CHALLENGE CUP  -  TEAM HANDICAP SINGLES

CUP WINNERS - NA PARROTS 

CHALLENGE CUP FINAL - NA PARROTS 19-17 BRIXHAM SHARKS

PLAYED AT BISHOPSTEIGNTON VILLAGE HALL ON MONDAY 8TH APRIL 2024

Challenge Cup Final.docx

IMPORTANT CHANGE - GAMES AND NOT POINTS DETERMINE WINNERS

INSTEAD OF EVERY POINT COUNTING WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE TO EVERY GAME COUNTS. SO ENTER THE SCORES OF EACH GAME AS NORMAL ON THE SCORECARD BUT INSTEAD OF ADDING UP ALL THE POINTS JUST PUT THE GAME SCORE DOWN (4-0, 3-1, 2-2, 1-3, 0-4) AND THE END COLUMN WILL BE CUMULATIVE GAMES.  IF THE SCORES ARE TIED THE TEAM AWARDED THE MOST HANDICAP POINTS WINS.  THIS CHANGE IS TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HARSHLY HANDICAPPED TEAMS TO STILL HAVE A CHANCE EVEN WHEN LOSING A GAME VERY HEAVILY (THIS WAS AN ISSUE LAST SEASON)

HANDICAP WILL AGAIN BE CAPPED AT +8

See bottom of this page for format details and score card

First Round Matches scheduled for Week Beginning 6th Nov 2023, Should be played before 31st Dec 2023.

Second Round Matches scheduled for Weeks around Christmas or Week Beginning 22nd Jan 2024

Quarter Finals scheduled for Week Beginning 4th Mar 2024.

Semi-Final scheduled for Week Beginning 25th Mar 2024

Final scheduled for Week Beginning 8th Apr 2024

It is the responsibility of the home team (First team of the pair on the chart below) to contact the away team to confirm a suitable date for the match to be played.  

Where possible matches may be played before the scheduled week if dates can be agreed between teams.

Individual handicaps can be found on the website under Teams 2023-24 > Team players 2023-4 

CHALLENGE HANDICAP CUP (team singles) & DYMENT DOUBLES SHIELD 

This system counts every game won, over four legs up to 11 (normal scoring). All four legs to be played. 

The system is based on Table Tennis England’s ranking lists and Table Tennis 365 suggested handicaps.  Each player will be given a handicap number between 0 and 52. The difference between the two players in a set is calculated and rounded up to a multiple of 4, then divided by 4 (4 games/set) which will give the start the weaker player will have in each game (capped at +8), which should be noted against his name (ie +4) for the particular set. ALL four games are played as normal up to 11 (2 clear points as normal). After each set of four games the games scored by each player shall be recorded on the scorecard and the cumulative games total calculated and recorded keeping a running total of the score as you go.  At the end of the final 9th set the team with the most games is the winner.  If the scores are tied, the team awarded the most handicap points at the start shall be deemed the winners. If this is also tied then the points will determine the winners.

In the doubles, the pairs handicaps are added together and divided by 2, rounded up to a whole number, and the start the weaker pair receive is calculated as above.

An example scorecard is shown below and blank scorecards will be given to the clubs/teams shortly and can be downloaded below.

Players’ individual handicaps will be shown on the website under ‘TEAMS 2023-24’  > ‘TEAM PLAYERS 2023-4’

PLEASE NOTE:  the committee has agreed that as this is a handicap competition, players from teams ranked both above and below, not taking part in the competition for their own team, may join another team just for the cup.  No-one will be allowed to play for two different teams in the same competition.

HCAP SINGLES EXAMPLE.docx

Scorecard.pdf