2023 Doubles Cup

Neutral venue in brackets. Please note that neutral venues are not negotiable – the matches must be played at these venues.

Preliminary Round

Best of 3 frames. All matches to be played by 28 February.

Michael Shallcross and John Shepherdson 0-2 Richard Shallcross and Dave Legg (Crescent)
Alice Paylor and Haley Pugh 2-0 Janine Powers and Andy Gosling (Crescent)

1st round

Best of 3 frames. All matches to be played by 28 February.

Richard Shallcross and Dave Legg 0-2 Mike Edmondson and Lee Toone (Crescent)
Alice Paylor and Haley Pugh 2-0 Ben Thorpe and Geraint Davies (Golden Ball)
Jack Pearce and Alex Donaghy 0-2 Leo Clayton and Wilf Williams (Castle)
Harry Featherstone and Phil Paddock 2-1 Tom Wilson and Jimmy Devlin (Castle)
Mike Kearney and Glen Chittock 2-1 Colin Chambers and Rich Dixon (Waggon & Horses)
Will Brewery and Gordon King (bye) vs Harry Clish and Ian Clish (Golden Ball)
Bob Leyland and Jack Woolgar 1-2 Gavin Bellerby and Daniel Nelson (Golden Ball)
Mike Ragg and Chris Watson 2-1 Ben Richards and Simon Mollan (Castle)

Quarter Finals

Best of 5 frames. All matches to be played by 31 May.

Mike Kearney and Glen Chittock 3-0 Mike Edmondson and Lee Toone (Crescent)
Gavin Bellerby and Daniel Nelson 0-3 Harry Featherstone and Phil Paddock (Crescent)
Leo Clayton and Wilf Williams 3-0 Will Brewery and Gordon King (Castle)
Mike Ragg and Chris Watson 3-1 Alice Paylor and Haley Pugh (Ackhorne)

Semi Finals

Best of 7 frames. All matches to be played by 31 October.

Harry Featherstone and Phil Paddock 2-4 Leo Clayton and Wilf Williams (Phoenix)
Mike Ragg and Chris Watson 3-4 Mike Kearney and Glen Chittock (Castle)

Final

Best of 7 frames. To be played 19 December.

Leo Clayton and Wilf Williams 4-3 Mike Kearney and Glen Chittock (Waggon)

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 randomly selected neutral venue; 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.