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New season edges closer!
The 2025/26 season starts on 1st October 2025, there will be a number of changes to this years line up starting with the champions St Denys B joining Hamble Social, Curdridge have decided to play from Sarisbury meaning they now have an A and B side, Chandlers Ford have returned to the fold after a brief stint in the test valley league and its with great sadness that there will be no Totton Rec after failing to raise enough players to enter a team meaning there will be a bye each week.
Good luck to everyone in the coming season! Fixtures to follow shortly.
Please make yourself aware of the new rule changes listed on the AGM page.
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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