Super 40 in beach tennis: from groups to Main and Consolation

What is Super 40 in beach tennis?

Super 40 brings forty players into a two-stage competition. First, five groups of eight play with rotating partners and individual standings. Then each person’s group position forms fixed pairs for Main and Consolation brackets.

Choose it when everyone should play a full group stage and then enter a bracket based on that record. In Consolation, players continue in fixed partnerships through a separate final.

The progression structure is fixed. Group allocation is chosen before play; records and draws determine bracket places.

How much play does each stage involve?

Each player has seven group matches, with no scheduled group-stage byes. Knockout appearances depend on entry point and progress: a pair may start in quarterfinals or preliminaries. Losing ends that pair’s bracket run. There is no single knockout match count for everyone.

Plan court use from matches and available calls. A group round is not a knockout stage, and direct-advancement slots are not matches to be played. Duration depends on courts and agreed event rules.

From groups to fixed pairs

1. Complete all five groups

Enter eight players in each group. Each uses the Super 8 Individual schedule: seven rounds, everyone partners with every other player once and meets each opponent twice. Enter scores and review every group’s standings.

2. Resolve positions before forming pairs

Complete scores and resolve tied positions. Progression needs a defined order: finishing third or fourth changes both partner and the pair record used for comparison. Do not confirm pair formation while positions remain unresolved.

Each group contributes two pairs to each bracket: ten pairs in Main and ten in Consolation, with partners fixed to the end. New partners are not drawn at each knockout stage.

3. Fit ten pairs into an eight-pair quarterfinal stage

In each bracket, all five A pairs advance directly to quarterfinals. The B pair with the best record also advances directly. The remaining four B pairs play two preliminaries; their winners complete the eight quarterfinal places.

B-pair comparison combines both players’ group-stage metrics, following the ranking policy’s basis and order. An exact tie for direct advancement is settled by the app’s recorded draw. Other group positions in the bracket are also drawn; this is not simply ranking all ten pairs first through tenth.

Super 40 Mar Azul: the same event in both stages

This Super 40 uses groups from a demonstration draw and fictional results. The initial draw may change group membership; standings then determine pair formation, while matchups follow the bracket rules. In this example’s first group, Gabriel Costa finishes first, Rafael Costa second, Caio Costa third and Diego Costa fourth. Gabriel + Caio therefore become Main pair A, and Rafael + Diego become pair B.

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Rafael and Diego come through a preliminary and appear in the quarterfinals against Laura Luz and Camila Luz. Gabriel and Caio enter quarterfinals directly as an A pair. Direct advancement means skipping the preliminary; it does not add a played win to group-stage results.

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Organizer choices and checks

• Enter all forty names and place eight players in each group. Review the distribution before generating schedules. Do not plan around Super 24 or Super 32: they are unavailable in this version.
• Choose ranking criteria and basis before play. Group leveling, when used, considers the supplied order and seeks balance; it does not establish equal playing ability.
• Review scores, ties and the pair-formation preview before confirming pairs. Then check the correct bracket’s preliminary before calling a match.
• Advance each bracket with clear winners. A corrected score can affect standings and future matches: review dependencies before continuing.

The initial reference is 6 games. This version’s creation form does not offer a score-target selector. A score reference alone does not define how a match ends.

These guides explain how Super Beach organizes play, rather than a universal beach tennis rulebook. Agree match length, finishing rules, lateness and walkovers before the first match.

Group standings and bracket outcomes

Totals, averages and group ties

You can choose per-match averages and change criterion order. During unfinished rounds, recorded counts can differ; once a group is complete, each player has seven matches. Tied scores start disabled; if allowed in groups, they add matches and games without a win.

Head-to-head is not a configurable automatic criterion for individual group standings. Use the offered tiebreak options before forming pairs. Restored tournaments may retain earlier policies: check the rule displayed in that event.

Brackets: results follow progression

Each knockout match requires a winner. New wins are not added to individual group standings to choose the champion. Final placement follows the pair’s bracket outcome, with both partners sharing the position. This structure has no third-place match.

Pairs eliminated at the same stage share the indicated placement band. These numbers rank bracket pairs; they are not forty unique individual places.

Questions about the stage transition

Run Super 40 in the app

• Open New tournament, check PRO access and select Super 40. Complete all five groups of eight.
• Review criteria, distribution and schedules. Run the groups, entering scores and checking outstanding issues.
• Resolve tied positions, review pair formation and confirm when records are correct.
• Check direct advancement and both preliminaries in each bracket. Enter winners to fill quarterfinals and continue through both finals.
• Review final standings and save a backup. Local organization and scorekeeping can work offline; publishing and updating a Live Link requires a connection.

Need a simpler competition?

For eight players without a bracket transition, choose Super 8 Individual. For fixed partners from the start, compare Super 8 or Super 12 Doubles. Super 40 fits forty people when individual groups followed by knockout pairs suit the event.