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How a box ladder works

Each court is a box of four players. They play a full round robin — three matches each — then the top two players move up a court and the bottom two move down. The top and bottom courts hold their pair.

Round 1
before
Round 2
after
▲Top of the ladder
Bottom▼
Box 1
Court 1
Box 2
Court 2
Box 3
Court 3
Box 4
Court 4
Round 1
before
Round 2
after
▲Top of the ladder
Bottom▼
Box 1
Court 1
Box 2
Court 2
Box 3
Court 3
Box 4
Court 4
1
HOLD
2
HOLD
3
▼
4
▼
1
▲
2
▲
3
▼
4
▼
1
▲
2
▲
3
▼
4
▼
1
▲
2
▲
3
HOLD
4
HOLD
Round 1
before
Round 2
after
▲Top of the ladder
Bottom▼
Box 1
Court 1
Box 2
Court 2
Box 3
Court 3
Box 4
Court 4
1
HOLD
2
HOLD
3
▼
4
▼
1
▲
2
▲
3
▼
4
▼
1
▲
2
▲
3
▼
4
▼
1
▲
2
▲
3
HOLD
4
HOLD
Round 1
before
Round 2
after
▲Top of the ladder
Bottom▼
Box 1
Court 1
Box 2
Court 2
Box 3
Court 3
Box 4
Court 4
▲Top two move up a court ▼Bottom two move down a court ●Top & bottom courts hold their two