Teams wishing to appeal their preliminary grading may do so by clicking here and filling out an appeal form to Tennis NSW within four (4) days of the grading being published and should include:
> – Request for team to be moved to a higher/lower grade.
> – Evidence/Facts supporting the request. (Eg: Team Results, player rankings, ratings & recent performances etc.)
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> 9.2 Any Grading Appeals received by Tennis NSW later than four (4) days after the grading being published will not be considered.
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> 9.3 Appeals cannot be guaranteed and will be decided at the sole and absolute discretion of the grading committee.
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> 9.4 Should there be any changes to grading’s following an appeal, the affected team/s are permitted 48 hours to lodge a right of reply. Any right of reply received by Tennis NSW after the 48-hour deadline will not be considered.
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> 9.5 Tennis NSW in conjunction with the grading committee will release the FINAL Grading to all Badge Captains within seven (7) to ten (10) Business days following the preliminary grading release. No Teams will be allowed to appeal the final grading.
