Developed by Top Draw Tournament Management, the format has combined elements of grading events and continuous draws.

The main 'section' of the draw is created as in a standard Tennis Australia draw, with seeds (if any) placed accordingly. Byes in all sections are placed randomly following standard Tennis Australia procedure.

In draws where the first round has more byes than matches (for instance, in a 16 draw with entries from  9 to 11), losing players from the first and second rounds of the main section, section 1, are combined in a further section.

In draws where there are fewer byes than matches in the first round (for instance, in a 16 draw with an entry of 12 to 16), a separate section is created by losing players from the first round, and another by second round losing players.

Where losing players from 2 rounds are combined to form a section, losing players from the first round played are placed above losing players from the following round. This minimises the chances of meeting the same player. It does not eliminate the possibility, particularly as the draw progresses.

Winning players in each section, including section 1, continue to advance as in a standard draw. The winner of section 1 is the event winner. Other section winners may be acknowledged as decided by the tournament manager.

Losing players from these sections form further sections until there is a playoff between the final 2 players.

In draws of  9, 17, 18, 19, 33, 34 and 35 later rounds of losing players will need to be combined.

Example: If 17 or 33 players/teams have entered, one first round match is created so that one losing player carries down through further sections, necessitating that rounds be combined where this happens.

GRADING: Where the entry number allows for the first and second round losing players to be combined, but does not require later rounds to be combined, the event may be used as a grading event, as in ITF Veterans.