Billiard (Handicap) Team League // 2022-23


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4		League & Knockout Fixtures and Results - 22/23 Season
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8		Frames of 3x sets of 75-up					Match 1		Sep 20	Jan 10		Match 14
9		Frames of 75 minutes					Match 2		Sep 27	Jan 17		Match 15
10							Match 3		Oct 4	Jan 24		Match 16
11							Match 4		Oct 11	Jan 31		Match 17
12							Match 5		Oct 18	Feb 7		Match 18
13							Match 6		Oct 25	Feb 14		Match 19
14							Match 7		Nov 1	Feb 21		Match 20
15							Match 8		Nov 8	Feb 28		Match 21
16		Round-Robin Points (Fun) Comp					Match 9		Nov 15	Mar 6		Match 22
17		- See Knockout page for more					Match 10		Nov 22	Mar 13		Match 23
18							Match 11		Nov 29	Mar 20		Match 24
19							Match 12		Dec 6	Mar 27		Match 25
20		details.					Match 13		Dec 13	Apr 3		Knockout	3 frames of 250-up
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22			Match 1..... ....(H)		Frames			(A)..............Sep 20			Match 14.......(H)		Frames			(A).......... ..Jan 10
23				St Aubin	16	v	19	Services				Tower Tree	13	v	15	Tower Royals
24				Tower A	21	v	12	Tower Tree				St Aubin	15	v	19	Tower A
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26			Match 2... ......(H)		Frames			(A)...... .....Sep 27			Match 15.......(H)		Frames			(A).......... ..Jan 17
27				Tower Royals	16	v	14	St Aubin				Services	14	v	12	Tower Royals
28				Services	13	v	14	Tower A				St Aubin	15	v	15	Tower Tree
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30			Match 3..... ....(H)		Frames			(A)........ ...Oct 04			Match 16.. ....(H)		Frames			(A)........ ....Jan 24
31				Tower Royals	11	v	13	Tower A				Services	16	v	12	St Aubin
32				Tower Tree	17	v	11	Services				Tower Tree	12	v	17	Tower A
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34			Match 4... ......(H)		Frames			(A)............Oct 11			Match 17.......(H)		Frames			(A)........ ....Jan 31
35				Tower Tree	14	v	13	Tower Royals				St Aubin	15	v	16	Tower Royals
36				St Aubin	15	v	15	Tower A				Tower A	22	v	11	Services
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38			Match 5..... ....(H)		Frames			(A)............Oct 18			Match 18.. ....(H)		Frames			(A)........ .. ..Feb 7
39				Services	13	v	15	Tower Royals				Tower A	14	v	14	Tower Royals
40				St Aubin	14	v	17	Tower Tree				Services	15	v	13	Tower Tree
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42			Match 6... ......(H)		Frames			(A)........ ..Oct 25			Match 19.......(H)		Frames			(A)............Feb 14
43				Services	16	v	17	St Aubin				Tower Royals	15	v	15	Tower Tree
44				Tower Tree	13	v	15	Tower A				Tower A	19	v	16	St Aubin
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46			Match 7..... ....(H)		Frames			(A)....... ...Nov 1			Match 20.. ....(H)		Frames			(A)...... .. ..Feb 21
47				St Aubin	13	v	17	Tower Royals				Tower Royals	15	v	19	Services
48				Tower A	18	v	15	Services				Tower Tree	17	v	12	St Aubin
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50			Match 8... ......(H)		Frames			(A)........ ..Nov 8			Match 21.......(H)		Frames			(A)...... .. ..Feb 28
51				Tower A	14	v	14	Tower Royals				St Aubin	14	v	20	Services
52				Services	15	v	14	Tower Tree				Tower A	15	v	16	Tower Tree
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54			Match 9.........(H)		Frames			(A)....... ..Nov 15			Match 22.. ....(H)		Frames			(A)........ .. ..Mar 6
55				Tower Royals	18	v	16	Tower Tree				Tower Royals	13	v	13	St Aubin
56				Tower A	15	v	20	St Aubin				Services	14	v	14	Tower A
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58			Match 10.... ....(H)		Frames			(A)....... ..Nov 22			Match 23.......(H)		Frames			(A)......... ..Mar 13
59				Tower Royals	18	v	13	Services				Tower Royals	13	v	18	Tower A
60				Tower Tree	14	v	14	St Aubin				Tower Tree	16	v	15	Services
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62			Match 11... .....(H)		Frames			(A)....... ..Nov 29			Match 24.......(H)		Frames			(A)......... ..Mar 20
63				St Aubin	14	v	16	Services				Tower Tree	16	v	14	Tower Royals
64				Tower A	13	v	13	Tower Tree				St Aubin	18	v	15	Tower A
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66			Match 12... .....(H)		Frames			(A)....... ..Dec 06			Match 25.......(H)		Frames			(A)......... ..Mar 27
67				Tower Royals	17	v	13	St Aubin				Services	19	v	11	Tower Royals
68				Services	16	v	13	Tower A				St Aubin	13	v	16	Tower Tree
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70			Match 13... .....(H)		Frames			(A)....... ..Dec 13			Knockout Finals.....Apr 03
71				Tower Royals	13	v	17	Tower A				Tower A	681	v	717	Services
72				Tower Tree	15	v	15	Services				Tower Tree	651	v	708	St Aubin
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74		Mid Season - Christmas Break								2022-23 Billiards Team League Season Finished
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77		League Structure and Rules of Note
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79		League Structure and Rules Explained:								75 Minute Frames (long format (b))
80		The calendar for this season's billiards h/c team league will								This longer form of the game consists of a single frame played
