Category: Prebendal Manor Cup

Winner: Joe King

The Prebendal is our Club’s annual, internal AC Handicap competition.

Congratulations to Joe King, for beating Peter Allan 21-20 in this year’s final. In the semi-finals, Joe beat Andy Robertson 18-0, while Peter beat Deirdre Cochrane 18-16. These follow the group stages (as detailed further down this page), and the quarter-finals which had been decided as below:

• Peter bt. Brian (18-13)
• Deirdre bt. Harry (walkover)
• Andy R bt. Andy E (18-0)
• Joe bt. Nigel (retired “on the peg”)

Competition format:

The seeded blocks for the first round have been drawn as below. Please book and arrange your games at earliest opportunity, before the courts get too busy in mid-summer: the winner of each game is responsible for entering the result below.

• A) Robin Brown, Deirdre Cochrane, Andy Evason, Claire King
• B) Joe King, Andrew Petit, Brian Jamieson, Edmund Shirley
• C) Peter Allan, Paul Wolff, Andrew Robertson, Minty Clinch
• D) Avril Rangoni-Machiavelli, Harry Crump, Nigel Cox, David Seed, David Long

Positions within each block will be determined according to the tie-break criteria below:

1. Number of wins
2. Result of matches between tied players
3. Total Hoops scored
4. Number of block matches played
5. Net Hoop difference across all matches played
6. Who first entered their final match result

Block winners and runners-up will then be drawn into quarter-finals, ensuring that the two qualifiers from any block won’t meet again before the Final. Quarter-finals must be played by Sunday 8th September. The winners will progress to the Finals Day on Saturday 14th September, where semi-finals will be played in the morning, and the Final in the afternoon.

Game Format:

All matches except the Final should be played as 18pt games (1 and 3-back variation – as per AC rule 51.2.3) with a 2.5 hour time-limit. The Final will be contested as a 26pt game with a longer limit (e.g 3 or 3.5 hrs, dependent on the playing conditions on the day).

Games will be handicap, with a base of 9:

•  in games involving at least one player of handicap less than 9, normal bisque allocations apply, subject to the standard reduction for 18pt games. e.g. player A (handicap = 4) vs player B (handicap = 16): B is allocated 12 bisques, reduced to 8.5.
• if both players have handicaps of 9 or more, each player gets a number of bisques equal to the difference between their handicap and 9, reduced according to the schedule for 18pt games. eg player C (10) vs player D (11): C is allocated 1 bisque, reduced to 0.5; D is allocated 2 bisques, reduced to 1.5. 

Games cannot end in a draw: the standard extra turns procedure (AC rule 61) should be followed if scores are level when the time-limit is reached. 

Any ambiguities or extenuating circumstances affecting these rules will be resolved by reference to std. AC tournament rules, else at Tournament Managers’ discretion.

Block Results & Tables:

Block A

Block B

Block C

Block D

2022 Holder: Duncan Sinclair

The Prebendal is our Club’s annual, internal AC Handicap competition.

Well done to Peter Allan on his magnificent 26-0 victory over Joe King, after semi-finals that saw Joe beat Claire King 18-12 (the first competitive match between them at Blewbury, and possibly for the last 25 years), and Peter beat Brian Jamieson 18-6. See the newsfeed for more details.

QUARTER-FINALS

Joe King beat Andy Robertson (+15)

Claire King beat Andrew Petit (+3T, 9-6)

Brian Jamieson beat David Long (+9)

Peter Allan beat Paul Wolff (+15)

Block A

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Block B

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Block C

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Competition format:

Please book and arrange your games at earliest opportunity, before the courts get too busy in mid-summer.

All block matches are to be played at latest by Friday 25th August. Block winners and runner-ups, together with the two best 3rd-place players, will then be seeded into quarter-finals on the following basis:

• players from the same block will not meet again in the quarter-finals
• winners and runners-up from the same block will not meet again before the Final
• the two best block winners will play quarter-finals against the two best 3rd-placed players
• Quarter-Finals must then be played by Friday 15th September, ahead of the Finals Day on Saturday 23rd September.

Positions within each group, and rankings between group winners/runners-up/3rd-places, will be determined according to the tie-break criteria below. In any inter-block rankings, to allow fair comparison of results between blocks of different sizes, Block A results against whoever finishes bottom of that group will be ignored.

1. Number of wins
2. Result of matches between tied players (only relevant for tie-breaks within Blocks)
3. Total Hoops scored
4. Number of block matches played
5. Earliest recording of final match result

Game Format:

All matches except the Final should be played as 18pt games (1 and 3-back variation – as per AC rule 51.2.3) with a 2.5 hour time-limit. The Final will be contested as a 26pt game with a longer limit (eg 3 or 3.5 hrs, dependent on the playing conditions on the day).

Games will be played as handicaps, using a base of 9:

• in games involving at least one player of handicap less than 9, normal bisque alloctions apply, subject to the standard reduction for 18pt games. eg player A (handicap = 4) vs player B (handicap = 16): B is allocated 12 bisques, reduced to 8.5.
• if both players have handicaps of 9 or more, each player gets a number of bisques equal to the difference between their handicap and 9, reduced according to the schedule for 18pt games. eg player C (10) vs player D (11): C is allocated 1 bisque, reduced to 0.5; D is allocated 2 bisques, reduced to 1.5.

Games cannot end in a draw: the standard extra turns procedure (AC rule 61) should be followed if scores are level when the time-limit is reached.

Any Questions?

Any ambiguities or extenuating circumstances affecting these rules will be resolved by reference to std. AC tournament rules, else at Tournament Managers’ discretion. Please feel free to contact me, and I’ll do my best to help.

