2024 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 5 frames. All matches to be played by 31st March.

Michael Shallcross and Rich Shallcross 3-1 Noel Broadbent and Russ Broadbent (Crescent)
Zena Verney and Kirsen Frost 0-3 Chris Watson and Mike Ragg (Castle)
Ewan Ward and Jack Woolgar bye Ian Clish and Stu Weston (Walmgate Ale House)
Toby Bashforth and Theo Smith 1-3 Bob Leyland and Sonny Battles (Phoenix)

1st round

Best of 5 frames. All matches to be played by 30th April.

Michael Shallcross and Rich Shallcross 3-1 Gordon King and Will Roberts (Phoenix)
Chris Watson and Mike Ragg 3-2 Glen Chittock and Mike Kearney (Castle)
Ian Clish and Stu Weston 3-0 Harry Philips and Jack Hawkins (Ackhorne)
Bob Leyland and Sonny Battles bye Gavin Bellerby and Dan Nelson (Walmgate Ale House)
Dave Wheable and Sean Madigan 3-0 John Shepherdson and Steve Russell (Waggon & Horses)
Steff Armstrong and Baz Jones 2-3 Leo Clayton and Wilf Williams (Waggon & Horses)
Jake Sellers and Theo Kay 0-3 Ben Thorpe and Geraint Davies (Crescent)
George Baker and Tyler Kelly 0-3 Colin Chambers and Rich Dixon (Ackhorne)

Quarter Finals

Best of 5 frames. All matches to be played by [tbc].

Semi Finals

Best of 7 frames. All matches to be played by [tbc].

Final

Best of 7 frames. To be played on [tbc].

Rules

  • The Doubles Cup is a straight knock-out competition.
  • The draw for each round will be unseeded.
  • All matches to be played on neutral tables, drawn at random by the league organiser.
  • Matches in the early rounds are played as 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.
  • 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.
  • Each frame will be started with each pair making a break off shot. The game will then continue when the second pair’s break ends. The timer will not be reset after either opening break. The initial breaking pair/breaking player in each pair will alternate frame-by-frame.

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.