2024-25 Stats & Rankings
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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.
St Denys win again!
St Deny Cons still hold a 5 point advantage at the top after yet another win as they beat Park Gate 4-2, Hamble Social are still the main challengers after registering a 4-2 win of their own away at Churchills and Chandlers Ford's return is still stuttering as they conceded 5 away to Sarisbury B.
The season rankings sees former leader Mark Emms slip to 2nd with Derek King's 100% record pushing him to top of the pile whist the main rankings has Ian Finch breaking into the top 3 and Clive Gamblin entering th top 10.
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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