Virtual League Cup

[tengu]

The Virtual League Cup (VLC) will run throughout the second half of the season, starting on 30 January. No extra matches will be played. Instead, for each league match played, a 'virtual' match will be recorded, comprising the same games as the league match but with scores adjusted according to individual player handicaps.

Each player has been allocated separate home and away handicap values, based on their record in the first half of the season. The 'weaker' player in each VLC game will have their score augmented by the difference between handicap values.

The results of these virtual matches will be tabulated in the usual way - games won, followed by matches won - to produce a Virtual League Cup table. The leader in this table at the end of the season will be awarded the League Cup trophy. [Note that no individual trophies will be awarded to team members for the VLC.]

As the VLC is a 'virtual' competition, it is up to you how seriously you take it. You can completely ignore it if you wish, or you can consult handicap values in advance of each league match, and work out what is needed to win each virtual game, as well as the more important league game of course!

Hopefully, it will all become clear as the competition proceeds. 

[tengu]

VLC Player Handicaps

Team	Player	Home handicap	Away handicap
Blacksmiths Arms	Bob Osborne	4810	3670
	Colin Southouse	5460	5730
	Darren Newnham	5900	6230
	Dave White	2970	3690
	Mike Daw	8220	6410
	Peter Payne	3650	3650
	Phil Osborne	6740	7880
	Sandy Harmer	5020	5020
Unplayed Reserves:	Jamie Minihane	5000	5000
	Nigel Pead	5000	5000
	Roy Harmer	5000	5000
Cock n Balls	Bob Procter	3730	3730
	Chris Farrow	4440	4440
	Darrell Skinner	1120	2000
	Huw Lincoln	1230	1890
	Iain Craigen	1720	1720
	Jan Smith	1710	1680
	Jim McClenn	1980	1980
	Jim Rendell	1000	1000
	Liz Lancaster	800	730
	Mick Kirwan	1490	2720
	Richard Wooton	4510	4510
	Terry Gasson	3660	3660
Unplayed Reserves:	Ben Procter	5000	5000
	Dave Hunter	5000	5000
	Lex Schlup	5000	5000
	Ross Armstrong	5000	5000
County Oak A	George Fisher	1390	2860
	Jack Baden	5540	5900
	Jim Millward	4630	4630
	Joe Oakley	5150	5150
	Marcus Chipman	7090	4950
	Matthew Knight	10090	5080
	Michelle Baden	4640	4640
	Nigel Senior	12970	10760
Unplayed Reserves:	Chris Tupper	5000	5000
	Heather Millward	5000	5000
	Ian Lelliott	5000	5000
	Rick Cunningham	5000	5000
	Sheena Wood	5000	5000
	Tony Jenner	5000	5000
County Oak B	Alan Brackenridge	7380	6090
	Brian Muggeridge	3220	4590
	Jean Brackenridge	7830	3180
	Kevin Hall	7870	7530
	Sandra Hall	2980	2360
	Zoe Stoner	2000	1670
Unplayed Reserves:	Bella Stoner	5000	5000
	Dave Jones	5000	5000
	Kevin Stoner	5000	5000
	Stuart Carruthers	5000	5000
Glynde Horse	Dave Knight	4570	2960
	Dave Todd	2370	2320
	Jan Bithell	2900	3400
	Ric Bithell	4320	3000
	Richard Todd	2950	2550
	Roger Munn	2340	1450
	Stewart Chant	2490	2490
Unplayed Reserves:	James Swann	5000	5000
	Karen Bithell	5000	5000
Hassocks Pub	Barry West	6150	2910
	Derek Taylor	5350	3190
	Dilly Williamson	4370	2610
	Lorraine Hall	2440	3380
	Pete Edwards	4980	4210
	Rob Hall	9010	8320
Unplayed Reserves:	Andy Farmer-Wright	5000	5000
	Bob Lansdall	5000	5000
	Chris Lambe	5000	5000
	Jenny Edwards	5000	5000
	Richard Jeffrey	5000	5000
	Stuart Mepham	5000	5000
Laughing Fish	Andy Brooks	2710	1900
	David Errity	2320	2320
	David Ingram	5360	5360
	Henry Brooks	6690	11480
	James Pearson	1080	1080
	Jim Ashford	3190	3140
	Joseph Carpenter	2210	1660
	Kirsty Allum	3330	3330
	Nic Ashford	2260	2260
	Ray Carpenter	2490	2330
Unplayed Reserves:	Chris Ashford	5000	5000
	Gemma Cheney	5000	5000
	Jamie Hall	5000	5000
	Richard Harvey	5000	5000
Plough	Chase Newman	4250	3540
	Geoff Fairs	4310	2060
	John Staplehurst	2710	2710
	Kevin Hutchinson	1940	830
	Ros Appleby	4110	3630
	Trevor Appleby	2360	2360
	Trevor Rees	3050	3450

Notes on calculation:
The home handicap of a player is the average score of all home league games (minimum of 3) played by that player. If fewer than 3 home games have been played, the home handicap of a player is the average score of ALL league games, home and away.
Likewise, the away handicap is the average of all away league games, or the average of ALL league games, if fewer than 3 away games have been played.
For any player who has played fewer than 3 games overall (home and away), nominal scores of 5000 are assumed, to bring the number of games up to 3. For example, if a player has played only once, and scored 2000; their (home and away) handicap is calculated as
(2000 + 5000 + 5000) / 3 = 4000.
Players who have not played at all in the first half of the season have a default handicap of 5000.
In all cases, handicap values are rounded to a multiple of 10.

[tengu]

VLC Table - week 1

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cock n Balls	1	1	0	0	4	1	4
County Oak A	1	1	0	0	3	2	3
Glynde Horse	1	1	0	0	3	2	3
Plough	1	1	0	0	3	2	3
County Oak B	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Hassocks Pub	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Laughing Fish	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Blacksmiths Arms	1	0	0	1	1	4	1

Early days...

Full details on Lewes website.

[gandalf the untidy]

Jan 31, 2017 17:01:48 GMT tengu said:

VLC Table - week 1

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Cock n Balls	1	1	0	0	4	1	4
County Oak A	1	1	0	0	3	2	3
Glynde Horse	1	1	0	0	3	2	3
Plough	1	1	0	0	3	2	3
County Oak B	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Hassocks Pub	1	0	0	1	2	3	2
Laughing Fish	1	0	0	1	2	3	2

Early days...

Full details on Lewes website. looks like theblacksmiths were really virtually virtual this week

[tengu]

Jan 31, 2017 23:41:44 GMT gandalf the untidy said:

Jan 31, 2017 17:01:48 GMT tengu said:

looks like theblacksmiths were really virtually virtual this week

Think you must have been relegated already!