David Long (07484 360169; secretary@blewburycroquetclub.org.uk)

Holder: Duncan Sinclair

Congratulations to Duncan, for winning this year’s Prebendal after a very tight final against Peter Allan: the 26-18 score belies the chances both players had to win the game.

Details of the Group matches and quarter-finals are below. In the semi-finals, Duncan beat Joe King 18-0 , while Peter beat David Long 18-15. Joe then beat David 26-15 to take 3rd place.

Quarter-Finals Results:

Date	Player	Hoops	Player	Hoops
11/09	David Long	18	Andy Robertson	12
08/09	Peter Allan	18	David Seed	6
25/08	Steve Fisher	10	Joe King	18
01/09	Duncan Sinclair	18	Brian Jamieson	2

Game Format:

All matches except the Final should be played as 18pt games (1 and 3-back variation – as per AC rule 51.2.3) with a 2.5 hour time-limit. The Final will be contested as a 26pt game with a longer limit (eg 3 or 3.5 hrs, dependent on the playing conditions on the day).

Games will be played as handicaps, using a base of 9:

• in games involving at least one player of handicap less than 9, normal bisque alloctions apply, subject to the standard reduction for 18pt games. eg player A (handicap = 4) vs player B (handicap = 16): B is allocated 12 bisques, reduced to 8.5.
• if both players have handicaps of 9 or more, each player gets a number of bisques equal to the difference between their handicap and 9, reduced according to the schedule for 18pt games. eg player C (10) vs player D (11): C is allocated 1 bisque, reduced to 0.5; D is allocated 2 bisques, reduced to 1.5.

Games cannot end in a draw: the standard extra turns procedure (AC rule 61) should be followed if scores are level when the time-limit is reached.

Any ambiguities or extenuating circumstances affecting these rules will be resolved by reference to std. AC tournament rules, else at Tournament Managers’ discretion.

Any Questions?

Please feel free to contact me, and I’ll do my best to help.

David Long (07484 360169; secretary@blewburycroquetclub.org.uk)

Group Results

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Holder: Peter Allan

The Prebendal Manor Cup handicap competition is commencing. This will be contested by 12 players with a block phase being played in three blocks of 4; the top 2 players from each block automatically advance to the finals phase on September 12th. They will be joined by the two remaining players with the best records from the blocks phase. All the conditions and criteria can be found on this page:

Blocks phase and results

Games should be played as 18pt (1 and 3-back variation) games with a 2.5 hour time limit. Games will be handicap using a base of 9. Each player needs to complete their three block games by the end of September 6th. Results should be sent to me using this link below:

Send in results

Draws are not permitted, and the rules for resolving the winner when the scores are level after the time turns should be followed. I will explain if you are in doubt.

It is generally not ideal to have to depend on net and total points to determine standings in handicap play, but it is necessary to have a tie-breaker that works across blocks.

Finals phase

Games will likely again be 18pt with a 2.5 hour time limit until the final which will be contested as a 26pt game with a 3 or 3.5 hour time limit, depending on the playing conditions that day.

Losers from the quarter and semi finals will have additional games that day if they so wish.

Block allocations and results

Block allocations have been made using the recommended seeding approach based on handicap. This should provide all players with a good variety of opponents. The blocks (and results when posted) are as follows:

Block 1

#	Name	SF	JK	AR	MC	Wins	Games	Net	Total
1	Steve Fisher		+18	+3	-4	2	3	17	44
2	Joe King	-18		+13	+3	2	3	-2	36
3	Andy Robertson	-3	-13		+9	1	3	-7	34
4	Minty Clinch	+4	-3	-9		1	3	-8	40

Block 2

#	Name	BJ	PA	DC	ES	Wins	Games	Net	Total
1	Brian Jamieson		+7	+12	+12	3	3	31	54
2	Peter Allan	-7		+6	+9	2	3	8	47
3	Deirdre Cochrane	-12	-6		+3	1	3	-15	32
4	Edmund Shirley	-12	-9	-3		0	3	-24	26

Block 3

#	Name	AH	BG	JH	PW	Wins	Games	Net	Total
1	Anthony Hardwicke		+2	+4	+16	3	3	22	42
2	Bruce Gallop	-2		+5	+14	2	3	17	46
3	John Harrison	-4	-5		+3	1	3	-6	33
4	Paul Wolff	-16	-14	-3		0	3	-33	15

Players and handicaps

The initial handicaps I have recorded for each player from the CA website are as follows. If any is incorrect then please let me know. If your handicap changes because you pass a trigger point please make sure that you update this on the CA website and on the club website under personal details :

Player name	Handicap
Peter Allan	8
Minty Clinch	26
Deirdre Cochrane	4
Steve Fisher	11
Bruce Gallop	7
Anthony Hardwicke	11
John Harrison	(tbc) 16
Brian Jamieson	12
Joe King	-1/2
Andy Robertson	10
Edmund Shirley	24
Paul Wolff	4

The base 9 means that in games involving players of handicap less than 9, normal bisque allocations apply, subject to the reduction for 18pt games. For games played between two players with handicaps above 9, then each player gets a number of bisques equal to the difference between their handicap and 9, reduced according to the schedule for 18pt games.

So in Paul Wolff vs John Harrison, John is allocated 12 bisques reduced to 8.5

And in Andy Robertson vs Steve Fisher, Andy is allocated 1 bisque reduced to 0.5 and Steve is allocated 2 reduced to 1.5

All results should be recorded on handicap cards. If you then pass a trigger point please amend your handicap accordingly for future games. If you need guidance on this please let me know, or see the CA website here.

Other questions

If you have any residual questions or encounter any issues please feel free to call me on 07768 182 885 and I’ll do my best to help.