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Competition Entry
Competition entries close at midnight on Sunday 2nd November allowing players enough time to get the required 3 games played as per the new rule of players being required to have played 3 times in the previous season or the current season to meet the entry criteria.
3 out of 3 for St Denys!
St Deny Cons win again, this time a 4-2 result against 2nd place Hamble Social to take a dominant 5 point league lead. Churchills won their first game away at Sarisbury A as did Sarisbury B away at Park Gate with both teams getting 4-2 wins.
The season rankings has another new leader as Mark Emms unbeaten start continues with team mate Derek King close behind and too still to be beaten..
New Matchplay format for this season!
The Gordon Lewis sees a new "Matchplay" format introduced for 2025, this will alternate with the previous format each season and will be as follows:
Group Stages will comprise of 4 games of 100up in which all games are played, it will be 3 points for either a 4-0 or 3-1 victory and 1 point for a 2-2 draw, in the event of a tie then the frame scores decide the league position. The competition the splits into the main competition and the challenge cup as per normal.
The next rounds of the main competition will be the best of 5 frames (100up) including the Quarter Final, the Semi Final and Final will be the best of 7 frames (100up).
The Challenge Cup will be the best of 3 (100up) for all rounds except the final which may be best of 5 (100up)
It will be played using the "Official Matchplay Rules" which means there is no double baulking, meaning if when you come to the table after your opponents visit you can play behind the baulk line (except after the break off then standard rules apply), once your break has started you can no longer play behind the baulk line so its still possible to double baulk yourself in that instance.
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