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SELECTION METHOD FOR NOMINATIONS OF PLAYERS BY NSF FOR KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES

KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES will take place in 2 age groups Under -17 and Under- 21 in Guwahati and Tennis will be held at, All Assam Tennis Association, Chachal, Guwahati

The selection process will be initiated according to the following criteria for the number of spots allotted to All India Tennis Association (NSF) by the GTCC

FOR UNDER -17 AGE GROUP ( both boys and girls)

• The draw size would be 16 for singles and 8 for doubles.
• 6 players are to be nominated by AITA for the singles event out of the 16 in Singles.
• Sport Games Federation of India (SGFI) will nominate 6, 1 player to be nominated by CBSE, 2 wild cards nominated by GTCC and 1 nomination by host state.
• Selection method to be adopted by All India Tennis Association is as follows:-
  • Winner and Runner up of Under-16 to be selected from Fenesta Nationals. (2 players).
  • Remaining 4 players to be selected based on AITA Under-16 ranking.
  • Next 4 players as per ranking list of Under 16 will be kept as reserves in case of last-minute withdrawals. ( ]also suggested by GTCC to have some reserve entries)
  • Under 16 ranking as on 24th October 2019 will be used for selecting the players.
• For doubles pairing will be decided at a later stage, where AITA will be nominating 3 pairs and 3 pairs will be nominated by SGFI, and 1 each by CBSE and Host State.

Seeding will be based on latest Under 18 ranking available at the time of making the draw

FOR UNDER -21 AGE GROUP (both boys and girls)

• The draw size would be 16 for singles and 8 for doubles
• 10 players are allotted to AITA (NSF) for the singles event.
• 2 Players will nominated by AIU, 3 wildcards nominated by GTCC, 1 player to be nominated by Host State.
• Selection method for players selected by All India Tennis Association is as follows:-
  • Winner and Runner up of Under-18 to be selected from Fenesta Nationals. (2 Players)
  • 4 Players to be selected based on AITA Under-18 rankings.
  • 4 Players to be selected based on AITA Men/ Women ranking. Provided the player meets the age eligibility criteria of the games for this age group.( i.e. the players are under 21 of age)
  • For seeding purposes latest AITA Men/ Women rankings will be used, available at the time of making the draw .