Trial of New Match Format
New System of Scoring and Match Organisation for Men's Section C & Ladies Section D only.
Ladies Section D
MATCH REGULATIONS
1. LEAGUE ORGANISATION
(d) The following detail of amendments will replace Match Regulations (d), (e) and (f)
Each match shall consist of nine doubles events and each team shall consist of 3 pairs of players. Each pair shall play three pairs of the opposing sides to the following format:
Home Team / Away Team
(E) Each event shall be played and decided on the result of one set. Each pair will play ONE set against each pair of the opposing team. A set will be won by the first pair to reach 8 games with a 2 games lead. In the case of a tie at 8 games all then the
Tie break system shall operate being the first pair to reach a score of 7 points with a clearance of 2 points, e.g. 7-5, 8-6.
(f) Points for each match shall be decided on completed or forfeited events only and shall be scored as follows:
(g) In the event of two or more Teams in a Section finishing the Season with equal points, then their positions will be determined by the ratio of events won, to events lost and in the case of further equality, by the same ratio of games.The Group Committee may promote more than two teams or relegate fewer than two teams from a Section in order to balance the number of teams in a Section/s for a new Season.
2. TEAM SELECTIONS
(g) If a Club fails to fulfil a fixture, unless authorised by the Match Regulations Sub- Committee in advance, it shall be considered to have lost the match 9 events to 0 and 72 games to 0, and any lower teams of the same Club shall be considered to have lost their matches in the same week by the same score. A team which fails to fulfil more than one fixture shall also have two points deducted from its total of points at the end of the season.
3. MATCH COURTS, BALLS AND EQUIPMENT (amendment)
(e) Failure by a Home Club to meet the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs a b c and d above will result in the Home Team being considered to have lost the match 9 events to 0 and 72 games to 0.
5. MATCH ORGANISATION
(b) At the start time for the match, and at the time it is possible to begin playing the second events, all the couples required to play must be present, irrespective of whether two or three courts are in use. If at these times a couple are not ready to play and their opponents are, they shall forfeit the first set to their opponents 6 games to 0, and if they are still not ready to play after a further twenty minutes they shall forfeit the second set 6 games to 0.
Amendment to Lines 4, 5 and 6 of the above Rule
they shall forfeit the first set to their opponents 6 games to 0, and if they are still not ready to play after a further twenty minutes they shall forfeit the second set 6 games to 0. follows :-
they shall forfeit the first four games of the event to their opponents 4 games to 0, and if they are still not ready to play after a further twenty minutes they shall forfeit the event 8 games to 0.
The following detail of amendments will replace Match Regulations (f) and (j).
(f) Home Team / Away Team
Events 1, 2, and 3 shall start the Match.
Events 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 must be played in order stated subject to the sequence in which pairs complete their first and second events.
(g) If a player is injured then the following rule will apply.
(1) If a player is injured in event 1 to 3 and the event cannot be completed then the injured players team will forfeit the event but will score any completed games won by them up to the point of retirement. A substitute is then allowed to play in the second and third event.
(2) If a player is injured in event 4 to 6 and the event cannot be completed then the injured players team will forfeit the event but will score any completed games won by them up to the point of retirement. A substitute is then allowed to play in the third event.
(3) If a player is injured in 7 to 9 event and the event cannot be completed then the injured players team will forfeit the event but will score any completed games won by them up to the point of retirement. A substitute will only be allowed to play at the start of this event.
No team shall field more than one substitute in any given fixture.
(h) Except where both Captains agree to the use of floodlighting, no event shall begin later than 10 minutes after sunset (local time) and all play should terminate 30 minutes after sunset unless both Captains agree to continuing beyond those times.
(j) If circumstances make the completion of a match uncertain, the Captains may agree a time limit. At the time of cessation of play with a match uncompleted then,
Ladies Section D
- Palmerston B
- Campion C (Thursday)
- Mersey Bowmen C (Friday)
- Waterloo B (Thursday)
- Widnes A (Friday)
- Eccleston Park B (Wednesday)
- Thingwall Vags A (Thursday)
- Aughton A (Thursday)
- D-L Club Knowsley A (Wednesday)
- Vagabonds A (Thursday)
- Eccleston Park B (Monday)
- East Wavertree D (Thursday)
- Carlton A (Wednesday)
- Widnes A (Friday)
- Campion C (Thursday)
- Mersey Bowmen B
MATCH REGULATIONS
1. LEAGUE ORGANISATION
(d) The following detail of amendments will replace Match Regulations (d), (e) and (f)
Each match shall consist of nine doubles events and each team shall consist of 3 pairs of players. Each pair shall play three pairs of the opposing sides to the following format:
Home Team / Away Team
- No. 1 Pair v No. 1 Pair
- No. 2 Pair v No. 2 Pair
- No. 3 Pair v No. 3 Pair
- No. 2 Pair v No. 1 Pair
- No. 3 Pair v No. 2 Pair
- No. 1 Pair v No. 3 Pair
- No. 3 Pair v No. 1 Pair
- No. 1 Pair v No. 2 Pair
- No. 2 Pair v No. 3 Pair
(E) Each event shall be played and decided on the result of one set. Each pair will play ONE set against each pair of the opposing team. A set will be won by the first pair to reach 8 games with a 2 games lead. In the case of a tie at 8 games all then the
Tie break system shall operate being the first pair to reach a score of 7 points with a clearance of 2 points, e.g. 7-5, 8-6.
