Doubles KO.

The top 2 teams from each Block were seeded into the KO based on their placings within block play. A1 v C2, B2 v D1, C1 v A2, D2 v B1. This draw was used in 2016 as recommended by Stephen Mulliner. The QF was a single game, the SF was BO3 (3/5.5/8) both completed on Sunday. A YKO and a Z KO were played. One match in Y was played as BO3 the other played a single game. The final of both Y and Z were single games.

Doubles Plate.

The 8 teams who missed the main KO played in this event within two blocks of four. The draw was based on positions from the prelim blocks as follows: Block A - A3, C3, B4, D4. Block B - B3, D3, A4, C4. Single game positional play-offs occurred on Monday morning.

Singles.

Block Play Draw. Because we had venues with uneven court numbers it was necessary to split a block across the two venues. The standard draw was manipulated to enable the split block to complete 3 games at their assigned venue, for each day, to minimize the need for travel between the venues. The 7th round on Thursday was also selected to help ensure quick completion to minimize delay in undertaking the Players' Choice and the Heenan Plate draws. This worked well enabling play to re-start around 1pm and two further rounds of play that day.

KO. There was some pressure from a few senior players to play BO5 from the QFs onwards. Tournament regulations were silent on timings for this. We considered WCF regulations which suggested 2.5/2/2/2/2 but this wasn't favoured because the short durations
could lead to clock-watching and inappropriate play. Longer durations created the risk of not completing the event as scheduled. To enable a BO5 final, an option of playing the first leg of the final on Saturday afternoon was considered but not favoured by the players. Consequently we played BO3 (4/7/10) throughout. Most players exiting the QF and SF elected not to play a YKO nor a 3/4 play-off match. Unfortunately, one player wanted to play on but had no opponent available.

Bronze Medal. Only 6 of the potential 8 players elected to play. We decided to have block play instead of flexible swiss and waited until the last game of the KO first round to complete before starting on Friday afternoon. Two rounds were played on Friday and three on Saturday. The top 2 place-getters played a BO3 final (4/7/10) on Sunday.

Heenan Plate. Because Block play was the preferred format choice, the uncertainty of how many players would elect to play made it necessary to preplan draws to cater for a number of options. We established draws for 16, 12 & 10 players and arranged for a reserve non-competing player to be available if we had 13. We finished up with 14 players so had two blocks of 7 to enable the event to be contained within Wellington's 3 court venue. Player placement within the blocks was pre-determined from the prelim block results as follows:
Block A - A5, D5, C6, B6, D7, A7, B8, C8. Block B - B5, C5, D6, A6, C7, B7, A8, D8. Because the two players who opted out would have been in Block A (D5 and C6), C5 was moved from Block B to Block A to provide a Bye position for each Block.