Winter League
Building on the fantastic success of the Individual KO competition for the Winter Cup the Winter League recently announced the introduction of a new Pairs Knock-Out competition starting in December. Details have now been finalised and Entry Forms will be made available this week on some greens and next week on all greens. In addition an on-line Entry Form is available at the foot of this posting which you can use to enter today.
Each division will have its own Qualifying Round with the top two pairs from each division progressing through to the Round of the Last 16. All matches will be played at Thorpe Green. Pairs are competing for the Robert Hitchen Cup which has been donated to the League by Elland WMC in respect of their stalwart club member.
The dates for the qualifying rounds of the competition have now been agreed. They are to be played on 8 Fridays starting on Friday 6 December. The running order is the same as the season starting order by Division to ensure that bowlers have the maximum amount of matches to attain the two League matches they must have played to qualify to enter the competition. The one division out of sequence is the Division 1 qualifying round which will be played on Friday 20 December to avoid a clash with the Friday Milnsbridge League.
Here are the dates of the eight qualifying rounds along with the number of weeks during which bowlers must have played at least two League matches to qualify to enter the competition. The clock is ticking on the qualifying end dates, so make sure that you get your two games in so you have the option to play in the first-ever staging of this new competition.
Before entering make sure that you and your partner are available to bowl on the Qualifying Round dates as well as the 14th & 21st February which are the dates of the Last 16 and Finals Day.
All rounds of the competition including Finals Day will be played at Thorpe Green
With two qualifying pairs from each of the eight qualifying rounds we then move on to the Round of the Last 16. This will be played at Thorpe Green on Friday 14 February 2025. The eight winners will then progress through to Finals Day which will again be held at Thorpe Green on Friday 21 February 2025.
Here are the main pointers as to what this competition is all about.
Each of the 8 divisions will hold its own qualifying round
The top two pairs from each qualifying round will progress through to the Quarter-Finals
The top 8 will then progress through to Finals Day
All matches will be played at Thorpe Green
The qualifying rounds will start in December and be held on 8 Fridays
The Division 1 qualifying round will be held on 20 December to avoid a clash with the Friday Milnsbridge League which has a blank day on that date
Pairs bowlers must bowl for the same team in the League
Bowlers must have played a minimum of 2 Winter League matches before the date of the qualifying round to qualify to enter
Entry fee of £3 per bowler
Division-based handicaps will come into play from the Quarter-Finals
Handicaps will apply to all rounds for Inter-District and County bowlers
Handicaps will apply to all rounds for Thorpe Green club bowlers
All matches up to the Last 16 will be 15-ends or 21-up whichever comes first
The handicap system is primarily Division-based and provides the following results:
Inter-District and County bowlers - start on Scratch 0
Divisions 1 & 2 +1 handicap
Divisions 3 & 4 +2 handicap
Divisions 5 & 6 +3 handicap
Divisions 7 & 8 +4 handicaps
Thorpe Green bowlers are minus 3-2-1 handicaps
The Entry Form below can be used to complete your entry for any division bowlers. If you wish to pay by BACS then the details are included in the email forwarded to you upon completion of your entry.
The Winter League WhatsApp Group is open for members to share views and comments on the new competition. You have to be a HuddWeb member to be invited to join the WhatsApp Group. Become a HuddWeb Member Ask to join the WhatsApp Group
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