**Please note changes to Divisional Cup format**

All divisional cups will be on a round-robin basis with semi-finals and a final. The Handicap cup will be played on a knockout basis.

Players must play in strict ranking order. A player playing for a team in any one competition is cup-tied to that team for that competition. Please ensure that all team captains have a copy of your club’s ranking list.

Winning teams are responsible for ensuring that the result card reaches the Competitions Secretary by the deadline.

Attached is the complete draw for all the competitions. Please note that in the Handicap cup, any team playing Langdon 1 (h/c zero) who have a handicap greater than 330, will have their handicap reduced to 330 for that match.

The scorecards will be sent to you by John Spero, one for each match in each competition. For the Handicap, each team should take a card to the match, where only the home team’s card will be completed on the night. The away team’s card should be given to the winning team, for use in the next round. Please contact the Competitions Secretary or access the website for details of your next-round opponent.

Deadlines for rounds are:-

24/10/10 First round of the "Handicap".

07/11/10 First round of the Divisional cups.

28/11/10 Second round of the "Handicap".

12/12/10 Second round of the Divisional cups.

30/01/11 Third round of the Divisional cups.

06/03/11 Semi-finals of handicap cup and divisional cups.

27/03/11 Finals of Divisional cups

10/04/11 Final of Handicap cup

All cup matches except the Handicap cup will be the best of five games up to 11 points. The Handicap cup will comprise four games up to 11 points (i.e. maximum 44 points, no deuces).

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.

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.

Ray Brown

Competitions Secretary

3/10/2010