Ilford Table Tennis League - Cup Competitions 2016/17

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All Cup Competitions

It is the responsibility of the home team to contact the away team to confirm the date of the match, but failing that the away team captain should confirm the match is on a day or two before the match. (Failure to communicate could result in the match being voided and BOTH teams being disqualified).

Deadlines for rounds are as shown on the draw for each competition.

Players must play in strict ranking order, please make sure all players are aware of the correct order for a match so that errors are not made when starting the match. The ranking lists are on the website, so anybody with mobile internet access can double check the correct order at a match.

A player playing for a team in any one competition is cup-tied to that team for that competition (Rule 18d), there are three separate competitions in total.

Winning teams are responsible for ensuring that the result card reaches the Competitions Secretary by the deadline. Cards can be scanned / photographed and sent by email, but please keep the original card in case of a subsequent query.

Cup Scorecards are available on the website, printed scorecards will be sent to anybody who requests one. Please access the website for details of your next-round opponent, or contact the Competitions Secretary.

To qualify to play in the Final of any competition, each player must have played a minimum of six league matches for that team. Qualification for previous rounds is determined by the key number shown in the handbook fixtures and on the draw.

Please note that the home team will play as ABC and the away team will be XYZ. Please ensure that the winning team’s name is entered at the foot of the card.

Divisional Cup Competitions

This season both Division Cups will be played on a Round Robin basis with both group winners playing in the final. The format for Division 1 two man teams will be on the same basis as league matches - please just indicate on the card that the match was a cup match.

All Divisional Cup matches will be the best of five games up to 11 points with deuces, as per league matches.

 Handicap Cup Competition

The Handicap Cup will be played on a knock-out basis and will comprise of four games up to 11 points (i.e. maximum 44 points, no deuces), all four games must be completed.

On the scorecard the respective starting Team Handicaps should be written above the ABC / XYZ columns. For each match the first four columns will show the result of each of the four games, the fifth column should total the points for that individual match and are then added to the total handicap in the final column, showing a running total.

In the event of a tie, the team with the higher handicap figure, i.e. the lower rated team, shall be adjudged the winner. If the two teams have the same handicap, the team drawn away shall be adjudged the winner. (Rule 18e).

Andrew Home

Competitions Secretary

03/10/2016