DTB decides on further measures for the corona crisis
Like all other areas of life and work, the German tennis landscape is massively affected by the effects of the Corona crisis. The Presidium of the German Tennis Federation (DTB) has responded to the current developments with the following measures, whereby the health of all people involved in tennis has top priority in all decisions.
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last edit: Mar 23, 2020, 06:57 pm
1. Ranking and LK tournaments
The entire tournament landscape in the DTB (international, national as well as all ranking and LK tournaments) will be canceled by June 7, 2020. All results achieved up to this date will not be counted for the DTB ranking list or for the LK. This applies to all age groups, wheelchair tennis, beach tennis and paddle. This procedure is analogous to the cancellation of all tournaments by the tennis world associations ITF, WTA, ATP and Tennis Europe.
2. Team competition operation summer 2020
The earliest date for team games at the DTB is June 8, 2020.
The 1st and 2nd Bundesliga women will be completely canceled for 2020. It follows that there will be no promoters or relegated teams in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga.
The match days scheduled until June 7, 2020 will be canceled for the men's 30 leagues. In coordination with the clubs, it will be clarified whether there will be a complete cancellation or a catch-up of the match days.
The regional leagues and the regional associations are advised not to provide any media games or point games before June 8, 2020.
3. Great games and championships
The big games of the national associations will be canceled for all age groups for 2020. This applies to all age groups, wheelchair tennis, beach tennis and paddle.
The German Youth Championships Summer 2020 in Ludwigshafen have been canceled for the planned date (June 4-7). An appointment in late summer will be checked.
4. Next steps
In cooperation with the responsible government agencies, the DTB will keep an eye on the situation regarding COVID-19 and take further decisions depending on the situation. The DTB will inform the regional associations, the regional leagues and the public about this in good time.
You can get more information on the following websites:
DOSB: www.dosb.de
DTB: www.dtb-tennis.de
State associations: www.dtb-tennis.de/Verband/Landesverbaende
Regional sports associations : www.dosb.de/ueber-uns/ members organizations / federal sports port
as well as on the side of the state governments.
The DTB reserves the right to adapt or change decisions based on the current development of the corona crisis.