Victorian Grand Prix Graded Racquetball Circuit

Squash & Racquetball Victoria coordinates the Victorian Grand Prix Racquetball Circuit, incorporating 6 tournaments comprising both singles and doubles events and with grades for all standards of racquetball players. The player with the highest number of points (points allocation listed below) in their grade at the completion of the circuit events (provided they have played at least 50% of the available tournaments in their grade and are a registered Squash & Racquetball Victoria member) is recognised as that year's Victorian Grand Prix Racquetball Circuit Champion for that particular grade. Winners are presented with a trophy at the following year's Squash & Racquetball Victoria AGM and Awards Night.

Individual event results are listed on the Event Results page. Links to entry for each event can be found in the Events Calendar

Current rules -  Rules for Singles  Rules for Doubles      (while not compulsory to wear eyewear for Doubles racquetball, both S&RV and Australian Racquetball strongly recommend it).

2019 Events

16-17 Feb	ESRA Championships
12-14 Apr	Wangaratta Open
15-16 Jun	Geelong Open Classic
20-21 Jul	Victorian Open
7-8 Sep	Ballarat Open
9-10 Nov	Lakes Classic

Available Grades

Men’s Open, Women’s Open (Australian and Victorian Championships ONLY), A, B, C, D, E & F Grades. Doubles – Open, A, B, C, D and E Grades.

All Singles grades (A to F Grade) are mixed. All Doubles grades (Open to E Grade) are mixed and doubles pairings can be 2 x males, 2 x females, or mixed.

Tournament Rankings and Points

All Grand Prix Circuit events are played under the Victorian Racquetball Tournament Guidelines and points are awarded for players' finishing position in each event. A maximum of 7,500 points will be awarded for each singles and doubles event.

For doubles events, points will be split equally between the pairings, depending upon their finishing order. E. G. The winning pair in each event will receive a total of 1200 points, with each player being awarded 600 points. 

The rankings are the critical factor in deciding the seedings for each event.  

2018 Singles Rankings    2018 Doubles Rankings  (after Lakes Classic)

Finishing position          Points awarded
1st                                           1,200
2nd                                          840
3rd                                           600
4th                                           480
5th                                           390
6th                                           360
7th                                           330
8th                                           300
9th                                           255
10th                                         240
11th                                         225
12th                                         210
13th                                         195
14th                                         180
15th                                         165
16th                                         150
17th                                         132
18th                                         126
19th                                         120
20th                                         114
21st                                         108
22nd                                        102
23rd                                         96
24th                                         90
25th                                         82
26th                                         74
27th                                         66
28th                                         60
29th                                         55
30th                                         50
31st                                         45
32nd                                        40