How the season works.
The TCA Season runs September 1 through the first Sunday in June, capped by the TCA World Championships during the first full week of July. Every sanctioned event contributes to World Standings.
Competitive tiers
REC
COMP
ADV
OPEN
TCA uses PPR to place players in the appropriate competitive tier. New players default to COMP. Tiers protect recreational players from facing PROs in early rounds.
Divisions
World Singles
oSINAll players with a playTCA Membership are eligible to compete.
World Doubles
oDBLAny two playTCA Members can compete as a World Doubles team.
Mixed Doubles
MIXOpen to all TCA Members (teams must consist of one male and one female, recognized by state license or ID).
Blind Draw
oBLIThe TCA Blind Draw division is open to all playTCA Members.
Points scale
Local Tournament
Regionally hosted, free for Social members.
| 1st place | 50 |
| 2nd place | 35 |
| 3rd – 4th | 25 |
| 5th – 8th | 15 |
| Participation | 5 |
Major Tournament
National-tier event. Five best finishes count toward Worlds.
| 1st place | 200 |
| 2nd place | 150 |
| 3rd – 4th | 100 |
| 5th – 8th | 60 |
| 9th – 16th | 30 |
| Participation | 10 |
Reference values. Actual payouts at each event are configured in Scoreholio and imported into TCA World Standings.
The TCA Creed
“At the TCA, together we win.”