CHALLENGE CUP  -  TEAM HANDICAP SINGLES

Finalists 2023 - Torbay Academy 4 v NA Harriers to be played at Bishopsteignton Village Hall on Monday 27th March 2023

Winners - Torbay Academy 4 who defeated NA Harriers 359-298

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE THAT THE HANDICAP IS CAPPED AT +8 NOT +9 WHICH IS WRITTEN ON THE SCORECARDS

THIS HAS BEEN AMENDED DUE TO THE PARAMETERS OF THE HANDICAPS BEING WIDENED

See bottom of this page for format details and score card

First Round Matches scheduled for Week Beginning 31st Oct 2022, Should be played before 31st Dec 2022.

Second Round Matches scheduled for Weeks around Christmas or Week Beginning 30th Jan 2023

Quarter Finals / Semi Finals scheduled for Week Beginning 27th Feb 2023.

Semi-Finals & Final to be played Week Beginning 27th March 2023

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 will be shown on the website under Teams 2022-23 > Team players 2022-23 after the draw on 16th Oct

CHALLENGE HANDICAP CUP (team singles) & DYMENT DOUBLES SHIELD 

This system counts every point 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 total points scored by each player shall be recorded on the scorecard and the cumulative 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 cumulative points 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 away team shall be declared the winners.

In the doubles, the pairs handicaps are added together and divided by 2, rounded up to a whole number, and the start that 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 or can be downloaded from the team cups menu on the website.

Players’ individual handicaps will be shown on the website under ‘TEAMS 2022-23’  > ‘TEAM PLAYERS 2022-23’

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.

Cup scorecard pdf