81		consist of two formats of match alternating on a bi-weekly								out over 75 minutes. The idea being for a player to score their
82		basis. The first week's play (a) will feature a format whereby								target 'handicap' as many times over as possible within the 75
83		each player will play 3x sets of 75-up. The following week's								minute timeframe. The calculation for points scoring is as
84		play will see a return to timed frames of 75 minutes. The								follows; in the case of a player with a target 'handicap' of 50
85		season will thus proceed by oscillating from match type (a)								points, each time said player accumulates 50 points as scored
86		to match type (b) every other week.								during the normal run of play in a frame of billiards, that player
87										shall score 1 point for themself and their team. Should this
88		3x 75-up Sets (short format (a))								player conclude play with a framescore of 250 points this
89		The newer match format (a) will consist of 3x quick-fire								would equate to exactly 5 points scored (50 x 5 = 250). However,
90		75-up, handicapped sets in which both players will race to								should that player finish play with a framescore of 249 points,
91		score 1.5x their handicap in each set, for a maximum of								they would score just 4 points. As such the target 'handicap'
92		225-up per head-to-head.								must be scored in full to secure a point towards the player's
93		(The need to outscore your opponent rather than simply								individual and team result. (In effect, framescores are rounded
94		scoring 5x your own target handicap (as is the case when								down to the last full accumulation of the target 'handicap'.)
95		playing timed, 75 minute frames - match type (b)) should
96		add a different psychological and competative component								Scoring 5 times your target 'handicap' (on average scoring 1
97		to the typical timed frames.)								point in each 15 minutes of play) is considered a 'par' and is a
98										factor in the handicap adjustments which occur througout the
99		In match type (a) one point will be awarded to the player who								season. See below for more details.
100		wins two sets and therefore the overall head-to-head battle.
101		However, should that player win all three sets they shall score								Points Scoring (Individual & Team)
102		an additonal point for achieving a 3-0 whitewash. The oppos-								Players will score points for their own individual average and
103		ing, loosing player shall score no points. All 9 sets of the								team league table as a result of the accumulation of points
104		match must therefore be played, with a maximum of 6 points								scored from the outcome of a 3 setted head-to-head or by
105		on offer should all three head-to-heads end in 3-0 scorelines.								accumulating points awarded for scoring their 'target handicap'
106										as scored in a timed 75 minute frame.
107		Short Format Rule Modification - Playing from In-Hand
108		"If the striker comes to the table with their cue-ball in-hand as								Bonus Points
109		a result of the non-striker's last turn, the striker can play								A bonus point is scored (for the individual and the team) when
110		directly on to a ball or balls in Baulk for that shot only."								a player scores equal to or greater than their target 'handciap'
111										in a single break.
112		What this means is that if your opponent pots your cue-ball
113		(or forces it off the table), when you come to the table for your								Handicaps and Adjustments
114		turn you have the option of playing into Baulk from hand on								Handicap changes will result only from timed 75 minute match-
115		your opening stroke; effectively an open table. This will apply								es (and not from the short format 3 set matches).
116		regardless of whether one or two balls are in Baulk when								The points scored in seperate blocks of two consecutive 75
117		coming to the table with ball in-hand.								minute matches dictates handicap adjustments. A player's
118										handicap will remain unchanged if they score 10 points in a
119		The question arises as to how this rule would be applied								block of two consecutive 75 minute matches. Players scoring
120		following the initial break-off shot. As the rule is worded, the								9 points or fewer will see their target 'handicap' reduced by
121		second player wouldn't be coming to the table 'in-hand as a								two points. Whilst player's who score 11 points or more will
122		result of the non-striker's last turn' so therefore wouldn't be								have their 'target' handicap increased by two points.
123		able to play directly onto a ball in Baulk on their opening shot.								As such, a player's handicap will remain unchanged for atleast
124										four weeks following a handicap adjustment, until they have
125		Unfinished Breaks								played a further two 75 minute matches and their handicap
126		*Should a player complete a 75-up set whilst on an unfinished								comes up for reviw again.
127		break of atleast half their handicap, they may choose to finish
128		the break in pursuit of a bonus point if they so wish.
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