Past it US Open and Davis Cupthe tennis calendar moves away from North America and towards Asia, where there will be major action with two ATP 500s and the Shanghai Masters 1000. However, first it makes one last stop with Laver Cup: the exhibition tournament pitting Europe vs. Rest of the World is presented in Vancouver, Canada.
Sports news presents all the details about it.
Where and when is Laver Cup 2023 being played
After visiting London in 2022, the 2023 Laver Cup returns to North America. For the first time, the tournament will be presented in Canada: Vancouver was the designated venue. He was previously based in Chicago and Boston.
The tournament will be held from Friday 22 September to Sunday 24 September. The morning shift of the first two days will begin at 1:00 PM local time (2:00 PM CDMX, 4:00 PM US ET, 5:00 PM AR and 10:00 PM . ESP), while the latter will start an hour earlier. The night shift starts at 7:00 p.m. Vancouver time (2:00 p.m. CDMX, 4:00 p.m. US ET, 5:00 p.m. AR and 10:00 p.m. ESP).
Team Europe and Team World are ready for Vancouver. Who will claim the Laver Cup in 2023? pic.twitter.com/tPhxZrAnCR
— Laver Cup (@LaverCup) September 11, 2023
Laver Cup 2023 format
The Laver Cup is a team competition in which the best tennis players in the world compete against each other. Europe against the best of “The rest of the world” and The first team to score 13 points wins.
How are these points earned? Three singles matches and one doubles match are played each day, in best-of-three sets with the last being played in tiebreak match to 10 degrees. Friday’s wins are worth a point. those on Saturday, two and those on Sunday, threewhich ensures that no team can become champions before the final day.
The European team won the first four editions of the Laver Cup. In 2017 they won 15-9 in Prague (Czech Republic), in 2018 they won 13-8 in Chicago (United States), in 2019 they won 13-11 in Geneva. (Switzerland) and in 2021 they triumphed 14-1 in Boston (United States).
In 2022, Roger Federer’s farewell year, the Rest of the World was “revealed” with a 13-8 victory in London (England).
How much money is Laver Cup 2023 giving away?
The Laver Cup 2023 does not give points but a good amount of money. Each member of the winning team will deposit a check 250 thousand dollarswhile each of the defeated teams will add 125 thousand.
Who is playing Laver Cup 2023?
The list of players compared to those who were in Laver Cup 2022 is very different and there are few who repeat. Only Kasper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will do it in the Europe of the teams, while in the rest of the world Taylor Fritz, Francis Tiafoe and Felix Auger Aliasim stand out.
- Group Europe: Holger Rune, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz and Gaël Monfils
- The rest of the world: Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Tommy Paul, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Francisco Cerúndolo and Ben Shelton
Where and how to watch Laver Cup 2023?
- Argentina and Mexico: ESPN and Star+
- Spain: DAZN and Eurosport
- USA: Tennis channel
Laver Cup 2023 fixtures, results, scores and standings
For now, the organization has only confirmed the players to compete, although it has not given details on the calendar. As is the case in Davis Cupthese are usually set the day before.
Friday, September 22
| Game | Time (MX, US ET, AR, ESP) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Singles 1 | 14:00, 16:00, 17:00, 22:00 | |
| Singles 2 | Next | |
| Singles 3 | 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., 4:00 a.m. (Saturday) | |
| Double | Next |
Saturday, September 23
| Game | Time (MX, US ET, AR, ESP) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Singles 1 | 14:00, 16:00, 17:00, 22:00 | |
| Singles 2 | Next | |
| Singles 3 | 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., 4:00 a.m. (Sunday) | |
| Double | Next |
Sunday, September 24
| Game | Time (MX, US ET, AR, ESP) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Double | 13:00, 15:00, 16:00, 21:00 | |
| Singles 1 | Next | |
| Singles 2 | Next | |
| Singles 3 | Next |
