Post by iang on Aug 25, 2017 18:21:33 GMT
Rules of Play
All matches
1. All matches will consist of 4 singles and 2 doubles games requiring a minimum of 4 players per side.
2. The order of play will be 2 singles, 2 doubles, 2 singles.
3. Each opening break will be made by the player representing the away team.
4. Handicapping will be used in all matches.
5. Should a black peg fall during a match the player’s handicap will not be eradicated.
Pool matches
6. In all pool matches, Captains will nominate player(s) prior to each game; the Away Captain will nominate first.
7. Final Pool positions will be decided on individual games won and, if necessary, total aggregate score.
Semi-finals and the Final
The winners of pool 1 shall play the runners-up of pool 2 on the table of the winners of pool 2
The winners of pool 2 shall play the runners-up of pool 1 on the table of the winners of pool 1
Should the Semi-Final venues as described above not be available, then the runner-up’s tables shall be used. Should this not be possible, a decision regarding venues shall be made by the Committee.
In semi-finals and final, the teams shall toss a coin before the start of matches to decide who shall be the Home and the Away sides. The Away side shall have the break in games 1, 3 and 5; the Home side shall have the break in games 2, 4 and 6. The team that has the break in each game shall nominate first.
If a result is 3-3 then the winner will be decided by the aggregate score.
To accommodate the extra leg ALL matches will start at 8.15 pm.
In the event that the competition is played with more or less than the 2 pools referred to elsewhere in the
rules, then the committee shall decide on the best way of arranging the fixtures.
Handicap banding
The setting of handicaps is made at the beginning of each season and is based on the player’s average score in league matches only for the previous season.
Individual player handicap bands can be altered each year by the Fixtures Secretary and are restricted to: promotion - 2 bands, demotion - 1 band
Captains introducing new players to the Mid-Sussex League must declare the new players standing in other leagues with performance details where possible. If the new player has played before but not for three seasons or more, the captain must assess his ability and mark it on the team registration form. This is being done to help make the handicapping fair. New players to the game who have not played competitive bar billiards anywhere before will be given the maximum handicap.
If a player’s previous history is not declared and subsequently comes to light, the handicap will be reassessed. Any alteration will be applied retrospectively to any games already played in the season, with points being deducted and added to other teams where the reassessment changes the result of any games.
The value of each handicap band will vary according to the table on which the match is being played. The points scored on a particular table during the previous season’s League programme only will be added up and the average points score for a game calculated from the total. This sum shall be the basis for deciding the value of the handicap bands and the final calculations will be decided by committee before the start of the season.
For the competition final when played on a completely neutral table, the H band will be taken at the mid point between the highest and lowest of the H bands on League tables with the intermediate bands being calculated as before.
Players will be awarded the following handicap band according to their average league score for the previous season:
Player Average Band
4000 and above A
3000 to 3999 B
2500 to 2999 C
2000 to 2499 D
1500 to 1999 E
1000 to 1499 F
500 to 999 G
0 to 499 H
Pool 1
Hassocks A
HHUSC A
Cock Utd
CKRBL
St Francis
Windmill Z
Pool 2
Plough
BHCC
Hassocks B
HHUSC B
Watermill
Bye
All matches
1. All matches will consist of 4 singles and 2 doubles games requiring a minimum of 4 players per side.
2. The order of play will be 2 singles, 2 doubles, 2 singles.
3. Each opening break will be made by the player representing the away team.
4. Handicapping will be used in all matches.
5. Should a black peg fall during a match the player’s handicap will not be eradicated.
Pool matches
6. In all pool matches, Captains will nominate player(s) prior to each game; the Away Captain will nominate first.
7. Final Pool positions will be decided on individual games won and, if necessary, total aggregate score.
Semi-finals and the Final
The winners of pool 1 shall play the runners-up of pool 2 on the table of the winners of pool 2
The winners of pool 2 shall play the runners-up of pool 1 on the table of the winners of pool 1
Should the Semi-Final venues as described above not be available, then the runner-up’s tables shall be used. Should this not be possible, a decision regarding venues shall be made by the Committee.
In semi-finals and final, the teams shall toss a coin before the start of matches to decide who shall be the Home and the Away sides. The Away side shall have the break in games 1, 3 and 5; the Home side shall have the break in games 2, 4 and 6. The team that has the break in each game shall nominate first.
If a result is 3-3 then the winner will be decided by the aggregate score.
To accommodate the extra leg ALL matches will start at 8.15 pm.
In the event that the competition is played with more or less than the 2 pools referred to elsewhere in the
rules, then the committee shall decide on the best way of arranging the fixtures.
Handicap banding
The setting of handicaps is made at the beginning of each season and is based on the player’s average score in league matches only for the previous season.
Individual player handicap bands can be altered each year by the Fixtures Secretary and are restricted to: promotion - 2 bands, demotion - 1 band
Captains introducing new players to the Mid-Sussex League must declare the new players standing in other leagues with performance details where possible. If the new player has played before but not for three seasons or more, the captain must assess his ability and mark it on the team registration form. This is being done to help make the handicapping fair. New players to the game who have not played competitive bar billiards anywhere before will be given the maximum handicap.
If a player’s previous history is not declared and subsequently comes to light, the handicap will be reassessed. Any alteration will be applied retrospectively to any games already played in the season, with points being deducted and added to other teams where the reassessment changes the result of any games.
The value of each handicap band will vary according to the table on which the match is being played. The points scored on a particular table during the previous season’s League programme only will be added up and the average points score for a game calculated from the total. This sum shall be the basis for deciding the value of the handicap bands and the final calculations will be decided by committee before the start of the season.
For the competition final when played on a completely neutral table, the H band will be taken at the mid point between the highest and lowest of the H bands on League tables with the intermediate bands being calculated as before.
Players will be awarded the following handicap band according to their average league score for the previous season:
Player Average Band
4000 and above A
3000 to 3999 B
2500 to 2999 C
2000 to 2499 D
1500 to 1999 E
1000 to 1499 F
500 to 999 G
0 to 499 H
Pool 1
Hassocks A
HHUSC A
Cock Utd
CKRBL
St Francis
Windmill Z
Pool 2
Plough
BHCC
Hassocks B
HHUSC B
Watermill
Bye
