Three days, twelve matches, one target: 13 points. The Laver Cup's escalating points system guarantees drama right to the final match.
The Laver Cup runs over three days. Crucially, the value of each match increases as the weekend progresses — making Sunday's matches three times more valuable than Friday's. A team can trail heavily after two days and still win on Sunday.
With 4 matches per day and 3 days, the maximum total available is 24 points. The first team to reach 13 points wins. If the score reaches 12–12 after all 12 matches, a decisive super-tiebreak (first to 10 points) settles the tie.
Each day consists of four matches — three singles and one doubles. This gives captains significant tactical flexibility in how they use their six-player roster across the weekend.
Best of 3 sets with no-ad scoring (sudden-death deuce). Each set uses standard games. A 12-all tiebreak in the third set is replaced by a match tiebreak to 10.
One doubles match per day. Played as a best-of-3 with a match tiebreak to 10 in lieu of a third set. Captains often use doubles to integrate players who haven't featured in singles.
Each team has a squad of six players. Europe selects from players born in European countries; Team World draws from everyone else. Players qualify through ATP rankings, with captains also having pick selections to add players outside the automatic qualification spots.
Each player must play at least one singles match across the event. Captains submit their lineups the day before each session, meaning they can react to form, fitness and tactical match-ups as the weekend unfolds. One player per team can be designated as a reserve in case of injury.