All first-round ties to be played by Monday 14th March. Rules of competition listed at the end of the page.
First Round (Best of three frames):
- Tom/Jonny (University) 0-2 Leo Clayton/Wilf Williams
- Ben Richards/Simon Mullan 2-0 Ben Thorpe/Geraint Davies
- Stu Weston/Danny Morley v Glen Simpson/Mike Kearney (bye)
- Mike Edmondson/Lee Toone 2-0 Col Chambers/Rich Dixon
- Richard Shallcross/Dave Legg 1-2 Ian Clish/Harry Clish
- Mike Ragg/Chris Watson 2-1 Gavin Bellerby/Dan Nelson
- Noel Broadbent/Gordon King 2-0 Toby/Dan (University)
- Michael Shallcross/Chris Sherrington 1-2 Bob Leyland/Jess Parker
Quarter Finals (Best of five frames):
Matches to be played by Monday 18th April.
- Mike Edmondson/Lee Toone v Ian Clish/Harry Clish
- Ben Richards/Simon Mullan 0-3 Leo Clayton/Wilf Williams
- Glen Simpson/Mike Kearney 3-1 Bob Leyland/Jess Parker
- Noel Broadbent/Gordon King 0-2 Mike Ragg/Chris Watson
Semi Finals (Best of seven frames):
Matches to be played by 31 July.
Mike Ragg/Chris Watson 4-2 Ian Clish/Harry Clish
Glen Simpson/Mike Kearney 0-4 Leo Clayton/Wilf Williams
Final (Best of seven frames):
Mike Ragg/Chris Watson 0.5-4.5 Leo Clayton/Wilf Williams
Rules
- The Doubles Cup is a straight knock-out competition.
- The draw for each round will be unseeded.
- All matches are to be played at a venue agreed by the two teams; first break decided by toss of a coin.
- Matches in the early rounds are played as best of three (first to 2). Quarter-finals will be best of 5 (first to 3 frames), semi-finals and final will be best of 7 (first to 4 frames).
- If a match ends in a tie, then further frames are played until the tie is broken.
Playing of matches
- Matches must be played by the date specified on the draw sheet. The players involved can mutually agree on a date and time.
- For the semi-final, players are encouraged to notify the league organiser/their team captain/league Facebook page etc of the place, date and time of the fixture.
- The cup is open to players not in a team that season.
- If one player has attempted to arrange a match in advance of the last day deadline (via phone number provided on singles league entry) and has not received a response from their opponent then they will automatically win that round.
- If both players are not able to play their match by the deadline they must notify the league organiser in advance of the deadline with a date set for their match within one week past the deadline, else a winner may be declared randomly if both players fail to attempt to arrange a match. If a match cannot be scheduled until more than one week after the deadline, a random winner may be decided to avoid subsequent rounds running out of time, to be decided at league organisers discretion.
Neutral scorer
- Before the quarter-finals, participants may request a neutral scorer for their match if one is available. From the quarter-finals onwards, a neutral scorer will be present at every match.
Hospitality
- The winning player in each match will buy the losing player a drink as a ‘thank you’ for the match, unless otherwise agreed.