Under-21 two-man Team Challenge
CUESTARS this week revealed details of the new Under-21 two-man Team Challenge to be held at Chandler’s Ford Snooker Club on Sunday, November 29.
Entry is £15 per team. Each team will consist of two Cuestars members from the same club. Players can join Cuestars on the day at a cost of £10. When signing in, the team must identify one as Player 1 and the other as Player 2.
As with all Under-21 events, the format is round-robin followed by a knockout. The plan is that the top two in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. Non-qualifiers can enter a straight knockout Plate.
Winners, runners-up and Plate winners will receive trophies. The usual under-21 dress code applies. And, as usual, the draw will be made at 10.30am sharp.
<b>Each group match consists of three frames:
Player 1 v Player 1 (singles)
Player 2 v Player 2 (singles)
And a doubles frame
All three frames must be played. The normal method will be used to separate tied teams at the end of the group stage.
<b>Subject to numbers, the main knockout will be best-of-five frames:
Player 1 v Player 2 (singles)
Player 2 v Player 1 (singles)
Doubles frame
Player 1 v Player 1 (singles)
Player 2 v Player 2 (singles)
Not all five frames need to be played.
<b>Plate matches consist of three frames:
Player 1 v Player 2 (singles)
Player 2 v Player 1 (singles)
And a doubles frame
Not all three frames need to be played.
<b>Handicaps:
Usual Cuestars handicaps apply for singles matches: Gold = scratch, Silver = 14, Bronze = 28.
For the doubles, the players’ handicaps are added together and the total then halved.
Two Gold players will compete off scratch.
Two Silver players will compete off 14.
Two Bronze players will compete off 28.
One Gold and one Silver player will compete off 7.
One Gold and one Bronze player will compete off 14.
One Silver and one Bronze player will compete off 21.
For example: in a doubles frame, a Gold and Silver player – half of (0 + 14) = 7 – would give a 14-point start to a Silver and Bronze player – half of (14 + 28) = 21.
Report and picture by Tim Dunkley.