NEW DELHI: The men's division of the sixth Tennis Premier League, which takes place in Mumbai from December 3-8, will feature Frenchman Hugo Gaston and Indian star Sumit Nagal as the key attractions.
The women's division in the competition, which will take place at the Cricket Club of India, will be dominated by Poland's 41st-ranked player Magda Linette and Armenia's world-no. 52 player Elina Avanesyan, as per PTI.
Each franchise will play five games overall to get to the semifinals of the 25-point tournament format.
Men's singles, women's singles, mixed doubles, and men's doubles matches between two franchises will all be played for a total of 100 points, with 25 points awarded to each category.
"Each team will play a total of 500 points (100 points x 5 matches) at the league stage and the top four teams in the points table to qualify for the semi-finals," the organisers said in a release on Tuesday.
The PBG Pune Jaguars, Bengal Wizards, Punjab Patriots, Hyderabad Strikers, Gujarat Panthers, Mumbai Leon Army, and the reigning champion Bengaluru SG Pipers are the seven teams who will compete for the championship.
The organizers stated that in addition to launching their own mobile app, TPL has partnered with the Gujarat State Tennis Association (GSTA), Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA), and Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) to hold district ranking tournaments in an effort to identify and track young players.
"Over 100 academies have been affiliated with TPL app from various regions of India. It connects the tennis community across India and allows them to compete with each other and helps the tennis players to track their progress," it added.
