Qualification Will Hinge On Arithmetic
The last group matches of the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 will be played tomorrow, and in many cases, will decide the two players or pairs who go through to the semifinals.
· DEV SUKUMAR
In case two or more players/pairs are equal in terms of matches won, their final ranking within the group is determined by General Competition Regulation 16.2.
The first criterion, of course, is the number of matches won. If two players/pairs have won the same number of matches, the player that won the group match between them will be ranked higher. This head-to-head result principle holds when two players/pairs are tied on subsequent criteria, like game difference or points difference.
If three or more players/pairs are tied on number of matches won, the next criteria are game difference and points difference (difference between games/points won and lost), with greater difference ranked higher. If the three players/pairs are still equal, ranking is established by drawing lots.