Club Tournaments - Entry Form
To be completed before 6th April 2018
There is one form to be completed for all club tournaments Once you have completed the form click on Submit which will send your entry to the organiser. If your tournament choice needs a payment then send a cheque (payable to Letchworth Croquet Club) to Tracy Martin saying which competition(s) the payment is for.
The Target Dates for completing each round will be displayed on the draw sheets when published.
In order to keep matches from falling behind the published schedule and thus compromising others, it has again been agreed that any match not played by the Target Date may have to be forfeited.
Association Croquet tournaments
AC High Handicap Single 14-point game on a full-size lawn. League/round-robin format, depending on numbers, played to full-bisque handicap base 10. Open to handicaps of 10 and above.
AC Club Handicap: One 26-point game. Knock-out format Bisques awarded according to handicap difference. There are no handicap restrictions.
AC Level Advanced: One 26-point game. Knock-out format.
AC Single Ball Level Play: Best of three 13-point level-play games. Knock-out format.
CA All-England Handicap: One 26-point game. Knock-out format, played to full-bisque handicap base 10. There are no handicap restrictions. A minimum of 4 entries is required for this to run. All matches to be completed by 31st July.
Golf Croquet tournaments
Bisques awarded according to handicap difference, except in the Level Play Competition.
GC Doubles: This event is being replaced this year with 2 or 3 one-day Doubles tournaments, probably run on a Saturday. More details to follow;.
GC High-handicap Competition: (open to those with handicaps 9 and above.) Best-of-three 13-point games played in a summer-long league/round-robin format. The format will be decided once the number of entrants is known.
GC Level Play: Played in best-of-three 13-point knock-out format
GC Club Handicap: Played in best-of-three 13-point knock-out format. There are no handicap restrictions.
GC Ladies: Best-of-three 13-point handicap matches. The format will be decided once the number of entrants is known
Edward Martin: A one-day Handicap Singles Tournament on Bank Holiday Monday 28th May. A maximum of 12 entries will be allowed. No handicap restrictions.
CA GC All England Handicap Best-of-three 13-point games. There are no handicap restrictions. The format will be decided once the number of entrants is known. A minimum of 4 entries is required for this to run. All local matches to be completed by 30th June. The winner(s) go forward to Area/National Finals.
7-point Handicap (NEW) Best of three 7-point handicap games played in a summer-long league or round-robin format, which will be decided once the number of entrants is known. Open to anyone who prefers not to enter any of the above competitions, or who is unwilling to play a best-of-three 13-point match.
Please, for all competitions:
· Consult your opponent and make a booking for each match on the online booking system.
Note the Target Date for completing each round, but play as early as possible within the window allowed.
· Double-bank as much as possible to maximise availability of the courts.
· After a match, record the result on the cards in the shelter, and on your handicap card.
· As winner (in knock-out format) contact your prospective opponent(s) to start planning the date of the next match.
· If you and your next opponent have both completed your Round One matches (or if you both have byes), you may go ahead to play your Round Two match, even if other players have not completed Round One (and so on subsequently).
Arrange league/ladder games directly with opponents. Don't leave all your games to the end of the season as this will likely result in the competitions being incomplete.
· Inform the organisers of the tournaments and your prospective opponents of your holiday plans – well in advance. Minor adjustments may be possible to keep the programme going.
The Target Dates for completing each round will be displayed on the draw sheets when published.
In order to keep matches from falling behind the published schedule and thus compromising others, it has again been agreed that any match not played by the Target Date may have to be forfeited.
Association Croquet tournaments
AC High Handicap Single 14-point game on a full-size lawn. League/round-robin format, depending on numbers, played to full-bisque handicap base 10. Open to handicaps of 10 and above.
AC Club Handicap: One 26-point game. Knock-out format Bisques awarded according to handicap difference. There are no handicap restrictions.
AC Level Advanced: One 26-point game. Knock-out format.
AC Single Ball Level Play: Best of three 13-point level-play games. Knock-out format.
CA All-England Handicap: One 26-point game. Knock-out format, played to full-bisque handicap base 10. There are no handicap restrictions. A minimum of 4 entries is required for this to run. All matches to be completed by 31st July.
Golf Croquet tournaments
Bisques awarded according to handicap difference, except in the Level Play Competition.
GC Doubles: This event is being replaced this year with 2 or 3 one-day Doubles tournaments, probably run on a Saturday. More details to follow;.
GC High-handicap Competition: (open to those with handicaps 9 and above.) Best-of-three 13-point games played in a summer-long league/round-robin format. The format will be decided once the number of entrants is known.
GC Level Play: Played in best-of-three 13-point knock-out format
GC Club Handicap: Played in best-of-three 13-point knock-out format. There are no handicap restrictions.
GC Ladies: Best-of-three 13-point handicap matches. The format will be decided once the number of entrants is known
Edward Martin: A one-day Handicap Singles Tournament on Bank Holiday Monday 28th May. A maximum of 12 entries will be allowed. No handicap restrictions.
CA GC All England Handicap Best-of-three 13-point games. There are no handicap restrictions. The format will be decided once the number of entrants is known. A minimum of 4 entries is required for this to run. All local matches to be completed by 30th June. The winner(s) go forward to Area/National Finals.
7-point Handicap (NEW) Best of three 7-point handicap games played in a summer-long league or round-robin format, which will be decided once the number of entrants is known. Open to anyone who prefers not to enter any of the above competitions, or who is unwilling to play a best-of-three 13-point match.
Please, for all competitions:
· Consult your opponent and make a booking for each match on the online booking system.
Note the Target Date for completing each round, but play as early as possible within the window allowed.
· Double-bank as much as possible to maximise availability of the courts.
· After a match, record the result on the cards in the shelter, and on your handicap card.
· As winner (in knock-out format) contact your prospective opponent(s) to start planning the date of the next match.
· If you and your next opponent have both completed your Round One matches (or if you both have byes), you may go ahead to play your Round Two match, even if other players have not completed Round One (and so on subsequently).
Arrange league/ladder games directly with opponents. Don't leave all your games to the end of the season as this will likely result in the competitions being incomplete.
· Inform the organisers of the tournaments and your prospective opponents of your holiday plans – well in advance. Minor adjustments may be possible to keep the programme going.