(f) Points for each match shall be decided on completed or forfeited events only and shall be scored as follows:
- 2 Points for the winning team in an outright win i.e. 9-0, 8-1, 8-0, 7-2, 7-1, 7-0, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0, 5-4, 5-3, 5-2, 5-1, 4-3 and 4-2.
- 1 Point for both teams in a drawn match (4-4 and 3-3).
(g) In the event of two or more Teams in a Section finishing the Season with equal points, then their positions will be determined by the ratio of events won, to events lost and in the case of further equality, by the same ratio of games.The Group Committee may promote more than two teams or relegate fewer than two teams from a Section in order to balance the number of teams in a Section/s for a new Season.
2. TEAM SELECTIONS
(g) If a Club fails to fulfil a fixture, unless authorised by the Match Regulations Sub- Committee in advance, it shall be considered to have lost the match 9 events to 0 and 72 games to 0, and any lower teams of the same Club shall be considered to have lost their matches in the same week by the same score. A team which fails to fulfil more than one fixture shall also have two points deducted from its total of points at the end of the season.
3. MATCH COURTS, BALLS AND EQUIPMENT (amendment)
(e) Failure by a Home Club to meet the conditions set out in sub-paragraphs a b c and d above will result in the Home Team being considered to have lost the match 9 events to 0 and 72 games to 0.
5. MATCH ORGANISATION
(b) At the start time for the match, and at the time it is possible to begin playing the second events, all the couples required to play must be present, irrespective of whether two or three courts are in use. If at these times a couple are not ready to play and their opponents are, they shall forfeit the first set to their opponents 6 games to 0, and if they are still not ready to play after a further twenty minutes they shall forfeit the second set 6 games to 0.
Amendment to Lines 4, 5 and 6 of the above Rule
they shall forfeit the first set to their opponents 6 games to 0, and if they are still not ready to play after a further twenty minutes they shall forfeit the second set 6 games to 0. follows :-
they shall forfeit the first four games of the event to their opponents 4 games to 0, and if they are still not ready to play after a further twenty minutes they shall forfeit the event 8 games to 0.
The following detail of amendments will replace Match Regulations (f) and (j).
(f) Home Team / Away Team
- No. 1 Pair v No. 1 Pair
- No. 2 Pair v No. 2 Pair
- No. 3 Pair v No. 3 Pair
- No. 2 Pair v No. 1 Pair
- No. 3 Pair v No. 2 Pair
- No. 1 Pair v No. 3 Pair
- No. 3 Pair v No. 1 Pair
- No. 1 Pair v No. 2 Pair
- No. 2 Pair v No. 3 Pair
Events 1, 2, and 3 shall start the Match.
Events 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 must be played in order stated subject to the sequence in which pairs complete their first and second events.
(g) If a player is injured then the following rule will apply.
(1) If a player is injured in event 1 to 3 and the event cannot be completed then the injured players team will forfeit the event but will score any completed games won by them up to the point of retirement. A substitute is then allowed to play in the second and third event.
(2) If a player is injured in event 4 to 6 and the event cannot be completed then the injured players team will forfeit the event but will score any completed games won by them up to the point of retirement. A substitute is then allowed to play in the third event.
(3) If a player is injured in 7 to 9 event and the event cannot be completed then the injured players team will forfeit the event but will score any completed games won by them up to the point of retirement. A substitute will only be allowed to play at the start of this event.
No team shall field more than one substitute in any given fixture.
(h) Except where both Captains agree to the use of floodlighting, no event shall begin later than 10 minutes after sunset (local time) and all play should terminate 30 minutes after sunset unless both Captains agree to continuing beyond those times.
(j) If circumstances make the completion of a match uncertain, the Captains may agree a time limit. At the time of cessation of play with a match uncompleted then,
- (i) if 6 events have not been completed, the match must be considered postponed and be replayed, see Match Regulation 4.
- (ii) if 6 or more events have been completed, the match will be scored on the results of finished events only.