The Young Chronicle: For 4th Graders November 28th, 2014 | Page 3

YOUNG CHRONICLE

November 28th , 2014

Vishwanathan Anand who has been a World
Champion 5 times over, lost the current
world championship to Magnus Carlson. The
final consisted of a maximum of 12 matches between Anand and Carlson. The winner had to get over 6 points to win. The
riveting final ended in the 11th match itself, within 45 moves. Carlson retained his previous title of the World Champion,
and Anand lost this time again.

Vishwanathan Anand Gives it Away

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What is the International Premiere Tennis league?
The International Premiere Tennis League is a tournament amongst teams from 4
cities/Countries:
1) Micromax Indian Aces
2) Singapore Slammers
3) Manila Mavericks
4) UAE Royals
The format of the game is very different from other Tennis tournaments.
Scoring 
Each match consists of: 
1. Five (5) sets 
2. Each set is played first to six (6) games with a 4 minute shoot out at 5‐all. 
3. No ad scoring applies for each game and each game won counts as one (1) point for the teams total. 

Set Format 
Each match features five (5) sets: 
1. Men's Singles 
2. Women's Singles 
3. Mixed Doubles 
4. Men’s Doubles 
5. Men’s Legends Singles 
The home team decides the order of the play and the team line up is given to the umpire 45 minutes before the match starts.

Match Winner 
The team that wins the most games accumulated from all five sets wins the match; if a match is tied after five sets the Super Shoot Out determines 
the match winner. Team Standings: A team that wins a match receives 4 points 
For the losing team: 
1. A team that wins more than 20 game points wins 2 points 
2. A team that wins more than 10 game points wins 1 point 
3. A team that wins less than 10 game p